Downey
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- Downey High SchoolDowney High SchoolDowney High School is one of two senior high schools located in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California, and within the Downey Unified School District. It is located at 11040 Brookshire Ave. At the present time the school has an enrollment of about 3719 students, of a variety of racial and...
- Thomas Downey High SchoolThomas Downey High SchoolThomas Downey High School is a High School in Modesto, California. It is one of the seven high schools in Modesto. George Lucas, Tony Graziani, Laci Peterson and Olympian and American Discus Record Holder Suzy Powell, are some of its notable graduates....
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- W. & D. DowneyW. & D. DowneyW. & D. Downey were Victorian studio photographers operating in London from the 1860s to the 1910s.William Downey , who came to be known as the Queen's Photographer, was born in King Street in South Shields, a decade before commercial photography had become a reality...
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Surname Downey
- Aaron DowneyAaron DowneyAaron Downey is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward.- Playing career :Downey was one of the few players who was never drafted by an NHL team or a major junior team....
, NHL forward - Brian Downey (drummer)Brian Downey (drummer)Brian Michael Downey is an Irish drummer.Downey is the drummer and a founding member of the rock band Thin Lizzy, and a friend from childhood of co-founder and frontman Phil Lynott. Along with Lynott, Downey was the only constant member of the pioneering hard rock group until their break-up in...
- Brian Downey (actor)Brian Downey (actor)Brian Downey is a Canadian actor perhaps best-known for his portrayal of Stanley Tweedle, in the science-fiction television series Lexx....
- Bruce DowneyBruce DowneyBruce Downey was the CEO of Barr Pharmaceuticals., the parent company to Barr Laboratories and Duramed subsidiaries.- Biography :In January, 1993, he was appointed president and chief operating officer. He became chairman and CEO in 1994 when Barr's founder Edwin A. Cohen. stepped down...
- Glen Downey (writer)Glen Downey (writer)Glen Downey is a Canadian children’s author, teacher, and academic from Oakville, Ontario. His publications include more than eighty books for young people across a variety of genres that focus specifically on the development of child and adolescent literacy and numeracy...
, Canadian children's author - James Downey (academic)James Downey (academic)James Downey, OC is a Canadian academic.Born in Winterton, Newfoundland, Downey was a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland and of the University of London where, as a Rothermere Fellow, he earned a PhD in English literature in 1966.At Carleton University, where he began his career, he...
- James Downey (Internet performance artist)James Downey (Internet performance artist)James Downey is a US author, book restorer and Internet performance artist, who has organized two relatively high-profile stunts.-Lasers at the moon :...
- James Erwin DowneyJames Erwin DowneyJames Erwin Downey is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1999, and served as a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Sterling Lyon and Gary Filmon.-Early life:Downey was born in Melita, Manitoba...
- Jim Downey (comedian)Jim Downey (comedian)James Downey is an American comedy writer and occasional actor. Downey is best known as a long-time writer for Saturday Night Live.-Writing:Downey attended Harvard University, graduating in 1974 with a degree in Russian...
- John G. DowneyJohn G. DowneyJohn Gately Downey was an Irish-American politician and the seventh Governor of California from January 14, 1860 to January 10, 1862. Until the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003, Downey was California's only foreign-born governor...
- John T. DowneyJohn T. DowneyJohn T. 'Jack' Downey was a CIA operative who was held captive in China for twenty years.-Early life:Originally from New Britain, Connecticut, Downey graduated from The Choate School and in 1951 Yale University....
, CIA pilot and P.O.W. - Juan DowneyJuan Downey- Biography :Juan Downey was born in Santiago, Chile. His father David Downey V. was a distinguished architect in Chile and following in his father’s footsteps Juan Downey studied and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture at the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile...
- Keith DowneyKeith DowneyRichard Keith Downey, OC, FRSC is a Canadian agricultural scientist and, as one of the originators of canola, became known as the "Father of Canola"....
- Marg DowneyMarg Downey-Career:Downey first rose to prominence in the sketch comedy program The D-Generation on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the late 1980s. She subsequently appeared in later sketch comedy series with other members of The D-Generation, including Fast Forward, Full Frontal and Something Stupid...
, Australian comedian - Margaret DowneyMargaret DowneyMargaret Downey is an atheist activist who is the former President of Atheist Alliance International and founder and president of the Freethought Society...
, American atheist activist - Morton DowneyMorton DowneyMorton Downey was a singer popular in the United States, enjoying his greatest success in the 1930s and 1940s. Downey was nicknamed "The Irish Nightingale".-Early years:...
- Morton Downey, Jr.Morton Downey, Jr.Morton Downey, Jr. was an American singer, songwriter and later a television talk show host of the 1980s who pioneered the "trash TV" format on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show....
- Nigel Downey, British anarchist and author
- Robert Downey, Sr.
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Rod Downey, author
- Roma DowneyRoma DowneyRoma Downey is an actress, singer, and producer, from Derry, Northern Ireland. She is best known as Tess's angel/employee, Monica, the main character of the TV series Touched by an Angel. She is also the wife of television producer, Mark Burnett.-Early life:Downey was born and raised in Derry...
- Sheridan DowneySheridan DowneySheridan Downey was a lawyer and a Democratic U.S. Senator from California from 1939 to 1950.-Early life:...
- Walter F. DowneyWalter F. DowneyWalter F. Downey was an athlete, WWI and WWII veteran and prominent civil servant.-Early life and education:...
American football player - W. & D. DowneyW. & D. DowneyW. & D. Downey were Victorian studio photographers operating in London from the 1860s to the 1910s.William Downey , who came to be known as the Queen's Photographer, was born in King Street in South Shields, a decade before commercial photography had become a reality...
(William and Daniel), photographers
Downy
- DownyDownyDowny is a brand name of fabric softener produced by Procter & Gamble and sold in the United States. It entered the U.S. test market in August 1960 and went nationwide in December 1961...
(fabric softener) - Downy BirchDowny BirchBetula pubescens is a species of birch, native and abundant throughout northern Europe, Iceland, northern Asia and also Greenland....
- Drooping BromeDrooping BromeDrooping brome or Cheat Grass, Bromus tectorum, is a grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.-Description:...
(Downy Brome) - Downy EmeraldDowny EmeraldThe downy emerald is a species of dragonfly. It is metallic green and bronze in color, and its thorax is coated with fine hairs, hence its name. Like most other emeralds, the downy emerald has bright shiny green eyes...
- Downy HawthornDowny HawthornCrataegus mollis, known as Downy Hawthorn or Red Hawthorn, occurs in eastern North America from southeastern North Dakota east to Nova Scotia and southwest to eastern Texas. This tree inhabits wooded bottomlands, the prairie border, and the midwest savanna understorey.This tree grows to 10–13 m...
- Downy HempnettleDowny HempnettleGaleopsis segetum, commonly known as Downy Hempnettle, is a species of flowering plant in the sage family, Lamiaceae. It grows as a weed in arable ground throughout Europe. Although superficially resembling the Stinging nettle it is of a different family and does not sting.-External links:...
- Downy mildewDowny mildewDowny mildew refers to any of several types of oomycete microbes that are obligate parasites of plants. Downy mildews exclusively belong to Peronosporaceae. In commercial agriculture, they are a particular problem for growers of crucifers, grapes and vegetables that grow on vines...
- Downy OakDowny OakQuercus pubescens, the Downy Oak or Pubescent Oak, is an oak in the white oak section of the genus, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is native to southern Europe and southwest Asia, from northern Spain east to the Crimea and the Caucasus. It is also found in France and parts of central...
- Downy Serviceberry (disambiguation)
- Downy WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerThe Downy Woodpecker is a species of woodpecker, the smallest in North America.- Description :Adult Downy Woodpeckers are mainly black on the upperparts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings. There is a white bar above the eye and one below. They have a...
Surname Downie
- Craig Downie
- Gordon DownieGordon DownieGordon Edgar Downie is a Canadian rock musician, writer and occasional actor. He is the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. He has released three solo albums, Coke Machine Glow in 2001, Battle of the Nudes in 2003; and The Grand Bounce in 2010...
- John DownieJohn DownieJohn Dennis Downie was a Scottish football player. He was born in Lanark, Scotland. He played as a forward. Downie was purchased by Manchester United from Bradford Park Avenue in 1949 for a British record of £18,000 and played his last game for the club in 1953...
- Robert DownieRobert DownieRobert Downie VC, MM was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-World War I:...