List of people with surname Jones

Jones is a surname common in the English-speaking world. This list provides links to biographies of people who share this common surname.

Arts and entertainment

Architecture

• Alfred D. Jones (architect) (1872–1915), American designer of buildings in Spokane, Washington
• Inigo Jones (1573–1652), English architect of Welsh descent
• George Howell Jones (1887–1950), American architect from Oregon
• Owen Jones (1809–1874), English-born Welsh architect

Acting

• Angus T. Jones (born 1993), American actor
• Bruce Jones (actor) (born 1953), English actor
• Carolyn Jones (1930–1983), American actress
• Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 1969), Welsh actress (née Jones)
• Charlie Jones (actor), English actor
• Cherry Jones (born 1956), American actress
• Chloe Jones (1975–2005), American porn actress
• Christopher Jones (1941–2014), American actor
• Darby Jones (1910–1986), American actor
• Dean Jones (actor) (1931–2015), American actor
• Dorothy Jones, birth name of Nida Blanca (1936–2001), Filipino actress
• Duane Jones (1937–1988), American actor and theatre director
• Elise Marilyn Jones (born 1997), American actress known professionally as Chloe Cherry
• Emilia Jones (born 2002), English actress
• Felicity Jones (born 1983), English actress
• Finn Jones (born 1988), English actor
• Freddie Jones (1927–2019), English actor
• Gemma Jones (born 1942), English actress
• Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953), Welsh comedian
• James Earl Jones (born 1931), American actor
• January Jones (born 1978), American actress
• Jasmine Cephas Jones (born 1989), American actress
• Jennifer Jones (1919–2009), American actress
• Julian Lewis Jones (born 1968), Welsh actor
• Katie Rowley Jones, English musical theatre actress
• Ken Jones (actor) (1940–2014), English actor
• L. Q. Jones (1927–2022), American actor and director
• Leslie Jones (comedian) (born 1967), American comedian and actress
• Mark Lewis Jones (born 1964), Welsh actor
• Mei Jones (1953–2021), Welsh actor and writer
• Michael Jones (actor) (born 1987), American actor
• Milton Jones (born 1964), English comedian
• Nicky Jones (born 1996), American kid actor
• Orlando Jones (born 1968), American comedian and actor
• Rashida Jones (born 1976), American actress
• Renée Jones (born 1958), American actress
• Rob Brydon (born 1965), Welsh actor and comedian; real name Robert Brydon Jones
• Ronalda Jones, Canadian actress and writer
• Rosie Jones (comedian) (born 1990), British comedian and actress
• Ruth Jones (born 1966), Welsh actress and writer
• Shirley Jones (born 1934), American actress
• Simon Jones (actor), English actor
• Suranne Jones (born 1978), English actress
• Tamala Jones (born 1974), American actress
• Terry Jones (1942–2020), Welsh comedian, actor and writer, member of the Monty Python
• Toby Jones (born 1966), English actor
• Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), American actor
• Tyler Patrick Jones (born 1994), American actor

Animation

• Chuck Jones (1912–2002), American cartoonist

Dance

• Lana Jones, Australian ballet dancer
• Ludie Jones (1916–2018), American tap dancer
• Muriel Jones (1890–1974), South African dancer and philanthropist

Fashion

• Grace Jones (born 1948), Jamaican-American model, actress, and singer
• Stephen Jones (milliner) (born 1957), British milliner

Music

• Adam Jones (musician) (born 1965), guitarist of the band Tool
• Aled Jones (born 1970), Welsh singer, who started out as a choirboy and is now a popular baritone
• Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones (born 1948), American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Anton Jones (c. 1937–2016), Sri Lankan Burgher bayila musician
• Arden Jones (born 2001), Californian rapper
• Ayron Jones (born 1986), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Brian Jones (1942–1969), English multi-instrumentalist, founder and original leader of band The Rolling Stones
• Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (1926–2010), American electric blues bassist and singer
• Camille Jones (born 1973), Danish singer-songwriter
• Caryl Parry Jones (born 1958), Welsh singer-songwriter and radio presenter
• Cliff Jones (musician) (born 1968), singer with Britpop band Gay Dad, writer and producer
• Daniel Jones (composer) (1912–1993), Welsh classical composer
• Danny Jones (born 1986), English singer and guitarist, member of pop group McFly
• Darryl Jones (born 1961), American jazz bassist
• David Robert Jones (1947–2016), birth name of David Bowie, English singer-songwriter and actor
• Davy Jones (musician) (1945–2012), English musician, member of The Monkees, and actor
• Della Jones (born 1946), Welsh operatic mezzo-soprano
• Dennis Jones (musician) (born 1958), American blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter
• Dominique Jones (born 1994), American rapper known professionally as Lil Baby
• Donell Jones (born 1973), American R&B singer-songwriter-producer
• Donovan Jones, bassist of the band This Will Destroy You
• Dora Herbert Jones (1890–1974), Welsh administrator and singer
• Elvin Jones (1927–2014), American drummer for John Coltrane
• Etta Jones (1928–2001), American jazz singer
• Frances Môn Jones (1919–2000), Welsh harpist and teacher
• George Jones (1931–2013), American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Golden jones (born 2000) American pop rap artist aka 24kGoldn
• Gloria Jones (born 1945), American singer and songwriter
• Grace Jones (born 1948), Jamaican singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model
• Gwyneth Jones (soprano) (born 1936), Welsh soprano
• Hank Jones (1918–2010), American jazz pianist
• Hannah Jones (singer), British dance music vocalist
• Howard Jones (British musician) (born 1955), English singer-songwriter
• Jill Jones (born 1962), American singer-songwriter
• Jim Jones (rapper) (born 1976), American rapper
• Jimmy Jones (singer) (1937–2012), American pop and R&B singer-songwriter
• Jo Jones (1911–1985), also known as "Papa Jo Jones", American jazz drummer
• John Paul Jones (musician) (born 1946), English multi-instrumentalist musician and Led Zeppelin bassist
• Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones (1941–2015), American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player, and songwriter
• Jones (singer), British singer-songwriter, also known by her stage name JONES
• Kelly Jones (born 1974), Welsh vocalist/guitarist of Stereophonics
• Kenneth V. Jones (1924–2020), English composer of film scores and concert music
• Kenney Jones (born 1948), English rock drummer
• Kimberly Jones (born 1974), American rapper and reality television personality known as Lil' Kim
• Laurence Jones (musician) (born 1992), English blues rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter
• Linda Jones (1944–1972), American soul singer
• Little Sonny Jones (1931–1989), American New Orleans blues singer and songwriter
• Lucie Jones (born 1991), Welsh singer
• Maggie Jones (blues musician) (1894–unknown), American blues singer
• Mickey Jones (1941–2018), American musician
• Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist) (born 1944), English rock guitarist and vocalist
• Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist) (born 1955), English punk guitarist and vocalist
• Mike Jones (rapper) (born 1981), American rapper
• Nas (born Nasir Jones in 1973), American rapper
• Nic Jones (born 1947), English folk singer
• Nicky Wire (born 1969), Welsh musician; real name Nicholas Jones
• Norah Jones (born 1979), American musician
• Oliver Jones (pianist) (born 1934), Canadian jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
• Paul Carey Jones (born 1974), Welsh operatic baritone
• Paul Jones (singer) (born 1942), English singer, actor, TV presenter vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann
• Paul "Wine" Jones (1946–2005), American blues guitarist and singer
• Philip Jones (musician) (1928–2000), British classical trumpeter
• Philly Joe Jones (1923–1985), American jazz drummer
• Quincy Jones (born 1933), American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer
• Richard D. P. Jones, English musicologist
• Rickie Lee Jones (born 1954), American singer, musician, and songwriter
• Rod Jones (musician) (born 1976), English guitarist, founding member of Indie band Idlewild
• Russell Tyrone Jones (1968–2004), birth name of American rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard
• Samantha Jones (singer) (born 1943), English singer and entertainer and member of The Vernons Girls
• Sidney Jones (composer) (1861–1946), British composer and conductor
• Simon Jones (musician), British bassist with The Verve
• Sharon Jones (1956–2016), American soul/funk singer
• Spike Jones (1911–1965), born Lindley Armstrong Jones, American musician
• Stacy Jones (born 1970), American musician, Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of American Hi-Fi and drummer and musical director for Miley Cyrus
• Tail Dragger Jones (1940-2023), American Chicago blues singer
• Tammy Jones (born 1944), Welsh singer
• Terry Jones (singer), singer and founding member of Point of Grace
• Thad Jones (1923–1986), African American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
• Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), professional name of Welsh singer Sir Thomas Woodward
• Tutu Jones (born 1966), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Watkin Tudor Jones (born 1974), South African rapper, better known by his stage name Ninja

Radio

• Aled Jones (born 1970), Welsh singer and radio host for BBC Radio 2
• Aled Haydn Jones (born 1976), Welsh radio presenter for BBC Radio 1
• Ben Jones (born 1977), English radio presenter for Virgin Radio
• Matt Jones (radio host) (born 1978), American sports talk radio host and attorney

Television and film

• Barry Jones (magician) (born 1982), British TV magician
• Charlie Jones (sportscaster) (1930–2008), American sportscaster
• David John Jones (1943–2022), Welsh television presenter, singer and radio broadcaster known as Dai Jones
• Debi Jones (born 1958), English broadcaster and politician
• Demi Jones (born 1998), English television personality
• Doreen Jones (1940–2017), British casting director
• Duncan Jones (born 1971), British film director, producer and screenwriter; son of the musician David Bowie
• Geoffrey Jones (1931–2005), British documentary film director and editor
• Gethin Jones (born 1978), Welsh television presenter
• Kenneth V. Jones (1924–2020), British film score composer
• Star Jones (born 1962), American lawyer, journalist, television personality, fashion designer, author, and women's and diversity advocate
• Tony Jones (news journalist) (born 1955), Australian TV journalist

Visual arts

• Alfred Garth Jones (1872–1965), British illustrator
• Allen Jones (artist) (born 1937), British sculptor
• Aneurin Jones (1930–2017), Welsh painter
• Barbara Jones (artist) (1912–1978), British artist and muralist
• Cambridge Jones, British photographer
• Colin Jones (artist) (1928–1967), Welsh painter
• Ezzelina Jones (1921–2012), Welsh artist and sculptor
• Francis William Doyle Jones (1873–1938), English sculptor
• Jean Jones (artist) (1927–2012), English artist
• Joe Jones (artist) (1909–1978), American painter
• John Paul Jones (1924–1999), American painter and printmaker
• Joy Farrall Jones (born 1933), British artist
• Lucy Jones (born 1955), British artist
• Nneka Jones, Trinidadian artist
• Samuel Levi Jones (born 1978), American painter, assemblage artist
• Wayson R. Jones, American painter

Business

• Alfred Lewis Jones (1845–1909), Welsh ship-owner
• Arthur Frederick Jones, and his sons Dennis and Alan Jones, founders of A. F. Jones and Company, a Ceylon tea company founded in 1912 (now Jones Tea) – See Merrill J. Fernando
• Helen Jones (born 1954), British Labour Party politician
• Jesse H. Jones (1874–1956), Texas businessman, politician, owner and publisher of the Houston Chronicle
• Kim Jones (Sun) (born 1956/57), American IT business leader
• Melvin Jones (Lions Club) (1879–1961), American businessman and founder of Lions Club
• Thomas V. Jones (1920–2014), American businessman

Education

• A. H. M. Jones (1904–1970), British classical scholar
• Audrey Evelyn Jones (1927–2014), English teacher and campaigner for women's rights
• E. D. Jones (1903–1987), Librarian of the National Library of Wales 1958–1969
• Owen Glynne Jones (1867–1899), pioneering Welsh rock climber and mountaineer
• Percy Mansell Jones (1889–1968), Welsh Professor of French

Law and politics

Law

• B. Todd Jones (born 1957), American lawyer and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director
• Edith Jones (born 1949), Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Gabriel Jones (politician) (1724–1806), member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia and Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
• James G. Jones (1814–1872), Indiana Attorney General
• John E. Jones III (born 1955), American jurist and college president
• John Geoffrey Jones (1928–2014), British judge
• John Rice Jones (1759–1824), Welsh-born American politician, jurist and military officer
• Nathaniel R. Jones (1926–2020), American jurist
• Norman L. Jones (1870–1940), American jurist
• Patrick Henry Jones (1830–1900), American lawyer, public servant and postmaster of New York City
• Robley D. Jones (1860–1917), American politician and judge
• Theodore T. Jones (1944–2012), Judge of New York State's Court of Appeals

American politics

• Addison P. Jones (1822–1910), New York state senator
• Alex Jones (born 1974), radio show host based in Texas
• Anson Jones (1798–1858), the last president of the Republic of Texas
• Brereton C. Jones (1939–2023), Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1991 to 1995
• Brenda Jones (politician) (born 1959), former U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Charles W. Jones (1834–1897), U.S. Senator from Florida
• Daryl Jones (politician) (born 1955), Florida state senator
• Denny Jones (1920–2012), American politician
• Doug Jones (politician) (born 1954), U.S. Senator from Alabama
• Evan John Jones (politician) (1872–1952), Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• George Jones (U.S. senator) (1766–1838), U.S. Senator from Georgia
• Guy H. Jones (1911–1986), Arkansas state senator
• Jamie Leigh Jones (born 1985), founder of the Jamie Leigh Foundation
• Jewell Jones (born 1995), American politician
• J. Charles Jones (1937–2019), American lawyer and civil rights activist
• J. Weldon Jones (1896–1981), American administrator and acting High Commissioner to the Philippines
• Kizziah J. Bills (1860–1924), maiden name Kizziah Jones, Black American suffragist, correspondent and columnist for Black press in Chicago, civil rights activist
• LaDawn Jones (born 1980), American politician and lawyer
• Moze Hunt Jones (1883–1914), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• Owen Jones (1819–1878), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representative from Pennsylvania
• Paula Jones (born 1966), former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment
• Shirley M. Jones (1939–2016), American politician
• Spencer Cone Jones (1836–1915), President of the Maryland State Senate from 1901 to 1905
• Stiles P. Jones (1822–1861), Minnesota state senator and lawyer
• Tishaura Jones (born 1972), Mayor of St. Louis
• Van Jones (born 1968), Green Jobs Advisor to the Obama administration
• Walter B. Jones Jr. (1943–2019), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
• Wendell E. Jones (1937–2011), Illinois state senator
• Wesley Livsey Jones (1863–1932), U.S. Representative and Senator from Washington state
• Frances Holk-Jones, member of the Alabama House of Representatives

United Kingdom politics

• Alun Ffred Jones (born 1949), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
• Andrew Jones (British politician) (born 1963), Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough (2010–present)
• Ann Jones (politician) (born 1953), Welsh Labour Co-op politician
• Barry Jones, Baron Jones (born 1938), Labour politician and MP for Alyn and Deeside (1970–2001)
• Caroline Jones (politician) (born 1955), Welsh independent politician
• Claudia Jones (1915–1964), Trinidad-born journalist and activist
• David Brynmor Jones (1851–1921), Welsh barrister and politician
• Denise Idris Jones (1950–2020), Welsh Labour Member of the Welsh Assembly (2003–2007)
• Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
• Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (1909–1989), Welsh Labour politician
• Elwyn Jones (solicitor) (1904–1989), Welsh Labour politician
• Ernest Charles Jones (1819–1868), British orator, poet, and politician
• Fay Jones (born 1985), Welsh Conservative politician
• Gareth Jones (politician) (born 1939), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
• Helen Jones (born 1954), British Labour Party politician
• Helen Mary Jones (born 1960), Welsh Plaid Cyrmru politician
• Ieuan Wyn Jones (born 1949), leader of Plaid Cymru, Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government
• Jackie Jones, Welsh Labour politician
• Jon Owen Jones (born 1954), Welsh Labour Co-op politician
• Kevan Jones (born 1964), British Labour politician, Privy Councillor and trade union official
• Laura Anne Jones (born 1979), Welsh Conservative Member of the Welsh Assembly (2003–2007)
• Leif Jones (1862–1939) Welsh Liberal Party politician and Privy Councillor
• Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, British Labour Peer and trade union official
• Mandy Jones, Welsh Brexit Party politician
• Morgan Jones (1886–1939), Welsh Labour politician
• Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (1948–2022), English Liberal Democrat
• Philip Asterley Jones (1914–1978), British Labour politician
• Robert Jones (Conservative politician) (1950–2007), English Conservative politician
• Ruth Jones (born 1962), Welsh Labour politician
• Susan Elan Jones (born 1968), Welsh Labour MP (2010–2019)
• Theobald Jones (1790–1868), also known as Toby Jones, Irish officer in the Royal Navy, MP for County Londonderry, and lichenologist
• Towyn Jones (1858–1925), Welsh Liberal politician

Other politics

• Barry Jones (Australian politician) (born 1932), Australian politician
• Jim Jones (Canadian politician) (born 1943), Canadian MP for Markham (1997–2000)
• Yvonne Jones (born 1968), Canadian MP for Labrador (2013–present)

Literature

Writers

• Alice Gray Jones (1852–1943), Welsh writer and editor
• Alice Ilgenfritz Jones (1846–1906), American writer and novelist
• Arthur Frederick Jones (1903–1988), American writer and dog-show judge
• Cleolinda Jones, American writer and blogger
• Constance Jones (born circa 1857), English educator and writer on logic and ethics
• Dan Jones (writer), British historian and writer
• Dennis Feltham Jones (1917–1981), British science fiction author
• Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011), British fantasy novelist
• E. B. C. Jones (1893–1966), British novelist
• Ebenezer Jones (1820–1860), English poet
• Edgar Dewitt Jones (1876–1956), American clergyman and author
• Feminista Jones (fl. 2010s), American writer and activist
• Gail Jones (writer) (born 1955), Australian novelist and academic
• Gayl Jones (born 1949), African American poet and novelist
• Howard Andrew Jones, American speculative fiction author
• Ida E. Jones (historian) (born 1970), American archivist and author
• Ivan Jones (author) (fl. 2000s–2010s), British writer
• J. V. Jones (born 1963), British fantasy author
• James Jones (author) (1921–1977), American writer of WWII novels
• John Gwilym Jones, (1904–1988), Welsh dramatist, fiction-writer and critic
• Lara Jones (1975–2010), British children's author
• Liz Jones (born 1958), English journalist and writer
• Mal Lewis Jones British author
• Mary Oliver Jones (1858 - 1893), Welsh-language novelist
• Pamela Jones, computer law scholar, founder and editor of Groklaw
• Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994), American science fiction author
• Rhiannon Davies Jones (1921–2014), Welsh historical novelist
• Rod Jones (author), Australian writer
• T. Llew Jones (1915–2009), Welsh language writer

Military

See also: General Jones

• Arnold Elzey, born Arnold Elzey Jones (1816–1871), Confederate general during the American Civil War
• Arthur G. Jones-Williams (1898–1929), Welsh flying ace
• Don A. Jones (1912–2000), American admiral and civil engineer, seventh Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and second Director of the Environmental Science Services Administration Corps
• E. H. Jones (author) (1883–1942), British prisoner of war
• Ernest Lester Jones (1876–1929), American colonel, last Superintendent (1915–1919) and first Director (1919–1929) of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
• George L. Jones (1918–1997), Korean War flying ace
• H. Jones (1940–1982), British posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Hilary P. Jones (1863–1938), American naval officer
• Jacob Jones (1768–1850), American naval officer
• James L. Jones (born 1943), United States Marine Corps officer
• John Jones (RAF airman), British flying ace
• John Jones Maesygarnedd (c. 1597–1660), English Civil War Parliamentary military officer executed for regicide
• John Paul Jones (1747–1792), American naval captain
• Michael Jones (soldier) (c. 1606–1649), Irish Confederate War and English Civil War Parliamentary military officer
• Patrick Henry Jones (1830–1900), Union brigadier general
• Philip Jones of Fonmon (1618–1674), English Civil War Parliamentary military officer and comptroller of Oliver Cromwell's household
• Philip Jones (Royal Navy officer) (born 1960), Royal Navy officer
• Victor Jones (British Army officer) (1898–?), British Army officer

Mathematics and science

Astronomy

• Albert F. A. L. Jones (1920–2013), New Zealand astronomer
• John Jones (astronomer) (1818–1898), Welsh amateur astronomer
• Rhian Jones (born 1960), British planetary scientist

Archeology

• Frances Follin Jones (1912-1999), American classicist and curator
• Vendyl Jones (1930–2010), American scholar

Biology

• Chonnettia Jones, American geneticist and developmental biologist
• E. Yvonne Jones, British molecular biologist
• Evan Benjamin Gareth Jones (born 1937), British mycologist
• Holly Jones (ecologist), American restoration ecologist and conservation biologist
• Monty Jones (born 1951), Sierra Leonean biologist and plant breeder

Chemistry

• Alan A. Jones (1944–2006), American chemistry professor
• David E. H. Jones (1938–2017), British chemist and writer (pseudonym Daedalus of DREADCO)
• Harry Clary Jones (1865–1916), American physical chemist
• Humphrey Owen Jones (1878–1912), Welsh chemist and mountaineer

Computer science

• Cliff Jones (computer scientist) (born 1944), British computer scientist
• Karen Spärck Jones (1935–2007), British computer scientist
• Paul Jones (computer technologist) (born 1950), American computer technologist

Economics

• Richard Jones (economist) (1790–1855), English macro economist

Engineering

• Harry Edward Jones (1843–1925), British civil engineer
• Willard F. Jones (1890–1967), American naval architect

Geology

• Thomas Rupert Jones (1819–1911), British geologist and palaeontologist

Linguistics and philology

• William Jones (philologist) (1746–1794), British pioneer of Indo-European studies

Mathematics

• Burton Wadsworth Jones (1902–1983), American mathematician
• F. Burton Jones (1910–1999), American mathematician
• John Viriamu Jones (1856–1901), British mathematician and physicist
• Peter Jones (mathematician) (born 1952), American mathematician
• Thomas Jones (mathematician) (1756–1807), British mathematician
• Vaughan Jones (1952–2020), New Zealand mathematician
• William Jones (mathematician) (1675–1749), Welsh mathematician

Medicine

• Barrie R. Jones (1921–2009), New Zealand & British ophthalmologist
• Edith Irby Jones (1927–2019), American physician
• Henry Bence Jones (1813–1873), British physician and chemist
• Mabel Jones (c. 1865–1923), British physician and suffragette sympathiser
• Philip Sydney Jones (1836–1918), Australian surgeon
• Sir Robert Jones, 1st Baronet (1857–1933), British orthopedic surgeon
• T. Duckett Jones (1899–1954), American physician, cardiologist, and medical researcher
• Trevor M. Jones (born 1942), visiting professor at King's College, University of London and former head of R&D at Wellcome

Physics

• Reginald Victor Jones (1911–1997), English physicist
• Robert Clark Jones (1916–2004), American physicist

Psychology

• Edward E. Jones (1927–1993), American social psychologist

Religion

• Christopher Jones (Roman Catholic bishop) (1936–2018), Bishop of the Diocese of Elphin
• Clinton Jones (priest) (1916–2006), American Episcopal priest and gay rights activist
• James Jones (bishop) (born 1948), Bishop of Liverpool, Hull, and HM Prisons
• Jenkin Lloyd Jones (1843–1918), American Unitarian missionary, minister and father of newspaper publisher Richard Lloyd Jones
• Jim Jones (1931–1978), American founder of the People's Temple
• Malachi Jones (clergyman) (c.1651–1729), Welsh Presbyterian missionary in America
• Noël Jones (bishop of Sodor and Man) (1932–2009), Welsh bishop in the Church of England
• Noel Jones (Pentecostal bishop) (born 1950), senior pastor of the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California
• Paul Jones (bishop) (1880–1941), Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Utah, USA and pacifist
• Ray Jones (chaplain) (born 1934), Anglican priest
• Robert Elijah Jones (1872–1960), Protestant Episcopal Bishop and civil rights advocate
• Serene Jones (born 1959), American academic

Sports

Association football

• Alexander Jones (footballer) (1854–1878), Welsh international footballer
• Barrie Jones (footballer) (born 1941), Welsh footballer
• Brad Jones (soccer) (born 1982), Australian goalkeeper
• Bryn Jones (footballer, born 1912) (1912–1985), Welsh footballer
• Bryn Jones (footballer, born 1931) (1931–1990), Welsh footballer
• Bryn Jones (footballer, born 1938), English professional footballer
• Bryn Jones (footballer, born 1939), Welsh footballer
• Bryn Jones (footballer, born 1948), Welsh footballer
• Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer) (born 1935), Welsh international footballer who played for Tottenham
• Cobi Jones (born 1970), American soccer player
• Dai Jones (footballer, born 1941), Welsh footballer
• Dan Jones (footballer, born 1994), English footballer
• Dan Jones (New Zealand footballer) (born 1986), New Zealand footballer
• Daniel Jones (footballer) (born 1983), English footballer
• Darren Jones, English footballer
• Dave Jones (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2022), Welsh footballer
• Dave Jones (footballer, born 1956), English footballer and manager
• David Jones (footballer), several people
• Emlyn Jones, Welsh footballer
• Ernie Jones (1920–2002), Welsh footballer
• Ivor Jones (footballer) (1899–1974), Welsh international footballer
• Jermaine Jones (born 1981), American footballer
• Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1???), English footballer
• Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1966), Welsh international footballer
• Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1???), English footballer
• Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1976), Welsh footballer
• Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2014), Northern Ireland international football player
• Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1927) (1927–2015), English football goalkeeper
• Jodi Jones (footballer) (born 1997), English professional footballer
• Joe Jones (footballer) (1887–1941), Welsh international footballer
• Joey Jones (born 1955), Welsh footballer
• Kenwyne Jones (born 1984), Trinidad and Tobago footballer
• Leslie Jones (footballer) (1911–1981), Welsh footballer
• Linda Jones (jockey) (born 1952), New Zealand thoroughbred horse racing jockey
• Linden Jones (born 1961), Welsh footballer
• Lot Jones (William Jones) (1882–1941), Welsh international footballer
• Miguel Jones (1938–2020), Spanish footballer
• Nico Jones (born 2002), English footballer
• Owain Tudur Jones (born 1984), Welsh footballer
• Pat Jones (footballer, born 1920) (1920–1990), English footballer
• Paul Jones (footballer, born 1967), Welsh goalkeeper
• Phil Jones (footballer, born 1961), English footballer
• Phil Jones (footballer, born 1992), English footballer who played for Manchester United
• Ritchie Jones (born 1986), English footballer
• Rob Jones (footballer, born 1971), English footballer
• Sammy Jones (footballer) (1911–1993), Northern Irish footballer
• T. G. Jones (1917–2004), Welsh footballer
• Tommy Jones (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1980), English footballer
• Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British footballer-turned-actor
• Wayne Jones (footballer) (born 1948), Welsh international footballer

American football

• Arrington Jones (born 1959), running back
• Bert Jones (born 1951), quarterback
• Benito Jones (born 1997), defensive tackle
• Braxton Jones (born 1999), offensive tackle
• Brian Jones (quarterback) (born 1980), quarterback
• Broderick Jones (born 2001), offensive tackle
• Butch Jones (born 1968), head coach
• Cam Jones (born 1999), linebacker
• Cardale Jones (born 1992), quarterback
• Chandler Jones (born 1990), linebacker
• Daniel Jones (American football) (born 1997), quarterback
• Dawand Jones (born 2001), offensive tackle
• Deacon Jones (1938–2013), defensive end
• Deion Jones (born 1994), Linebacker
• Dominic Jones (born 1987), defensive back
• Dre'Mont Jones (born 1997), defensive end
• Ed "Too Tall" Jones (born 1951), defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
• Elijah Jones (American football) (born 2000), cornerback
• Emery Jones (born 2004), offensive tackle
• Emory Jones (born 2000), quarterback
• Freddie Jones (born 1974), tight end
• Howard Jones (American football coach) (1885–1941)
• Jacoby Jones (born 1984), wide receiver
• Jamarco Jones (born 1996), offensive tackle
• James Jones (wide receiver) (born 1984), wide receiver
• Jamir Jones (born 1998), linebacker
• Jarrian Jones (born 2001), cornerback
• Jarvis Jones (born 1989), linebacker
• Jay Jones (American football) (born 1974), wide receiver
• Jerry Jones (born 1942), executive, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
• J. J. Jones (wide receiver) (born 1992), wide receiver
• Josh Jones (safety) (born 1994), safety
• Julio Jones (born 1989), wide receiver
• Keandre Jones (born 1997), linebacker
• Keith "End Zone" Jones (born 1966), American running back
• Kobe Jones (born 1998), linebacker
• Korey Jones (born 1989), linebacker
• LaKendrick Jones (born 1979), lineman
• Leroy Jones (American football) (1950–2021), defensive end
• Lyndell Jones (born 1959), cornerback
• Mac Jones (born 1998), quarterback
• Malachi Jones (gridiron football) (born 1994), wide receiver
• Manny Jones (born 1999), defensive tackle
• Marcus Jones (cornerback) (born 1998), cornerback
• Mikel Jones (born 2000), linebacker
• Naquan Jones (born 1999), defensive tackle
• Nazair Jones (born 1994), defensive tackle
• Nic Jones (American football), cornerback
• Nick Jones (American football) (born 1985), center
• Rod Jones (cornerback) (born 1964), cornerback
• Rod Jones (offensive lineman) (born 1974), offensive tackle
• Ronald Jones (running back) (born 1997), running back
• Seantavius Jones (born 1992), wide receiver
• Sidney Jones (American football) (born 1996), cornerback
• Terren Jones (born 1991), offensive tackle
• Terry Jones (defensive tackle) (born 1956), former NFL defensive tackle
• Terry Jones (tight end) (born 1979), former NFL tight end
• Tevin Jones (born 1992), wide receiver
• Vi Jones (born 1998), linebacker
• Velus Jones Jr. (born 1997), wide receiver
• Victor Jones (linebacker) (born 1966), linebacker
• Victor Jones (running back) (born 1967), running back
• Xavier Jones (born 1997), running back
• Zay Jones (born 1995), wide receiver

Baseball

• Adam Jones (baseball) (born 1985), outfielder
• Andruw Jones (born 1977), Curaçaoan outfielder
• Chipper Jones (born 1972), American third baseman (Atlanta Braves, 1993–2012)
• Damon Jones (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player
• Fielder Jones (1871–1934), American baseball player and manager
• Garrett Jones (born 1981) American Major League outfielder and first baseman
• Gordon Jones (baseball) (1930–1994), Major League pitcher
• Itch Jones (born 1938), American college baseball coach
• JaCoby Jones (born 1992), American outfielder
• Jacque Jones (born 1975), American outfielder
• Jahmai Jones (born 1997), American outfielder
• Jones (left fielder), unidentified baseball player for the Washington Nationals in 1884
• Jones (third baseman), unidentified baseball player for the New York Metropolitans in 1885
• Nolan Jones (born 1998), American baseball player
• Rick Jones, American college baseball coach
• Ruppert Jones (born 1955), outfielder
• Sheldon Jones (1922–1991), American baseball player
• Taylor Jones (born 1993), American baseball player
• Terry Jones (born 1971), former outfielder
• Tex Jones (1885–1938), Chicago White Sox first baseman
• Tracy Jones (born 1961), former outfielder and current co-host on WLW radio in Cincinnati

Basketball

• Brionna Jones (born 1997), Puerto Rican basketball player
• Cameron Jones (born 1989), American shooting guard
• Carolyn Jones-Young (born 1969), American guard
• Chris Jones (basketball, born 1993), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Dahntay Jones (born 1980), American small forward/shooting guard
• DeVante' Jones (born 1998), American basketball player
• Dillon Jones (born 2001), American basketball player
• Domonic Jones (born 1981), American point guard/shooting guard
• Eddie Jones (basketball) (born 1971), American shooting guard/small forward
• Edgar Jones (basketball) (born 1956), American power forward/center
• Fred Jones (basketball) (born 1979), American shooting guard/point guard
• Haley Jones (born 2001), American basketball player
• Jake Jones (basketball) (born 1949), American shooting guard
• Jalen Jones (born 1993), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Jarrod Jones (born 1990), American-Hungarian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Kam Jones (born 2002), American basketball player
• K. C. Jones (1932–2020), American basketball player and coach
• L. Tucker Jones (born Leigh Tucker Jones, 1888–1943), American college basketball coach
• Lamont Jones (basketball, born 1972), American basketball player
• Marvin Jones (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Lazeric Jones (born 1990), American point guard
• Phill Jones (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player
• Sacha Killeya-Jones (born 1998), American-British basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Shawn Jones (basketball) (born 1992), American center/power forward
• Shelton Jones (born 1966), American basketball player
• Terrence Jones (born 1992), American power forward
• Tre Jones (born 2000), American point guard
• Tyrique Jones (born 1997), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Boxing

• Frankie Jones (boxer) (1933–1991), Scottish professional boxer of the 1950s and 1960s
• Paul Jones (boxer) (born 1966), British former professional boxer
• Reggie Jones (boxer) (born 1951), American boxer
• Roy Jones Jr. (born 1969), American boxing champion
• Tiger Jones (1928–1994), American boxer

Chess

• Gawain Jones (born 1987), English chess player

Cricket

• Alfred Jones (Northamptonshire cricketer) (1900–1986)
• Alfred Jones (Kent cricketer)
• Dean Jones (cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer
• Ernie Jones (Australian sportsman) (1869–1943), Australian bowler
• Geraint Jones (born 1976), England and Papua New Guinea player
• Jeff Jones (cricketer, born 1941), Welsh cricketer
• Sammy Jones (1861–1951), Australian Test player
• Simon Jones (cricketer) (born 1978), England and Wales player
• Steffan Jones (born 1974), Welsh cricketer
• Jones (Essex cricketer) (fl. 1787)
• Jones (Godalming cricketer) (fl. 1820s), English player for Surrey
• Jones (MCC cricketer) (fl. 1816–1830)
• Jones (Sussex cricketer) (fl. 1832–1833)

MMA

• Jon Jones (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist and a former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
• Paul Jones (mixed martial artist) (born 1963), former mixed martial artist

Motor racing

• Adam Jones (racing driver) (born 1980), British racer in the British Touring Car Championship
• Alan Jones (racing driver) (born 1946), Australian Formula One World Champion
• Andrew Jones (racing driver) (born 1980), Australian V8 Supercar racing driver
• Brad Jones (racing driver) (born 1960), Australian racing driver and team owner
• Brandon Jones (racing driver) (born 1997), American NASCAR driver
• Buckshot Jones (born 1970), American NASCAR driver
• Connor Jones (born 2006), American NASCAR driver
• Erik Jones (born 1996), American NASCAR driver
• Parnelli Jones (born 1933), American former professional racing driver and racing team owner
• P. J. Jones (born 1969), American professional racing driver
• Stan Jones (racing driver) (1923–1973), Australian racing driver

Rugby league

• Lewis Jones (rugby, born 1931) (born 1931), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Stacey Jones (born 1976), New Zealand rugby league footballer

Rugby union

• Adam Jones (rugby union, born 1980), Wales rugby union international lock forward
• Adam Jones (rugby union, born 1981), Wales rugby union international prop forward
• Alun Wyn Jones (born 1985), Wales international rugby union player
• Daniel Jones (rugby union) (1875–1959), Wales rugby union player
• Duncan Jones (rugby union) (born 1978), Wales rugby union player
• Elvet Jones (1912–1989), Wales and British Lions rugby international
• Gwyn Jones (rugby union) (born 1972), Wales rugby union player
• Ivor Jones (1901–1982), Wales rugby union player
• Kingsley Jones (rugby union, born 1969), Welsh rugby union player and coach
• Robert Jones (rugby union, born 1965) (born 1965), Wales rugby union player
• Ryan Jones (born 1981), Wales rugby union player
• Stephen Jones (rugby union) (born 1977), Wales rugby union player

Swimming

• Alyson Jones (born 1956), English swimmer
• Burwell Jones (1933–2021), American swimmer
• Cullen Jones (born 1984), American swimmer
• Jenna Jones (born 2001), Australian swimmer
• Leisel Jones (born 1985), Australian swimmer

Track and field (athletics)

• Akela Jones (born 1995), Barbadian track and field athlete
• Barbara Jones (sprinter) (born 1937), American sprinter
• Deacon Jones (athlete) (1934–2007), American runner
• Earl Jones (athlete) (born 1964), American runner
• Esther Jones (athlete) (born 1969), American sprinter
• Hannah Jones (hurdler) (born 1995), Australian hurdler
• Hayes Jones (born 1938), American hurdler
• John Paul Jones (athlete) (1890–1970), American runner
• Lam Jones (1958–2019), American sprinter and football player
• Lolo Jones (born 1982), American hurdler (and also bobsled pusher)
• Lou Jones (athlete) (1932–2006), American sprinter
• Marion Jones (born 1975), American sprinter (and also basketball player)
• Samuel Jones (athlete) (1880–1954), American high jumper

Other sports

• Alun Jones (tennis) (born 1980), Australian professional tennis player
• Beth Bronger-Jones, American curler
• Colleen Jones (born 1959), Canadian curler and television personality
• Doug Jones (curler), American curler
• Eric Jones (climber) (born 1935), Welsh mountaineer
• Heather Jones (born 1970), Canadian field hockey player
• Jade Jones (taekwondo) (born 1993), Welsh double Olympic champion in taekwondo
• Jennifer Jones (curler) (born 1974), Canadian curler
• Julia Jones-Pugliese (1909–1993), née Jones, American national champion fencer and fencing coach
• Kirsty Jones, Welsh professional kitesurfer
• Max Jones (born 1998), American ice hockey player
• Rufus R. Jones (1933–1993), American professional wrestler
• Paul Jones (wrestler) (1942–2018), retired professional wrestler and manager
• S. D. Jones (1945–2008), Antiguan professional wrestler
• Seth Jones (born 1994), American ice hockey player
• Tammy Jones, stage name of Debbie D'Amato, professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
• Wayne Jones (darts player) (born 1965), English darts player
• Wayne Jones (snooker player) (born 1959), Welsh snooker player

Sports executives

• Whip Jones (1909–2001), American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Aspen Highlands

Miscellaneous

• ABilly S. Jones-Hennin (born 1942), American LGBT rights activist
• April Jones (2007–2012), Welsh murder victim
• Brian Keith Jones (born 1947), Australian sex offender
• Casey Jones (1864–1900), American locomotive engineer, subject of an eponymous song
• Gareth Jones (journalist) (1905–1935), Welsh journalist
• Harold Jones (murderer) (1906–1971), British child murderer
• Holly Jones (1992–2003), Canadian female murder victim
• Jodi Jones (died 2013), British female murder victim
• Kirsty Jones (died 2000), British female murder victim
• Marlon Jones (c. 1970–1980), Jamaican criminal
• Phoenix Jones (born 1988), American real-life superhero
• Sally-Anne Jones (1968–2017), British-born terrorist and UN-designated recruiter who is believed to have been killed
• Sally Jones (journalist) (born 1954), British journalist

Fictional characters

• Agent John Jones, character from Fortnite Battle Royale
• Alfred F. Jones, aka America from Hetalia
• Angelica "Angel" Jones, secret identity of Marvel superheroine Firestar
• B. J. Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Bridget Jones, a novel and film character
• Bustopher Jones, from the musical Cats
• Carly Jones, in the film House of Wax
• Casey Jones, human ally of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Charming Jones, the female lead in the 1979 Hal Needham film The Villain
• Cleopatra Jones, heroine of the 1973 blaxploitation film of the same name
• Coraline Jones, the titular protagonist of the film Coraline and the book of the same name
• Cyrano Jones, a minor Star Trek character dealing in Tribbles
• Davy Jones, main villain in the second two installments of the Pirates of the Caribbean series
• Dijonay Jones, a main character in The Proud Family
• Christmas Jones, Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough
• Eugene Jones, a one-off character on the BBC Three television series Torchwood
• Daisy Jones, fictional lead singer of Daisy Jones & The Six
• Felicia Jones, from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Flattop Jones, a.k.a. Floyd Jones Sr. a villain from Dick Tracy media
• Fred Jones, a main character in the Scooby-Doo franchise
• Frisco Jones, from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Georgie Jones, from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Gwenog Jones, captain of the Holyhead Harpies, a Welsh Quidditch team in the Harry Potter books
• Harriet Jones, British Prime Minister in Doctor Who
• Hezekiah Jones, main character of the 1948 poem "Black Cross (Hezekiah Jones)" by Joseph Simon Newman
• Hestia Jones, a member of the Order of the Phoenix in the Harry Potter series
• Ianto Jones, a character in the BBC Three television series Torchwood
• Indiana Jones, titular main character of the Indiana Jones franchise
• Jessica Jones, Marvel Comics comic book character
• Jimbo Jones, bully from The Simpsons
• Jughead Jones, from Archie Comics
• Junie B. Jones, the titular main character of the children's book series by Barbara Park
• Jones, the overthrown farmer in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
• Lance-Corporal Jack Jones, a character from Dad's Army
• Larvelle Jones, one of the main characters in the Police Academy franchise
• Loretta Jones, from the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Lucas Jones, from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Martha Jones, a companion in the science fiction series Doctor Who
• Maxie Jones, from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Mercedes Jones, on television series Glee
• Mia Jones, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Michelle "MJ" Jones, a character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Morgan Jones, a character in The Walking Dead franchise
• Neighbor Jones, Donald Duck's neighbor in Disney comics
• Osmosis Jones, the titular character of a 2001 Warner Brothers animated film
• Professor Jones, a character from Freakazoid!
• Ralf Jones, from the SNK video game series
• Robot Jones, the main character in the Cartoon Network show Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
• Deputy S. Jones, a character in Reno 911!
• Sam Jones, a character in the Doctor Who novel series Eighth Doctor Adventures
• Samantha Jones, a character in the television series Sex and the City
• Sophie Jones (disambiguation)#Fictional characters, several characters
• Stacy Jones, a female character in the PBS series Shining Time Station
• Tamika Jones, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
• Tony Jones, from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Waylon Jones, birth name of Killer Croc, a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics
• Yeastcake Jones, a character in the title of Stan Rogers' a cappella song from For the Family

Disambiguation pages

• Aaron Jones (disambiguation)
• Adam Jones (disambiguation)
• Alan Jones (disambiguation)
• Albert Jones (disambiguation)
• Alex Jones (disambiguation)
• Alfred Jones (disambiguation)
• Allan Jones (disambiguation)
• Allen Jones (disambiguation)
• Alun Jones (disambiguation)
• Andre Jones (disambiguation)
• Anthony Jones (disambiguation)
• Arthur Jones (disambiguation)
• Barry Jones (disambiguation)
• Bill Jones (disambiguation)
• Billy Jones (disambiguation)
• Bob Jones (disambiguation)
• Bobby Jones (disambiguation)
• Brandon Jones (disambiguation)
• Brian Jones (disambiguation)
• Bruce Jones (disambiguation)
• Bryn Jones (disambiguation)
• Caleb Jones (disambiguation)
• Charles Jones (disambiguation)
• Christopher Jones (disambiguation)
• Cliff Jones (disambiguation)
• Damon Jones (disambiguation)
• Daniel Jones (disambiguation)
• David Jones (disambiguation)
• Davy Jones (disambiguation)
• Dean Jones (disambiguation)
• Dennis Jones (disambiguation)
• Derrick Jones (disambiguation)
• Diana Jones (disambiguation)
• D. J. Jones (disambiguation)
• Doug Jones (disambiguation)
• Edward Jones (disambiguation)
• Elizabeth Jones (disambiguation)
• Ernest Jones (disambiguation)
• Fred Jones (disambiguation)
• Frederick Jones (disambiguation)
• Gary Jones (disambiguation)
• George Jones (disambiguation)
• Gwyneth Jones (disambiguation)
• Henry Jones (disambiguation)
• Howard Jones (disambiguation)
• Jack Jones (disambiguation)
• James Jones (disambiguation)
• Jamie Jones (disambiguation)
• Jaylon Jones (disambiguation)
• Jeff Jones (disambiguation)
• Jennifer Jones (disambiguation)
• Jenny Jones (disambiguation)
• Jim Jones (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Jones (disambiguation)
• Joe Jones (disambiguation)
• Joey Jones (disambiguation)
• John Jones (disambiguation)
• Jon Jones (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Jones (disambiguation)
• Joseph Jones (disambiguation)
• Joshua Jones (disambiguation)
• Julius Jones (disambiguation)
• Keith Jones (disambiguation)
• Kevin Jones (disambiguation)
• Kim Jones (disambiguation)
• Lee Jones (disambiguation)
• Lewis Jones (disambiguation)
• Lloyd Jones (disambiguation)
• Margaret Jones (disambiguation)
• Marilyn Jones (disambiguation)
• Mark Jones (disambiguation)
• Martin Jones (disambiguation)
• Mary Jones (disambiguation)
• Matthew Jones (disambiguation)
• Michael Jones (disambiguation)
• Mick Jones (disambiguation)
• Morgan Jones (disambiguation)
• Oliver Jones (disambiguation)
• Owen Jones (disambiguation)
• Patrick Jones (disambiguation)
• Paul Jones (disambiguation)
• Peter Jones (disambiguation)
• Richard Jones (disambiguation)
• Rick Jones (disambiguation)
• Ricky Jones (disambiguation)
• Robert Jones (disambiguation)
• Ron Jones (disambiguation)
• Russell Jones (disambiguation)
• Samantha Jones (disambiguation)
• Samuel Jones (disambiguation)
• Sarah Jones (disambiguation)
• Shirley Jones (disambiguation)
• Simon Jones (disambiguation)
• Sophie Jones (disambiguation)
• Stephen Jones (disambiguation)
• Steve Jones (disambiguation)
• Ted Jones (disambiguation)
• Thomas Jones (disambiguation)
• Tom Jones (disambiguation)
• Tony Jones (disambiguation)
• Trevor Jones (disambiguation)
• Will Jones (disambiguation)
• William Jones (disambiguation)
• Willie Jones (disambiguation)