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There have been several notable people named John Jones:
[edit] Military figures
- John Jones (MOH) (1841–1907), Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
- John B. Jones (1834–1881), Confederate major in the American Civil War and a Texas Rangers captain
- John E. Jones (MOH), Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
- John J. Jones, Civil War general
- John M. Jones, Confederate general in the American Civil War at Antietam and Chancellorsville
- John Paul Jones (1747–1792), US Naval hero of the American Revolutionary War
- John R. Jones, Confederate general in the American Civil War; wounded at Gettysburg
- John Richter Jones (1803–1863), Civil War Union officer
[edit] Musicians
[edit] Political figures
- John Jones (politician), (1610-1692), English politician (MP City of London 1661-1679)
- John Jones (spymaster), Sir John Jones (born 1923), Director General of MI5 the UK's internal security service
- John E. Jones (1840–1896), Governor of Nevada
- John E. Jones III (born 1955), federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- John James Jones (1824–1898), US Representative from Georgia
- John Marvin Jones (1882–1976), US Representative from Texas
- John Percival Jones (1829–1912), Republican Senator from Nevada
- John Sills Jones (1836–1903), Union Brevet Brigadier General and later a U.S. Congressman from Ohio
- John William Jones (1806–1871), U.S. congressman from Georgia
- John Winston Jones (1791–1848), U.S. congressman from Virginia
- John Jones Maesygarnedd (c. 1597–1660), one of the regicides of King Charles I
- Evan John Jones (1872–1952), US Representative from Pennsylvania
[edit] Others
