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There have been several notable people named John Jones. In many cases, this combination of first and last name comes from the Welsh tradition of naming sons after their fathers and the use of the patronymic, resulting in first names that sound similar to the last (eg. David Davis) :
[edit] Military figures
- John Paul Jones (1747–1792), US naval hero of the American Revolutionary War
- 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 Ranger captain
- John E. Jones (MOH), Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
- John James Jones (1824-1898), United States Congressional Representative from the state of Georgia and lieutenant in the Confederate States Army
- John M. Jones, Confederate general in the American Civil War at Antietam and Chancellorsville
- John R. Jones, Confederate general in the American Civil War; wounded at Gettysburg
- John Richter Jones (1803–1863), Civil War Union officer
[edit] Musicians
- John Jones (organist) (1725-1796), organist of St Paul's Cathedral
- John Jones (Eos Bradwen) (1831-1899), composer
- John Paul Jones (musician) (born 1946), bassist for Led Zeppelin
- John Jones (record producer) (born 1957), producer for Duran Duran and other groups
- John Jones, lead singer of Oysterband
- John Jones, lead singer of Trapeze on their first album
[edit] Political figures
- John Jones (politician), (1610–1692), English politician (Member of Parliament for the City of London 1661-1679)
- John Jones of Ystrad (1777–1842), Member of Parliament for Carmarthen from 1821 to 1832
- John Jones (Ojibwa chief) (1798–1847) Chief of the Credit Mission Ojibwa 1840-1847
- Sir John Jones (spymaster) (born 1923), Director General of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service
- John Evans 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 Joseph Jones (1873–1941), British Labour MP for Silvertown
- John Henry Jones (1894–1962), British Labour MP for Bolton, later MP for Rotherham
- John Marvin Jones (1882–1976), US Representative from Texas
- John O. Jones (born 1940), Illinois state senator
- John P. Jones (1829–1912), Republican Senator from Nevada
- John S. Jones (1836–1903), Union brevet brigadier general and later 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
- John Carleton Jones, American educator and tenth president of the University of Missouri.
- John Elias, Welsh preacher (born John Jones)
- John Jones (Talysarn), Welsh preacher
- John Jones (character), mission controller from the book series CHERUB
- John Jones (Talhaiarn), Welsh poet
- John Jones (Myrddin Fardd), writer
- John Jones (Tegid), writer
- John Jones (driver) (born 1965) Canadian racecar driver
- John D. Jones (coach), Nyack College (NY) men's basketball head coach
- John Luther "Casey" Jones (1864–1900), American folk hero
- Saint John Jones (died 1598)
- John Jones (baseball) (1901-1956), former baseball player
- John Robert Jones (1911-1970), Welsh philosopher
- John W. Jones (ex-slave) (1817–1900)
- John Wesley Jones, U.S. sprinter and professional American football player
- Johnny Jones (Pioneer) (c. 1808-1869), pioneer New Zealand settler
- Johnny Jones (coach), University of North Texas men's basketball head coach
- John Jones (professor) Oxford Professor of Poetry (1978-1983)
- John Jones (1809-1869), New Zealand whaler and merchant
- John Jones (football executive)
- John Jones, an alias used in the John Darwin disappearance case
- Jon Jones, British television director and screenwriter
[edit] See also
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- J'onn J'onzz, fictional Martian superhero, also known as the Martian Manhunter
