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
- Inigo Jones (1573–1652), English architect of Welsh descent
Acting
- Bruce Jones (actor) (born 1953), English actor
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
- Carolyn Jones, American actress
- Charlie Jones (actor), English actor
- Chloe Jones, American porn actress
- Freddie Jones, English actor
- Grace Jones, singer and actress
- Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian
- James Earl Jones, American actor
- Jennifer Jones (1919-2009), American actress
- Ken Jones (actor), English actor
- Renée Jones, actress
- Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
- Ruth Jones, Welsh actress and writer
- Shirley Jones, American actress
- Simon Jones (actor), English actor
- Terry Jones, Welsh comedian, writer, actor, director, television host
- Toby Jones, English actor
- Tommy Lee Jones, American actor
- Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor
Animation
Fashion
Music
- Adam Jones (musician), guitarist of the band Tool
- Aled Jones, Welsh singer, who started out as a choirboy and is now a popular baritone
- Brian Jones, English multi-instrumentalist, founding member of The Rolling Stones
- Camille Jones, Danish singer-songwriter
- Cliff Jones, singer with Britpop band Gay Dad, writer and producer
- Daniel Jones (composer), Welsh composer
- Danny Jones, English singer and guitarist, member of pop group McFly
- Darryl Jones, American jazz bassist
- Davy Jones (actor), English actor and member of The Monkees
- Della Jones (born 1946), Welsh operatic mezzo-soprano
- Donell Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter-producer
- Donovan Jones, bassist of the band This Will Destroy You
- Elvin Jones, drummer for John Coltrane
- George Jones, American Country Music vocalist
- Gloria Jones, American singer and songwriter
- Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer and songwriter
- Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
- Hank Jones, American jazz pianist.
- Hannah Jones, British dance music vocalist
- Howard Jones (musician), English singer/songwriter
- Jesus Jones, an English rock and roll group
- Jill Jones, American singer
- Jim Jones, American rapper
- John Paul Jones (musician), English multi-instrumentalist musician and Led Zeppelin bassist
- Jo Jones, also known as "Papa Jo Jones", an American jazz drummer
- Oliver Jones (pianist), Canadian jazz pianist, organist,and arranger
- Philly Joe Jones, an American jazz drummer
- Mike Jones (rapper), American rapper
- Kelly Jones, vocalist/guitarist of Stereophonics
- Kenney Jones, English rock drummer
- Maggie Jones, American blues singer
- Nasir Jones, American rap-star better known as Nas
- Nic Jones, English folk singer
- Nicholas Allen Jones Welsh bassist with rock group Manic Street Preachers, more commonly known by stage name Nicky Wire
- Norah Jones, American musician
- Paul Carey Jones (born 1974), Welsh operatic baritone
- Paul Jones (singer), English singer, actor, TV presenter vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann
- Philip Jones (1928–2000), British classical trumpeter
- Quincy Jones, American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer
- Rickie Lee Jones, an American musician
- Rod Jones (musician), English guitarist, founding member of Indie band Idlewild
- Samantha Jones (singer), English singer and entertainer and member of The Vernons Girls
- Sidney Jones, British composer
- Steve Jones (musician), English guitarist, founding member of The Sex Pistols
- Sugar Jones, Canadian pop group created on Popstars
- Spike Jones, American musician
- Taylor Richard Jones, founder of the band Creepy Mustache
- Terry Jones (singer), singer and founding member of Point of Grace
- Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
- Tom Jones (singer), Welsh singer
- David Bowie, real name "David Jones"
Radio
- Aled Jones, Welsh singer and radio host for BBC Radio 2
- Aled Haydn Jones, Welsh radio presenter for BBC Radio 1
- Alex Emerick Jones, radio host for Genesis Communications Network, and filmmaker whose topics are anti New World Order
- Ben Jones, English radio presenter for Virgin Radio
Television and Film
Visual arts
Business
- Duncan Jones, American advertising executive, son of the musician David Bowie
- Helen Jones, British Labour Party politician
- Jesse H. Jones (1874–1956), Texas businessman, politician, owner and publisher of the Houston Chronicle
- John T. Jones (1917-1994), Texas businessman and publisher of the Houston Chronicle
Education
History
- Casey Jones, famous U.S. locomotive engineer, subject of an eponymous song
Law and politics
Law
- Edith Jones, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the fifth circuit
- John Rice Jones, Missouri Supreme Court
- Patrick H. Jones (1830-1900), Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals
- T. Richard Jones famous lawyer, graduate of Brigham Young University
American politics
- Anson Jones (1798–1858), the last president of the Republic of Texas
- Brereton Jones, Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1991 to 1995
- Charles "Buffalo" Jones (1844-1919), Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, co-founder of Garden City, worked to prevent extinction of the American bison
- Evan John Jones, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Jamie Leigh Jones, founder of the Jamie Leigh Foundation
- Paula Jones (born 1966), former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment
- Spencer Cone Jones, President of the Maryland State Senate from 1901–1905
- Van Jones, former Green Jobs Advisor to the Obama administration
- Walter B. Jones, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
- Wesley Livsey Jones (1863–1932), American Congressman and Senator from Washington state
United Kingdom politics
- David Brynmor Jones (1851–1921), Welsh barrister and politician
- Ernest Charles Jones (1819–1868), British orator, poet, and politician
- Ieuan Wyn Jones (born 1949), leader of Plaid Cymru & Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government
- Leifchild Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader (1862–1939) Welsh Liberal Party politician and Privy Councillor
- Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (born 1948), English Liberal Democrat
- Robert Jones (British politician), (1950–2007), English Conservative politician
Other politics
Literature
Writers
- Cleolinda Jones, American writer and blogger
- Dennis Feltham Jones, British writer
- Ebenezer Jones (1820–1860), English poet
- Edgar Dewitt Jones, American clergyman and author
- Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones (born circa 1857), English educator and writer on logic and ethics
- Gail Jones (born 1955), Australian novelist and academic
- Gayl Jones (born 1949), African American poet and novelist
- J. V. Jones, fantasy author
- James Jones, (1921-1977) American writer of WWII novels
- Lara Jones, British children's author
- Liz Jones, English journalist and writer
- Rod Jones (author), Australian writer
- Pamela Jones, founder of Groklaw
- Diana Wynne Jones, British fantasy novelist
Armed forces
- Arnold Elzey, born as Arnold Elzey Jones (1816–1871), Confederate general during the American Civil War
- E. H. Jones (author) (died 1942), British Prisoner of War
- H. Jones (1940–1982), posthumous British 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), American Marine Corp officer
- 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) (16??–1649), Irish Confederate War and English Civil War Parliamentary military officer
- Patrick H. Jones (1830-1900), Union brigadier general
- Colonel Philip Jones of Fonmon (1618–1674), English Civil War Parliamentary military officer and comptroller of Oliver Cromwell's household
Mathematics and science
Astronomy
Archeology
Biology
Chemistry
Computer science
Economics
Engineering
Geology
Mathematics
Medicine
Physics
- Reginald Victor Jones(1911–1997), English physicist and scientific military intelligence expert, head of British Scientific Intelligence during World War II and later Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen
- Robert Clark Jones(1916-2004), American physicist known for his work on representing the polarization properties of linear (non-amplifying) optical elements with a linear algebra, named the Jones calculus.
Psychology
Edward E. Jones (1927–1993), American social psychologist
Religion
Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Cricket
- Alexander Jones (footballer) (1854–1878), Welsh international footballer
- Barrie Jones, Welsh footballer
- Brad Jones (footballer), Australian goalkeeper
- Bryn Jones (footballer born 1912), Welsh footballer
- Cliff Jones (Welsh footballer) (born 1935), Welsh international footballer who played for Tottenham
- Cobi Jones, American footballer
- Dave Jones (football manager), English football manager
- Ernie Jones (footballer) (1920-2002), Welsh footballer
- Ivor Jones (footballer born 1899) (1899-1974), Welsh international footballer
- Jimmy Jones (English footballer), English footballer
- Joe Jones (footballer) (1887-1941), Welsh international footballer
- Joey Jones, Welsh footballer
- Kenwyne Jones, Trinidad and Tobago footballer
- Leslie Jones, Welsh footballer
- Linden Jones, Welsh footballer
- Lizzie Jones, Welsh womens footballer
- Lot Jones (William Jones), Welsh international footballer
- Miguel Jones, Spanish footballer
- Owain Tudor Jones, Welsh footballer
- Paul Jones (footballer), Welsh goalkeeper
- Phil Jones (footballer), English footballer
- Ritchie Jones, English footballer
- Rob Jones (footballer born 1971), English footballer
- Sammy Jones (footballer), Northern Irish footballer
- Steve Jones (Northern Irish footballer), Northern Irish footballer
- T. G. Jones, Welsh footballer
- Tommy Jones (English footballer), English footballer
- Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British footballer-turned-actor
- Wayne Jones (footballer) (born 1948), Welsh international footballer
MMA
Motor racing
Rugby league
Rugby union
- Adam M Jones, Wales rugby union international lock forward
- Adam Rhys Jones, Wales international rugby union prop forward
- Duncan Jones (rugby player), Wales rugby union player
- Elvet Jones, Wales and British Lions rugby international
- Gwyn Jones (rugby player), Wales rugby union player
- Ivor Jones, Wales rugby union player
- Kingsley Jones (Welsh rugby union flanker) and Sale Sharks director of rugby
- Lewis Jones (rugby), Wales rugby union player
- Paul Doran-Jones, England rugby union player
- Robert Jones (rugby player), Wales rugby union player
- Ryan Jones (rugby player), Wales rugby union player
- Stephen Jones (rugby player), Wales rugby union player
Track and field (athletics)
Other sports
- Alun Jones (tennis) (born 1980), Australian professional tennis player
- Alyson Jones, English swimmer
- Burwell Jones, American swimmer
- Cullen Jones, professional swimmer
- Heather Jones, Canadian field hockey player
- Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
- Lupita Jones, first Mexican woman to win the Miss Universe title
- Smarty Jones, thoroughbred racehorse
- Wayne Jones (darts player), English darts player
- Wayne Jones (snooker player), Welsh snooker player
- Julia Jones Pugliese, fencer
Sports executives
Fictional characters
- Jones, a cat in 1979 film Alien by Ridley Scott and its sequel Aliens
- Jones, a character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Jones (Animal Farm), the overthrown farmer in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
- Mr. Jones, character in the Bob Dylan song Ballad of a Thin Man
- Mr. Jones (James Bond), character in the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No
- Alfred F. Jones, a main character in the series Axis Powers Hetalia, the representation of The United States of America
- Bridget Jones, novel and movie character
- Bustopher Jones, character from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Cats (musical)
- Casey Jones, train conductor in a Grateful Dead song
- Dr. Christmas Jones, Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough
- Coraline Jones, protagonist of the novel Coraline and its animated film adaptation
- Cyrano Jones, a minor Star Trek character dealing in tribbles
- Davy Jones, main villain in the latter two installments of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy
- Desmond and Molly Jones, fictional characters from the Beatles song, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
- Edwin Jones aka "Jones the Steam", train driver in Ivor The Engine
- Eugene Jones, a one-off character on the BBC Three television series Torchwood
- Harriet Jones, British Prime Minister in the BBC's Doctor Who
- Hestia Jones, a member of the Order of the Phoenix in the Harry Potter Series
- Ianto Jones, a character on the BBC Three television series Torchwood
- Indiana Jones, main character of Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels
- J. Jones, Donald Duck's neighbor
- Jessica Jones, Marvel Comics comic book character
- Jimbo Jones, bully from The Simpsons
- Jughead Jones, character from Archie Comics
- Junie B. Jones, the main character of the eponymous children's book seres by Barbara Park
- Loretta Jones, a character from British soap opera Hollyoaks.
- Martha Jones, a companion in the science fiction series Doctor Who
- Mercedes Jones, a character on television series Glee
- Mia Jones, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Deputy S. Jones, A character on Reno 911! played by Cedric Yarbrough
- Sam Jones (Doctor Who), a character from the Doctor Who novel series Eighth Doctor Adventures
- Samantha Jones (Sex and the City), a character in the television series "Sex and the City"
- Taylor Scott Jones, a character in the book "My Name Was Changed"
See also
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