James Jones Explained
James Jones may refer to:
Sports
Association football
American football
- James Jones (defensive lineman) (born 1969), defensive lineman for Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions
- James Jones (running back, born 1958), running back for the Dallas Cowboys
- James Jones (running back, born 1961), running back for Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks
- James Jones (wide receiver) (born 1984)
- James "T" Jones (1931–2020), college football player, coach and athletic director
Basketball
Cricket
Other sports
Political figures
United States
- James Jones (Georgia politician) (died 1801), congressman, namesake of Jones County, Georgia
- James Jones (South Dakota politician) (1927–2014), South Dakota politician
- James Jones (Virginia politician) (1772–1848), U.S. representative from Virginia
- James A. Jones (1820–1894), Virginia State Senate, Constitutional Convention of 1850
- James B. Jones (1886–1947), lieutenant governor of New Mexico
- James C. Jones (1809–1859), governor of Tennessee
- James F. Jones Jr. (born 1934), Pennsylvania politician
- James G. Jones (general) (1934–2020), United States Air Force general
- James G. Jones (politician) (1814–1872), American politician, lawyer, soldier, and judge in Indiana
- James H. Jones (Texas politician) (1830–1904), U.S. Representative from Texas
- James H. Jones (North Carolina politician) (died 1921), coachman and confidential courier for Jefferson Davis and later a local public official in North Carolina
- James Herbert Jones (1920–2008), Arkansas State Auditor, Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard
- James I. Jones (1786–1858), major general from New York
- James K. Jones (1839–1908), chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- James L. Jones (born 1943), former National Security Advisor and 32nd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
- James L. Jones Sr. (1912–1986), officer in the United States Marine Corps
- James McHall Jones (1823–1851), U.S. federal judge
- James M. Jones (1862–1928), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
- James M. Jones, Jr., mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
- James Parker Jones (born 1940), U.S. federal judge
- James R. Jones (born 1939), congressman from Oklahoma and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
- James R. Jones (Virginia politician) American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate
- James S. Jones, American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
- James T. Jones (1832–1895), U.S. representative from Alabama
- James Wormley Jones (1884–1958), African-American policeman, World War I veteran, and FBI agent
Other countries
Religious figures
- James F. Jones (minister) (1907–1971), African American religious leader and founder of the Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God, Inc.
- Jim Jones (James Warren Jones, 1931–1978), cult leader of the Peoples Temple responsible for the collective suicide at Jonestown, Guyana
- James Jones (bishop) (born 1948), former Anglican bishop of Liverpool
- James Jones (priest, born 1881) (1881–1980), Church of England priest
- James Jones (priest, born 1730) (1730–1823), archdeacon of Hereford
- Kilsby Jones (James Rhys Jones, 1813–1889), Welsh minister, writer and lecturer
Arts and entertainment
Other people
- James Addison Jones (1869–1950), founder of J.A. Jones Construction
- James Jones (civil servant) (1914–1995), Scottish civil servant
- James F. Jones (educator) (born 1947), president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
- James Ira Thomas Jones (1896–1960), British flying ace during the First World War
- James Matthew Jones (born 1961), American global public health expert and consultant
- James W. Jones (1809–1892), civil engineer in Adelaide, South Australia
- James Jones (psychologist), American social psychologist
- James McHenry Jones (1859–1909), American educator, school administrator, businessperson, and minister
Characters
- Jimbo Jones, one of the main bullies in The Simpsons
See also
