List of people with surname Jones explained
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
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
Dance
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
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)[1] – 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
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
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
- 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
Archeology
Biology
Chemistry
Computer science
Economics
Engineering
Geology
Linguistics and philology
Mathematics
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
Psychology
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 (1984–2024), 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
- Greg Jones (baseball, born 1998), American baseball player
- 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
Chess
Cricket
MMA
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 1933-2024), 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
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
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 1936), 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 (1942 - 2024), 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
- Bronwyn Jones, a supporting character from Fireman Sam
- Bustopher Jones, from the musical Cats
- Carly Jones, in the film House of Wax
- Casey Jones, human ally of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Charlie Jones, a supporting character from Fireman Sam
- 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
- James Jones, supporting character in Fireman Sam
- Jessica Jones, Marvel Comics comic book character
- Jimbo Jones, bully from The Simpsons
- Joe "Yeastcake" Jones, a character in the title of Stan Rogers' a cappella song from For the Family
- 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
- Samuel "Sam" Jones, the full name of Fireman Sam
- Samantha Jones, a character in the television series Sex and the City
- Sarah Jones, supporting character in Fireman Sam
- 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
Disambiguation pages
Notes and References
- Web site: The finest tea since 1912. AF Jones Tea. 26 July 2023.
