Tom Jones Explained

Tom Jones may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer
• Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a novel by Henry Fielding published in 1749, often known simply as Tom Jones
  • Tom Jones (Philidor), a 1765 opera by Philidor based on Fielding's novel
  • Tom Jones (Edward German), a 1907 British comic opera by Edward German based on Fielding's novel
  • Tom Jones (1917 film), a British comedy film based on Fielding's novel
  • Tom Jones (1963 film), an Academy Award-winning film based on Fielding's novel
  • The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (TV series), a 1997 BBC miniseries adaptation of Fielding's novel
  • Tom Jones (2023 TV series), a 2023 miniseries adaptation of Fielding's novel
• Tom Jones (TV program), a 1980–1981 television series starring the singer

Politicians

• Tom Jones (Alabama politician), member of the Alabama House of Representatives
• Tom Jones (Australian politician) (1924–2014), Australian politician
• Tom Jones (Pennsylvania politician), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Tom Jones (South Dakota politician) (born 1940), member of the South Dakota Senate

Sports

American football

• Tom Jones (end) (c. 1909–?), American college football player
• Potsy Jones (Thomas Clinton Jones, 1909–1990), American football player
• Tom Jones (coach) (c. 1924–2014), American football coach and college athletics administrator
• Tom Jones (gridiron football) (1931–1978), American and Canadian football player

Association football (soccer)

• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1978), Welsh footballer
• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1916), English footballer, played for Little Hulton, Accrington Stanley, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale (Wartime)
• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1964), English footballer

Australian rules football

• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1944), Australian rules footballer
• Carlyle Jones (a.k.a. Tom Jones, 1904–1951), Australian rules footballer
• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1930), Australian rules footballer

Other sports

• Tom Jones (baseball) (1874–1923), American baseball player
• Tom Jones (cricketer) (1901–1935), Welsh cricketer
• Tom Jones (athlete) (1916–1984), American Olympic runner
• Tom Jones (racing driver) (1943–2015), American racing driver
• Tom Jones (volleyball) (born 1956), Canadian volleyball player
• Tom Jones (wrestler) (born 1982), British wrestler better known as "The UK Kid"
• Tom Jones (shot putter), winner of the 1954 NCAA DI outdoor shot put championship

Other people

• Tom Jones (bishop) (1903–1972), Australian bishop
• Tom Jones (trade unionist) (1822–1916), British trade union activist
• Tom Jones Jr. (1925–2014), American Navajo code talker
• Tom Parry Jones (1935–2013), Welsh scientist, inventor and entrepreneur

See also

• • Thom Jones (1945–2016), American writer
• "The Ballad of Tom Jones", a 1998 song by Space and Cerys Matthews about the singer
• Thomas Jones (disambiguation)
• Tommy Jones (disambiguation)
• Tom Jonas, Australian-rules footballer