List of people with surname Jones

For information on the surname "Jones" itself, see Jones (surname).

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
George Howell Jones (1887-1950), American architect from Oregon

Acting

Angus T. Jones, American actor
Bruce Jones (actor) (born 1953), English actor
Carolyn Jones, American actress
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
Charlie Jones (actor), English actor
Chloe Jones, American porn actress
Christopher Jones, American actor
Dean Jones (1931–2015), American actor
Felicity Jones, English actress
Freddie Jones, English actor
Grace Jones, Jamaican-American actress
Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian
James Earl Jones, American actor
January Jones, American actress
Jennifer Jones (1919–2009), American actress
Katie Rowley Jones, English musical theatre actress
Ken Jones (actor), English actor
Renée Jones, actress
Rob Brydon, Welsh actor and comedian; real name Robert Brydon Jones
Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
Ruth Jones, Welsh actress and writer
Shirley Jones, American actress
Simon Jones (actor), English actor
Tamala Jones, American actress
Terry Jones, Welsh comedian, writer, actor, director, television host
Toby Jones, English actor
Tommy Lee Jones, American actor
Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor

Animation

Chuck Jones, American cartoonist

Fashion

Chantal Jones, American model & America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 1st runner-up
Grace Jones (b. Beverly Grace Jones), Jamaican-American model
Stephen Jones (milliner), British milliner

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, founder of The Rolling Stones
Camille Jones, Danish singer-songwriter
Caryl Parry Jones, Welsh singer-songwriter and radio presenter
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
David Bowie, English singer-songwriterreal born David Jones
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 musician
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, English singer-songwriter
Jill Jones, American singer
Jim Jones, American rapper
Jo Jones, also known as "Papa Jo Jones", an American jazz drummer
John Paul Jones (musician), English multi-instrumentalist musician and Led Zeppelin bassist
Kelly Jones, vocalist/guitarist of Stereophonics
Kenney Jones, English rock drummer
Maggie Jones, American blues singer
Mick Jones (Foreigner), guitar, vocals
Mick Jones (The Clash), also Big Audio Dynamite
Mike Jones, American rapper
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
Nicky Wire, Welsh musician; real name Nicholas Jones
Norah Jones, American musician
Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist, organist,and arranger
Paul Carey Jones (born 1974), Welsh operatic baritone
Paul Jones, English singer, actor, TV presenter vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann
Philip Jones (1928–2000), British classical trumpeter
Philly Joe Jones, an American jazz drummer
Quincy Jones, American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer
Richard D. P. Jones, English musicologist
Rickie Lee Jones, an American musician
Rod Jones (musician), English guitarist, founding member of Indie band Idlewild
Samantha Jones, English singer and entertainer and member of The Vernons Girls
Sidney Jones, British composer
Simon Jones, bassist with The Verve
Sharon Jones, American soul/funk singer
Spike Jones, American musician
Steve Jones, English guitarist, founding member of The Sex Pistols
Sugar Jones, Canadian pop group created on Popstars
Terry Jones, singer and founding member of Point of Grace
Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
Tom Jones, Welsh singer

Radio

Aled Haydn Jones (born 1976), Welsh radio presenter for BBC Radio 1
Aled Jones (born 1970), Welsh singer and radio host for BBC Radio 2
Ben Jones (born 1977), English radio presenter for Virgin Radio

Television and Film

Barry Jones (magician), British TV magician
Carolyn Sue Jones, Morticia Frump Addams, Addams Family (TV series)
Donyelle Jones, Top four finalist on the television show So You Think You Can Dance
Geoffrey Jones (1931–2005), British documentary film director and editor
Gethin Jones, Blue Peter presenter
Kenneth Victor Jones (born 1924), British film score composer
Steve Jones (presenter), T4 Welsh presenter on British TV
Tony Jones (news journalist), Australian TV journalist

Visual arts

Alfred Garth Jones, British illustrator
Allen Jones, (born 1937), British sculptor
Aneurin Jones (born 1930), Welsh painter
Barbara Jones (1912–1978), British artist and muralist
Colin Jones (1928–1967), Welsh painter
Joe Jones (1909–1978), American painter
John Paul Jones (1924–1999), American painter and printmaker

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
Thomas Victor Jones (1920–2014), American businessman

Education

Arnold Hugh Martin Jones (1904–1970), a British classical scholar
E. D. Jones, Librarian of the National Library of Wales 1958–1969
Owen Glynne Jones, pioneering British rock climber and mountaineer

Law and politics

Law

Edith Jones (born 1949), Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Fred W. Jones, Jr. (1924-2000), American jurist
Gabriel Jones (Virginia) (1724–1806), member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia; and Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now, West Virginia)
John Rice Jones (1759-1824), Welsh-born American politician, jurist and military officer
Norman L. Jones (1870-1940), American jurist
Patrick H. Jones (1830–1900), American lawyer, public servant and postmaster of New York City
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 Emerick Jones (born 1974), radio show host based in Texas
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
Denny Jones (1920–2012), American politician
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

Alun Ffred Jones (born 1949), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
Ann Jones (born 1953), Welsh Labour Co-op politician
David Brynmor Jones (1851–1921), Welsh barrister and politician
Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
Ernest Charles Jones (1819–1868), British orator, poet, and politician
Frederick Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (1909-1989), Welsh Labour politician
Gareth Jones (born 1939), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
Ieuan Wyn Jones (born 1949), leader of Plaid Cymru & Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government
Jon Owen Jones (born 1954), Welsh Labour Co-op politician
Josiah Towyn Jones (1858–1925), Welsh Liberal politician
Leifchild Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader (1862–1939) Welsh Liberal Party politician and Privy Councillor
Morgan Jones (1886-1939), Welsh Labour politician
Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (born 1948), English Liberal Democrat
Philip Asterley Jones (1914-1978), British Labour politician
Robert Jones (British politician), (1950–2007), English Conservative politician
Theobald Jones (1790–1868), also known as Toby Jones, Irish officer in the Royal Navy, MP for County Londonderry, and lichenologist
William Elwyn Edwards Jones (1904-1989), Welsh Labour politician

Other politics

Barry Jones (Australian politician) (born 1932), Australian politician
Jim Jones (born 1943), Canadian politician

Literature

Writers

Alice Gray Jones (1852-1943), Welsh writer and editor
Cleolinda Jones, American writer and blogger
Dennis Feltham Jones (1917-81), British science fiction author
Diana Wynne Jones, British fantasy novelist
E. B. C. Jones (1893–1966), British novelist
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
Feminista Jones, American writer and activist
Gail Jones (born 1955), Australian novelist and academic
Gayl Jones (born 1949), African American poet and novelist
Ivan Jones British writer, The Ghost Hunter and other books, poems, plays
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
Mal Lewis Jones British author
Pamela Jones, founder of Groklaw
Raymond F. Jones, American science fiction author
Rod Jones (author), Australian writer

Armed forces

Arnold Elzey, born as Arnold Elzey Jones (1816–1871), Confederate general during the American Civil War
Colonel Philip Jones of Fonmon (1618–1674), English Civil War Parliamentary military officer and comptroller of Oliver Cromwell's household
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 (ESSA 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, Korean War flying ace
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 (b. 1943), United States Marine Corps 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
Philip Andrew Jones (b. 1960), Royal Navy officer
Phoenix Jones (born 1988), American real-life superhero
Victor Jones (British Army officer), British Army officer

Mathematics and science

Astronomy

Albert F. A. L. Jones (1920–2013), New Zealand astronomer
John Jones (astronomer) (1818–1898), also known as Ioan Bryngwyn Bach and Y Seryddwr, Welsh amateur astronomer

Archeology

Vendyl Jones (1930–2010), American scholar

Biology

Monty Jones (born 1951), African biologist and plant breeder
Steve Jones (biologist) (born 1944), Welsh geneticist, biologist and writer

Chemistry

Alan A. Jones (1944–2006), American chemistry professor
David E. H. Jones scientist and writer (pseudonym Daedalus of DREADCO)
Humphrey Owen Jones (1878–1912), Welsh chemist and mountaineer

Computer science

Cliff Jones (computer scientist) (born 1944), British computer scientist
Karen Spärck Jones (1935–2007), British computer scientist
Paul Jones (computer technologist), computer technologist

Economics

Richard Jones (economist), English macro economist

Engineering

Harry Edward Jones, British civil engineer

Geology

Thomas Rupert Jones (1819–1911) British geologist and palaeontologist

Linguistics and philology

William Jones (philologist) (1746–1794), British pioneer of Indoeuropean studies

Mathematics

Burton Wadsworth Jones (1902–1983), American mathematician
Floyd Burton Jones (1910–1999), American mathematician
John Viriamu Jones (1856–1901), mathematician and physicist
Peter Jones (born 1952), American mathematician
Thomas Jones (1756–1807), British mathematician
Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones (born 1952), New Zealand mathematician
William Jones (1675–1749), Welsh mathematician

Medicine

Henry Bence Jones (1813–1873), British physician and chemist
Philip Sydney Jones (1836–1918), Australian surgeon
Robert Jones (surgeon) (1857–1933), British orthopaedic surgeon
Trevor M Jones, visiting professor, King's College, University of London (born 1942), former head of R&D at Wellcome

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
Helen Parry Jones, British psychic medium

Religion

Christopher Jones (bishop), Bishop of the Diocese of Elphin
Jenkin Lloyd Jones (1843–1918), American Unitarian missionary, minister and father of newspaper publisher Richard Lloyd Jones.
Jim Jones, American founder of the People's Temple
Malachi Jones (clergyman) (c.1651–1729) Welsh Presbtyerian missionary in America
Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981), Welsh Protestant preacher and author
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
Robert Elijah Jones (1872–1960), Protestant Episcopal Bishop and civil rights advocate
Serene Jones, American academic

Sports

American football

Adam Jones (American football), cornerback
Arrington Jones, running back
Brian Jones (quarterback), quarterback
Butch Jones (born 1968), head coach
Deacon Jones, defensive end
Dominic Jones, defensive back
Ed "Too Tall" Jones, defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
Howard Jones (American football), head coach
Jacoby Jones, wide receiver
James Jones, wide receiver
Jarvis Jones, linebacker
Jay Jones, wide receiver
Jerry Jones, executive, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
Julio Jones, wide receiver
Korey Jones, American football player
LaKendrick Jones, American football player
Leroy Jones (American football) (born 1950), defensive end
Rod Jones (football player), American football cornerback in the National Football League
Rod Jones (offensive lineman), American football player in the National Football League
Terren Jones, offensive tackle
Terry Jones (defensive tackle), former NFL defensive tackle
Terry Jones (tight end), former NFL tight end
Victor Jones (linebacker) (born 1966), American football player
Victor Jones (running back) (born 1967), American football player

Baseball

Adam Jones (baseball), outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles
Andruw Jones (born 1977), Curaçaoan outfielder (several teams, 1996–present)
Chipper Jones (born 1972), American third baseman (Atlanta Braves, 1993–2012)
Fielder Jones (1871–1934), American baseball player and manager
Gordon Jones (baseball), former Major League pitcher
Itch Jones, American college baseball coach
JaCoby Jones, American baseball player
Jacque Jones, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins
Jones (left fielder), baseball player
Jones (third baseman), baseball player
Rick Jones, American college baseball coach
Ruppert Jones (born 1955), outfielder
Terry Jones, former professional baseball player
Tex Jones, former Chicago White Sox player
Tracy Jones, former outfielder and current co-host on WLW radio in Cincinnati

Basketball

Cameron Jones, American professional basketball player
Carolyn Jones-Young, American professional basketball player
Dahntay Jones, American professional basketball player
Domonic Jones, American professional basketball player
Eddie Jones, American professional basketball player
Edgar Jones, American professional basketball player
Fred Jones, American professional basketball player
Jake Jones, American professional basketball player
L. Tucker Jones, American college basketball coach
Lazeric Jones, American professional basketball player
Terrence Jones, American professional basketball player

Boxing

Frankie Jones (boxer), Scottish professional boxer of the 1950s and '60s
Reggie Jones (boxer) (born 1951), American boxer
Roy Jones, Jr. (born 1969), American boxing champion

Cricket

Alfred Jones (cricketer), English cricketer
Dean Jones (cricketer), Australian cricketer
Ernie Jones (Australian sportsman), former Australian bowler
Geraint Jones, England and Wales current player
Jones (Kent cricketer), English cricketer who played for Hadlow and Kent during the 1740s (first name and dates unknown)
Simon Jones (cricketer), England and Wales current player

Football (soccer)

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
Darren Jones, English footballer
Dave Jones (football manager), English football manager
Ernie Jones (1920–2002), Welsh footballer
Ivor Jones (footballer born 1899) (1899–1974), Welsh international footballer
Jermaine Jones, American 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
Lot Jones (William Jones), Welsh international footballer
Miguel Jones, Spanish footballer
Owain Tudor Jones, Welsh footballer
Pat Jones (English footballer), English footballer
Paul Jones (footballer), Welsh goalkeeper
Phil Jones (footballer born 1992), 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

Ice hockey

Sean Jones (ice hockey) (born 1985), Australian ice hockey player

MMA

Jon Jones (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist and current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Motor racing

Adam Jones (racing driver), racer in the British Touring Car Championship
Alan Jones (racing driver), (born 1946), Australian Formula One World Champion
Andrew Jones (race 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
Erik Jones, (born 1996), American NASCAR driver
Stan Jones (racing driver), (1923–1973), Australian racing driver

Rugby league

Lewis Jones (rugby), Leeds RLFC 1950s & 1960s
Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player

Rugby union

Adam M. Jones, Wales rugby union international lock forward
Adam R. 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)

Akela Jones, Barbadian track and field athlete
Barbara Jones (athlete), American sprinter
Deacon Jones (athlete), American runner
Earl Jones (athlete), American runner
Esther Jones, American sprinter
Hayes Jones, American hurdler
John Paul Jones (athlete), American runner
Lam Jones, American sprinter and football player
Lolo Jones (born 1982), American hurdler (and also bobsled pusher)
Lou Jones (athlete), American sprinter
Marion Jones (born 1975), American sprinter (and also basketball player)
Samuel Jones (athlete), American high jumper

Other sports

Alyson Jones, English swimmer
Alun Jones (tennis) (born 1980), Australian professional tennis player
Burwell Jones, American swimmer
Cullen Jones, professional swimmer
Eric Jones, Welsh mountaineer
Heather Jones, Canadian field hockey player
Jenna Jones, Australian swimmer
Jennifer Jones, Canadian curler
Julia Jones Pugliese, fencer
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

Sports executives

Whip Jones, Founder of Aspen Highlands

Miscellaneous

Casey Jones, famous U.S. locomotive engineer, subject of an eponymous song
Colette Jones, Animal behaviourist

Fictional characters

B. J. Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
Bridget Jones, novel and movie character
Bustopher Jones, character from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Cats (musical)
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 film series
Dr. Christmas Jones, Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough
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
Felicia Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
Frisco Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
Georgie Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
Harriet Jones, British Prime Minister in the BBC's Doctor Who
Hezekiah Jones, main character of the 1948 poem "Black Cross (Hezekiah Jones)" by Joseph Simon Newman, recorded by Lord Buckley and by Bob Dylan
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
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
Jones (Animal Farm), the overthrown farmer in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
Lance-Corporal Jack Jones from Dad's Army
Larvelle Jones, one of the main characters in all seven Police Academy films
Loretta Jones, a character from British soap opera Hollyoaks.
Lucas Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
Martha Jones, a companion in the science fiction series Doctor Who
- Martha's family, Francine, Clive, Tish and Leo
Maxie Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
Mercedes Jones, a character on television series Glee
Mia Jones, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Neighbor J. Jones, Donald Duck's next door neighbor in Disney comics.
Ralf Jones, a character from a series of SNK video games
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
Tony Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital