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

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
• Charlie Jones (actor), English actor
• Cherry Jones (born 1956), American actress
• Chloe Jones (1975–2005), American porn actress
• Christopher Jones, (1941–2014), American actor
• Dean Jones (1931–2015), American actor
• 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
• 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
• Leeon Jones (born 1993), British actor
• Leslie Jones (born 1967), American comedian and actress
• Mark Lewis Jones (born 1964), Welsh 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
• Rupert Penry-Jones (born 1970), English actor
• 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, writer, actor, director, television host
• Toby Jones (born 1966), English actor
• Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), American actor
• Tyler Patrick Jones (born 1994), American actor

Animation

• Chuck Jones, (1912–2002) American cartoonist

Fashion

• Chantal Jones (born 1988), American model & America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 1st runner-up
• 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
• Anton Jones, (c. 1937–2016) Sri Lankan Burgher bayila musician
• Brian Jones, (1942–1969) English multi-instrumentalist, founder and original leader of band The Rolling Stones
• Camille Jones (born 1973), Danish singer-songwriter
• Caryl Parry Jones (born 1958), Welsh singer-songwriter and radio presenter
• Cherie Jones, British singer-songwriter, also known by her stage name JONES
• Cliff Jones (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 Bowie, (1947–2016) English singer-songwriter, born David Jones
• Davy Jones (actor), (1945–2012) English actor and musician, member of The Monkees
• Della Jones (born 1946), Welsh operatic mezzo-soprano
• 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
• Elvin Jones, (1927–2014) drummer for John Coltrane
• George Jones, (1931–2013) American country musician
• Gloria Jones (born 1945), American singer and songwriter
• Gwyneth Jones (born 1936), Welsh soprano
• Hank Jones, (1918–2010) American jazz pianist
• Hannah Jones, British dance music vocalist
• Howard Jones (born 1955), English singer-songwriter
• Jill Jones (born 1962), American singer-songwriter
• Jim Jones, (1931–1978) American rapper
• Jo Jones, (1911–1985) also known as "Papa Jo Jones", an American jazz drummer
• John Paul Jones (musician) (born 1946), English multi-instrumentalist musician and Led Zeppelin bassist
• Kelly Jones (born 1974), vocalist/guitarist of Stereophonics
• Kenney Jones (born 1948), English rock drummer
• Maggie Jones, (1894–?) American blues singer
• Mickey Jones (1941–2018), American musician
• Mick Jones (Foreigner) (born 1944), English rock guitarist and vocalist
• Mick Jones (The Clash) (born 1955), English punk guitarist and vocalist
• Mike Jones (born 1981), American rapper
• Nasir Jones (born 1973), American rapper better known as Nas
• 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 (born 1934), Canadian jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
• Paul Carey Jones (born 1974), Welsh operatic baritone
• Paul Jones (born 1942), English singer, actor, TV presenter vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann
• Philip Jones (1928–2000), British classical trumpeter
• Philly Joe Jones, (1923–1985) an 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), an American musician
• 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 (born 1943), English singer and entertainer and member of The Vernons Girls
• Sidney Jones, (1861–1946) British composer and conductor
• Simon Jones, bassist with The Verve
• Sharon Jones (1956–2016), American soul/funk singer
• Spike Jones, (1911–1965) born Lindley Armstrong Jones, American musician
• Steve Jones (born 1955), English guitarist, founding member of The Sex Pistols
• Sugar Jones, Canadian pop group created on Popstars
• Tammy Jones (born 1944), Welsh singer
• Terry Jones, singer and founding member of Point of Grace
• Thad Jones, (1923–1986) African American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
• Tom Jones (born 1940), Welsh singer
• Watkin Tudor Jones (born 1974), South African rapper

Radio

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

Television and film

• Barry Jones (magician) (born 1982), British TV magician
• Dai Jones (born 1943), broadcaster and farmer
• Geoffrey Jones (1931–2005), British documentary film director and editor
• Gethin Jones (born 1978), Blue Peter presenter
• Kenneth Victor Jones (born 1924), British film score composer
• Star Jones (born 1962), former co-host of The View
• Steve Jones (presenter) (born 1977), T4 Welsh presenter on British TV
• Tony Jones (news journalist) (born 1955), Australian TV journalist

Visual arts

• Alfred Garth Jones, (1872–1965) British illustrator
• Allen Jones, (born 1937), British sculptor
• Aneurin Jones (1930–2017), Welsh painter
• Barbara Jones (1912–1978), British artist and muralist
• Colin Jones (1928–1967), Welsh painter
• Jean Jones (1927–2012), English artist
• Joe Jones (1909–1978), American painter
• John Paul Jones (1924–1999), American painter and printmaker
• Lucy Jones (born 1955), British artist
• Wayson R. Jones, American painter

Business

• Duncan Jones (born 1971), American advertising executive, son of the musician David Bowie
• 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 (1879–1961), businessman and founder of Lions club
• Thomas Victor Jones (1920–2014), American businessman

Education

• Arnold Hugh Martin Jones (1904–1970), a British classical scholar
• Audrey Evelyn Jones (1927–2014), English teacher and campaigner for women's rights
• E. D. Jones (1903–1987), Librarian of the National Library of Wales 1958–1969
• Owen Glynne Jones (1867–1899), pioneering Welsh rock climber and mountaineer

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
• 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
• Nathaniel R. Jones (1926–2020), American jurist
• 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 (born 1939), Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1991 to 1995
• Brenda Jones (born 1959), former U.S. Representative from Michigan
• 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
• 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 (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
• LaDawn Jones (born 1980), American politician and lawyer
• 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 1901–1905
• Van Jones (born 1968), former Green Jobs Advisor to the Obama administration
• Walter B. Jones (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

United Kingdom politics

• Alun Ffred Jones (born 1949), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
• Andrew Jones (born 1963), Conservative MP) for Harrogate and Knaresborough (2010-present)
• Ann Jones (born 1953), Welsh Labour Co-op politician
• Barry Jones, Baron Jones (British politician) (born 1938) Labour Politician and Member of Parliament for Alyn and Deeside (1970–2001)
• Caroline Jones (politician)
• Claudia Jones (1915–1964), Trinidad-born journalist and activist
• David Brynmor Jones (1851–1921), Welsh barrister and politician
• Denise Idris Jones (born 1950), Welsh Labour Member of the Welsh Assembly (2003-2007)
• Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
• Ernest Charles Jones (1819–1868), British orator, poet, and politician
• Fay Jones (born 1985), Welsh Conservative politician
• Frederick Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (1909–1989), Welsh Labour politician
• Gareth Jones (born 1939), Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
• Helen Jones (born 1954),
• 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
• Josiah Towyn Jones (1858–1925), Welsh Liberal politician
• Laura Anne Jones (born 1979), Welsh Conservative Member of the Welsh Assembly (2003-2007)
• Leifchild Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader (1862–1939) Welsh Liberal Party politician and Privy Councillor
• Mandy Jones, Welsh Brexit Party politician
• 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 (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
• William Elwyn Edwards Jones (1904–1989), Welsh Labour politician

Other politics

• Barry Jones (Australian politician) (born 1932), Australian politician
• Jim Jones (born 1943), Canadian; Conservative MP for Markham (1997-2000)
• Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (born 1961), Canadian; Liberal MP for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (2015-2019)
• Yvonne Jones (born 1968), Canadian; Liberal MP for Labrador (2013-present)

Literature

Writers

• Alice Gray Jones (1852–1943), Welsh writer and editor
• Cleolinda Jones, American writer and blogger
• 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
• 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
• James Jones, (1921–1977) American writer of WWII novels
• J. V. Jones (born 1963), fantasy author
• Lara Jones, (1975–2010) British children's author
• Liz Jones (born 1958), English journalist and writer
• Mal Lewis Jones British author
• Pamela Jones, founder of Groklaw
• Raymond F. Jones, (1915–1994) American science fiction author
• Rod Jones (author), Australian writer
• T. Llew Jones (1915–2009), Welsh language writer

Armed forces

See also: General Jones

• 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 (1918–1997), 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 (born 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 (born 1960), Royal Navy officer
• Phoenix Jones (born 1988), American real-life superhero
• Victor Jones (British Army officer) (1898–?), 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

• Chonnettia Jones, American geneticist and developmental biologist
• Holly Jones, American restoration ecologist and conservation biologist
• Monty Jones (born 1951), Sierra Leonean 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 (1938–2017), 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) (born 1950), American computer technologist

Economics

• Richard Jones (economist) (1790–1855), English macro economist

Engineering

• Harry Edward Jones (1843–1925), British civil engineer
• Willard F. Jones (1890–1967), American Naval architect

Geology

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

Linguistics and philology

• William Jones (philologist) (1746–1794), British pioneer of Indo European 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

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

Physics

• Reginald Victor Jones (1911–1997), English physicist
• Robert Clark Jones (1916–2004), American physicist

Psychology

• Edward E. Jones (1927–1993), American social psychologist

Religion

• Christopher Jones (bishop) (1936–2018), 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 (1931–1978), American founder of the People's Temple
• Malachi Jones (clergyman) (c.1651–1729) Welsh Presbyterian 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 (born 1959), American academic

Sports

Association football

• Alexander Jones (footballer) (1854–1878), Welsh international footballer
• Barrie Jones (born 1941), Welsh footballer
• Brad Jones (footballer) (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), Welsh footballer
• Dave Jones (footballer, born 1956), English footballer and manager
• David Jones (footballer), multiple 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–?), English football player
• Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1889) (1889–?), English football player
• Jimmy Jones (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1976), Welsh international 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
• Joe Jones (footballer) (1887–1941), Welsh international footballer
• Joey Jones (born 1955), Welsh footballer
• Kenwyne Jones (born 1984), Trinidad and Tobago footballer
• Leslie Jones (1911–1981), Welsh footballer
• Linden Jones (born 1961), Welsh footballer
• Lot Jones (William Jones) (1882–1941), Welsh international footballer
• Miguel Jones (born 1938), Spanish footballer
• Owain Tudur Jones (born 1984), Welsh footballer
• Pat Jones (footballer) (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
• Steve Jones (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1976), Northern Irish footballer
• T. G. Jones (1917–2004), Welsh footballer
• Tommy Jones (English footballer) (1907–1980), English footballer
• Vinnie Jones (born 1965), British footballer-turned-actor
• Wayne Jones (footballer) (born 1948), Welsh international footballer

American football

• Aaron Jones (running back) (born 1994), American football player
• Adam Jones (American football) (born 1983), cornerback
• Arrington Jones (born 1959), running back
• Bert Jones (born 1951), quarterback
• Brian Jones (quarterback) (born 1980), quarterback
• Butch Jones (born 1968), head coach
• Cardale Jones (born 1992), quarterback
• Daniel Jones (American football) (born 1997), quarterback
• Deacon Jones, (1938–2013) defensive end
• Derrick Jones (disambiguation)
• D. J. Jones (disambiguation)
• Dominic Jones (born 1987), defensive back
• Dre'Mont Jones (born 1997), defensive end
• Ed "Too Tall" Jones (born 1950), defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
• Howard Jones, (1885–1941) head coach
• Jacoby Jones (born 1984), wide receiver
• Jamarco Jones (born 1996), offensive tackle
• James Jones (born 1984), wide receiver
• Jarvis Jones (born 1989), linebacker
• Jay Jones (born 1974), wide receiver
• Jerry Jones (born 1942), executive, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
• J. J. Jones (wide receiver) (born 1992)
• Josh Jones (American football) (born 1994), safety
• Julio Jones (born 1989), wide receiver
• Korey Jones (born 1989), linebacker
• LaKendrick Jones (born 1979), lineman
• Leroy Jones (American football) (born 1950), defensive end
• Malachi Jones (American football) (born 1994), wide receiver
• Nazair Jones (born 1994), defensive tackle
• Nick Jones (American football) (born 1985), center
• Rod Jones (football player) (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
• Victor Jones (linebacker) (born 1966)
• Victor Jones (running back) (born 1967)
• 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)
• Fielder Jones (1871–1934), American baseball player and manager
• Gordon Jones (baseball) (1930–1994), former Major League pitcher
• 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
• Rick Jones, American college baseball coach
• Ruppert Jones (born 1955), outfielder
• 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

• Cameron Jones (born 1989), American shooting guard
• Carolyn Jones-Young (born 1969), American guard
• Dahntay Jones (born 1980), American small forward/shooting guard
• Domonic Jones (born 1981), American point guard/shooting guard
• Eddie Jones (born 1971), American shooting guard/small forward
• Edgar Jones (born 1956), American power forward/center
• Fred Jones (born 1979), American shooting guard/point guard
• Jake Jones (born 1949), American shooting guard
• L. Tucker Jones, (born Leigh Tucker Jones, 1888–1943) American college 1928/29 basketball coach
• Lazeric Jones (born 1990), American point guard
• Shawn Jones (born 1992), American center/power forward
• Steve "Snapper" Jones (1942–2017), American basketball player and television analyst
• Terrence Jones (born 1992), American power forward

Boxing

• Frankie Jones (boxer), (1933–1991) Scottish professional boxer of the 1950s and 1960s
• Reggie Jones (boxer) (born 1951), American boxer
• Roy Jones, Jr. (born 1969), American boxing champion

Cricket

• Alfred Jones (Northamptonshire cricketer) (1900–1986)
• Alfred Jones (Kent cricketer)
• Dean Jones (cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer
• Ernie Jones (Australian sportsman) (1869–1943), former Australian bowler
• Geraint Jones (born 1976), former England and Papua New Guinea player
• Jeff Jones (cricketer, born 1941), former Welsh cricketer
• Sammy Jones (1861–1951), Australian Test player
• Simon Jones (cricketer) (born 1978), former England and Wales player
• Steffan Jones (born 1974), former Welsh cricketer
• Jones (Essex cricketer) (fl. 1787)
• Jones (Godalming cricketer) (fl. 1820s), English player for Surrey
• Jones (MCC cricketer) (fl. 1816–1830)
• Jones (Sussex cricketer) (fl. 1832–1833)

MMA

• Jon Jones (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist and a former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Motor racing

• Adam Jones (racing driver) (born 1980), 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) (born 1931), rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Lewis Jones (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 2010s
• Stacey Jones (born 1976), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Steve Jones (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 2000s

Rugby union

• Adam Jones (rugby union, born 1980), Wales rugby union international lock forward
• Adam Jones (rugby union, born 1981), Wales international rugby union prop forward
• Alun Wyn Jones (born 1985), Wales international rugby union player
• Daniel Jones (rugby player) (1875–1959), Wales rugby union player
• Duncan Jones (rugby player) (born 1978), Wales rugby union player
• Elvet Jones (1912–1989), Wales and British Lions rugby international
• Gwyn Jones (rugby player) (born 1972), Wales rugby union player
• Ivor Jones (1901–1982), Wales rugby union player
• Kingsley Jones (rugby union, born 1969) and Sale Sharks director of rugby
• Paul Doran-Jones (born 1985), England rugby union player
• Robert Jones (rugby player) (born 1965), Wales rugby union player
• Ryan Jones (rugby player) (born 1981), Wales rugby union player
• Stephen Jones (rugby player) (born 1977), Wales rugby union player

Track and field (athletics)

• Akela Jones (born 1995), Barbadian track and field athlete
• Barbara Jones (athlete) (born 1937), American sprinter
• Deacon Jones (athlete) (1934–2007), American runner
• Earl Jones (athlete) (born 1964), American runner
• Esther Jones (born 1969), American sprinter
• 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
• Alyson Jones (born 1956), English swimmer
• Burwell Jones (born 1933), American swimmer
• Cullen Jones (born 1984), American swimmer
• Eric Jones (born 1935), Welsh mountaineer
• Heather Jones (born 1970), Canadian field hockey player
• Jade Jones (born 1993), Welsh double Olympic champion in taekwondo
• Jenna Jones (born 2001), Australian swimmer
• Jennifer Jones (born 1974), Canadian curler
• Julia Jones-Pugliese (1909–1993), American national champion fencer and fencing coach
• Leisel Jones (born 1985), Australian swimmer
• Smarty Jones, thoroughbred racehorse
• Wayne Jones (darts player) (born 1965), English darts player
• Wayne Jones (snooker player) (born 1959), Welsh snooker player

Sports executives

• Whip Jones (1909–2001), founder of Aspen Highlands

Miscellaneous

• Casey Jones (1863–1900), American locomotive engineer, subject of an eponymous song
• Gareth Jones (journalist) (1905–1935), Welsh journalist
• Marlon Jones (born c. 1970–1980), Jamaican criminal
• Sally-Anne Jones (1968–2017), British-born terrorist and UN-designated recruiter who is believed to have been killed
• Sally Jones (born 1954), British journalist

Fictional characters

• 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, novel and movie character
• Bustopher Jones, character from the musical Cats
• Carly Jones, a character in the film House of Wax
• Casey Jones, human ally of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Cleopatra Jones, heroine of a 1973 blaxploitation movie of the same name
• 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
• Dijonay Jones, a main character in the Proud Family franchise
• Dr. Christmas Jones, Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough
• Eugene Jones, a one-off character on the BBC Three television series Torchwood
• Felicia Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Flattop Jones, a.k.a. Floyd Jones Sr. the famous flat-headed villain from Dick Tracy media
• Fred Jones, a main character in most incarnations of Scooby-Doo
• Frisco Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
• Georgie Jones, a character 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 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 series 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
• Michelle "MJ" Jones, a character in Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home
• 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

See also

• Adam Jones (disambiguation)
• Alan Jones (disambiguation)
• Albert Jones (disambiguation)
• Alex Jones (disambiguation)
• Alfred Jones (disambiguation)
• Allan Jones (disambiguation)
• Allen Jones (disambiguation)
• Alun Jones (disambiguation)
• Anthony Jones (disambiguation)
• Arthur Jones (disambiguation)
• Barry Jones (disambiguation)
• Bill Jones (disambiguation)
• Billy Jones (disambiguation)
• Bob Jones (disambiguation)
• Bobby Jones (disambiguation)
• Brian Jones (disambiguation)
• Bruce Jones (disambiguation)
• Bryn Jones (disambiguation)
• Charles Jones (disambiguation)
• Christopher Jones (disambiguation)
• Cliff Jones (disambiguation)
• Daniel Jones (disambiguation)
• David Jones (disambiguation)
• Davy Jones (disambiguation)
• Dean Jones (disambiguation)
• Dennis Jones (disambiguation)
• Diana Jones (disambiguation)
• Doug Jones (disambiguation)
• Edward Jones (disambiguation)
• Elizabeth Jones (disambiguation)
• Gary Jones (disambiguation)
• George Jones (disambiguation)
• Gwyneth Jones (disambiguation)
• Henry Jones (disambiguation)
• Howard Jones (disambiguation)
• Jack Jones (disambiguation)
• James Jones (disambiguation)
• Jamie Jones (disambiguation)
• Jeff Jones (disambiguation)
• Jennifer Jones (disambiguation)
• Jenny Jones (disambiguation)
• Jim Jones (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Jones (disambiguation)
• Joe Jones (disambiguation)
• Joey Jones (disambiguation)
• John Jones (disambiguation)
• Jon Jones (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Jones (disambiguation)
• Joseph Jones (disambiguation)
• Keith Jones (disambiguation)
• Kevin Jones (disambiguation)
• Kim Jones (disambiguation)
• Lee Jones (disambiguation)
• Lewis Jones (disambiguation)
• Lloyd Jones (disambiguation)
• Margaret Jones (disambiguation)
• Mark Jones (disambiguation)
• Martin Jones (disambiguation)
• Mary Jones (disambiguation)
• Matthew Jones (disambiguation)
• Michael Jones (disambiguation)
• Mick Jones (disambiguation)
• Morgan Jones (disambiguation)
• Oliver Jones (disambiguation)
• Owen Jones (disambiguation)
• Patrick Jones (disambiguation)
• Paul Jones (disambiguation)
• Peter Jones (disambiguation)
• Richard Jones (disambiguation)
• Rick Jones (disambiguation)
• Ricky Jones (disambiguation)
• Robert Jones (disambiguation)
• Ron Jones (disambiguation)
• Russell Jones (disambiguation)
• Samantha Jones (disambiguation)
• Samuel Jones (disambiguation)
• Sarah Jones (disambiguation)
• Shirley Jones (disambiguation)
• Simon Jones (disambiguation)
• Stephen Jones (disambiguation)
• Steve Jones (disambiguation)
• Ted Jones (disambiguation)
• Thomas Jones (disambiguation)
• Tom Jones (disambiguation)
• Tony Jones (disambiguation)
• Trevor Jones (disambiguation)
• Will Jones (disambiguation)
• William Jones (disambiguation)
• Willie Jones (disambiguation)