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. Unhyphenated double-barrelled names where the second part is Jones are included. Hyphenated names where the first part is Jones are included; those where the second part is Jones, such as Burne-Jones, are not.

Arts and entertainment

Architecture

• Inigo Jones (1573–1652), English architect of Welsh descent

Acting

Dance

• Lana Jones, Australian ballet dancer
• Ludie Jones (1916–2018), American tap dancer
• Muriel Jones (1890–1974), South African dancer and philanthropist

Fashion

• Grace Jones (born 1948), Jamaican-American model, actress, and singer

Music

Television and film

• 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
• Gethin Jones (born 1978), Welsh television presenter
• Star Jones (born 1962), American lawyer, journalist, television personality, fashion designer, author, and women's and diversity advocate

Visual artists

• Aneurin Jones (1930–2017), Welsh painter
• Cambridge Jones, British photographer
• Ezzelina Jones (1921–2012), Welsh artist and sculptor
• Lucy Jones (born 1955), British artist
• Nneka Jones, Trinidadian artist
• Wayson R. Jones, American painter
• Wynne Melville Jones (born 1947), Welsh artist

Education

• A. H. M. Jones (1904–1970), British classical scholar
• Valena C. Jones (1872–1917), American educator

Law and politics

Law

• Robley D. Jones (1860–1917), American politician and judge

American politics

• Addison P. Jones (1822–1910), New York state senator
• 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
• Cadwallader Jones Jr. (1813–1899), American politician
• Denny Jones (1920–2012), American politician
• Jewell Jones (born 1995), American politician
• 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
• Renea Jones (born 1966), American politician
• 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 (born 1966), 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 (born 1956), 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
• Violet Key Jones (1883–1958), Anglo-Irish writer and suffragette

Other politics

• Barry Jones (Australian politician) (born 1932), Australian politician
• Jim Jones (Canadian politician) (born 1943), Canadian MP for Markham (1997–2000)
• Yvonne Jones (born 1968), Canadian MP for Labrador (2013–present)

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 (born 1978), American writer and blogger
• Constance Jones (1848–1922), English educator and writer on logic and ethics
• Dan Jones (writer) (born 1981), 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
• Evan Jones (writer) (1927–2023), Jamaican poet, playwright and screenwriter
• Feminista Jones (born 1979), 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 (1968–2025), 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 children's author
• Mary Oliver Jones (1858–1893), Welsh-language novelist
• Pamela Jones, computer law scholar, founder and editor of Groklaw
• Penn Jones Jr., American journalist and author
• Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994), American science fiction author
• Rhiannon Davies Jones (1921–2014), Welsh historical novelist
• Rochelle Jones (1945–2006), South Florida author and journalist
• Rod Jones (author) (born 1953), 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
• Inigo Jones (British Army officer) (1848–1914), British major-general
• 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

• Albert F. A. L. Jones (1920–2013), New Zealand astronomer
• John Jones (astronomer) (1818–1898), Welsh amateur astronomer
• Rhian Jones (born 1960), British planetary scientist

Archeology

• Frances Follin Jones (1912–1999), American classicist and curator
• Vendyl Jones (1930–2010), American scholar

Biology

• Chonnettia Jones, American geneticist and developmental biologist
• E. Yvonne Jones (born 1960), British molecular biologist
• Evan Benjamin Gareth Jones (born 1937), British mycologist
• Holly Jones (ecologist), American restoration ecologist and conservation biologist
• Monty Jones (1951–2024), Sierra Leonean biologist and plant breeder

Chemistry

• Alan A. Jones (1944–2006), American chemistry professor
• David E. H. Jones (1938–2017), British chemist and writer (pseudonym Daedalus of DREADCO)
• Harry Clary Jones (1865–1916), American physical chemist
• 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 (surname is double-barrelled: Spärck Jones)
• Paul Jones (computer technologist) (born 1950), American computer technologist

Economics

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

Engineering

• Anya Jones, American aerospace engineer
• 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
• F. Burton Jones (1910–1999), American mathematician
• John Viriamu Jones (1856–1901), British mathematician and physicist
• Peter Jones (mathematician) (born 1952), American mathematician
• Thomas Jones (mathematician) (1756–1807), British mathematician
• Vaughan Jones (1952–2020), New Zealand mathematician
• William Jones (mathematician) (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
• 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

• 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 (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

American football

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 (1938–2025), 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

• Alexis Jones (born 1994), American basketball player
• Ava Jones (born 2005), American former basketball player
• Brionna Jones (born 1997), Puerto Rican basketball player
• Cameron Jones (basketball) (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
• Larry Jones (1942–2025), American basketball player
• Lazeric Jones (born 1990), American point guard
• Marvin Jones (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Merlaika Jones (born 1973), American former basketball player
• 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

• Ebonie Jones (born 1998), English professional boxer
• Paul Jones (boxer) (born 1998),
• Frankie Jones (boxer) (1933–1991), Scottish professional boxer
• Paul Jones (boxer) (born 1966), British former professional boxer
• Reggie Jones (boxer) (born 1951), American boxer
• Roy Jones Jr. (born 1969), American boxing champion
• Tiger Jones (1928–1994), American boxer
• Troy Jones (born 1998), English professional boxer

Chess

• Gawain Jones (born 1987), English chess player

Cricket

• Alfred Jones (Northamptonshire cricketer) (1900–1986)
• Alfred Jones (Kent cricketer)
• Dean Jones (cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer
• Ernie Jones (Australian sportsman) (1869–1943), Australian bowler
• Geraint Jones (born 1976), England and Papua New Guinea player
• Jeff Jones (cricketer, born 1941), Welsh cricketer
• Sammy Jones (1861–1951), Australian Test player
• Simon Jones (cricketer) (born 1978), England and Wales player
• Steffan Jones (born 1974), Welsh cricketer
• Jones (Essex cricketer) (fl. 1787)
• Jones (Godalming cricketer) (fl. 1820s), English player for Surrey
• 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
• Paul Jones (mixed martial artist) (born 1963), former mixed martial artist

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

• Lewis Jones (rugby, born 1931) (1931–2024), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Stacey Jones (born 1976), New Zealand rugby league footballer

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
• Brian Jones (rugby union) (1935–2025), Wales 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

• Alyson Jones (born 1956), English swimmer
• Burwell Jones (1933–2021), American swimmer
• Cullen Jones (born 1984), American swimmer
• George Daniel Jones (–1969), British swimming coach, founder of Bristol Central Swimming Club, and George Medal recipient
• Jenna Jones (born 2001), Australian swimmer
• Leisel Jones (born 1985), Australian swimmer

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

• Allen Jones (born 1977), American professional wrestler known as AJ Styles.
• Allyce Jones (born 1987), American professional pickleball player
• 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
• Emerson Jones (born 2008), Australian tennis player
• 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
• Paige Jones (born 2002), American ski jumper
• 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
• Cornelia Hall Jones (1842–1911), Hawaiian philanthropist and clubwoman
• Emily Jones (2013–2020), English murder victim
• Genene Jones (born 1950), American serial killer
• 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
• Sara Roddis Jones (1909–1975), American clubwoman

Fictional characters

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