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 Theodora Varnay Jones (born 1942), Hungarian-born American 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 Clarence B. Jones (1931–2026), American lawyer and advisor to Martin Luther King 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 Frances Holk-Jones, member of the Alabama House of Representatives 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 Paula Jones (born 1966), former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment Renea Jones (born 1966), American politician 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

United Kingdom politics Claudia Jones (1915–1964), Trinidad-born journalist and activist Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh Plaid Cymru 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 Kevan Jones (born 1964), British Labour politician, Privy Councillor and trade union official Leif Jones (1862–1939) Welsh Liberal Party politician and Privy Councillor 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 Yvonne Jones (born 1968), Canadian MP for Labrador (2013–present)

Literature

Writers Cleolinda Jones (born 1978), American writer and blogger Constance Jones (1848–1922), English educator and writer on logic and ethics Ebenezer Jones (1820–1860), English poet 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 J. V. Jones (born 1963), British fantasy author Lara Jones (1975–2010), British children's author Mal Lewis Jones, British children's author Pamela Jones, computer law scholar, founder and editor of Groklaw Penn Jones Jr., American journalist and author Rhiannon Davies Jones (1921–2014), Welsh historical novelist Rochelle Jones (1945–2006), South Florida author and journalist

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 Marlboro Jones, American slave and Confederate body servant during the Civil War 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 Rhian Jones (born 1960), British planetary scientist

Archeology Vendyl Jones (1930–2010), American scholar

Biology Chonnettia Jones, American geneticist and developmental biologist Monty Jones (1951–2024), Sierra Leonean biologist and plant breeder

Computer science Karen Spärck Jones (1935–2007), British computer scientist (surname is double-barrelled: Spärck Jones)

Engineering Anya Jones, American aerospace engineer

Mathematics Burton Wadsworth Jones (1902–1983), American mathematician F. Burton Jones (1910–1999), American mathematician Vaughan Jones (1952–2020), New Zealand mathematician

Medicine Mabel Jones (c. 1865–1923), British physician and suffragette sympathizer

Religion Serene Jones (born 1959), American academic

Sports

Association football

American football

Baseball Andruw Jones (born 1977), Curaçaoan outfielder Chipper Jones (born 1972), American 3rd baseman Fielder Jones (1871–1934), American baseball player and manager Garrett Jones (born 1981) American Major League outfielder and first baseman Jacque Jones (born 1975), American outfielder Jahmai Jones (born 1997), American outfielder Jared Jones (born 2001), American pitcher 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 Ruppert Jones (born 1955), American outfielder Sheldon Jones (1922–1991), American baseball player Taylor Jones (born 1993), American baseball player 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 Dahntay Jones (born 1980), American small forward/shooting guard Denver Jones (born 2000), American shooting guard in the Israeli Basketball Premier League DeVante' Jones (born 1998), American basketball player Dillon Jones (born 2001), American small forward Domonic Jones (born 1981), American point guard/shooting guard Haley Jones (born 2001), American 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 guard K. C. Jones (1932–2020), American basketball player and coach L. Tucker Jones (born Leigh Tucker Jones, 1888–1943), American college basketball coach Lazeric Jones (born 1990), American point guard Merlaika Jones (born 1973), American former basketball player Sacha Killeya-Jones (born 1998), American-British basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League 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 Roy Jones Jr. (born 1969), American boxing champion Troy Jones (born 1998), English professional boxer

Chess Gawain Jones (born 1987), English chess player

Cricket Geraint Jones (born 1976), England and Papua New Guinea 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)

Motor racing Conner Jones (born 2006), American NASCAR driver Erik Jones (born 1996), American NASCAR driver P. J. Jones (born 1969), American professional racing driver

Rugby league Stacey Jones (born 1976), New Zealand rugby league footballer

Rugby union Adam Jones (born 1982), Wales and British Lions rugby international Alun Wyn Jones (born 1985), Wales and British Lions rugby international. Current most capped rugby player worldwide at 170. Duncan Jones (born 1978), Wales rugby union player Elvet Jones (1912–1989), Wales and British Lions rugby international Huw Jones (born 1993), Scotland rugby union player Ken Jones (1921–2006), Wales rugby international, sprinter and OBE recipient. Roll of Honour in the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame Lewis Jones (1931–2024), Wales and British Lions rugby international. Roll of Honour in the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

Swimming Alyson Jones (born 1956), English swimmer Burwell Jones (1933–2021), American swimmer Cullen Jones (born 1984), American swimmer 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 Hayes Jones (born 1938), American hurdler Lolo Jones (born 1982), American hurdler (and also bobsled pusher)

Other sports Allyce Jones (born 1987), American professional pickleball player Beth Bronger-Jones, American curler Colleen Jones (born 1959), Canadian curler and television personality Emerson Jones (born 2008), Australian tennis player Heather Jones (born 1970), Canadian field hockey player Kirsty Jones, Welsh professional kitesurfer Paige Jones (born 2002), American ski jumper S. D. Jones (1945–2008), Antiguan professional wrestler Tammy Jones, stage name of Debbie D'Amato, professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

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