John Jones

Academics

• John Collier Jones, English academic administrator at the University of Oxford
• John Winter Jones, English librarian
• John Carleton Jones, American educator and tenth president of the University of Missouri
• John Robert Jones, Welsh philosopher
• John Jones , professor at Merton College, Oxford Professor of Poetry 1978–1983
• John Finbarr Jones, Irish–born American academic

  Arts and entertainment

Literature

• John Jones , Welsh language satirical poet and radical pamphleteer
• John Jones , Welsh poet
• John Beauchamp Jones, American writer
• John Jones , Welsh writer
• John Owen Jones , Welsh writer
• John Gwilym Jones, Welsh dramatist, writer, academic and critic
• John Tudor Jones, Welsh journalist, poet and translator
• J'onn J'onzz, fictional Martian superhero of DC Comics, also known as the Martian Manhunter whose human guise is also known as "John Jones"
• John Jones, fictional mission controller in the CHERUB book series

  Performing arts

• John Jones , organist at St Paul's Cathedral
• John Joseph Jones , British and Australian poet, folk singer, musician, playwright, and theatre director
• John Bush Jones, American author, theatre director, critic and educator
• John Paul Jones , English bassist for Led Zeppelin
• John Pierce Jones, Welsh actor
• John Marshall Jones, American actor and director
• John "Jonesy" Jones, character in ''Fortnite Battle Royale''

  Visual arts

• John Jones of Gellilyfdy, Welsh calligrapher, manuscript collector and antiquary
• John Jones , British engraver
• John Jones , English art collector
• John Edward Jones , Irish sculptor
• John Llewellyn Jones, Australian artist and photographer
• John Paul Jones , American painter and printmaker
• John W. Jones , American painter

  Crime and notoriety

• Shoni Sguborfawr, Welsh criminal known for role in Rebecca riots
• John Jones , Welsh criminal
• John Jones, alias used in the John Darwin disappearance case

  Military

• John Jones Maesygarnedd, Welsh military leader, one of the regicides of King Charles I, member of Cromwell's Upper House
• John Paul Jones, U.S. naval commander of the American Revolutionary War
• Sir John Thomas Jones, British major-general in the Royal Engineers
• John M. Jones, Confederate general in the American Civil War; wounded at Gettysburg
• John R. Jones , Confederate general in the American Civil War at Antietam and Chancellorsville
• John J. Jones , Union officer in the American Civil War
• John B. Jones, Confederate major in the American Civil War and Texas Ranger captain
• John E. Jones , American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
• John Jones , American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
• John Jones, World War I flying ace
• John Cecil Jones, American military veteran who was tortured and lynched near Minden, Louisiana

  Politics and law

Australia

• John Gore Jones, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
• John Jones , Australian politician
• John Percy Jones, Australian politician
• Jack Jones , Australian politician

  Canada

• John Jones , businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
• John Jones , politician in Lower Canada
• John Walter Jones, Canadian politician

  United Kingdom

• John Jones , English politician
• John Jones , English Member of Parliament for the City of London, 1661–1679
• John Gale Jones, English political radical
• John Jones of Ystrad, MP for Carmarthen, 1821–1832
• John Jones , British Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, 1868–1880
• John Jones , Welsh radical and man of letters
• John Jones , English politician and mayor of Wolverhampton
• John Share Jones, British veterinary surgeon and politician
• Jack Jones , British Labour MP for Silvertown
• Jack Jones , British Labour MP for Bolton, later MP for Rotherham
• John Edward Jones , Welsh political organiser
• Sir John Jones , Director General of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service
• John Walter Jones , civil servant and the first Chief Executive of the Welsh Language Board

  United States

• John Coffin Jones Sr., politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• John Gabriel Jones, colonial American pioneer and politician
• John Rice Jones, American politician, jurist, and pioneer
• John Patterson Jones, New York politician
• John Winston Jones, U.S. congressman from Virginia
• John Coffin Jones Jr., United States consular agent to the Kingdom of Hawaii
• John M. Jones , American politician from Pennsylvania
• John William Jones, U.S. congressman from Georgia
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• John Wallace Jones, American judge
• John James Jones, U.S. representative from Georgia
• John P. Jones , Republican senator from Nevada and founder of Santa Monica, California
• John Paul Jones, state senator in Louisiana
• John H. Jones , member of the Wisconsin State Senate
• John S. Jones, Union brevet brigadier general and later U.S. congressman from Ohio
• John Edward Jones , Welsh-born governor of Nevada
• John D. Jones , speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• John Jones , member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Illinois
• John Jones, president of the Los Angeles, California, Common Council 1870–1871
• John R. Jones , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• John George Jones, American lawyer
• Evan John Jones , U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
• John R. Jones , member of the Washington House of Representatives
• John Marvin Jones, U.S. Representative from Texas
• John D. Jones , Welsh-American politician in the state of Washington
• John Bailey Jones, South Dakota state representative 1957–1960 and U.S. federal judge
• John O. Jones, Illinois state senator
• John E. Jones III, U.S. federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• John Jones , American abolitionist, civil rights leader, philanthropist, and businessman
• John W. Jones, state legislator in Alabama

  Elsewhere

• John Jones , Chief of the Credit Mission Ojibwa, 1840–1847
• John Richard Jones, 19th century New Zealand politician

  Religion

• John Jones , Welsh Benedictine monk
• John Jones , Welsh saint
• John Jones , Welsh cleric, inventor and physician
• John Jones , Dean of Bangor Cathedral
• John Jones , Welsh clergyman
• John Jones , Welsh minister, critic, tutor and lexicographer
• John Jones , Welsh priest, scholar and literary patron
• John Elias, Welsh preacher
• John Jones , Welsh priest and writer
• Llef o'r Nant, Welsh priest and antiquarian
• John Jones
• John Jones , Welsh clergyman and writer
• John Jones, Talysarn, Welsh preacher
• John Jones , Welsh Anglican priest
• John Taylor Jones, Protestant missionary to Siam, now Thailand
• John Wynne Jones, Welsh Anglican priest
• John Harris Jones, Calvinistic Methodist minister and classical tutor
• John Hugh Jones, Welsh Roman Catholic priest
• John Daniel Jones, Welsh Congregational minister
• John Islan Jones, Welsh Unitarian minister and writer
• John Jones , Welsh Anglican missionary and Bishop of Bangor
• John Jones , Welsh Anglican archdeacon

  Science and medicine

• John Jones , American surgeon
• John Jones, Welsh physician
• John Jones, Welsh physician
• John Jones , Welsh amateur astronomer
• John Welch Jones, American medical doctor and Civil War cavalry officer
• John Jones , English geologist
• John Viriamu Jones, British scientist and educationalist
• John Chris Jones, Welsh engineer
• John Spencer Jones, British chest physician

  Sports

American football

• John Jones , American football executive
• John Jones , American football tight end
• John "J. J." Jones, American football quarterback
• John "Lam" Jones, American sprinter and professional football wide receiver

  Association football (soccer)

• John Jones , Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Jones , Berwyn Rangers F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Owen Jones , Bangor F.C., Newton Heath F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John H. Jones , British footballer in the 1900 Olympics
• John Love Jones, Stoke F.C., Middlesbrough F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Jones , Welsh footballer
• John Jones , Welsh footballer
• John Jones , retired American soccer midfielder

  Cricket

• John Thomas Jones, English cricketer
• John Jones , English cricketer
• John Jones , Australian cricketer

  Rugby

• Arthur Jones , Welsh international rugby union forward
• John Jones known as Bala Jones, Wales international rugby player
• Jack Jones , rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1910s for Wales, Abertillery, and Oldham
• John Jones , Australian rugby league player for the Manly Sea Eagles and South Queensland Crushers
• Johnny Jones , English rugby league footballer of the 1940s for Leeds, and Wakefield Trinity

  Other sports

• John Paul Jones , American track athlete
• John Jones , American baseball player
• John Jones , British rower
• John Jones , Canadian racecar driver
• John Jones , English professional golfer
• John Jones , British Olympic water polo player
• John Jones , Welsh athlete
• John Edward Jones, caver who died in the Nutty Putty Cave

  Others

• Johnny Jones , Australian and New Zealand settler and pioneer
• John W. Jones , American ex-slave
• Casey Jones, American folk hero
• John H. Jones and Carrie Otis Jones, American property developers
• John Treasure Jones, British sea officer
• John F. Jones Jr., chief information officer of the National Institutes of Health
• John D. Jones, a 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat
• John Elfed Jones, Welsh businessman and language activist
• John Tecumseh Jones, Chippewa leader and businessman