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 (academic), professor at Merton College, Oxford Professor of Poetry 1978–1983
• John Finbarr Jones, Irish–born American academic

Arts and entertainment

Literature

• John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors), Welsh language satirical poet and radical pamphleteer
• John Jones (Talhaiarn), Welsh poet
• John Beauchamp Jones, American writer
• John Jones (Myrddin Fardd), Welsh writer
• John Owen Jones (Ap Ffarmwr), 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 (character), fictional mission controller in the CHERUB book series

Performing arts

• John Jones (organist), organist at St Paul's Cathedral
• John Joseph Jones (writer), British and Australian poet, folk singer, musician, playwright, and theatre director
• John Bush Jones, American author, theatre director, critic and educator
• John Paul Jones (musician), 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 (engraver), British engraver
• John Jones (art collector), English art collector
• John Edward Jones (sculptor), Irish sculptor
• John Llewellyn Jones, Australian artist and photographer
• John Paul Jones (artist), American painter and printmaker
• John W. Jones (artist), American painter

Crime and notoriety

• Shoni Sguborfawr, Welsh criminal known for role in Rebecca riots
• John Jones (Coch Bach y Bala), 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 (general), Confederate general in the American Civil War at Antietam and Chancellorsville
• John J. Jones (general), Union officer in the American Civil War
• John B. Jones, Confederate major in the American Civil War and Texas Ranger captain
• John E. Jones (Medal of Honor), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
• John Jones (Medal of Honor), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
• John Jones (RAF airman), 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 (Queensland politician), Australian politician
• John Percy Jones, Australian politician
• Jack Jones (Australian politician), Australian politician

Canada

• John Jones (died 1818), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
• John Jones (Bedford politician), politician in Lower Canada
• John Walter Jones, Canadian politician

United Kingdom

• John Jones (MP for Gloucester), English politician
• John Jones (Parliamentarian), 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 (Carmarthenshire MP), British Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, 1868–1880
• John Jones (Ivon), Welsh radical and man of letters
• John Jones (ironmaster), English politician and mayor of Wolverhampton
• John Share Jones, British veterinary surgeon and politician
• Jack Jones (Silvertown MP), British Labour MP for Silvertown
• Jack Jones (Rotherham MP), British Labour MP for Bolton, later MP for Rotherham
• John Edward Jones (Welsh politician), Welsh political organiser
• Sir John Jones (MI5 officer), Director General of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service
• John Walter Jones (Wales), 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 (Pennsylvania politician), American politician from Pennsylvania
• John William Jones, U.S. congressman from Georgia
• John Jones (abolitionist)
• John Wallace Jones, American judge
• John James Jones, U.S. representative from Georgia
• John P. Jones (Nevada politician), Republican senator from Nevada and founder of Santa Monica, California
• John Paul Jones (Louisiana politician), state senator in Louisiana
• John H. Jones (American politician), member of the Wisconsin State Senate
• John S. Jones, Union brevet brigadier general and later U.S. congressman from Ohio
• John Edward Jones (governor), Welsh-born governor of Nevada
• John D. Jones (Minnesota politician), speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• John Jones (county commissioner), member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Illinois
• John Jones (Los Angeles politician), president of the Los Angeles, California, Common Council 1870–1871
• John R. Jones (Wisconsin politician), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• John George Jones, American lawyer
• Evan John Jones (politician), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
• John R. Jones (Washington politician), member of the Washington House of Representatives
• John Marvin Jones, U.S. Representative from Texas
• John D. Jones (Washington politician), 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 (abolitionist), American abolitionist, civil rights leader, philanthropist, and businessman
• John W. Jones (Alabama politician), state legislator in Alabama

Elsewhere

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

Religion

• John Jones (Benedictine), Welsh Benedictine monk
• John Jones (martyr), Welsh saint
• John Jones (physician, died 1709), Welsh cleric, inventor and physician
• John Jones (dean of Bangor), Dean of Bangor Cathedral
• John Jones (controversialist), Welsh clergyman
• John Jones (Unitarian), Welsh minister, critic, tutor and lexicographer
• John Jones (literary patron), Welsh priest, scholar and literary patron
• John Elias, Welsh preacher
• John Jones (archdeacon of Merioneth), Welsh priest and writer
• Llef o'r Nant, Welsh priest and antiquarian
• John Jones (archdeacon of Liverpool)
• John Jones (Tegid), Welsh clergyman and writer
• John Jones, Talysarn, Welsh preacher
• John Jones (archdeacon of Bangor), 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 (bishop), Welsh Anglican missionary and Bishop of Bangor
• John Jones (archdeacon of St Asaph), Welsh Anglican archdeacon

Science and medicine

• John Jones (doctor), American surgeon
• John Jones (16th-century physician), Welsh physician
• John Jones (physician, died 1709), Welsh physician
• John Jones (astronomer), Welsh amateur astronomer
• John Welch Jones, American medical doctor and Civil War cavalry officer
• John Jones (geologist), 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), American football executive
• John Jones (tight end), 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 (footballer, born 1856), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Jones (footballer, born 1860), Berwyn Rangers F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Owen Jones (footballer), Bangor F.C., Newton Heath F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John H. Jones (footballer), British footballer in the 1900 Olympics
• John Love Jones, Stoke F.C., Middlesbrough F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Jones (footballer, born 1895), Welsh footballer
• John Jones (footballer, born 1916), Welsh footballer
• John Jones (soccer), retired American soccer midfielder

Cricket

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

Rugby

• Arthur Jones (rugby union, born 1856), Welsh international rugby union forward
• John Jones known as Bala Jones, Wales international rugby player
• Jack Jones (rugby, born 1890), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1910s for Wales, Abertillery, and Oldham
• John Jones (rugby league), Australian rugby league player for the Manly Sea Eagles and South Queensland Crushers
• Johnny Jones (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1940s for Leeds, and Wakefield Trinity

Other sports

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

Others

• Johnny Jones (pioneer), Australian and New Zealand settler and pioneer
• John W. Jones (ex-slave), 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 (pilot boat), a 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat
• John Elfed Jones, Welsh businessman and language activist
• John Tecumseh Jones, Chippewa leader and businessman