Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) James Earl Jones 1991 Gabriel's Fire 
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 1 hero
Tom Jones 1749 Tom Jones
Bridget Jones 1996 Bridget Jones's Diary
Coraline Jones 2002 Coraline
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 hero
Indiana Jones 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Calliope Jones 1965 Days of Our Lives
Yetta Rosenberg Jones 1993 The Nanny
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 2 football
(football) David "Deacon" Jones 1980
(basketball) Sam Jones 1983
(basketball) K. C. Jones 1989
(football) Stan Jones 1991
Notable Actors and Actresses:
13 actors, 10 actresses, 1 comedian/actor
Avonia Jones 1839-1867
Griffith Jones 1909-2007
Emrys Jones 1915-1972
Jennifer Jones 1919-2009
James Earl Jones 1931-
Donald Jones 1932-2004
Shirley Jones 1934-
Terry Jones 1942-
Ellis Jones 1943-
Tommy Lee Jones 1946-
Grace Jones 1948-
Sam J. Jones 1954-
Cherry Jones 1956-
Vinnie Jones 1965-
Toby Jones 1966-
Mandana Jones 1967-
Catherine Zeta-Jones 1969-
Rupert Penry-Jones 1970-
Rashida Jones 1976-
January Jones 1978-
Julia Jones 1981-
Matt Jones 1981-
Finn Jones 1988-
Leeon Jones 1993-
Notable Athletes:
16 football, 4 basketball, 2 rugby, 2 soccer, 1 cricket, 1 driving, 1 golf
(golf) Bobby Jones 1902-1971
(football) Stan Jones 1931-2010
(basketball) K. C. Jones 1932-
(basketball) Sam Jones 1933-
(football) David "Deacon" Jones 1938-2013
(driving) Alan Jones 1946-
(basketball) DeLisha Milton-Jones 1974-
(basketball) Asjha Jones 1980-
(soccer) Jermaine Jones 1981-
(rugby) Alun Wyn Jones 1985-
(football) Jason Jones 1986-
(football) Reshad Jones 1988-
(football) Taiwan Jones 1988-
(football) Julio Jones 1989-
(cricket) Malachi Jones 1989-
(rugby) Harry Jones 1989-
(football) Jarvis Jones 1989-
(football) Barrett Jones 1990-
(football) Chris Jones 1990-
(football) Datone Jones 1990-
(football) DaQuan Jones 1991-
(football) Abry Jones 1991-
(soccer) Phil Jones 1992-
(football) Roosevelt Nix (a.k.a. Jones) 1992-
(football) T. J. Jones 1992-
(football) Seantavius Jones 1992-
(football) Taiwan Jones 1993-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Ellis Jones 1943-
Notable Musicians:
4 singers, 2 musicians
George Jones 1931-2013 country
Quincy Jones 1933- R&B, funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, rock
Grace Jones 1948-
Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones 1968-2004 hip hop
Nas (a.k.a. Jones) 1973- hip hop
Lil' Kim (a.k.a. Jones) 1974- hip hop
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 poet/author
Diana Wynne Jones 1934-2011
Stephen Graham Jones 1972-
Olympic Medalists:
12 gold, 8 bronze, 5 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze/gold
(bronze) Marion Jones Farquhar 1900 tennis
(bronze) Orus Jones 1904 golf
(gold) Samuel Jones 1904 high jump
(gold) Christopher Jones 1920 water polo
(silver) Ken Jones 1948 4x100 m relay
(gold) Wallace Jones 1948 basketball
(bronze) Patricia Jones 1948 4x100 m relay
(gold) Lou Jones 1956 4x400 m relay
(gold) K. C. Jones 1956 basketball
(silver) Brenda Jones 1960 800 m
(gold) Barbara Jones 1952; 1960 4x100 m relay
(bronze/gold) Hayes Jones 1960; 1964 110 m hurdles
(bronze) David Jones 1960 4x100 m relay
(silver) Bobby Jones 1972 basketball
(silver) Dwight Jones 1972 basketball
(gold) Lam Jones 1976 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Earl Jones 1984 800 m
(bronze) Carolyn Jones 1992 basketball
(gold) Esther Jones 1992 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Jacque Jones 1996 baseball
(silver) Michellie Jones 2000 triathlon
(silver/bronze/gold) Leisel Jones 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012 swimming
(gold) DeLisha Milton-Jones 2000; 2008 basketball
(gold/silver) Cullen Jones 2008; 2012 swimming
(gold) Asjha Jones 2012 basketball
(gold) Jade Jones 2012 taekwondo
(gold) Jennifer Jones 2014 curling
(bronze) Jenny Jones 2014 snowboarding
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actresses, 1 actor
(actress) Jennifer Jones 1943 The Song of Bernadette
(actress) Shirley Jones 1960 Elmer Gantry
(actor) Tommy Lee Jones 1993 The Fugitive
(actress) Catherine Zeta-Jones 2002 Chicago
Other Leaders:
2 prime ministers
Prime Minister William Hall-Jones 1906 New Zealand
Prime Minister Carwyn Jones 2009-2018 Wales
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
Jim Jones 1955-1978 The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 winner
Edward P. Jones 2004 The Known World
Saints:
1 blessed, 1 saint
Blessed Edward Jones ?-1590
Saint John Jones ?-1598
Title Characters:
2 musicals, 1 book, 1 book/film, 1 song
(song) Casey Jones 1902; 1970 The Ballad of Casey Jones; Casey Jones
(musical) Johnny Jones 1904 Little Johnny Jones
(musical) Carmen Jones 1943 Carmen Jones
(book) Bridget Jones 1996 Bridget Jone's Diary
(book/film) Coraline Jones 2002; 2009 Coraline