# John Jones

John Jones may refer to:

## Academics

* John Collier Jones (1770–1838), academic administrator at the University of Oxford in England
* John Winter Jones (1805–1881), English librarian
* John Carleton Jones (1856–1930), American educator and tenth president of the University of Missouri
* John Robert Jones (1911–1970), Welsh philosopher
* John Jones (academic) (1924–2016), professor at Merton College, Oxford Professor of Poetry 1978–1983
* John Finbarr Jones (1929–2013), Irish–born American academic

## Arts and entertainment
### Literature

* John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors) (1766–1821), Welsh language satirical poet and radical pamphleteer
* John Jones (Talhaiarn) (1810–1869), Welsh poet
* John Beauchamp Jones (1810–1866), American writer
* John Jones (Myrddin Fardd) (1836–1921), Welsh writer
* John Owen Jones (Ap Ffarmwr) (1861–1899), 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) (1728–1796), organist at St Paul's Cathedral
* John Joseph Jones (writer) (1930–2000), British and Australian poet, folk singer, musician, playwright, and theatre director
* John Bush Jones (1940–2019), American author, theatre director, critic and educator
* John Paul Jones (musician) (born 1946), English bassist for Led Zeppelin
* John Pierce Jones (born 1946), Welsh actor
* John Marshall Jones (born 1962), American actor and director
* John "Jonesy" Jones, character in Fortnite Battle Royale

### Visual arts

* John Jones of Gellilyfdy (1578–1658), Welsh calligrapher, manuscript collector and antiquary
* John Jones (engraver) (1755–1797), British engraver
* John Jones (art collector) (c. 1798/99–1882), English art collector
* John Edward Jones (sculptor) (1806–1862), Irish sculptor
* John Llewellyn Jones (1866–1927), Australian artist and photographer
* John Paul Jones (artist) (1924–1999), American painter and printmaker
* John W. Jones (artist) (born c. 1950), American painter

## Crime and notoriety

* Shoni Sguborfawr (John Jones, 1811–1858), Welsh criminal known for role in Rebecca riots
* John Jones (Coch Bach y Bala) (1854–1913), Welsh criminal
* John Jones, alias used in the John Darwin disappearance case

## Military

* John Jones Maesygarnedd (c. 1597–1660), Welsh military leader, one of the regicides of King Charles I, member of Cromwell's Upper House
* John Paul Jones (1747–1792), U.S. naval commander of the American Revolutionary War
* Sir John Thomas Jones (1783–1843), British major-general in the Royal Engineers
* John M. Jones (1820–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War; wounded at Gettysburg
* John R. Jones (1827–1901), Confederate general in the American Civil War at Antietam and Chancellorsville
* John J. Jones (general) (1828–1868), Union officer in the American Civil War
* John B. Jones (1834–1881), Confederate major in the American Civil War and Texas Ranger captain
* John E. Jones (Medal of Honor) (1834–?), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
* John Jones (Medal of Honor) (1841–1907), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
* John Jones (RAF airman), World War I flying ace
* John Cecil Jones (1915–1946), American military veteran who was tortured and lynched near Minden, Louisiana

## Politics and law
### Australia

* John Gore Jones (1820–1868), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* John Jones (Queensland politician) (1872–1950), Australian politician
* John Percy Jones (1872–1955), Australian politician
* Jack Jones (Australian politician) (John Joseph Jones, 1907–1997), Australian politician

### Canada

* John Jones (died 1818) (c. 1752–1818), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
* John Jones (Bedford politician) (1761–1842), politician in Lower Canada
* John Walter Jones (1878–1954), Canadian politician

### United Kingdom

* John Jones (MP for Gloucester) (died 1630), English politician
* John Jones (Parliamentarian) (1610–1692), English Member of Parliament for the City of London, 1661–1679
* John Gale Jones (1769–1838), English political radical
* John Jones of Ystrad (1777–1842), MP for Carmarthen, 1821–1832
* John Jones (Carmarthenshire MP) (1812–1886), British Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, 1868–1880
* John Jones (Ivon) (1820-1898), Welsh radical and man of letters
* John Jones (ironmaster) (1835–1897), English politician and mayor of Wolverhampton
* John Share Jones (1873–1950), British veterinary surgeon and politician
* Jack Jones (Silvertown MP) (John Joseph Jones, 1873–1941), British Labour MP for Silvertown
* Jack Jones (Rotherham MP) (John Henry Jones, 1894–1962), British Labour MP for Bolton, later MP for Rotherham
* John Edward Jones (Welsh politician) (1905–1970), Welsh political organiser
* Sir John Jones (MI5 officer) (1923–1998), Director General of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service
* John Walter Jones (Wales) (1946-2020), civil servant and the first Chief Executive of the Welsh Language Board

### United States

* John Coffin Jones Sr. (1750–1829), politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
* John Gabriel Jones (1752–1776), colonial American pioneer and politician
* John Rice Jones (1759–1824), American politician, jurist, and pioneer
* John Patterson Jones (1779–1858), New York politician
* John Winston Jones (1791–1848), U.S. congressman from Virginia
* John Coffin Jones Jr. (1796–1861), United States consular agent to the Kingdom of Hawaii
* John M. Jones (Pennsylvania politician) (1796–1872), American politician from Pennsylvania
* John William Jones (1806–1871), U.S. congressman from Georgia
* John Jones (abolitionist) (1816–1879)
* John Wallace Jones (1822–1895), American judge
* John James Jones (1824–1898), U.S. representative from Georgia
* John P. Jones (1829–1912), Republican senator from Nevada and founder of Santa Monica, California
* John Paul Jones (Louisiana politician), state senator in Louisiana
* John H. Jones (American politician) (1836–1875), member of the Wisconsin State Senate
* John S. Jones (1836–1903), Union brevet brigadier general and later U.S. congressman from Ohio
* John Edward Jones (governor) (1840–1896), Welsh-born governor of Nevada
* John D. Jones (Minnesota politician) (1849–1914), speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
* John Jones (county commissioner) (1816–1878), 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) (1850–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
* John George Jones (1854–?), American lawyer
* Evan John Jones (politician) (1872–1952), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
* John R. Jones (Washington politician) (1877–1972), member of the Washington House of Representatives
* John Marvin Jones (1882–1976), U.S. Representative from Texas
* John D. Jones (Washington politician) (1923–2014), Welsh-American politician in the state of Washington
* John Bailey Jones (1927–2023), South Dakota state representative 1957–1960 and U.S. federal judge
* John O. Jones (born 1940), Illinois state senator
* John E. Jones III (born 1955), U.S. federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
* John Jones (abolitionist) (1817–1879), American abolitionist, civil rights leader, philanthropist, and businessman
* John W. Jones (Alabama politician), state legislator in Alabama

### Elsewhere

* John Jones (Ojibwa chief) (1798–1847), Chief of the Credit Mission Ojibwa, 1840–1847
* John Richard Jones (died 1911), 19th century New Zealand politician

## Religion

* John Jones (Benedictine) (1575–1636), Welsh Benedictine monk
* John Jones (martyr) (died 1598), Welsh saint
* John Jones (physician) (1644/5–1709), Welsh cleric, inventor and physician
* John Jones (dean of Bangor) (1650–1727), Dean of Bangor Cathedral
* John Jones (controversialist) (1700–1770), Welsh clergyman
* John Jones (Unitarian) (1766–1827), Welsh minister, critic, tutor and lexicographer
* John Jones (literary patron) (1773–1853), Welsh priest, scholar and literary patron
* John Elias (born John Jones, 1774–1841), Welsh preacher
* John Jones (archdeacon of Merioneth) (1775–1834), Welsh priest and writer
* Llef o'r Nant (pseudonym of John Jones, 1782/87–1863), Welsh priest and antiquarian
* John Jones (archdeacon of Liverpool) (1791–1889)
* John Jones (Tegid) (1792–1852), Welsh clergyman and writer
* John Jones, Talysarn (1796–1857), Welsh preacher
* John Jones (archdeacon of Bangor) (1798–1863), Welsh Anglican priest
* John Taylor Jones (1802–1851), Protestant missionary to Siam, now Thailand
* John Wynne Jones (1803–1888), Welsh Anglican priest
* John Harris Jones (1827–1885), Calvinistic Methodist minister and classical tutor
* John Hugh Jones (1843–1910), Welsh Roman Catholic priest
* John Daniel Jones (1865–1942), Welsh Congregational minister
* John Islan Jones (1874–1968), Welsh Unitarian minister and writer
* John Jones (bishop) (1904–1956), Welsh Anglican missionary and Bishop of Bangor
* John Jones (archdeacon of St Asaph) (1905–1996), Welsh Anglican archdeacon

## Science and medicine

* John Jones (doctor) (1729–1791), American surgeon
* John Jones (16th century physician), Welsh physician
* John Jones (physician, died 1709), Welsh physician
* John Jones (astronomer) (1818–1898), Welsh amateur astronomer
* John Welch Jones (1826–1916), American medical doctor and Civil War cavalry officer
* John Jones (geologist) (1835–1877), English geologist
* John Viriamu Jones (1856–1901), British scientist and educationalist
* John Chris Jones (1927–2022), Welsh engineer
* John Spencer Jones (1924–2007), British chest physician

## Sports
### American football

* John Jones (American football executive) (born 1952), American football executive
* John Jones (tight end) (born 1975), American football tight end
* John "J. J." Jones (1952–2009), American football quarterback
* John "Lam" Jones (1958–2019), American sprinter and professional football wide receiver

### Association football (soccer)

* John Jones (footballer, born 1856) (1856–1889), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
* John Jones (footballer, born 1860) (1860–1902), Berwyn Rangers F.C. and Wales international footballer
* John Owen Jones (footballer) (1871–1955), Bangor F.C., Newton Heath F.C. and Wales international footballer
* John H. Jones (footballer) (1873–1955), British footballer in the 1900 Olympics
* John Love Jones (1885–1913), Stoke F.C., Middlesbrough F.C. and Wales international footballer
* John Jones (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1962), Welsh footballer
* John Jones (footballer, born 1916) (1916–1978), Welsh footballer
* John Jones (soccer) (born 1973), retired American soccer midfielder

### Cricket

* John Thomas Jones (1783–1843), English cricketer
* John Jones (English cricketer) (1858–1937), English cricketer
* John Jones (cricketer) (1899–1991), Australian cricketer

### Rugby

* Arthur Jones (rugby union) (John Arthur Jones, 1857–1919), Welsh international rugby union forward
* John Jones known as Bala Jones, Wales international rugby player
* Jack Jones (rugby, born 1890) (John Jones, 1890–?), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1910s for Wales (RU), Abertillery, and Oldham (RL)
* John Jones (rugby league) (born 1966), Australian rugby league player for the Manly Sea Eagles and South Queensland Crushers
* Johnny Jones (rugby league) (1919–?), English rugby league footballer of the 1940s for Leeds, and Wakefield Trinity

### Other sports

* John Paul Jones (athlete) (1890–1970), American track athlete
* John Jones (baseball) (1901–1956), American baseball player
* John Jones (rower) (1930–2011), British rower
* John Jones (racing driver) (born 1965), Canadian racecar driver
* John Jones (golfer) (1863–1921), English professional golfer
* John Jones (water polo) (1925–2016), British Olympic water polo player
* John Edward Jones (1983–2009), caver who died in the Nutty Putty Cave

## Others

* Johnny Jones (pioneer) (1809–1869), New Zealand settler and pioneer
* John W. Jones (ex-slave) (1817–1900), American ex-slave
* Casey Jones (1864–1900), American folk hero
* John H. Jones and Carrie Otis Jones (c. 1834–1902), American property developers
* John Treasure Jones (1905–1993), 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