List of people with surname Jones
Jones is a surname common in the English-speaking world. This list provides links to biographies of people who share this common surname.
Arts and entertainment
Architecture
- Inigo Jones, English architect of Welsh descent
- George Howell Jones, American architect from Oregon
Acting
- Angus T. Jones, American actor
- Bruce Jones , English actor
- Carolyn Jones, American actress
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
- Charlie Jones, English actor
- Cherry Jones, American actress
- Chloe Jones, American porn actress
- Christopher Jones,, American actor
- Dean Jones, American actor
- Emilia Jones, English actress
- Felicity Jones, English actress
- Finn Jones, English actor
- Freddie Jones, English actor
- Gemma Jones, English actress
- Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian
- James Earl Jones, American actor
- January Jones, American actress
- Jennifer Jones, American actress
- Julian Lewis Jones, Welsh actor
- Katie Rowley Jones, English musical theatre actress
- Ken Jones , English actor
- Leeon Jones, British actor
- Leslie Jones, American comedian and actress
- Mark Lewis Jones, Welsh actor
- Michael Jones , American actor
- Orlando Jones, American comedian and actor
- Rashida Jones, American actress
- Renée Jones, American actress
- Rob Brydon, Welsh actor and comedian; real name Robert Brydon Jones
- Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
- Ruth Jones, Welsh actress and writer
- Shirley Jones, American actress
- Simon Jones, English actor
- Suranne Jones, English actress
- Tamala Jones, American actress
- Terry Jones, Welsh comedian, writer, actor, director, television host
- Toby Jones, English actor
- Tommy Lee Jones, American actor
- Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor
Animation
- Chuck Jones, American cartoonist
Dance
- Lana Jones, Australian ballet dancer
- Ludie Jones American tap dancer
Fashion
- Chantal Jones, American model & America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 1st runner-up
- Grace Jones, Jamaican-American model, actress, and singer
- Stephen Jones , British milliner
Music
- Adam Jones , guitarist of the band Tool
- Aled Jones, Welsh singer, who started out as a choirboy and is now a popular baritone
- Anton Jones, Sri Lankan Burgher bayila musician
- Brian Jones, English multi-instrumentalist, founder and original leader of band The Rolling Stones
- Camille Jones, Danish singer-songwriter
- Caryl Parry Jones, Welsh singer-songwriter and radio presenter
- Cherie Jones, British singer-songwriter, also known by her stage name JONES
- Cliff Jones, Welsh classical composer
- Danny Jones, English singer and guitarist, member of pop group McFly
- Darryl Jones, American jazz bassist
- David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, born David Jones
- Davy Jones, English actor and musician, member of The Monkees
- Della Jones, Welsh operatic mezzo-soprano
- Dominique Jones, American rapper known professionally as Lil Baby
- Donell Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter-producer
- Donovan Jones, bassist of the band This Will Destroy You
- Elvin Jones, drummer for John Coltrane
- George Jones, American country musician
- Gloria Jones, American singer and songwriter
- Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
- Hank Jones, American jazz pianist
- Hannah Jones, British dance music vocalist
- Howard Jones, English singer-songwriter
- Jill Jones, American singer-songwriter
- Jim Jones, American rapper
- Jo Jones, also known as "Papa Jo Jones", an American jazz drummer
- John Paul Jones , English multi-instrumentalist musician and Led Zeppelin bassist
- Kelly Jones, vocalist/guitarist of Stereophonics
- Kenney Jones, English rock drummer
- Lucie Jones, Welsh singer
- Maggie Jones, American blues singer
- Mickey Jones, American musician
- Mick Jones , English rock guitarist and vocalist
- Mick Jones , English punk guitarist and vocalist
- Mike Jones, American rapper
- Nasir Jones, American rapper better known as Nas
- Nic Jones, English folk singer
- Nicky Wire, Welsh musician; real name Nicholas Jones
- Norah Jones, American musician
- Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
- Paul Carey Jones, Welsh operatic baritone
- Paul Jones, English singer, actor, TV presenter vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann
- Philip Jones, British classical trumpeter
- Philly Joe Jones, an American jazz drummer
- Quincy Jones, American music impresario, musical arranger, record producer, and film composer
- Richard D. P. Jones, English musicologist
- Rickie Lee Jones, an American musician
- Rod Jones , English guitarist, founding member of Indie band Idlewild
- Russell Tyrone Jones, birth name of American rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard
- Samantha Jones, English singer and entertainer and member of The Vernons Girls
- Sidney Jones, British composer and conductor
- Simon Jones, bassist with The Verve
- Sharon Jones, American soul/funk singer
- Spike Jones, born Lindley Armstrong Jones, American musician
- Steve Jones, English guitarist, founding member of The Sex Pistols
- Sugar Jones, Canadian pop group created on Popstars
- Tammy Jones, Welsh singer
- Terry Jones, singer and founding member of Point of Grace
- Thad Jones, African American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
- Tom Jones, Welsh singer
- Watkin Tudor Jones, South African rapper
Radio
- Aled Jones, Welsh singer and radio host for BBC Radio 2
- Aled Haydn Jones, Welsh radio presenter for BBC Radio 1
- Ben Jones, English radio presenter for Virgin Radio
Television and film
- Barry Jones , British TV magician
- Dai Jones, broadcaster and farmer
- Doreen Jones, British casting director
- Geoffrey Jones, British documentary film director and editor
- Gethin Jones, Blue Peter presenter
- Kenneth Victor Jones, British film score composer
- Star Jones, former co-host of The View
- Steve Jones , T4 Welsh presenter on British TV
- Tony Jones , Australian TV journalist
Visual arts
- Alfred Garth Jones, British illustrator
- Allen Jones,, British sculptor
- Aneurin Jones, Welsh painter
- Barbara Jones, British artist and muralist
- Colin Jones, Welsh painter
- Jean Jones, English artist
- Joe Jones, American painter
- John Paul Jones, American painter and printmaker
- Joy Farrall Jones, British artist
- Lucy Jones, British artist
- Wayson R. Jones, American painter
Business
- Duncan Jones, American advertising executive, son of the musician David Bowie
- Helen Jones, British Labour Party politician
- Jesse H. Jones, Texas businessman, politician, owner and publisher of the Houston Chronicle
- Kim Jones , American IT business leader
- Melvin Jones, businessman and founder of Lions club
- Thomas Victor Jones, American businessman
Education
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones, a British classical scholar
- Audrey Evelyn Jones, English teacher and campaigner for women's rights
- E. D. Jones, Librarian of the National Library of Wales 1958–1969
- Owen Glynne Jones, pioneering Welsh rock climber and mountaineer
Law and politics
Law
- B. Todd Jones, American lawyer and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director
- Edith Jones, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Fred W. Jones, Jr., American jurist
- Gabriel Jones , member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia and Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia
- John Rice Jones, Welsh-born American politician, jurist and military officer
- Nathaniel R. Jones, American jurist
- Norman L. Jones, American jurist
- Patrick H. Jones, American lawyer, public servant and postmaster of New York City
- Theodore T. Jones, Judge of New York State's Court of Appeals
American politics
- Addison P. Jones, New York state senator
- Alex Emerick Jones, radio show host based in Texas
- Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas
- Brereton Jones, Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1991 to 1995
- Brenda Jones, former U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Charles "Buffalo" Jones, Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, co-founder of Garden City, worked to prevent extinction of the American bison
- Charles W. Jones, U.S. Senator from Florida
- Daryl Jones , Florida state senator
- Denny Jones, American politician
- Doug Jones , U.S. Senator from Alabama
- Evan John Jones, Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- George Jones , U.S. Senator from Georgia
- Guy H. Jones, Arkansas state senator
- Jamie Leigh Jones, founder of the Jamie Leigh Foundation
- Jewell Jones, American politician
- J. Charles Jones, American lawyer and civil rights activist
- J. Weldon Jones, American administrator and acting High Commissioner to the Philippines
- LaDawn Jones, American politician and lawyer
- Paula Jones, former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment
- Shirley M. Jones, American politician
- Spencer Cone Jones, President of the Maryland State Senate from 1901–1905
- Van Jones, former Green Jobs Advisor to the Obama administration
- Walter B. Jones, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
- Wendell E. Jones Illinois state senator
- Wesley Livsey Jones, U.S. Representative and Senator from Washington state
United Kingdom politics
- Alun Ffred Jones, Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
- Andrew Jones for Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Ann Jones, Welsh Labour Co-op politician
- Barry Jones, Baron Jones Labour Politician and Member of Parliament for Alyn and Deeside
- Caroline Jones
- Claudia Jones, Trinidad-born journalist and activist
- David Brynmor Jones, Welsh barrister and politician
- Denise Idris Jones, Welsh Labour Member of the Welsh Assembly
- Elin Jones, Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
- Ernest Charles Jones, British orator, poet, and politician
- Fay Jones, Welsh Conservative politician
- Frederick Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, Welsh Labour politician
- Gareth Jones, Welsh Plaid Cymru politician
- Helen Jones,
- Helen Mary Jones, Welsh Plaid Cyrmru politician
- Ieuan Wyn Jones, leader of Plaid Cymru & Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government
- Jackie Jones, Welsh Labour politician
- Jon Owen Jones, Welsh Labour Co-op politician
- Josiah Towyn Jones, Welsh Liberal politician
- Laura Anne Jones, Welsh Conservative Member of the Welsh Assembly
- Leifchild Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader Welsh Liberal Party politician and Privy Councillor
- Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, British Labour Peer and trade union official
- Mandy Jones, Welsh Brexit Party politician
- Morgan Jones, Welsh Labour politician
- Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, English Liberal Democrat
- Philip Asterley Jones, British Labour politician
- Robert Jones,, English Conservative politician
- Ruth Jones, Welsh Labour politician
- Susan Elan Jones, Welsh Labour MP
- Theobald Jones, also known as Toby Jones, Irish officer in the Royal Navy, MP for County Londonderry, and lichenologist
- William Elwyn Edwards Jones, Welsh Labour politician
Other politics
- Barry Jones , Australian politician
- Jim Jones, Canadian; Conservative MP for Markham
- Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Canadian; Liberal MP for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
- Yvonne Jones, Canadian; Liberal MP for Labrador
Literature
Writers
- Alice Gray Jones, Welsh writer and editor
- Cleolinda Jones, American writer and blogger
- Dennis Feltham Jones, British science fiction author
- Diana Wynne Jones, British fantasy novelist
- E. B. C. Jones, British novelist
- Ebenezer Jones, English poet
- Edgar Dewitt Jones, American clergyman and author
- Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones, English educator and writer on logic and ethics
- Feminista Jones, American writer and activist
- Gail Jones, Australian novelist and academic
- Gayl Jones, African American poet and novelist
- Ivan Jones British writer
- James Jones, American writer of WWII novels
- J. V. Jones, fantasy author
- Lara Jones, British children's author
- Liz Jones, English journalist and writer
- Mal Lewis Jones British author
- Pamela Jones, founder of Groklaw
- Raymond F. Jones, American science fiction author
- Rhiannon Davies Jones, Welsh historical novelist
- Rod Jones, Australian writer
- T. Llew Jones, Welsh language writer
Armed forces
- Arnold Elzey, born as Arnold Elzey Jones, Confederate general during the American Civil War
- Colonel Philip Jones of Fonmon, English Civil War Parliamentary military officer and comptroller of Oliver Cromwell's household
- Don A. Jones, 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 , British prisoner of war
- Ernest Lester Jones, American colonel, last Superintendent and first Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
- George L. Jones, Korean War flying ace
- H. Jones, posthumous British recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Hilary P. Jones, American naval officer
- Jacob Jones, American naval officer
- James L. Jones, United States Marine Corps officer
- John Jones Maesygarnedd, English Civil War Parliamentary military officer executed for regicide
- John Paul Jones, American naval captain
- Michael Jones , Irish Confederate War and English Civil War Parliamentary military officer
- Patrick H. Jones, Union brigadier general
- Philip Andrew Jones, Royal Navy officer
- Phoenix Jones, American real-life superhero
- Victor Jones , British Army officer
Mathematics and science
Astronomy
- Albert F. A. L. Jones, New Zealand astronomer
- John Jones , also known as Ioan Bryngwyn Bach and Y Seryddwr, Welsh amateur astronomer
Archeology
- Vendyl Jones, American scholar
Biology
- Chonnettia Jones, American geneticist and developmental biologist
- Holly Jones, American restoration ecologist and conservation biologist
- Monty Jones, Sierra Leonean biologist and plant breeder
- Steve Jones , Welsh geneticist, biologist and writer
Chemistry
- Alan A. Jones, American chemistry professor
- David E. H. Jones, scientist and writer
- Humphrey Owen Jones, Welsh chemist and mountaineer
Computer science
- Cliff Jones , British computer scientist
- Karen Spärck Jones, British computer scientist
- Paul Jones , American computer technologist
Economics
- Richard Jones , English macro economist
Engineering
- Harry Edward Jones, British civil engineer
- Willard F. Jones, American Naval architect
Geology
- Thomas Rupert Jones British geologist and palaeontologist
Linguistics and philology
- William Jones , British pioneer of Indo European studies
Mathematics
- Burton Wadsworth Jones, American mathematician
- Floyd Burton Jones, American mathematician
- John Viriamu Jones, mathematician and physicist
- Peter Jones, American mathematician
- Thomas Jones, British mathematician
- Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones, New Zealand mathematician
- William Jones, Welsh mathematician
Medicine
- Barrie R. Jones, New Zealand & British ophthalmologist
- Edith Irby Jones, American physician
- Henry Bence Jones, British physician and chemist
- Philip Sydney Jones, Australian surgeon
- Robert Jones , British orthopaedic surgeon
- Trevor M. Jones, visiting professor at King's College, University of London and former head of R&D at Wellcome
Physics
- Reginald Victor Jones, English physicist
- Robert Clark Jones, American physicist
Psychology
- Edward E. Jones, American social psychologist
Religion
- Christopher Jones , Bishop of the Diocese of Elphin
- Jenkin Lloyd Jones, American Unitarian missionary, minister and father of newspaper publisher Richard Lloyd Jones
- Jim Jones, American founder of the People's Temple
- Malachi Jones Welsh Presbyterian missionary in America
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Welsh Protestant preacher and author
- Noël Jones , Welsh bishop in the Church of England
- Noel Jones , senior pastor of the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California
- Paul Jones , Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Utah, USA and pacifist
- Robert Elijah Jones, Protestant Episcopal Bishop and civil rights advocate
- Serene Jones, American academic
Sports
Association football
- Alexander Jones , Welsh international footballer
- Barrie Jones, Welsh footballer
- Brad Jones , Australian goalkeeper
- Bryn Jones , Welsh footballer
- Bryn Jones , Welsh footballer
- Bryn Jones, English professional footballer
- Bryn Jones, Welsh footballer
- Bryn Jones, Welsh footballer
- Cliff Jones , Welsh international footballer who played for Tottenham
- Cobi Jones, American soccer player
- Dai Jones, Welsh footballer
- Dan Jones, English footballer
- Dan Jones , New Zealand footballer
- Daniel Jones , English footballer
- Darren Jones, English footballer
- Dave Jones, Welsh footballer
- Dave Jones, English footballer and manager
- David Jones, multiple people
- Emlyn Jones, Welsh footballer
- Ernie Jones, Welsh footballer
- Ivor Jones , Welsh international footballer
- Jermaine Jones, American footballer
- Jimmy Jones , English football player
- Jimmy Jones , English football player
- Jimmy Jones , Welsh international footballer
- Jimmy Jones , Welsh footballer
- Jimmy Jones , Northern Ireland international football player
- Jimmy Jones , English football goalkeeper
- Joe Jones , Welsh international footballer
- Joey Jones, Welsh footballer
- Kenwyne Jones, Trinidad and Tobago footballer
- Leslie Jones, Welsh footballer
- Linden Jones, Welsh footballer
- Lot Jones , Welsh international footballer
- Miguel Jones, Spanish footballer
- Owain Tudur Jones, Welsh footballer
- Pat Jones , English footballer
- Paul Jones, Welsh goalkeeper
- Phil Jones, English footballer
- Phil Jones, English footballer who played for Manchester United
- Ritchie Jones, English footballer
- Rob Jones, English footballer
- Sammy Jones , Northern Irish footballer
- Steve Jones , Northern Irish footballer
- T. G. Jones, Welsh footballer
- Tommy Jones , English footballer
- Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor
- Wayne Jones , Welsh international footballer
American football
- Aaron Jones , American football player
- Adam Jones , cornerback
- Arrington Jones, running back
- Bert Jones, quarterback
- Brian Jones , quarterback
- Butch Jones, head coach
- Cardale Jones, quarterback
- Daniel Jones , quarterback
- Deacon Jones, defensive end
- Deion Jones,, Linebacker
- Derrick Jones
- D. J. Jones
- Dominic Jones, defensive back
- Dre'Mont Jones, defensive end
- Ed "Too Tall" Jones, defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
- Freddie Jones, tight end
- Howard Jones, head coach
- Jacoby Jones, wide receiver
- Jamarco Jones, offensive tackle
- James Jones, wide receiver
- Jarvis Jones, linebacker
- Jay Jones, wide receiver
- Jerry Jones, executive, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
- J. J. Jones
- Josh Jones , safety
- Julio Jones, wide receiver
- Korey Jones, linebacker
- LaKendrick Jones, lineman
- Leroy Jones , defensive end
- Malachi Jones , wide receiver
- Nazair Jones, defensive tackle
- Nick Jones , center
- Rod Jones , cornerback
- Rod Jones , offensive tackle
- Ronald Jones , running back
- Seantavius Jones, wide receiver
- Sidney Jones , cornerback
- Terren Jones, offensive tackle
- Terry Jones , former NFL defensive tackle
- Terry Jones , former NFL tight end
- Tevin Jones, wide receiver
- Victor Jones
- Victor Jones
- Zay Jones, wide receiver
Baseball
- Adam Jones , outfielder
- Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan outfielder
- Chipper Jones, American third baseman
- Fielder Jones, American baseball player and manager
- Gordon Jones , former Major League pitcher
- Itch Jones, American college baseball coach
- JaCoby Jones, American outfielder
- Jacque Jones, American outfielder
- Jahmai Jones, American outfielder
- Jones, unidentified baseball player for the Washington Nationals in 1884
- Jones, unidentified baseball player for the New York Metropolitans in 1885
- Rick Jones, American college baseball coach
- Ruppert Jones, outfielder
- Terry Jones, former outfielder
- Tex Jones, Chicago White Sox first baseman
- Tracy Jones, former outfielder and current co-host on WLW radio in Cincinnati
Basketball
- Cameron Jones, American shooting guard
- Carolyn Jones-Young, American guard
- Dahntay Jones, American small forward/shooting guard
- Domonic Jones, American point guard/shooting guard
- Eddie Jones, American shooting guard/small forward
- Edgar Jones, American power forward/center
- Fred Jones, American shooting guard/point guard
- Jake Jones, American shooting guard
- L. Tucker Jones, American college 1928/29 basketball coach
- Lazeric Jones, American point guard
- Shawn Jones, American center/power forward
- Steve "Snapper" Jones, American basketball player and television analyst
- Terrence Jones, American power forward
Boxing
- Frankie Jones, Scottish professional boxer of the 1950s and 1960s
- Reggie Jones , American boxer
- Roy Jones, Jr., American boxing champion
Cricket
- Alfred Jones
- Alfred Jones
- Dean Jones , Australian cricketer
- Ernie Jones , former Australian bowler
- Geraint Jones, former England and Papua New Guinea player
- Jeff Jones, former Welsh cricketer
- Sammy Jones, Australian Test player
- Simon Jones , former England and Wales player
- Steffan Jones, former Welsh cricketer
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MMA
- Jon Jones , American mixed martial artist and a former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Motor racing
- Adam Jones , racer in the British Touring Car Championship
- Alan Jones,, Australian Formula One World Champion
- Andrew Jones,, Australian V8 Supercar racing driver
- Brad Jones,, Australian racing driver and team owner
- Brandon Jones,, American NASCAR driver
- Buckshot Jones,, American NASCAR driver
- Erik Jones,, American NASCAR driver
- Stan Jones,, Australian racing driver
Rugby league
- Lewis Jones , rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
- Lewis Jones, rugby league footballer of the 2010s
- Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Steve Jones, rugby league footballer of the 2000s
Rugby union
- Adam Jones, Wales rugby union international lock forward
- Adam Jones, Wales international rugby union prop forward
- Alun Wyn Jones, Wales international rugby union player
- Daniel Jones , Wales rugby union player
- Duncan Jones , Wales rugby union player
- Elvet Jones, Wales and British Lions rugby international
- Gwyn Jones , Wales rugby union player
- Ivor Jones, Wales rugby union player
- Kingsley Jones and Sale Sharks director of rugby
- Paul Doran-Jones, England rugby union player
- Robert Jones , Wales rugby union player
- Ryan Jones , Wales rugby union player
- Stephen Jones , Wales rugby union player
Track and field (athletics)
- Akela Jones, Barbadian track and field athlete
- Barbara Jones , American sprinter
- Deacon Jones , American runner
- Earl Jones , American runner
- Esther Jones, American sprinter
- Hayes Jones, American hurdler
- John Paul Jones , American runner
- Lam Jones, American sprinter and football player
- Lolo Jones, American hurdler
- Lou Jones , American sprinter
- Marion Jones, American sprinter
- Samuel Jones , American high jumper
Other sports
- Alun Jones , Australian professional tennis player
- Alyson Jones, English swimmer
- Burwell Jones, American swimmer
- Cullen Jones, American swimmer
- Eric Jones, Welsh mountaineer
- Heather Jones, Canadian field hockey player
- Jade Jones, Welsh double Olympic champion in taekwondo
- Jenna Jones, Australian swimmer
- Jennifer Jones, Canadian curler
- Julia Jones-Pugliese, American national champion fencer and fencing coach
- Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
- Smarty Jones, thoroughbred racehorse
- Wayne Jones , English darts player
- Wayne Jones , Welsh snooker player
Sports executives
- Whip Jones, founder of Aspen Highlands
Miscellaneous
- Casey Jones, American locomotive engineer, subject of an eponymous song
- Gareth Jones , Welsh journalist
- Marlon Jones, Jamaican criminal
- Sally-Anne Jones, British-born terrorist and UN-designated recruiter who is believed to have been killed
- Sally Jones, British journalist
Fictional characters
- Alfred F. Jones, aka America from Hetalia
- Angelica "Angel" Jones, secret identity of Marvel superheroine Firestar
- B. J. Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
- Bridget Jones, novel and movie character
- Bustopher Jones, character from the musical Cats
- Carly Jones, a character in the film House of Wax
- Casey Jones, human ally of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Charming Jones, the female lead played by Ann-Margret in the 1979 Hal Needham film The Villain
- Cleopatra Jones, heroine of a 1973 blaxploitation movie of the same name
- Cyrano Jones, a minor Star Trek character dealing in tribbles
- Davy Jones, main villain in the latter two installments of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
- Dijonay Jones, a main character in the Proud Family franchise
- Dr. Christmas Jones, Bond girl in The World Is Not Enough
- Eugene Jones, a one-off character on the BBC Three television series Torchwood
- Felicia Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
- Flattop Jones, a.k.a. Floyd Jones Sr. the famous flat-headed villain from Dick Tracy media
- Fred Jones, a main character in most incarnations of Scooby-Doo
- Frisco Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
- Georgie Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
- Gwenog Jones, captain of the Holyhead Harpies, a Welsh Quidditch team in the Harry Potter books
- Harriet Jones, British Prime Minister in the BBC's Doctor Who
- Hezekiah Jones, main character of the 1948 poem "Black Cross " by Joseph Simon Newman, recorded by Lord Buckley and by Bob Dylan
- Hestia Jones, a member of the Order of the Phoenix in the Harry Potter Series
- Ianto Jones, a character on the BBC Three television series Torchwood
- Indiana Jones, main character of Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels
- Jessica Jones, Marvel Comics comic book character
- Jimbo Jones, bully from The Simpsons
- Jughead Jones, character from Archie Comics
- Junie B. Jones, the main character of the eponymous children's book series by Barbara Park
- Jones, the overthrown farmer in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
- Lance-Corporal Jack Jones from Dad's Army
- Larvelle Jones, one of the main characters in all seven Police Academy films
- Loretta Jones, a character from British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Lucas Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
- Martha Jones, a companion in the science fiction series Doctor Who
- * Martha's family, Francine, Clive, Tish and Leo
- Maxie Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital
- Mercedes Jones, a character on television series Glee
- Mia Jones |Mia Jones, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Michelle "MJ" Jones, a character in Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Neighbor J. Jones, Donald Duck's next door neighbor in Disney comics
- Ralf Jones, a character from a series of SNK video games
- Deputy S. Jones, A character on Reno 911! played by Cedric Yarbrough
- Sam Jones, a character from the Doctor Who novel series Eighth Doctor Adventures
- Samantha Jones, a character in the television series Sex and the City
- Tony Jones, a character from the American soap opera General Hospital