David, Dafydd, Dai, Dave, Davy, or Di Jones may refer to:

People

Arts and entertainment

Music

David Jones (jazz musician) David Jones (c. 1888 – 1956) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, mellophonist, teacher and arranger. Biography Jones played with the Holmes Brass Band in his hometown of Lutcher in 1910, then played in Storyville, New Orleans in the mi ...

(1888–1956), American jazz saxophonist *

Davy Jones (musician) David Thomas Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012) was an English actor and singer. Best known as a member of the band the Monkees and a co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966–1968), Jones was considered a teen idol. Aside ...

(1945–2012), English musician and member of The Monkees *

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

(David Robert Jones, 1947–2016), English musician and actor * Dave Jones (drummer) (active since 1983), drummer with Agnostic Front *

David Jones (drummer) David Jones is an Australian drummer. Jones has played and recorded with a large cross section of bands and musicians. These include James Morrison, John Farnham, Dragon, Don Burrows, Kate Ceberano, Tommy Emmanuel, Rhonda Burchmore, Dame Kiri ...

, Australian drummer * David Evan Jones (composer) (born 1946), composer and University of California, Santa Cruz music professor *

David Lynn Jones David Lynn Jones (born January 15, 1950) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1994, Jones released four studio albums. He also charted four singles on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country ...

(born 1950), American country music singer-songwriter

Other

David Jones (director) David Hugh Jones (19 February 1934 – 19 September 2008) was an English stage, television and film director. Life and career Jones was born in Poole, Dorset, the son of John David Jones and his wife Gwendolen Agnes Langworthy (Ricketts), ...

(1934–2008), English stage, television and film director *

David Jones (presenter) David Jones is an English sports presenter working for Sky Sports and a non-executive director of Sunderland A.F.C. He currently fronts the live coverage on Super Sunday and Monday Night Football. Jones went to Stokesley Comprehensive School in ...

, English sports broadcaster on Sky Sports since 1999 * David Jones (artist-poet) (1895–1974), British modernist poet, writer, and artist *

David Jones (programmer) David Jones is a former freelance computer game programmer who was prolific in the mid-to-late 1980s. He is best known for the creation of the cult computer game character Magic Knight in his 1985 game ''Finders Keepers'' for the Mastertronic ...

(active in 1980s), former freelance computer game programmer * David Jones (video game developer) (born 1966), Scottish video game programmer and entrepreneur *

David Jones (writer) ''Fireman Sam'' (Welsh: ') is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd ...

, creator of the television series ''Fireman Sam'' *

Dai Jones David John Jones (18 October 1943 – 4 March 2022), known as Dai Jones Llanilar, was a Welsh language television presenter, singer and radio broadcaster. Early life David John Jones was born in Holloway, London, Middlesex, to a family of W ...

(David John Jones, 1943–2022), Welsh television presenter and radio broadcaster * David Annwn Jones (born 1953), Anglo-Welsh poet, critic and teacher * David Elwyn Jones (1945–2003), Welsh writer, politician, and poet *

David R. Jones (journalist) David Rhodes Jones Jr. (born ) is an American journalist. He reported for and edited ''The Wall Street Journal'' and ''The New York Times''. He received two Gerald Loeb Awards for excellence in business and financial journalism. Early life J ...

(born ), American journalist, winner of two Gerald Loeb Awards. *

David Watkin Jones David Watkin Jones, also known by his bardic name Dafydd Morganwg, was a Welsh poet, historian and geologist. He is remembered as the author of numerous works, especially ''Yr Ysgol Farddol'' (The Bardic School), considered by many later poets a ...

, Welsh poet, historian and geologist

Business

* David B. Jones (1848–1923), American president and chairman of the board of directors of the Mineral Point Zinc Company *

David Jones (merchant) David Jones (8 March 1793 – 29 March 1873), was a Welsh-Australian merchant, and the retailer founder of David Jones Limited. Early years and background Jones was born in 1793, the son of Thomas Jones, a farmer near Llandeilo, Wales, and hi ...

(1793–1873), Welsh-Australian department store founder * David Jones (advertising executive) (born 1966), English born businessman

Military

David Jones (VC) David Jones VC (10 January 1892 – 7 October 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier ...

(1892–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * David M. Jones (1913–2008), U.S. Air Force major general, one of Doolittle's Raiders *

David C. Jones David Charles Jones (July 9, 1921 – August 10, 2013) was a United States Air Force general and the ninth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, Jones served as the highest-ranking uniformed officer of the United States Armed ...

(1921–2013), U.S. Air Force general, chairman Joints Chief of Staff * David Rumph Jones (1825–1863), Confederate general

Politics

Canada

David Jones (Upper Canada politician) David Jones (1792 – June 26, 1870) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Leeds from 1824 to 1828 and Brockville from 1834 to 1836 in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada as a Conservative member. He wa ...

(1792–1870), lawyer, judge and political figure *

David Ford Jones David Ford Jones (August 22, 1818 – February 20, 1887) was a Canadian manufacturer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Leeds South in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1882. He was born in B ...

(1818–1887), Ontario manufacturer and political figure

United Kingdom

David Jones (Carmarthenshire MP) David Jones (1 November 1810 – 1 July 1869) was a Welsh banker and Conservative Party politician. Early life Born in Llwynberllan near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, he was the eldest son of John and Mary Jones and was educated at Charterhou ...

(1810–1869), Welsh banker and Conservative Party politician *

David Jones (Clwyd West MP) David Ian Jones (born 22 March 1952) is a British politician and former solicitor serving as the Deputy Chairman of the European Research Group since March 2020 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd West since 2005. A member of the Conse ...

(born 1952), Conservative Party MP, former AM and Welsh Secretary * D. T. Jones (David Thomas Jones, 1899–1963), Labour Party Member of Parliament for Hartlepool, 1945–1959 * David Brynmor Jones (1851–1921), barrister, historian and Liberal Member of Parliament

United States

(1921–2013), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff *

David W. Jones David W. Jones (March 25, 1815 – November 17, 1879) was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, he moved to Uniontown, Pennsylvania at two years old with his family. He went to Madison College in Pen ...

(1815–1879), secretary of state of Wisconsin *

David P. Jones David Percy Jones (July 6, 1860 – August 3, 1927) was a banker and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served as the 21st and 23rd List of mayors of Minneapolis, mayor of Minneapolis. Life and career Jones was born i ...

(1860–1927), two-time mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota *

Dave Jones (politician) David Evan Jones (born January 4, 1962) is an American politician who served as California's Insurance Commissioner from 2011 to 2019. He previously represented California's 9th assembly district from 2004 to 2010 as a member of the Democratic P ...

(born 1962), California insurance commissioner

Elsewhere

David Jones (New Zealand politician) David Jones (9 November 1873 – 23 September 1941) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. In September 1931, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines in the United–Reform Coali ...

(1873–1941), New Zealand politician * David Jones (Guernsey politician) (1949–2016), Minister of Housing in Guernsey, Channel Islands *

David Ivon Jones David Ivon Jones (18 October 1883 – 13 April 1924) was a Welsh Communist, newspaper editor, and political prisoner, most famous as a leading opponent of South African racial segregation and for being one of the first white activists in South A ...

(1883–1924), Welsh Communist, newspaper editor, and political prisoner in South Africa

Religion

* David Jones (Llangan) (1736–1810), Welsh Church of England priest who was supportive of Methodism * David Jones (missionary) (1796–1841), Welsh missionary in Madagascar *

David Evan Jones (missionary) David Evan Jones, Mizo name Zosaphluia (15 February 1870 – 10 August 1947) was a Welsh missionary in Mizoram, India, connected to both the Mizoram Presbyterian Church and the Baptist Church of Mizoram. Jones was born at Brynmelyn, Llandde ...

(1870–1947), Welsh missionary in Mizoram, India *

David Jones (Dean of Llandaff) David John Jones (31 December 1870 – 14 March 1949) was a Welsh Anglican priest, who served as Dean of Llandaff from 1931 to 1948. Life Jones was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, obtaining a third-class degree in theology in 1893. He th ...

(1870–1949), Dean of Llandaff Cathedral * David Jones (archdeacon of Carmarthen) (1874–1950), Archdeacon of Carmarthen * David Colin Jones (born 1943), American bishop *

David Bevan Jones David Bevan Jones (1807 – 18 June 1863), also known by his bardic name ''Dewi Elfed'', was a Welsh Baptist minister who became a leading figure in the Latter Day Saint movement and eventually emigrated to the United States of America. He was bor ...

(1807–1863), Welsh Baptist minister

Science, engineering and academia

* David A. Jones (active since 1995), head of the National Climate Centre at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology * David Dallas Jones (1887–1956), president of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina and brother of Robert Elijah Jones *

David E. H. Jones David Edward Hugh Jones (20 April 1938 – 19 July 2017) was a British chemist and author, who under the pen name Daedalus was the fictional inventor for DREADCO. Jones' columns as Daedalus were published for 38 years, starting weekly in 1964 in ...

(1938–2017), best known as Daedalus, British writer and scientist * David James Jones (1886–1947), Welsh philosopher and academic * David Lewis Jones (1945–2010), Welsh historian and librarian *

David L. Jones (botanist) David Lloyd Jones (born 1944) is an Australian horticultural botanist and the author of many books and papers, especially on Australian orchids. Jones was born in Victoria and in his youth was a student at Burnley Horticultural College, then the ...

(born 1944), Australian horticultural botanist *

David L. Jones (video blogger) David L. Jones is an Australian video blogger. He is the founder and host of ''EEVBlog'' (''Electronics Engineering Video Blog''), a blog and YouTube channel targeting electronics engineers, hobbyists, hackers, and makers. His content has been ...

(active since 2009), Australian electronic engineer and blogger *

David Wyn Jones David Wyn Jones (born 1950) is a British musicologist. He is an expert on music of the Classical period, including that of Haydn and Beethoven. Professional life Wyn Jones received his Ph.D. from the University of Wales in 1978, on the basis of a ...

(born 1950), British musicologist * David R. Jones (biologist) (1941–2010), recipient of Flavelle Medal * David Tudor Jones (born 1966), professor of bioinformatics

Sports

American football

* David Jones (Browns owner), majority owner of the Cleveland Browns from 1953 to 1961 * David Jones (Cardinals owner) (1883–1966), American football team owner for the Chicago Cardinals *

David Jones (cornerback) David Jones (born September 19, 1985) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Wingate University and was selected in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New Orleans S ...

(born 1985), American football player * David Jones (offensive lineman) (born 1961), American football player for the Washington Redskins * David Jones (safety) (born 1993), American football player; see

2017 New England Patriots season The 2017 season was the New England Patriots' 48th in the National Football League (NFL), their 58th overall and their 18th under head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots entered the season as the defending champions of Super Bowl LI. They faile ...

David Jones (tight end) David Dennison Jones (born November 9, 1968) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1992. Born in East Orange, New Je ...

(born 1968), American football player for the Los Angeles Raiders *

Dave Jones (American football) David Ray Jones (born August 10, 1947) is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the eleventh round of the 1969 ...

(born 1947), American football player * Deacon Jones (David D. Jones, 1938–2013), American football player

Association football

Davy Jones (footballer, born 1914) Davy Jones may refer to: People *David Jones (jazz musician) (1888–1956), American jazz musician often called Davey Jones * Davy Jones (baseball) (1880–1972), American baseball player * Davy Jones (footballer, born 1914) (1914-1998), Englis ...

, 1914-1998, English footballer for Bury * Dave Jones (footballer, born 1932), Welsh footballer *

Dave Jones (footballer, born 1956) David Ronald Jones (born 17 August 1956) is an English former footballer and manager who was most recently the manager of Hartlepool United. Jones played for Everton, Coventry and Preston North End as a defender. In 1995, he became the man ...

, English footballer and manager *

David Jones (footballer, born 1910) David Jones (born 28 October 1910) was a Welsh association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. He was part of the Wales national football team, Wales national team between 1933 and 1937 playing seven m ...

(1910–1971), Welsh international footballer * David Jones (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1988), Welsh footballer * David Jones (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2014), English footballer * David Jones (footballer, born 1936), Welsh footballer *

David Jones (footballer, born 1940) David Willmott Llewellyn Jones (9 April 1940 – 12 December 2013) was an English professional footballer who scored 72 goals in 184 appearances in the Football League playing for Crewe Alexandra, Birmingham City and Millwall, where he spent th ...

(1940–2013), English footballer * David Jones (footballer, born 1950), English footballer for York City *

David Jones (footballer, born 1952) David Jones (born 11 February 1952) is a Welsh former professional association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. He was part of the Wales national football team, Wales national team between 1976 and ...

, Welsh international footballer * David Jones (footballer, born 1954), English footballer, played and managed in the Faroe Islands * David Jones (soccer, born 1955), Australian association footballer *

David Jones (footballer, born 1964) David Jones (born 3 July 1964) is an English retired footballer who played as a forward, striker and centre half. Throughout his career, he played for Chelsea, F.C., Doncaster Rovers and Hull City. He also briefly attended Pinner Sixth Form Col ...

, English footballer *

David Jones (footballer, born 1984) David Frank Llwyd Jones (born 4 November 1984) is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently a player-coach at Welsh club Wrexham. Jones began his playing career at Manchester United, but struggled to get into the ...

, English footballer *

Dai Jones (footballer, born 1941) Dai Jones (born 31 March 1941) is a Welsh footballer who played as a forward in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League ...

, Welsh footballer * Di Jones (1866–1902), Welsh footballer

Rugby

* David Jones (rugby, born 1881) (1881–1933), rugby union and rugby league footballer *

David Phillips Jones David Phillips Jones more commonly known as 'Ponty' Jones (10 December 1881 – 9 January 1936) was a Welsh international rugby union wing player who played club rugby for several teams, most notably Pontypool and London Welsh. He won a si ...

(1881–1936), rugby union footballer * David Jones (rugby, born 1900) (1900–1968), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s *

David Jones (Welsh rugby) David Jones (born 24 June 1944) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Maesteg RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at ...

, rugby league footballer of the 1960s * Dafydd Jones (born 1979), rugby union footballer for Wales, and (Llanelli) Scarlets

Other sports

* David Jones (athlete) (born 1940), British sprinter and Olympic bronze medallist *

David Jones (darts player) David Roderick Jones (5 July 1949 – 5 October 1995) was a Welsh professional darts player who played mostly during the formative years of darts television coverage during the 1970s. He was born in Rhymney, Glamorgan and although his nickname w ...

(1949–1995), Welsh darts player *

David Jones (ice hockey) David Jones (born August 10, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, and Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Early years While playing ...

(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player for the Minnesota Wild *

David Jones (golfer) David Jones (born 22 June 1947) is a former European Tour golfer from Bangor, Northern Ireland. His best season was 1981, when he won the Irish PGA Championship and was joint third in the Carroll's Irish Open. He also won the 1989 Kenya Open a ...

(born 1947), Northern Irish professional golfer * David Jones (cricketer, born 1914) (1914–1998), English cricketer * David Jones (cricketer, born 1920) (1920–1990), Welsh cricketer *

David Jones (sailor) David Jones (born October 11, 1940) is a sailor from United States Virgin Islands. Jones represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Jones took 24th place in the Soling The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sail ...

(born 1940), sailor from United States Virgin Islands * David Jones (sport shooter) (born 1977), Australian sports shooter *

Dai St. John David Jones (1 April 1871 – 23 November 1899) who fought under the name Dai St. John was a Welsh heavyweight boxer. In a time before regulated championship titles, St. John used the press to proclaim himself as heavyweight champion of Wales af ...

(David Jones, 1879–1899), Welsh heavyweight boxer * David R. Jones (golfer), English golfer and winner of the 1991

Zambia Open The Zambia Open is a men's professional golf tournament played in Zambia, that has been part of the Sunshine Tour since 1996, and was co-sanctioned by the European-based Challenge Tour from 2001 to 2004. It was also an event on the Challenge Tour ...

David Jones (table tennis) David Jones was a male English international table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 1931 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event), a bronze medal at the 1932 World Table Tennis Championships in the me ...

, English table tennis player * Dave Jones (volleyball) (born 1959), Canadian volleyball player

Other people

David Jones (barrister) David Jones (1765–1816) was a Welsh barrister. Jones was best known as ‘the Welsh Freeholder’. He was born in 1765, the only son of John Jones of Bwlchygwynt, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, where his father farmed his own freehold. He w ...

(1765–1816), Welsh barrister *

David Jones (railway) David Jones (25 October 1834 - 2 December 1906) was born in Manchester, England, where his father was an engineer. He became Locomotive Superintendent for the Highland Railway in Scotland. He was credited with the design of the first British 4 ...

(1834–1906), locomotive superintendent of the Highland Railway in Scotland * David R. Jones (organizer) (1938–1998), Charles Edison Memorial Youth Fund co-founder *

David R. Jones (architect) David Richard Jones (October 24, 1832 – February 16, 1915) was a Welsh-American architect and poet. Early life Jones was born October 24, 1832, in Dolwyddelan, North Wales, the son of Richard James Jones and Ann Jones. On September 2, 1845, ...

(1832–1915), Welsh-American architect and poet * David Lloyd Jones (architect) (born 1942), in London *

David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones, PC, FLSW (born 13 January 1952) is a British judge and legal scholar. He has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since 2017, and has also served as a member of the Court of Appeal ...

(born 1952), British Supreme Court judge * David Thomas Jones (administrator) (1866–1931), British administrator and author * David Jones (died 1872), lynching victim

Other uses

* David Robert Jones (''Fringe''), fictional character of the science-fiction television series * David Jones Limited (founded 1838), a chain of department stores in Australia * ''David Jones'' (album), a 1965 album by Davy Jones