James Jones may refer to:

Sports

Basketball

* James Jones (basketball, born 1964), Yale University men's basketball head coach * James Jones (basketball, born 1980), American NBA basketball player and executive * Jimmy Jones (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player in the ABA and NBA

Association football

James Jones (footballer, born 1873) James Henry Jones (18 November 1873 – 27 December 1955) was a British footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of ...

(1873–1955), British Olympic footballer *

James Jones (footballer, born 1996) James Charles Jones (born 13 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Wrexham. Club career Crewe Alexandra Jones was born in Dundee. He made his first-team debut for Crewe Alexandra as a 76th- ...

, Scottish footballer for Wrexham *

James Jones (footballer, born 1997) James Oliver Jones (born 13 March 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Altrincham. Career Born in Wrexham, Jones began his career with The New Saints, moving on loan to Gresford Athletic in August 2015. He then ...

, Welsh footballer for Barrow

American football

James Jones (defensive lineman) James Alfie Jones (born February 6, 1969) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, ...

(born 1969), defensive lineman for Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions * James Jones (running back, born 1958), running back for the Dallas Cowboys * James Jones (running back, born 1961), running back for Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks * James Jones (wide receiver) (born 1984) * James "T" Jones (1931-2020), former college football player, coach and athletic director

Cricket

James Jones (cricketer, born 1885) James M Jones (15 February 1885 – 19 December 1953), known as Jimmy Jones, played first-class cricket for Somerset and Glamorgan in the 1920s. He also appeared in first-class cricket matches for the Wales team. Jones was a left-handed lowe ...

(1885–1953), cricketer for Somerset and Glamorgan in the 1920s *

James Jones (cricketer, born 1870) James Lovelady Jones (1870–1960) was an English first-class cricketer. Jones was born at Liverpool in the first quarter of 1870. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Cheshire in the 1909 Minor Counties Championship. After one ...

(1870–1960), English cricketer

Other sports

* James Phillips Jones (1883–1964), Welsh international rugby union utility player *

James Jones (baseball) James Steven Jones (born September 24, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher and outfielder who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft and made his Major Le ...

(born 1988), professional baseball player * James Jones (sport shooter) (1871–1955), Canadian Olympic shooter *

James Jones (rugby league) James Jones ( 1930) was a New Zealand rugby league player. A loose forward, Jones played for South Auckland provincially. He was a member of the Huntly club. He toured Australia in 1930 with the New Zealand national side, a tour where no ...

(fl. 1930), New Zealand rugby league player

Political figures

United States

* James Jones (Georgia politician) (died 1801), Congressman, namesake of Jones County, Georgia * James Jones (South Dakota politician) (1927–2014), South Dakota politician *

James Jones (Virginia politician) James Jones (December 11, 1772 – April 25, 1848) was a medical doctor, Virginia legislator, and U.S. Representative from Virginia. Early life Born in Nottoway Parish, Amelia (now Nottoway) County, Virginia, Jones graduated from Hampden–Syd ...

(1772–1848), U.S. Representative from Virginia * James A. Jones (1820–1894), Virginia State Senate, Constitutional Convention of 1850 * James B. Jones (1886–1947), lieutenant governor of New Mexico * James C. Jones (1809–1859), governor of Tennessee * James F. Jones Jr. (born 1934), Pennsylvania politician * James G. Jones (born 1934), United States Air Force general *

James H. Jones James Henry Jones may refer to: * James H. Jones (Texas politician) (1830–1904), U.S. Representative from Texas. * James H. Jones (North Carolina politician) (died 1921), coachman and confidential courier for Jefferson Davis and later a local ...

(1830–1904), U.S. Representative from Texas * James Herbert Jones (1920–2008), Arkansas State Auditor, Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard * James I. Jones (1786–1858), major general from New York * James Kimbrough Jones (1839–1908), chairman of the Democratic National Committee * James L. Jones (born 1943), former National Security Advisor and 32nd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps *

James L. Jones Sr. James Logan Jones Sr. (June 26, 1912 – March 30, 1986) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps and is considered to be a "co-patron of amphibious reconnaissance" in the Fleet Marine Force. He pioneered the United States' first 'amphib ...

(1912–1986), officer in the United States Marine Corps * James McHall Jones (1823–1851), U.S. federal judge * James M. Jones (1862–1928), Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri *James M. Jones, Jr., mayor of Birmingham, Alabama *

James Parker Jones James Parker Jones (born July 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence ...

(born 1940), U.S. federal judge *

James R. Jones James Robert Jones (born May 5, 1939) is an American lawyer, diplomat, Democratic politician, a retired U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, and a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Bill Clinton. Jones grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, a ...

(born 1939), Congressman from Oklahoma and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico * James R. Jones (Virginia politician) American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate * James S. Jones, American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates *

James T. Jones James Taylor Jones (July 20, 1832 – February 15, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia, Jones moved with his family to Marengo County, Alabama, in 1834. He pursued classical studies and gr ...

(1832–1895), U.S. Representative from Alabama * James Wormley Jones (1884–1958), African-American policeman, World War I veteran, and FBI agent

Other countries

* Idwal Jones (politician) (James Idwal Jones, 1900–1982), Welsh politician * Jim Jones (Canadian politician) (born 1943), Canadian politician *

James William Jones James William Jones (September 21, 1869 – May 2, 1954) was a merchant, realtor and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented South Okanagan from 1916 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conserv ...

(1869–1954), merchant, realtor and political figure in British Columbia, Canada

Religious figures

James F. Jones (minister) James Francis Marion Jones (November 24, 1907 – August 12, 1971), also known as the Rt. Rev. Dr. James F. Jones, D.D and as Prophet Jones, was an American black religious leader, televangelist, faith healer and pastor who led the religious mo ...

(1907–1971), African American religious leader and founder of the Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God, Inc. * Jim Jones (James Warren Jones, 1931–1978), cult leader of the Peoples Temple responsible for the collective suicide at Jonestown, Guyana * James Jones (bishop) (born 1948), former Anglican Bishop of Liverpool * James Jones (priest, born 1881) (1881–1980), Church of England priest *

James Jones (priest, born 1730) The Ven. James Jones, DD (1730-1823) was Archdeacon of Hereford from 1787 until his death. He was educated at New College, Oxford. Later he was the incumbent at Shinfield Shinfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of ...

(1730–1823), Archdeacon of Hereford *

Kilsby Jones James Rhys Jones (1813–1889), usually known as Kilsby Jones, was a Welsh nonconformist minister, writer and lecturer. Life Born on 4 February 1813 at Penylan, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, he was the son of Rhys Jones, a small farmer and lo ...

(James Rhys Jones, 1813–1889), Welsh minister, writer and lecturer

Arts and entertainment

* James Jones (author) (1921–1977), American novelist * James Earl Jones (born 1931), American actor * James Cellan Jones (1931–2019), British television and film director *

James Jones (documentary maker) James Jones is a British director who makes documentary films for international television and theatrical release. Career James Jones is a two-time Emmy Award-winning and five-time BAFTA-nominated director. His films are broadcast around the wo ...

(born 1982), British documentary film-maker * James T. Jones IV (died 1996), American music journalist * Middle Walter (1935–1986), American blues harmonica player, born James Jones * Jimmy Jones (singer) (1937–2012), American singer, born James Jones *

T. James Jones T. James Jones (born 1934) is a Welsh poet and dramatist, and former Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. He is also known by the bardic name Jim Parc Nest. Brought up in Newcastle Emlyn, Jones is the brother of two other Welsh-languag ...

(born 1934), Welsh poet and dramatist *James Jones (Born 1998), Welsh multi-instrumentalist

Other people

* James Addison Jones (1869–1950), founder of J.A. Jones Construction * James Jones (civil servant) (1914–1995), Scottish civil servant *

James F. Jones (educator) James F. Jones Jr. (born April 9, 1947) is an American academic administrator and educator. He began his career as a professor of Romance languages and other humanities. His administrative posts have included being vice provost of Southern Methodi ...

(born 1947), president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut * James Matthew Jones (born 1961), American global public health expert and consultant *

James W. Jones James William Jones ISO (1843 – 26 April 1920) was a South Australian surveyor and senior public servant. Career Jones was born in Waymouth Street, Adelaide, the son of prominent civil engineer Thomas Jones. :Thomas Jones (5 December 1809 – ...

(1809–1892), civil engineer in Adelaide, South Australia *

James Jones (psychologist) James McCoy Jones is an African-American social psychologist and cultural diversity scholar. He is Trustees' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Black American Studies and Director of the Center for the Study o ...

, American social psychologist *

James McHenry Jones James McHenry Jones (August 28, 1859 – September 22, 1909) was an American educator, school administrator, businessperson, and minister. Jones was the third principal of the West Virginia Colored Institute (present-day West Virgini ...

(1859–1909), American educator, school administrator, businessperson, and minister

Characters

* Jimbo Jones, one of the main bullies in ''The Simpsons''