Richard Jones may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

F. Richard Jones Frank Richard Jones (September 7, 1893 – December 14, 1930) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Early life and career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dick Jones was sixteen years old when he became involved in the fledgling fil ...

(1893–1930), American filmmaker *

Dick Clair Dick Clair (November 12, 1931 – December 12, 1988) was an American television producer, actor and television and film writer, best known for the television sitcoms ''It's a Living'', '' The Facts of Life'', and ''Mama's Family''. Early life ...

(Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer *

Richard Jones (The Feeling) Richard Jones is a British music Record producer, producer, songwriter, bass guitar player and founding member of the rock music, rock band The Feeling. Career Jones attended the BRIT School in Croydon. He cites Paul McCartney and John Deacon ...

, British bass guitarist *

Richard Jones (composer) Richard Jones (1680? - died 20 January 1744) was an English composer and violinist. Jones's first publication appeared in 1720, a solo cantata ''While in a Lovely Rurall Seat''. He was associated with the Drury Lane Theater Orchestra in London ...

(died 1744), violinist and composer *

Richard Jones (director) Richard Jones CBE (born 7 June 1953) is a British theatre and opera director. He was born in London, and studied at the University of Hull and University of London. After working as a jazz musician, he spent 1982–83 on a bursary working wit ...

(born 1953), British opera director *

Richard Jones (Stereophonics) Richard Jones (born 23 May 1974) is a Welsh bassist, pianist and backing vocalist from Cwmaman, Wales, for the Welsh post-Britpop rock band Stereophonics, playing alongside Kelly Jones (no relation), Adam Zindani and Jamie Morrison. Jones gre ...

(born 1974), Welsh bass guitarist *

Richard M. Jones Richard M. Jones, born Richard Marigny Jones (sometimes written Richard Mariney Jones), (June 13, 1892 – December 8, 1945) was an American jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and record producer. Numerous songs bear his name as author, includi ...

(1892–1945), American jazz musician *

Richard T. Jones Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is an American actor. He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include '' Ally McBeal'' (1997), '' Judging Amy'' (1998–2005), '' ...

(born 1972), American actor *

Richard Tyrone Jones Richard Tyrone Jones (born 1980) is a British Performance poetry, performance poet, writer and comedian. He is director of ''Utter! Spoken Word'' and director of spoken word at the Edinburgh Festival ''Free Fringe''. Career He attended King's Coll ...

(born 1980), performance poet, writer and comedian *

Richard Jones (photojournalist) Richard Jones is a British photojournalist, based in Hong Kong. In 2009 he was the victim of an assault by Grace Mugabe and her bodyguard. Jones' work related to China's One-Child Policy has won numerous Human Rights Press Awards and a National Pr ...

, British photojournalist *

Richard Jones (poet) Richard Jones is an American poet. He was born in London, England, received his Bachelor of Arts, B.A. and Master of Arts, M.A. from the University of Virginia and an Master of Fine Arts, M.F.A. from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is the author ...

, American poet *

Dick Jones (actor) Richard Percy Jones (February 25, 1927 – July 7, 2014), known as Dick Jones or Dickie Jones, was an American actor and singer who achieved success as a child performer and as a young adult, especially in B-Westerns. In 1938, he played Artimer ...

(1927–2014), American actor *

Richard Jones (magician) Lance Corporal Richard Jones (born 21 September 1990) is a British magician and soldier, best known for winning the tenth series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2016. Richard also appeared in The Chase in 2016 failing to beat the Vixen for £ ...

(born 1990), talent show winner *Dick Jones, senior vice president of OCP in the movie ''

RoboCop ''RoboCop'' is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferre ...

'' *Richard Jones, fictional character in ''

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'' * Richard Jones (''Neighbours''), fictional character in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''

Sportsmen

Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1857) Richard Stoakes Jones (14 March 1857 – 9 May 1935) was an English lawyer and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Kent and Marylebone Cricket Club. He was born at Dymchurch, Kent and died there as well.Carlaw D ( ...

(1857–1935), English lawyer and a cricketer * Richard Owen Jones (1867–1936), Bangor F.C. and Wales international footballer *

Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1871) Richard Tyrrell Jones (28 June 1871 – 31 August 1940) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Jones was born in June 1871 at Selattyn, Shropshire, son of John Jones, of Mossfields, Whitchurch, Shropshire. He was educat ...

(1871–1940), English cricketer *

Richard Jones (footballer, born 1875) Richard Jones (born 1875) was a Welsh people, Welsh international association football, footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 19 March 1898 against Scotland. At club level, he played for Leicester City F ...

(1875–?), Leicester Fosse F.C. and Wales international footballer *

Richard Jones (footballer, born 1878) Richard Jones (1878 – 1938) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 3 February 1900 against Scotland and his last match on 24 February 1900 against ...

(1878–1938), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer *

Richard Jones (footballer, born 1879) Richard Jones (born 1879) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 3 March 1906 against Scotland and his last match on 2 April 1906 against Ireland. A ...

(1879–?), Millwall Athletic F.C., Manchester City F.C. and Wales international footballer *

Dick Jones (Australian footballer) Richard Henry Jones (born 5 June 1926) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Jones, a rover, joined South Melbourne from East Fremantle, but hailed from rural Western Austral ...

(born 1926), Australian rules footballer *

Dick Jones (rugby union) Richard Hughes Jones (27 November 1879 – 24 November 1958) was a Welsh international fly-half who played club rugby for Swansea Rugby Club. He won 15 caps for Wales and played county rugby for Glamorgan. Rugby career Jones, along with Di ...

(1879–1958), Welsh international rugby union footballer *

Dickie Jones (footballer, born 1874) Richard Jones (1874–unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Glossop Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of ...

, English footballer *

Dicky Jones (footballer, born 1901) Richard Jones (6 June 1901 – 1962) was an English footballer who played as a wing half for Oldham Athletic, Rochdale, Stockport County, Exeter City, and Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in ...

, English footballer *

Richard Jones (footballer, born 1969) Richard Jones (born 26 April 1969 in Usk) is a Welsh former footballer who made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Newport County, Hereford United and Swansea City. He then spent six seasons with Barry T ...

, Welsh footballer with Hereford United F.C., Barry Town F.C. and others *

Richard Jones (chess player) Richard Stuart Jones (born 28 March 1983) is a Welsh International Master from Swansea, Wales Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and Cou ...

(born 1983), Welsh chess player *

Richard Jones (New Zealand cricketer) Richard Jones (born 22 October 1973) is a cricketer. He started well, captaining the New Zealand Under-19s cricket team in 1993/4. He went on to represent the full senior side in one Test match and five One Day Internationals. Representing Au ...

(born 1973), New Zealand cricketer *

Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1916) Richard Henry Jones (3 November 1916 – 14 July 2004) was an English cricketer. Jones was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Redditch, Worcestershire. He was known later in life as Richard Henry Cartw ...

(1916–2004), English cricketer *

Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1986) Richard Alan Jones (born 6 November 1986) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket most recently for Leicestershire. Jones was educated at The Grange School (now Pedmore Technology College) in Stourbridge and Loughborough University. He ...

, English cricketer (Worcestershire) *

Richard Jones (racing driver) Richard Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker *Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer *Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist *Richard J ...

(born 1949), British former racing driver *

Ritchie Jones Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones (born 26 September 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a product of the Manchester United youth system and was joined the club at the age of nine, Jones made five ...

(born 1986), English footballer *

Dick Jones (baseball) Decature Poindexter "Dick" Jones (May 22, 1902 – August 2, 1994) was a Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, ...

(1902–1994), American baseball player * Richard Jones (sprinter) (born 1973), Guyanese Olympic sprinter *

Richard Jones (Trinidadian runner) Richard Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker *Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer *Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist *Richard J ...

(born 1976), Trinidadian distance runner and competitor at the

2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships The 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships were held in Udine, Italy on 14 October 2007. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race and for the women's race. Medallists Race results ...

Richard Jones (New Zealand runner) Richard Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker *Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer *Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist *Richard J ...

(born 1973), New Zealand middle-distance runner and national record holder *

Itch Jones Richard C. "Itch" Jones (born 1938) is a retired college baseball coach. Jones broke his leg while in third grade, and the cast he had to wear caused severe itching. To get a measure of relief, he stuck a flyswatter handle between the cast and hi ...

(Richard Jones, born 1939), college baseball coach

Diplomats, lawyers and politicians

Richard Jones (MP for Carmarthenshire) Richard Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker *Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer * Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist *Richard ...

, in 1555 and 1559, MP for

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

Richard Jones (Tasmanian politician) Richard Jones (1936 – 1986) was one of the co-founders of the United Tasmania Group (UTG), the world's first Green party and the predecessor of the Tasmanian Greens. He was the UTG's first president when it formed in March 1972, through to the ...

(1936–1986), co-founder of the United Tasmania Group (UTG), the world's first Green party *

Richard Jones (U.S. diplomat) Richard Henry Jones (born August 26, 1950) is an American diplomat and the former Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. Jones is a career Foreign Service Officer and member of the Senior Foreign Service. He has served as U ...

(born 1950), American diplomat *

Richard Jones (British diplomat) Richard Hugh Francis Jones (born 28 September 1962) is a British diplomat. He was Ambassador to Albania from 2003 to 2006. He has been European Union ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality ...

(born 1962), former British Ambassador to Albania *

Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (8 February 1641 – 5 January 1712), known as The Viscount Ranelagh between 1669 and 1677, was an Irish peer, politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland. Background He was the eldest son of Ar ...

(1641–1712), Irish nobleman and politician *

Richard Jones (died 1729) Richard Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker *Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer *Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist *Richard J ...

, Irish MP for Donegal Borough *

Richard Jones (died 1736) Richard Jones (died 1736) was the member of the Parliament of Great Britain for Marlborough for the parliament of 23 January 1712 to 1713 and for Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,8 ...

, British MP for Marlborough and Salisbury *

Richard Jones (died 1790) Richard Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker *Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer *Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist *Richard J ...

, Irish MP for Killybegs and Newtown Limavady *

Richard A. Jones Richard Anthony Jones (born 1950) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He previously served as a deputy prosecuting attor ...

(born 1950), U.S. federal judge *

Dick Jones (Wyoming politician) Richard R. Jones (September 5, 1910 – August 20, 2008) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and the Wyoming Senate. Born in Montana, the son of Elsa and Alfred Jones, Jones was ...

(1910–2008) * Dick Jones (Kansas politician) (born 1942), American politician *

Richard Jones (MP for Radnor) Richard Jones (born 1578) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Jones was the son or grandson of Griffith Jones of Trewern. He was elected High S ...

(born 1578), Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1640

Politicians from NSW, Australia

Richard Jones (1786–1852) Richard Jones (1786 – 6 November 1852) was an English-born politician in New South Wales and Queensland (then part of New South Wales), Australia. Early life Jones was born at Chirbury in Shropshire to Thomas Bowdler Jones, small lan ...

or Richard Jones Snr, father of Richard Jones Jnr, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1856–1860) *

Richard Jones (New South Wales politician, born 1843) Richard Jones (3 December 1843 – 30 April 1909) was an Australian politician. He was born in Maitland to Richard Jones, at that time a newspaper publisher, and Martha Olley. His father was a member of the New South Wales Legislative ...

(1843–1909), or Richard Jones Jnr, son of Richard Jones Snr, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1899–1909) *

Richard Jones (1816–1892) Richard Jones (14 October 1816 – 25 August 1892) was an Australian journalist, company director and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1860 and was the Colonial Treasurer for 118 days. ...

, member of the Legislative Assembly (1843–1848) and Colonial Treasurer (1857–1858) *

Richard Jones (New South Wales politician, born 1940) Richard Stanley Leigh Jones (born 16 February 1940) was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 13 March 1988 to 28 February 2003. Biography Personal life and political career Born in Epsom, Surrey, England, educated at Dow ...

, member of the NSW Legislative Council (1988-2003)

Other occupations

Theodore Hook Theodore Edward Hook (22 September 1788 – 24 August 1841) was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1809. The wo ...

(1788–1841), wrote under the pen-name Richard Jones *

Richard Jones (East India Company officer) Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Jones, (1754–1835) enlisted in the Bombay Army in 1770, commanded 4 companies of artillery in Third Anglo-Mysore War during 1790–1792, commanded the Bombay army detachment at Siege of Bharatpur (1805), commandin ...

(1754–1835), Bombay Army general * Richard A. Jones (physicist) (born 1961), professor of physics at the University of Manchester *

Richard Jones (economist) Richard Jones (1790 – 20 January 1855) was an English economist who criticised the theoretical views of David Ricardo and T. R. Malthus on economic rent and population. Life The son of a solicitor, Jones was intended for the legal professio ...

(1790–1855), English economist *

Richard Jones (Anglican priest) Richard Jones (1603 – 1655 or 1656) was a Welsh Anglican priest and writer. Jones, from north Wales, was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts, BA degree in 1626 and his MA Oxon, MA in 1628. He was ordained ...

(1603–1655/6), Welsh priest and writer *

Richard Jones (Ruthin priest) Richard Jones ( – 1814) was a Welsh Anglican priest and writer. Jones was born in about 1757 (his obituary recording that he died on 23 April 1814 at the age of 57). He was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1783, when it was recorded that ...

(c. 1757–1814), Welsh priest and writer * Richard Basil Brandram Jones (1897–1916), English soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Richard D. P. Jones Richard Douglas P. Jones is a British musicologist and editor, known especially for his work as a Bach scholar. After graduating from the University of Oxford, he has taught at Cardiff University and Sheffield University. Selected publications E ...

, English musicologist *

Richard Jones (doctor) Richard Jones is an Australian medical doctor. A former director at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Clinical Director of the Spinal Injuries Unit at Prince Henry Hospital, Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Prince of ...

, Australian medical doctor *

Richard Jones (bishop) Richard William Jones was an eminent Welsh Anglican priest. He was educated at the University of Wales and St. Michael's College, Llandaff and ordained in 1904. After curacies in Aberdare and Cutcombe, he held incumbencies in Oystermouth, Gorse ...

(died 1953), Welsh Anglican bishop *

Richard Foster Jones Richard Foster Jones (July 7, 1886 – September 12, 1965) was a professor of English at Stanford University, and executive head of the university's English department. His research interests included Early Modern Britain, early modern English lit ...

(1886–1965), American classical scholar *

Richard Lloyd Jones Richard Lloyd Jones (April 14, 1873 – December 4, 1963) was an American journalist who was the long-time editor and publisher of the now defunct ''Tulsa Tribune''. He was noted for his controversial positions on political issues. The son of a n ...

(1873–1963), editor and publisher of the ''Tulsa Tribune'' * Richard Stanton-Jones (1926–1991), English aeronautical engineer *

Richard Victor Jones Richard Victor Jones (1929 – November 11, 2019) was a Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University and a pioneer in semiconductors. He was one of the first four recruits by William Shockley to help develop technologies at Shockley Semicon ...

(1929-2019), American physicist and professor * Richard W. Jones (1904–1987), biomedical engineer and authority on physiological control systems *

Richard Wyn Jones Richard Wyn Jones is a Welsh academic at Cardiff University, where he is Director of Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre and Dean of Public Affairs. Jones was a former Professor of Welsh Politics at Cardiff as well as the founding Di ...

, Welsh academic at Cardiff University * Richard Jones, the real name of computer hacker

Electron The electron ( or ) is a subatomic particle with a negative one elementary electric charge. Electrons belong to the first generation of the lepton particle family, and are generally thought to be elementary particles because they have no kn ...

Richard R. Jones The Reverend Richard R. Jones (1853 – 1921) was a noted African-American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and orator in Roanoke, Virginia. Early life Richard Jones was born into slavery to his parents, William and Mary Jones, who were both ...

(1853–1921), American Baptist minister *

Richard Bathoe Jones Richard Bathoe Jones (8 September 1830 – 15 October 1916) was an Anglican priest in Ireland. He was born in County Cork and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He held curacies at Broadford, O'Brien's Bridge and Killaloe; and incumbencies ...

(1830–1916), Anglican priest in Ireland

Other uses

Richard Jones (department store) Richard Jones was a department store in the city of Chester, England before being bought out by defunct department store chain Owen Owen. History Richard Jones opened a drapery business in Chester during the 1850s on Watergate Street. By 1874 th ...