List of Famous people with last name Jones

O-Lan Jones is an American actress, composer, and theater producer. She played the eccentric religious fanatic woman Esmeralda in Edward Scissorhands.

Austin Jefferson Jones is an American sex offender and former musician who was active as a YouTuber from 2007 to 2017, prior to his arrest for production of child pornography in 2017 and conviction in 2019. In 2015, Austin Jones previously apologized after a video of him teaching an under age girl to “twerk” surfaced, with many exposing and or calling out Austin Jones.

Daniel J. Jones is a former United States Senate investigator, best known for his role in leading the investigation into the CIA's use of torture in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Jones is the founder and president of Advance Democracy, Inc. (ADI), a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that conducts public interest investigations around the world that promote "accountability, transparency, and good governance." Jones is also the founder of The Penn Quarter Group, a research and investigative advisory headquartered in Washington, DC.

Frederick Charles Jones was an English actor who had an extensive career in television, theatre and cinema productions for almost sixty years. In theatre, he was best known for originating the role of Sir in The Dresser; in film, he was best known for his role as the showman Bytes in The Elephant Man (1980); and in television, he was best known for playing Sandy Thomas in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2005 to 2018.

Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones was a Welsh journalist who in March 1933 first reported in the Western world, without equivocation and under his own name, the existence of the Soviet famine of 1932–33, including the Holodomor.

Lyle Allen "Butch" Jones Jr. is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Arkansas State University. Jones previously served as a special assistant to the head coach and offensive analyst at the University of Alabama from 2018 to 2020, the head coach at the University of Tennessee from 2013 to 2017, the University of Cincinnati from 2010 to 2012 and Central Michigan University from 2007 to 2009. A Michigan native, he played college football at Ferris State University as a running back and wide receiver.

Nathan Jones is an Australian actor, powerlifting champion, strongman and professional wrestler. He held the WWA World Heavyweight Championship once in World Wrestling All-Stars, and aligned himself with The Undertaker in World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand.

Rebekah D. Jones is an American data scientist, geographer, and activist. In September 2018, she became a geographic information system analyst at Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee. From November 2019 until May 2020, Jones was geographic information sciences manager for the Florida Department of Health, where she assisted in the creation of a geospatial presentation for Hurricane Michael. She also participated in tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida. On January 16, 2021, an arrest warrant was issued for Jones by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Jones stated she was not allowed to speak to the media about the charges.

Jenny Jones is a Canadian-American TV talk show host. She hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2003.

K. C. Jones was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is best known for his association with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he won 11 of his 12 NBA championships. As a player, he is tied for third for most NBA championships in a career, and is one of three NBA players with an 8–0 record in NBA Finals series. He is the only African-American coach other than Bill Russell to have won multiple NBA championships. Jones was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.