List of Famous people named Jonas
Jonas Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko is a Swedish professional basketball player. He was selected as the 39th overall pick in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, becoming the second Swedish-born basketball player to be selected in the NBA draft. Jerebko played a total of 10 seasons in the NBA with four different teams. After the last season, that led all the way to the final series, Jerebko moved to Russia to play in the Moscow club BC Khimki. He played there during two seasons, but broke the contract on January 23, 2021, due to personal reasons, and he is currently a free agent.
Jonas Hofmann
Jonas Hofmann is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Jonás Gutiérrez
Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez (locally [xoˈnaz ɣuˈtjeres] is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Atlético Banfield. He acquired the nickname "Spider-Man" for his goal celebration of putting on a mask of the superhero. He also calls himself "El Galgo", which means "The Greyhound" in Spanish.
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira, known as Jonas, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A Brazilian international on twelve occasions, he could also play as an attacking midfielder.
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema" on many occasions. His work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide.
Jonas Salk
Jonas Edward Salk was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical research instead of becoming a practicing physician. He began an internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 1939. Two years later, he was granted a fellowship at the University of Michigan, where he spent several years studying flu viruses with his mentor, Thomas Francis Jr.
Jonas Armstrong
William Jonas Armstrong is an Irish-born British actor known for playing the title role in the BBC One drama series Robin Hood.
Jonas Gray
Jonas Gray is a former American football running back. He played college football at Notre Dame. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and also played for the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots.
Jonas Eriksson
Jonas Eriksson is a Swedish former football referee. He was a full international referee for FIFA between 2002 and 2018.
Jonás Cuarón
Jonás Cuarón Elizondo is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and cinematographer. He is the son of the Academy Award-winner Alfonso Cuarón. He studied film at Vassar College.