Bones (nickname)

Bones is a nickname. Notable people with this nickname include:

Music

 * Elias Andra (born 1973), American rock drummer
 * Bones Hillman (1958–2020), New Zealand musician
 * Bones Howe (born 1933), American record producer and engineer
 * Tom Malone (musician) (born 1947), American jazz musician, arranger and producer

Gridiron football

 * Bobby Bryant (born 1944), American football player (Minnesota Vikings)
 * Bob "Bones" Hamilton (1912–1996), American college football player (Stanford Indians)
 * Bones Weatherly (1928–2004), American football player (Chicago Bears)

Ice hockey

 * Bones Allen (1881–1941), Canadian ice hockey defenseman and lacrosse player
 * Gary Bromley (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * Don Raleigh (1926–2012), Canadian ice hockey centre

Other sports

 * Clarence Adams (boxer) (born 1974), American boxer
 * Bones Ely (1863–1952), American Major League Baseball player
 * Bones McKinney (1919–1997), American basketball player and coach
 * Sean Ryan (swimmer) (born 1992), American distance swimmer
 * Dick Tomanek (1931–2023), American Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Jon Jones (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
 * Jim "Bones" Mackay, caddy for golfer Phil Mickelson

Other

 * Gary Berland (1950–1988), American poker player
 * Frank Jenner (1903–1977), English-Australian evangelist

People with related, variant nicknames

 * Jay Buhner (born 1964), American former Major League Baseball player nicknamed "Bone"
 * Chandler Harper (1914-2004), American golfer nicknamed "Old Bones"
 * Ivar the Boneless (died 873?), Viking leader
 * Chris McDermott (born 1963), former Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Bone"

Fictional characters

 * Temperance "Bones" Brennan, from the television series Bones
 * Leonard McCoy, from the Star Trek franchise