James Jones

James Jones may refer to:

Association football

 * James Jones (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1955), British Olympic footballer
 * James Jones (footballer, born 1996), Scottish footballer for Wrexham
 * James Jones (footballer, born 1997), Welsh footballer for Altrincham

American football

 * James Jones (defensive lineman) (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), college football player, coach and athletic director

Basketball

 * James Jones (basketball, born 1964), American basketball coach
 * James Jones (basketball, born 1980), American basketball executive and former player in the NBA
 * Jimmy Jones (basketball) (born 1945), American former basketball player in the ABA and NBA

Cricket

 * James Jones (cricketer, born 1885) (1885–1953), cricketer for Somerset and Glamorgan in the 1920s
 * James Jones (cricketer, born 1870) (1870–1960), English cricketer

Other sports

 * James Phillips Jones (1883–1964), Welsh international rugby union utility player
 * James Jones (baseball) (born 1988), American baseball player
 * James Jones (sport shooter) (1871–1955), Canadian Olympic shooter
 * James Jones (rugby league) (fl. 1930), New Zealand rugby league player

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) (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 (general) (1934–2020), United States Air Force general
 * James G. Jones (politician) (1814–1872), American politician, lawyer, soldier, and judge in Indiana
 * 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 public official in North Carolina
 * 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 K. 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. (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 (born 1940), U.S. federal judge
 * James R. Jones (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 (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 (1869–1954), merchant, realtor and political figure in British Columbia, Canada

Religious figures

 * James F. Jones (minister) (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) (1730–1823), archdeacon of Hereford
 * Kilsby Jones (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) (born 1982), British documentary film-maker
 * James T. Jones IV (died 1996), American music journalist
 * Jimmy Jones (singer) (1937–2012), American singer, born James Jones
 * T. James Jones (born 1934), Welsh poet and dramatist

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) (born 1947), president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
 * James Ira Thomas Jones (1896–1960), British flying ace during the First World War
 * James Matthew Jones (born 1961), American global public health expert and consultant
 * James W. Jones (1809–1892), civil engineer in Adelaide, South Australia
 * James Jones (psychologist), American social psychologist
 * James McHenry Jones (1859–1909), American educator, school administrator, businessperson, and minister

Characters

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