John Jones

There have been several notable people named John Jones. In most cases (but not all), this combination of first and last name comes from the Welsh tradition of naming children with first names that sound similar to the last (ie, David Davis) :

Military figures

 * John Jones (MOH) (1841–1907), Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
 * John B. Jones (1834–1881), Confederate major in the American Civil War and a Texas Rangers captain
 * John E. Jones (MOH), Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
 * John J. Jones, Civil War general
 * John James Jones (1824 - 1898), United States Congressional Representative from the state of Georgia and lieutentant in the Conderate States Army
 * John M. Jones, Confederate general in the American Civil War at Antietam and Chancellorsville
 * John Paul Jones (1747–1792), US Naval hero of the American Revolutionary War
 * John R. Jones, Confederate general in the American Civil War; wounded at Gettysburg
 * John Richter Jones (1803–1863), Civil War Union officer

Musicians

 * John Paul Jones (musician) (born 1946), bassist for Led Zeppelin
 * John Jones (record producer) (born 1957), producer for Duran Duran and other groups
 * John Jones, lead singer of Oysterband
 * Johnny Jones (born 1936), co-founder of the Imperial Seven and the King Casuals

Political figures

 * John Jones (politician), (1610-1692), English politician (MP City of London 1661-1679)
 * John Jones (spymaster), Sir John Jones (born 1923), Director General of MI5 the UK's internal security service
 * John E. Jones (1840–1896), Governor of Nevada
 * John E. Jones III (born 1955), federal judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
 * John James Jones (1824–1898), US Representative from Georgia
 * John Marvin Jones (1882–1976), US Representative from Texas
 * John Percival Jones (1829–1912), Republican Senator from Nevada
 * John Sills Jones (1836–1903), Union Brevet Brigadier General and later a U.S. Congressman from Ohio
 * John William Jones (1806–1871), U.S. congressman from Georgia
 * John Winston Jones (1791–1848), U.S. congressman from Virginia
 * John Jones Maesygarnedd (c. 1597–1660), one of the regicides of King Charles I
 * Evan John Jones (1872–1952), US Representative from Pennsylvania

Others

 * John Jones (Talysarn), Welsh preacher
 * John Jones (Talhaiarn), Welsh poet
 * John Jones (Myrddin Fardd), writer
 * John Jones (driver) (born 1965) Canadian racecar driver
 * John Luther "Casey" Jones (1864–1900), US folk figure
 * J'onn J'onzz, the name of a fictional Martian superhero, who is also known as the Martian Manhunter
 * Saint John Jones (died 1598)
 * John Jones (baseball) (1901-1956), former baseball player
 * John W. Jones (ex-slave) (1817–1900), notable ex-slave
 * Johnny "Lam" Jones, U.S. sprinter and professional American football player
 * Johnny Jones (ca 1808-1869), pioneer New Zealand settler
 * John Jones Oxford Professor of Poetry 1978-1983
 * John Jones New Zealand whaler (1809-1869)

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