# William Jones > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_Jones > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_Jones.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jones > Source revision: 1354337762 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''William Jones''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Academics== * [William Jones (college principal)](/source/William_Jones_(college_principal)) (1676–1725), principal of Jesus College, Oxford, 1720–1725 * [William Jones (philologist)](/source/William_Jones_(philologist)) (1746–1794), English judge and philologist who proposed a relationship among Indo-European languages * [William Jones (anthropologist)](/source/William_Jones_(anthropologist)) (1871–1909), Native American specialist in Algonquian languages * [W. H. S. Jones](/source/W._H._S._Jones) (William Henry Samuel Jones, 1876–1963), British author, translator and academic ==Arts and entertainment== * [William Ifor Jones](/source/William_Ifor_Jones) (1900–1988), Welsh conductor and organist * William Andrew Jones (1907–1974), actor, better known as [Billy De Wolfe](/source/Billy_De_Wolfe) * [W. S. Jones](/source/W._S._Jones) (William Samuel Jones, 1920–2007), Welsh playwright and script writer * [Wil Jones (artist)](/source/Wil_Jones_(artist)) (William Richard Jones, 1960–2020), Welsh portrait painter * [William James Jones](/source/William_James_Jones) (born 1975), American actor * [William Jones (game designer)](/source/William_Jones_(game_designer)), American horror fiction writer and game designer * [William E. Jones (filmmaker)](/source/William_E._Jones_(filmmaker)) (born 1962), American experimental filmmaker ==Business and industry== * [William Jones (haberdasher)](/source/William_Jones_(haberdasher)) (died 1615), haberdasher, philanthropist and founder of Monmouth School, Wales * [William Highfield Jones](/source/William_Highfield_Jones) (1829–1903), industrialist, local politician, author and benefactor in Wolverhampton * [W. Alton Jones](/source/W._Alton_Jones) (1891–1962), American industrialist and philanthropist * [Ernest Jones (trade unionist)](/source/Ernest_Jones_(trade_unionist)) (William Ernest Jones, 1895–1973), British trade union leader ==Criminals== * [William Jones (Australian convict)](/source/William_Jones_(Australian_convict)) (1827–1871), Australian colony ex-convict schoolteacher * [William Jones (gangster)](/source/William_Jones_(gangster)) (fl. 1911), New York City criminal * [W. D. Jones](/source/W._D._Jones) (1916–1974), criminal who travelled with Bonnie and Clyde * William Jones, the perpetrator of the [murder of Jared Plesec](/source/murder_of_Jared_Plesec) ==Military== * William Jones (1803–1864), Union Army lieutenant colonel, politician and owner of the [Colonel William Jones House](/source/Colonel_William_Jones_House) in Indiana * [William Jones (British Army officer)](/source/William_Jones_(British_Army_officer)) (1808–1890), British Army general * [William E. Jones (general)](/source/William_E._Jones_(general)) (1824–1864), Confederate cavalry general * William G. Jones, colonel of the [36th Ohio Infantry Regiment](/source/36th_Ohio_Infantry_Regiment) * [William Gore Jones](/source/William_Gore_Jones) (1826–1888), British admiral * [William Jones (American sailor)](/source/William_Jones_(American_sailor)) (1831–?), American Union Navy sailor * [William Jones (VC)](/source/William_Jones_(VC)) (1839–1913), British soldier * [William H. Jones (Medal of Honor)](/source/William_H._Jones_(Medal_of_Honor)) (1842–1911), American cavalry private and Medal of Honor recipient * [William M. Jones](/source/William_M._Jones) (1895–1969), Canadian Army officer * [William K. Jones](/source/William_K._Jones) (1916–1998), American Marine Corps lieutenant general * [William A. Jones III](/source/William_A._Jones_III) (1922–1969), US Air Force colonel and Medal of Honor recipient * [William Jones (soldier)](/source/William_Jones_(soldier)) (1836–1864), Irish-born American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient ==Politics and law== ===U.K.=== * [William Jones (judge)](/source/William_Jones_(judge)) (1566–1640), Welsh judge and English member of parliament * [William Jones (of Treowen)](/source/William_Jones_(of_Treowen)) (died 1640), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 * [William Jones (Parliamentarian)](/source/William_Jones_(Parliamentarian)) (fl. 1640s), Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons * [William Jones (law officer)](/source/William_Jones_(law_officer)) (1631–1682), English lawyer and politician * [William Nathaniel Jones](/source/William_Nathaniel_Jones) (1858–1934), Welsh Liberal politician, businessman and soldier * [William Jones (Arfon MP)](/source/William_Jones_(Arfon_MP)) (1859–1915), British Liberal politician * [Kennedy Jones (journalist)](/source/Kennedy_Jones_(journalist)) (William Kennedy Jones, 1865–1921), British journalist and member of parliament * [William Henry Hyndman Jones](/source/William_Henry_Hyndman_Jones) (1847–1926), British colonial judge and administrator * Sir [William Hollingworth Quayle Jones](/source/William_Hollingworth_Quayle_Jones) (1854–1925), British judge in Sierra Leone and acting governor ===U.S.=== * [William Jones (deputy governor)](/source/William_Jones_(deputy_governor)) (1624–1706), Deputy Governor of the Colony of Connecticut * [William Jones (governor)](/source/William_Jones_(governor)) (1753–1822), Governor of Rhode Island, 1811–1817 * [William Jones (statesman)](/source/William_Jones_(statesman)) (1760–1831), fourth United States Secretary of the Navy and US congressman from Pennsylvania * [William Giles Jones](/source/William_Giles_Jones) (1808–1883), American federal judge * [William E. Jones (politician)](/source/William_E._Jones_(politician)) (1808 or 1810–1871), justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas * [William J. Jones](/source/William_J._Jones) (1810–1897), justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas * [William Hemphill Jones](/source/William_Hemphill_Jones) (1811–1880), American politician * [William F. Jones](/source/William_F._Jones) (1813–1890), American politician in Indiana * [William C. Jones (New York politician)](/source/William_C._Jones_(New_York_politician)) (1822–1877), American politician from New York * [William D. Jones](/source/William_D._Jones) (1830–1905), American politician in the Wisconsin State Assembly * [William W. Jones](/source/William_W._Jones), mayor of Toledo, Ohio (1871–1875 and 1877–1879) * [William Theopilus Jones](/source/William_Theopilus_Jones) (1842–1882), delegate to the US Congress from the Territory of Wyoming * [William A. Jones (politician)](/source/William_A._Jones_(politician)) (1844–?), American politician in the Wisconsin State Assembly * [William Atkinson Jones](/source/William_Atkinson_Jones) (1849–1918), US congressman from Virginia * [William G. Jones (politician)](/source/William_G._Jones_(politician)), (1861–1956), state legislator in Iowa * [William Carey Jones](/source/William_Carey_Jones) (1855–1927), US congressman from Washington * [William Jones (Wisconsin politician)](/source/William_Jones_(Wisconsin_politician)) (1894–1977) * [William Moseley Jones](/source/William_Moseley_Jones) (1905–1988), American politician in the California State Assembly * [William Blakely Jones](/source/William_Blakely_Jones) (1907–1979), American federal judge * [Burt Jones](/source/Burt_Jones) (William Burton Jones, born 1979), lieutenant governor of Georgia * [William H. Jones (South Carolina politician)](/source/William_H._Jones_(South_Carolina_politician)), state legislator in South Carolina * [William H. Jones (Mississippi politician)](/source/William_H._Jones_(Mississippi_politician)), state legislator * [William N. Jones](/source/William_N._Jones) (1926–2018), member of the Utah State Senate ===Elsewhere=== * [William Jones (Welsh radical)](/source/William_Jones_(Welsh_radical)) (1726–1795), Welsh political radical * [William Jones (Chartist)](/source/William_Jones_(Chartist)) (1809–1873), Welsh political radical and Chartist * [William Jones (New Zealand politician)](/source/William_Jones_(New_Zealand_politician)) (1868–1953), member of parliament in New Zealand * [William Jones (Newfoundland politician)](/source/William_Jones_(Newfoundland_politician)) (1873–1930), physician and politician in Newfoundland ==Religion== * [William Jones of Nayland](/source/William_Jones_of_Nayland) (1726–1800), British Anglican priest and author * [William Jones (Welsh priest)](/source/William_Jones_(Welsh_priest)) (1755–1821), Welsh Anglican priest * [William Jones (Welsh Baptist writer)](/source/William_Jones_(Welsh_Baptist_writer)) (1762–1846) * [William Henry Jones](/source/William_Henry_Jones) (1817–1885), English Anglican priest and antiquarian * [William Henry Jones (Methodist)](/source/William_Henry_Jones_(Methodist)) (1874–1939), Australian churchman * William [Basil Jones](/source/Basil_Jones) (1822–1897), Welsh Anglican bishop of St David's * [J. William Jones](/source/J._William_Jones) (1836–1909), American Baptist minister and Lost Cause advocate * [William Jones (bishop of Puerto Rico)](/source/William_Jones_(bishop_of_Puerto_Rico)) (1865–1921), American Catholic bishop of Puerto Rico * [William Jones (dean of Brecon)](/source/William_Jones_(dean_of_Brecon)) (1897–1974), British Anglican priest * [William A. Jones (bishop of Missouri)](/source/William_A._Jones_(bishop_of_Missouri)) (1927–2020), bishop of Missouri * [William Augustus Jones Jr.](/source/William_Augustus_Jones_Jr.) (1934–2006), American Baptist minister and civil rights movement leader ==Science and medicine== * [William Jones (mathematician)](/source/William_Jones_(mathematician)) (1675–1749), Welsh mathematician who proposed the use of the symbol π * [William Jones (naturalist)](/source/William_Jones_(naturalist)) (1745–1818), English naturalist and entomologist * [William Jones (optician)](/source/William_Jones_(optician)) (1763–1831), English optician and scientific instrument maker * [William Allen Jones](/source/William_Allen_Jones) (1831–1897), Canadian dentist and miner * William [Eifion Jones](/source/Eifion_Jones) (1925–2004), Welsh marine botanist * [William Paul Jones](/source/William_Paul_Jones) (born 1952), cognitive scientist * [William Ernest Jones (psychiatrist)](/source/William_Ernest_Jones_(psychiatrist)) (1867–1957), English-Australian psychiatrist ==Sports== ===Association football (soccer)=== * [William P. Jones](/source/William_P._Jones) (1870–1953), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer * [William Roberts Jones](/source/William_Roberts_Jones) (1870–1938), Aberystwyth F.C. and Wales international footballer * [William Jones (English footballer, born 1876)](/source/William_Jones_(English_footballer%2C_born_1876)) (1876–1959), Bristol City F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and England international footballer * [William Jones (Welsh footballer, born 1876)](/source/William_Jones_(Welsh_footballer%2C_born_1876)) (1876–1918), West Ham United F.C. and Wales international footballer * William [Lot Jones](/source/Lot_Jones) (bap. 1882–1941), Manchester City F.C. and Wales international footballer * [William Jones (Port Vale footballer)](/source/William_Jones_(Port_Vale_footballer)) (fl. 1905) * [William Jones (English footballer, fl. 1930s)](/source/William_Jones_(English_footballer%2C_fl._1930s)), English footballer with Gillingham F.C. * [Morris Jones (footballer)](/source/Morris_Jones_(footballer)) (William Morris Jones, 1919–1993), English footballer with Port Vale F.C., Swindon Town F.C. and others ===Basketball=== * [Renato William Jones](/source/Renato_William_Jones) (1906–1981), popularizer of basketball in Europe & Asia and a founding father of FIBA * [Wil Jones (basketball coach)](/source/Wil_Jones_(basketball_coach)) (1938–2014), American basketball point guard and coach * [Wil Jones (basketball, born 1947)](/source/Wil_Jones_(basketball%2C_born_1947)), American basketball power forward ===Combat sports=== * [William Jones (British wrestler)](/source/William_Jones_(British_wrestler)), British Olympic wrestler in 1908 * [Gorilla Jones](/source/Gorilla_Jones) (William Landon Jones, 1906–1982), American boxer, world middleweight champion * [Chilly Willy (wrestler)](/source/Chilly_Willy_(wrestler)) (William Jones, born 1969), American professional wrestler ===Cricket=== * [William Jones (South Australia cricketer)](/source/William_Jones_(South_Australia_cricketer)) (1864–1924), Australian cricketer * [William Jones (cricketer, born 1911)](/source/William_Jones_(cricketer%2C_born_1911)) (1911–1941), Welsh cricketer * [William Jones (cricketer, born 1990)](/source/William_Jones_(cricketer%2C_born_1990)), Australian-born English cricketer ===Water sports=== * [William Jones (rower)](/source/William_Jones_(rower)) (1925–2014), Uruguayan rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics * [William Jones (canoeist)](/source/William_Jones_(canoeist)) (born 1931), Australian sprint canoer * [William Jones (Canadian sailor)](/source/William_Jones_(Canadian_sailor)) (born 1995), Canadian sailor ===Other sports=== * [Bert Jones (rugby, born 1906)](/source/Bert_Jones_(rugby%2C_born_1906)) (William Herbert Jones, 1906–1982), rugby union and rugby league football for Wales, Llanelli, and St. Helens * [Dub Jones (American football)](/source/Dub_Jones_(American_football)) (William Augustus Jones, 1924–2024), American football player * [Tex Jones](/source/Tex_Jones) (William Roderick Jones, 1885–1938), Chicago White Sox first baseman * [William Jones (sport shooter)](/source/William_Jones_(sport_shooter)) (1928–2017), Canadian Olympic shooter * [William Jones (sprinter)](/source/William_Jones_(sprinter)) (born 2003), American sprinter, 2023-2025 All-American for the [USC Trojans track and field](/source/USC_Trojans_track_and_field) team * [William Jones (rugby union)](/source/William_Jones_(rugby_union)) (1894–1978), Welsh international rugby union player * [William Downes Jones](/source/William_Downes_Jones), Scottish international lawn bowler ==Others== * [William Bence Jones](/source/William_Bence_Jones) (1812–1882), Anglo-Irish agriculturist * [William Ebeneezer Jones Jr.](/source/William_Ebeneezer_Jones_Jr.) (born 1959), missing child in New Jersey * [William A. Jones (writer)](/source/William_A._Jones_(writer)), British author of ''MindWealth: building Personal Wealth from Intellectual Property Right'' ==Other uses== * [''William Jones'' (novel)](/source/William_Jones_(novel)), a 1944 Welsh-language novel by T. Rowland Hughes * [USS William Jones](/source/USS_William_Jones), a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy ==See also== * [Bill Jones (disambiguation)](/source/Bill_Jones_(disambiguation)) * [Billy Jones (disambiguation)](/source/Billy_Jones_(disambiguation)) * [Will Jones (disambiguation)](/source/Will_Jones_(disambiguation)) * [Willie Jones (disambiguation)](/source/Willie_Jones_(disambiguation)) * [William Corbett-Jones](/source/William_Corbett-Jones), American pianist * [William Stanton Jones](/source/William_Stanton_Jones) (1866–1951), Anglican bishop * [William West Jones](/source/William_West_Jones) (1838–1908), second bishop and first archbishop of Cape Town {{dab|hn=Jones, William}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [William Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jones) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jones?action=history)). 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