William Jones is a common name, especially in Wales, and there have been several well-known individuals of this name, including: For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...

Academics and authors

• William Jones (historian) (1860–1932)
• Sir William Jones (mathematician) (~1675–1749), father of Sir William Jones (philologist)
• Sir William Jones (philologist) (1746–1794) son of Sir William Jones (mathematician)
• William Jones (translator) (1726–1795)
• William Ellis Jones (author) (1795–1848)
• William Lewis Jones (author) (1866–1922)

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Military figures

• William Jones (MOH) (b. 1831), recipient of Medal of Honor
• William Jones (MOH 1864) (1835-1864), recipient of Medal of Honor
• William Jones (Union) (d. 1864), Civil War Union Army officer
• William E. "Grumble" Jones (1824–1864), Confederate cavalry general
• William H. Jones (1842-1911), recipient of Medal of Honor
• William Jones (VC), the recipient of the Victoria Cross

William Grumble Jones William Edmondson Jones, known as Grumble Jones, was a planter, a career U.S. Army officer, and a Confederate cavalry general, killed in the American Civil War. ... Photo submitted by John Young William Jones was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ...

Political figures

• William Jones (judge) (1566–1640)
• William Jones (Lt. Governor) (1624–1706)
• William Jones (Great Britain statesman), Attorney General for England and Wales during the 17th century
• William Jones (Chartist) (19th century)
• William Jones (governor), governor of Rhode Island
• William Jones (statesman) (1760–1831), fourth United States Secretary of the Navy and US Representative from Pennsylvania
• William Atkinson Jones (1849-1918), US Representative from Virginia
• William Carey Jones (1855-1927), US Representative from Washington
• William Owen Jones (Nonconformist leader) (1861–1937)
• William Theophilus Jones (1842-1882), American judge and politician
• William W. Jones (1819-1935), mayor of Toledo, Ohio

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Religious figures

• William Jones (ecclesiastic) (1726–1800)
• Rev. William Augustus Jones Jr. (1934-2006), US Civil Rights figure

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Others

• William Jones (criminal) (1914-1974), member of Clyde Barrow's gang
• William Jones (convict) (born 1827, date of death unknown), convict transported to Western Australia;
• Renato William Jones (commonly William Jones), popularizer of basketball
• A defendant involved in the US Supreme Court case Atkins v. Virginia

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See also

• Billy Jones (disambiguation)