William Jones

William Jones is the name of:

Academics and authors

*William Jones (mathematician) (1675–1749), Welsh mathematician who proposed the use of the symbol π
*William Jones (optician) (1763-1831), English optics manufacturer and instrument maker.
*Sir William Jones (philologist) (1746–1794), English philologist who proposed a relationship among Indo-European languages.
*William Jones (anthropologist) (1871–1909), Native American specialist in Algonquian languages
*W. S. Jones (1920-2007), Welsh language writer

Military figures

*William E. "Grumble" Jones (1824–1864), Confederate cavalry general
*William Jones (VC) (1839-1913), a recipient of the Victoria Cross
*William A. Jones, III (1922-1969), United States Air Force officer and Medal of Honor recipient

Political figures

*Bill Jones (Georgia), Candidate for 6th Congressional District of Georgia
*William Jones (Beaumaris), English Parliament MP for the Welsh Borough of Beaumaris elected in 1604
*William Jones (governor) (1753-1822), Governor of Rhode Island from 1811 to 1817
*William Jones (statesman) (1760–1831), fourth United States Secretary of the Navy and US Representative from Pennsylvania
*William Theopilus Jones (1842-1882), Delegate to the US Congress from the Territory of Wyoming from 1871 to 1873
*William Atkinson Jones (1849-1918), US Representative from Virginia from 1891 to 1918
*William Carey Jones (1855-1927), US Representative from Washington from 1897 to 1899
*Bill Jones (born 1949), California's 27th Secretary of State
*William Jones (Liberal politician) (1860-1915), British Liberal politician

Religious figures

*William Jones (ecclesiastic) (1726–1800),British clergyman and author
*Rev. William Augustus Jones Jr. (1934-2006), African American minister and civil rights leader

Others

*Sir William Jones (optician) (1763-1831), English optician and scientific instrument maker
*William Jones (convict) (1827-1871), Australian colony ex-convict school teacher
*Renato William Jones (1906-1981), popularizer of basketball in Europe & Asia and a founding father of FIBA
*Gorilla Jones boxing champion
*William Jones (novel), character from the Welsh language novel of the same name, written by T. Rowland Hughes in 1944
*William Jones (wrestler) (born 1975), American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Chilly Willy
*Canada Bill Jones, English born 19th century card sharp
*W. D. Jones (1916-1974), criminal who travelled with Bonnie and Clyde

ee also

*Bill Jones (disambiguation)
*Billy Jones (disambiguation)
*Will Jones
*Willie Jones