Thomas Jones

Thomas, Thom, Tom or Tommy Jones may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Thomas Jones (artist) (1742–1803), landscape painter in Italy and Britain
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a novel by Henry Fielding published in 1749, often known simply as Tom Jones
  • Tom Jones (Philidor), a 1765 opera by Philidor based on Fielding's novel
  • Tom Jones (Edward German), a 1907 British comic opera by Edward German based on Fielding's novel
  • Tom Jones (1917 film), a British comedy film based on Fielding's novel
  • Tom Jones (1963 film), an Academy Award-winning film based on Fielding's novel
  • The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (TV series), a 1997 BBC miniseries adaptation of Fielding's novel
  • Tom Jones (2023 TV series), a 2023 miniseries adaptation of Fielding's novel
• Thomas Dow Jones (1811–1881), American sculptor, medallist
• T. H. Jones (Thomas Henry Jones, 1855–1929), South Australian organist and music teacher
• Thomas Hudson Jones (1892–1969), American sculptor
• T. C. Jones (Thomas Craig Jones, 1920–1971), American female impersonator
• Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist
• Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer
• Thom Jones (1945–2016), American writer
• Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), American film actor
• Tom Jones (TV program), a 1980–1981 television series starring the singer
• Thomas Jones (born 1980), American rapper, birth name of Rapper Big Pooh
• Thomas Hewitt Jones (born 1984), British composer
• T. Llew Jones (Thomas Llewelyn Jones), Welsh language author

Business

• Thomas Roy Jones (1890–1985), American industrialist and management author
• Thomas V. Jones (1920–2014), American businessman
• Thomas W. Jones (born 1949), American businessman

Civil servants

• Thomas Mercer Jones (1795–1868), British-Canadian administrator
• Thomas Jones (civil servant) (1870–1955), British civil servant and educationalist
• T. K. Jones (1932–2015), American civil defense expert

Clergy

• Thomas Jones (bishop) (c. 1550–1619), Anglican archbishop in Dublin
• Thomas Jones (priest) (died 1682), defender of Anglican Christianity
• Thomas Jones of Denbigh (1756–1820), Methodist clergyman, hymnwriter
• Thomas Jones (missionary) (1810–1849), Christian missionary to the Khasi people, India
• Thomas Jones (minister) (1819–1882), Welsh Independent preacher
• Thomas Sherwood Jones (1872–1972), suffragan bishop of Hulme, Manchester, 1930–1945
• Tom Jones (bishop) (1903–1972), Australian bishop

Legal

• Thomas Jones (English judge) (1614–1692), British judge
• Thomas Jones (Maryland judge) (1735–1812), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals
• Thomas A. Jones (1859–1937), associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
• Thomas R. Jones (judge) (1913–2006), justice of the New York Supreme Court
• Arrest of Thomas Jones, 2000 case involving the Philadelphia Police Department

Military

• Major Thomas Jones (died 1713), Irish-born immigrant to Long Island, USA
• Thomas ap Catesby Jones (1790–1858), U.S. Navy officer
• Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh (1812–1885), proponent of British volunteer force
• Thomas Alfred Jones (1880–1956), British recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Thomas Jones (Medal of Honor) (1820–1892), American Civil War sailor
• Thomas John Jones (1874–?), Welsh officer in the British merchant navy
• Thomas E. Jones (doctor) (1880–1958), African-American doctor and first lieutenant in the U.S. Army

Poets

• T. Gwynn Jones (1871–1949), Welsh-language poet
• Thomas Hughes Jones (1895–1966), Welsh poet and writer
• T. Harri Jones (Thomas Henry Jones, 1921–1965), poet in Britain and Australia

Politicians

• Thomas Jones (MP for Wallingford), 15th-century Member of Parliament for Wallingford
• Thomas Jones (died 1558 or 1559), MP for Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire
• Thomas Jones (MP for Hereford) (died 1628), MP for Hereford
• Thomas Jones (died 1711), MP for East Grinstead
• Thomas Jones (South Carolina mayor) (1742–1826), fifth intendent (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina
• Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones (1765–1811), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
• Thomas McKissick Jones (1816–1892), American politician, Tennessee
• Thomas L. Jones (1819–1887), American politician, Kentucky
• Thomas G. Jones (1844–1914), governor of Alabama, USA
• Thomas Jones, Baron Maelor (1898–1984), British MP for Meirionnydd
• Thomas Llewellyn Jones (1872–1946), company director and Queensland politician
• Thomas Artemus Jones (1871–1943), Welsh judge, journalist, nationalist and politician
• Thomas Mardy Jones (1879–1970), British politician and miner
• Thomas B. Jones, early 20th-century American politician, Virginia
• Thomas H. W. Jones (1916–1995), American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Tom Jones (Australian politician) (1924–2014), Australian politician
• Tom Jones (South Dakota politician) (born 1940), member of the South Dakota Senate
• Tom Jones (Kentucky politician) (1947–2025), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• Tom Jones (Alabama politician), member of the Alabama House of Representatives
• Tom Jones (Pennsylvania politician), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Scientists

• Thomas Snell Jones (1754–1837), English-born Presbyterian minister in Scotland
• Thomas Jones (mathematician) (1756–1807), British mathematician and academic
• Thomas P. Jones (1774–1848), mechanical engineer and publisher in USA
• Thomas Jones (optician) (1775–1852), British astronomical instrument maker and Fellow of the Royal Society
• Thomas Wharton Jones (1808–1891), ophthalmologist and physiologist
• Thomas Rymer Jones (1810–1880), British surgeon, academic and zoologist
• Thomas Rupert Jones (1819–1911), British geologist
• Thomas Gilbert Henry Jones (1895–1970), Australian organic chemist and academic
• T. Duckett Jones (1899–1954), American physician and cardiologist
• Tom Parry Jones (1935–2013), Welsh scientist, inventor and entrepreneur
• Thomas David Jones (born 1955), American astronaut

Sports

American football

• Tom Jones (end) (c. 1909–????), American college football player
• Potsy Jones (Thomas Clinton Jones, 1909–1990), American football player
• Tom Jones (coach) (c. 1924–2014), American football coach and college athletics administrator
• Tom Jones (gridiron football) (1931–1978), American and Canadian football player
• Tommy Jones (defensive back) (born 1971), American football player
• Thomas Jones (American football) (born 1978), American football player
• Tommy Jones (quarterback) (born 1979), American and Canadian football quarterback

Association football (soccer)

• Thomas Jones (footballer, born 1879) (1879–?), outside left (Small Heath)
• Thomas Jones (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1958), Welsh international football inside left (Nottingham Forest)
• Thomas Jones (footballer, born 1885) (1885–?), football centre forward and outside right (Everton, Birmingham City)
• Thomas Jones (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1923), English football goalkeeper (Grimsby Town)
• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1978), Welsh footballer
• Tommy Jones (footballer, born 1907) (Thomas William Jones, 1907–1980), English footballer who played for Burnley, Blackpool and Grimsby Town
• Tommy Jones (footballer, born 1909) (Thomas John Jones, 1909–?), Welsh international footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United and Watford
• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1916), English footballer, played for Little Hulton, Accrington Stanley, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale (Wartime)
• T. G. Jones (Thomas George Jones, 1917–2004), Welsh international football for Everton
• Tommy Jones (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2010), football centre half who played for Everton in the 1940s and 1950s
• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1964), English footballer
• Thomas Jones (footballer, born 1997), Chilean midfielder (Deportes Magallanes)

Athletics

• Thomas Jones (runner) (1916–1984), American marathon runner
• Tom Jones (shot putter), winner of the 1954 NCAA DI outdoor shot put championship
• Tom Jones (sprinter) (1944–2007), American sprinter, winner of the 1966 200 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Australian rules football

• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1944), Australian rules footballer
• Carlyle Jones (a.k.a. Tom Jones, 1904–1951), Australian rules footballer
• Tom Jones (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2018), Australian rules footballer

Baseball

• Tom Jones (baseball) (1874–1923), American baseball player
• Tommy Jones (baseball) (Thomas M. Jones, 1954–2009), American baseball player, manager, coach and executive

Cricket

• Thomas Babington Jones (1851–1890), Welsh cricketer
• Tom Jones (cricketer) (1901–1935), Welsh cricketer

Rugby union

• Thomas Baker-Jones (1862–1959), Welsh rugby player
• Thomas Jones (rugby union) (1895–1933), Welsh international rugby union player

Other sports

• Tom Jones (racing driver) (1943–2015), American racing driver
• Tom Jones (volleyball) (born 1956), Canadian volleyball player
• Tommy Jones (bowler) (born 1978), American professional bowler
• Thomas Jones (wrestler) (born 1982), British wrestler better known as "The UK Kid"

Other people

• Twm Siôn Cati (c. 1530–1609), folkloric Welsh outlaw
• Thomas Jones (historian) (1732–1792), American Loyalist historian
• Thomas Jones (English publisher) (1791–1882), publisher, bookseller in London, convert to Judaism
• Thomas H. Jones (1806–?), African-American abolitionist
• Thomas Jones (civil engineer) (1809–1892), South Australian pioneer
• Thomas Jones (librarian) (1810–1875), librarian of Chetham's Library, Manchester, Britain
• Tom Jones (trade unionist) (1822–1916), British trade union activist
• Thomas Mason Jones (1833–1873), Irish journalist and political activist
• Thomas Jesse Jones (1873–1950), Welsh-American sociologist and educational administrator
• Thomas E. Jones (university president) (1888–1973), president of Fisk University, U.S., 1926–1946
• Thomas F. Jones 1916–1981), American academic and university administrator
• T. Canby Jones (1921–2014), Quaker peace activist and professor
• Tom Jones Jr. (1925–2014), American Navajo code talker

See also

• Tom Jones (disambiguation)
• Tommy Jones (disambiguation)