William Jones

William Jones is a common name, especially in Wales, and there have been several well-known individuals of this name, including:

• William Jones (judge) (1566-1640)
• Sir William Jones (mathematician) (~1675-1749)
• William Jones (translator) (1726-1795)
• Sir William Jones (philologist) (1746-1794)
• William Jones (statesman) (1760-1831), fourth United States Secretary of the Navy
• William Ellis Jones (author) (1795-1848)
• William Jones (Chartist) (19th century)
• William Jones (historian) (1860-1932)
• William Owen Jones (Nonconformist leader) (1861-1937)
• William Lewis Jones (author) (1866-1922)