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James Jones may refer to:
Sports
Basketball
- James Jones (basketball, born 1964), Yale University men's basketball head coach
- James Jones (basketball, born 1980), American NBA basketball player and executive
- Jimmy Jones (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player in the ABA and NBA
Association football
- James Jones (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1955), British Olympic footballer
- James Jones (footballer, born 1996), Scottish footballer for Wrexham
- James Jones (footballer, born 1997), Welsh footballer for Barrow
American football
- James Jones (defensive lineman) (born 1969), defensive lineman for Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions
- James Jones (running back, born 1958), running back for the Dallas Cowboys
- James Jones (running back, born 1961), running back for Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks
- James Jones (wide receiver) (born 1984)
- James "T" Jones (1931-2020), former college football player, coach and athletic director
Cricket
- James Jones (cricketer, born 1885) (1885–1953), cricketer for Somerset and Glamorgan in the 1920s
- James Jones (cricketer, born 1870) (1870–1960), English cricketer
Other sports
- James Phillips Jones (1883–1964), Welsh international rugby union utility player
- James Jones (baseball) (born 1988), professional baseball player
- James Jones (sport shooter) (1871–1955), Canadian Olympic shooter
- James Jones (rugby league) (fl. 1930), New Zealand rugby league player
Political figures
United States
- James Jones (Georgia politician) (died 1801), Congressman, namesake of Jones County, Georgia
- James Jones (South Dakota politician) (1927–2014), South Dakota politician
- James Jones (Virginia politician) (1772–1848), U.S. Representative from Virginia
- James A. Jones (1820–1894), Virginia State Senate, Constitutional Convention of 1850
- James C. Jones (1809–1859), governor of Tennessee
- James F. Jones Jr. (born 1934), Pennsylvania politician
- James G. Jones (born 1934), United States Air Force general
- James H. Jones (1830–1904), U.S. Representative from Texas
- James Herbert Jones (1920–2008), Arkansas State Auditor, Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard
- James I. Jones (1786–1858), major general from New York
- James Kimbrough Jones (1839–1908), chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- James L. Jones (born 1943), former National Security Advisor and 32nd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
- James L. Jones Sr. (1912–1986), officer in the United States Marine Corps
- James McHall Jones (1823–1851), U.S. federal judge
- James M. Jones (1862–1928), Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
- James M. Jones, Jr., mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
- James Parker Jones (born 1940), U.S. federal judge
- James R. Jones (born 1939), Congressman from Oklahoma and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
- James R. Jones (Virginia politician) American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate
- James S. Jones, American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
- James T. Jones (1832–1895), U.S. Representative from Alabama
- James Wormley Jones (1884–1958), African-American policeman, World War I veteran, and FBI agent
Other countries
- Idwal Jones (politician) (James Idwal Jones, 1900–1982), Welsh politician
- Jim Jones (Canadian politician) (born 1943), Canadian politician
- James William Jones (1869–1954), merchant, realtor and political figure in British Columbia, Canada
Religious figures
- James F. Jones (minister) (1907–1971), African American religious leader and founder of the Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God, Inc.
- Jim Jones (James Warren Jones, 1931–1978), cult leader of the Peoples Temple responsible for the collective suicide at Jonestown, Guyana
- James Jones (bishop) (born 1948), former Anglican Bishop of Liverpool
- James Jones (priest, born 1881) (1881–1980), Church of England priest
- James Jones (priest, born 1730) (1730–1823), Archdeacon of Hereford
- Kilsby Jones (James Rhys Jones, 1813–1889), Welsh minister, writer and lecturer
Arts and entertainment
- James Jones (author) (1921–1977), American novelist
- James Earl Jones (born 1931), American actor
- James Cellan Jones (1931–2019), British television and film director
- James Jones (documentary maker) (born 1982), British documentary film-maker
- James T. Jones IV (died 1996), American music journalist
- Middle Walter (1935–1986), American blues harmonica player, born James Jones
- Jimmy Jones (singer) (1937–2012), American singer, born James Jones
- T. James Jones (born 1934), Welsh poet and dramatist
- James Jones (Born 1998), Welsh multi-instrumentalist
Other people
- James Addison Jones (1869–1950), founder of J.A. Jones Construction
- James Jones (civil servant) (1914–1995), Scottish civil servant
- James F. Jones (educator) (born 1947), president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
- James Matthew Jones (born 1961), American global public health expert and consultant
- James W. Jones (1809–1892), civil engineer in Adelaide, South Australia
- James Jones (psychologist), American social psychologist
- James McHenry Jones (1859–1909), American educator, school administrator, businessperson, and minister
Characters
- Jimbo Jones, one of the main bullies in The Simpsons