Sir William Jones (September 28, 1746 – April 27, 1794) was an English philologist and student of ancient India, particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages.
Sir William Jones (1675 – 3 July 1749) was a Welsh mathematician.
William Jones (1760 – September 6, 1831) was an American politician.
William Jones (1839 - 15 April 1913) 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.
William Jones (July 30, 1726 – January 6, 1800), English divine, was born at Lowick, in Northamptonshire.
William Frederick Jones (1827–16 February 1871) was a convict transported to Western Australia, and later became one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
William Jones (1763-1831) was an English optician and instrument maker who later formed a partnership with his younger brother Samuel Jones. W. & S. Jones were among the most successful scientific instrument makers in London during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
William Jones (born in 1975) is a American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Chilly Willy.
William Jones (1871-1909) When he received his PhD from Columbia University, he became the fourth person to receive a PhD in linguistic anthropology, twelfth person to receive a PhD in anthropology, and first Native American PhD in anthropology. Jones was part Fox and a specialist in Algonquian languages, particularly known for his extensive collection of Algonquian texts. He was at one point an assistant curator at the Field Museum in Chicago and died in the Philippines in 1909 having been sent there to do fieldwork.