Robert Jones

Rob(ert), Bob, or Bobby Jones may refer to:

Academics

Bob Jones Sr. (1883–1968), Christian evangelist who founded Bob Jones University
Bob Jones Jr. (1911–1997), Bob Jones, Sr.'s son, and second president of the university
Bob Jones III (born 1939), Bob Jones, Sr.'s grandson, and third president of the university
Bobby Jones (academic) (1932–2001), American academic
Bobi Jones (Robert Maynard Jones, 1929–2017), Welsh Christian academic
Robert B. Jones (linguist) (1920–2007), professor at Cornell University
Robert J. Jones (born 1951), chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Arts and entertainment

Films and plays

Bob Jones (sound engineer), British sound engineer for films
Bob Devin Jones (born 1954), American playwright, director, and actor
Rob Brydon (Robert Brydon Jones, born 1965), Welsh actor
Robert Edmond Jones (1887–1954), American theater designer of sets, lighting, costumes
Robert Earl Jones (1910–2006), American actor and father of James Earl Jones
Robert C. Jones (1936–2021), American screenwriter and film editor

Music

Bobby Jones (saxophonist) (1928–1980), American jazz saxophonist
Bobby Jones (singer) (born 1939), gospel singer
Rob Jones (musician) (1964–1993), bass guitarist in the British band The Wonder Stuff
Robert Hope-Jones (1859–1914), English inventor of the theater organ
Robert Jones (composer) (died 1617), English lutenist and composer
Robert Jones (Welsh composer) (born 1945), Welsh composer, organist and choirmaster
Robert W. Jones (1932–1997), American classical composer

Writers and illustrators

Bob Jones, writer of the syndicated Goren Bridge newspaper column
Bob Jones (illustrator) (1926–2018), American artist and advertising illustrator
Robert Jones, name given by adoptive parents to Australian writer Robert Dessaix
Robert F. Jones (1934–2002), American novelist and outdoors journalist
R.S. Jones (Robert S. Jones, 1954–2001), American novelist and editor

Politics

Australia and Canada

Robert Jones (Australian politician) (1845–1927), New South Wales politician
Robert Jones (Lower Canada politician) (died 1844), land agent and politician in Lower Canada
Robert Jones (Canada East politician) (died 1874), politician in Canada East

UK

Robert Jones (of Castell-March), MP for Carnarvon in 1625 and Flintshire in 1628
Robert Jones (died 1715) (1682–1715), British MP for Glamorganshire, 1712–1715
Robert Jones (died 1774) (1704–1774), British MP for Huntingdon, 1754–1774
Robert Jones (Labour politician) (1874–1940), British MP for Caernarvonshire, 1922–1923
Robert Jones (Conservative politician) (1950–2007), British Conservative MP 1983–1997

US

Robert McDonald Jones (1808–1872), Confederate politician
Robert Taylor Jones (1884–1958), governor of Arizona
Robert Franklin Jones (1907–1968), Ohio representative to US Congress, 1939–1947
Robert E. Jones Jr. (1912–1997), US House of Representative from Alabama
Robert G. Jones (born 1939), Louisiana state senator
Robert Jones (Michigan politician) (1944–2010), Kalamazoo mayor, member of Michigan House of Representatives

Sports

American football

Bob Jones (long snapper) (born 1978), American football player for the New York Giants
Bob Jones (wide receiver) (born 1945), American football player for the Chicago Bears
Bobby Jones (guard) (1912–1999), American football player for the Green Bay Packers
Bobby Jones (wide receiver) (born 1955), American football wide receiver
Robert Jones (linebacker) (born 1969), American football player for the Dallas Cowboys
Robert Jones (offensive lineman) (born 1999), American football player for the Miami Dolphins

Association football

Robert Albert Jones (1864–?), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
Robert Jones (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1939), Everton, Ardwick and Wales international footballer
Robert Reuben Jones (1902–?), footballer for Huddersfield Town, 1920s
Bob Jones (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1989), football goalkeeper for Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City, 1920s and 1930s
Bobby Jones (footballer, born 1933) (1933–1998), footballer for Southport, Chester, and Blackburn
Bobby Jones (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2015), footballer for Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town, and Swindon Town
Rob Jones (footballer, born 1971), Welsh-born English international footballer, played for Liverpool in the 1990s
Rob Jones (footballer, born 1979), English footballer for Doncaster Rovers

Baseball

Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher) (born 1970), right-handed baseball pitcher
Bobby Jones (left-handed pitcher) (born 1972), left-handed baseball pitcher
Bobby Jones (outfielder) (born 1949), outfielder and manager/coach
Bob Jones (third baseman) (1889–1964), Major League Baseball player
Sug Jones (Robert Roosevelt Jones, 1907–1982), American baseball player

Basketball

Bob Jones (basketball, born 1940) (1940–2021), American basketball coach and athletic director at Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1972–1980
Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951), American professional basketball player in the 1970s and 80s, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1962), American basketball coach at Saint Francis University, high school athletic director
Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1984), American professional basketball player
Robert Jones (basketball, born 1979), American basketball coach at Norfolk State University

Cricket

Rob Jones (cricketer) (born 1995), English cricketer
Robert Jones (English cricketer) (born 1981), English cricketer
Robert Jones (Barbadian cricketer) (1886–1951), Barbadian cricketer

Golf

Bobby Jones (golfer) (1902–1971), American amateur golfer
Robert Trent Jones (1906–2000), golf course architect
Robert Trent Jones Jr. (born 1939), golf course architect

Horse Racing

Robert Jones (jockey) (died 1938), aka Bobby Jones, American Champion jockey
Bobby Jones (1904–1969), British Classic-winning jockey

Rugby

Bob Jones (rugby union) (1875–1944), Welsh rugby union forward
Bobby Jones (rugby union) (1900–1970), Welsh rugby player
Robert Jones (rugby, born 1921) (1921–?), rugby union and league footballer for Wales XV (RU), Glamorgan, Aberavon
Robert Jones (rugby union, born 1965), Wales and British Lions rugby union player

Other sports

Bob Jones (Australian footballer) (born 1961), Australian rules footballer
Robert Jones (ice hockey) (1877–?), goaltender for the Montreal Victorias
Bob Jones (ice hockey) (born 1945), played in the NHL and WHA
Rob Jones (rower), (born 1985), United States rower and 2012 Paralympic Games medalist

Business

Bob Jones (businessman) (born 1939), New Zealand property investor and former politician
Bob Jones (Texas businessman), former Texas businessman
Robert "Fish" Jones (died 1930), American fish market owner, zoo owner

Law

Robert Noble Jones (1864–1942), New Zealand lawyer, public servant and land court judge
Robert E. Jones (judge) (born 1927), Oregon Supreme Court and federal district judge
Robert Byron Jones (1833–1867), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Robert Clive Jones (born 1947), American federal judge
Bob Jones (police commissioner) (1955–2014), in the West Midlands of England
Robert Jones (wrongful conviction) (born 1973), exonerated after conviction for a 1992 murder

Military

Robert Jones (artilleryman), 18th-century British popularizer of figure skating and fireworks
Robert Jones (VC) (1857–1898), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross
Robert Jephson Jones (1905–1985), British bomb disposal expert awarded the George Cross

Religion

Robert Elijah Jones (1872–1960), United States clergyman, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopalian Church
Robert Jones (archdeacon of Worcester) (born 1955), English Anglican priest
Robert Jones (dean of Clonmacnoise) (born 1947), Dean of Clonmacnoise
Robert Jones (writer) (1810–1879), Welsh Anglican priest and writer

Science

Sir Robert Jones, 1st Baronet (1857–1933), British orthopaedic surgeon
Robert Thomas Jones (engineer) (1910–1999), NASA aeronautical engineer
Robert Clark Jones (1916–2004), American physicist
Robert Jones (aerodynamicist) (1891–1962), Welsh aerodynamicist

Other

Robert Jones (designer), British cabinet maker and designer
Robert J. Jones (trade unionist) (1899–1962), Welsh trade union leader
Robert Lawton Jones (1925–2018), American architect from Oklahoma, noted for his contributions to modern art
Bob Jones (Grand Dragon) (1930–1989), a Ku Klux Klan official in the 1960s
Bob Jones Award, an award given by the United States Golf Association
Bob Jones High School, Madison, the largest public high school in the state of Alabama
Bob Jones University, founded by Bob Jones, Sr
Bob Jones University v. United States, a United States Supreme Court decision