William Jones

\nWilliam 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)\n*Sir William Jones (mathematician) (~1675-1749), father of Sir William Jones (philologist) \n*William Jones (translator) (1726-1795)\n*Sir William Jones (philologist) (1746-1794) son of Sir William Jones (mathematician) \n*William Jones (statesman) (1760-1831), fourth United States Secretary of the Navy\n*William Ellis Jones (author) (1795-1848)\n*William Jones (Chartist) (19th century)\n*William Jones (historian) (1860-1932)\n*William Owen Jones (Nonconformist leader) (1861-1937)\n*William Lewis Jones (author) (1866-1922)\n*William Jones (VC), the recipient of the Victoria Cross