United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
"The historical marker commemorates Bill Haywood, but it also honors Big Bill Haywood's contemporary union organizer Jones, a key figure alongside him."
United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
"The young man became known as Jones after he heroically jumped onto the tracks to prevent a catastrophic collision between two trains."
United States golfer (1902-1971)
"The tournament was named in honor of Bobby Jones, the legendary American golfer who won more major championships than anyone else."
American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
"The historical account details how Jones commanded the Ranger during his daring raids on British shipping in the early years of the war."
one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
"The restoration project was led by Inigo Jones, who applied his expertise as an architect to redesign the stage at Blackfriars Theatre."
English phonetician (1881-1967)
"The linguistics professor quoted Jones's research on the history of English pronunciation in her lecture."
Heroin.
"The police raided the house looking for any evidence that he was using jones to cope with his pain."
Have an intense craving.
"After skipping lunch, I began to jones for a big slice of pizza."
An English and Welsh patronymic surname, from given names derived from the given name John.
"Many families in Wales trace their lineage back to a common ancestor whose descendants adopted the surname Jones."
The word jones originated as a genitive form derived from the name John. It entered English usage specifically to denote possession or association with that individual's identity.