Rob(ert), Bob, or Bobby Jones may refer to:
Academics
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Bob Jones Sr.
Robert Reynolds Jones Sr. (October 30, 1883 – January 16, 1968) was an American evangelist, pioneer religious broadcaster, and the founder and first president of Bob Jones University.
Early years
Bob Davis Reynolds Jones was the eleven ...
(1883–1968), Christian evangelist who founded Bob Jones University
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Bob Jones Jr.
Robert Reynolds Jones Jr. (October 19, 1911 – November 12, 1997) was the second president and chancellor of Bob Jones University. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Jones was the son of Bob Jones Sr., the university's founder. He served as president f ...
(1911–1997), Bob Jones, Sr.'s son, and second president of the university
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Bob Jones III (born 1939), Bob Jones, Sr.'s grandson, and third president of the university
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Bobby Jones (academic) (1932–2001), American academic
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Bobi Jones
Robert Maynard Jones (20 May 1929 – 22 November 2017), generally known as Bobi Jones, was a Welsh Christian academic and one of the most prolific writers in the history of the Welsh language. A versatile master of poetry, fictional prose and cri ...
(Robert Maynard Jones, 1929–2017), Welsh Christian academic
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Robert B. Jones (linguist) (1920–2007), professor at Cornell University
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Robert J. Jones
Robert James Jones (born 1951) is an American crop physiology scientist, serving as the 34th president of the University of Washington starting July 2025.
He served as the 10th chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from S ...
(born 1951), chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Arts and entertainment
Films and plays
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Bob Jones (sound engineer), British sound engineer for films
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Bob Devin Jones (born 1954), American playwright, director, and actor
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Rob Brydon
Robert Brydon Jones (; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He gained prominence for his roles in film, television and radio. He was appointed Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order ...
(Robert Brydon Jones, born 1965), Welsh actor
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Robert Edmond Jones
Robert Edmond Jones (December 12, 1887 – November 26, 1954) was an American scenic, lighting, and costume designer.
He is credited with incorporating the new stagecraft into the American drama. His designs sought to integrate scenic ele ...
(1887–1954), American theater designer of sets, lighting, costumes
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Robert Earl Jones
Robert Earl Jones (February 3, 1910 – September 7, 2006), sometimes credited as Earl Jones, was an American actor. One of the first prominent black film stars, Jones was a living link with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, having ...
(1910–2006), American actor and father of James Earl Jones
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Robert C. Jones (1936–2021), American screenwriter and film editor
Music
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Bobby Jones (saxophonist) (1928–1980), American jazz saxophonist
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Bobby Jones (singer)
Bobby Jones (born September 18, 1938) is an American gospel singer, television host, and radio broadcaster from Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known as the host and executive producer of several cable television
Cable television is a syst ...
(born 1939), gospel singer
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Rob Jones (musician)
Rob Jones (14 February 1964 – 31 July 1993), known by his nickname The Bass Thing, or by some as Bob Jones, was an English musician. He was a founding member and original bassist for The Wonder Stuff, based in Stourbridge ( West Midland ...
(1964–1993), bass guitarist in the British band The Wonder Stuff
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Robert Hope-Jones
Robert Hope-Jones (9 February 1859 – 13 September 1914) was an English musician who is considered to be the inventor of the theatre organ in the early 20th century. He thought that a pipe organ should be able to imitate the instruments of ...
(1859–1914), English inventor of the theater organ
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Robert Jones (composer)
Robert Jones (c. 1577 – 1617) was an English lutenist and composer, the most prolific of the English lute song composers (along with Thomas Campion).
He received the degree of B.Mus. from Oxford in 1597 (St. Edmund Hall). He ran a school in Lon ...
(died 1617), English lutenist and composer
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Robert Jones (Welsh composer) (born 1945), Welsh composer, organist and choirmaster
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Robert W. Jones (1932–1997), American classical composer
Writers and illustrators
* Bob Jones, writer of the syndicated
Goren Bridge newspaper column
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Bob Jones (illustrator) (1926–2018), American artist and advertising illustrator
* Robert Jones, name given by adoptive parents to Australian writer
Robert Dessaix
Robert Dessaix (born 1944), also known as Robert Jones, is an Australian novelist, essayist and journalist.
Early life and education
Robert Dessaix was born in Sydney, Australia, and was adopted at an early age by Tom and Jean Jones, after w ...
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Robert F. Jones (1934–2002), American novelist and outdoors journalist
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R.S. Jones (Robert S. Jones, 1954–2001), American novelist and editor
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Robert Isaac Jones (1813–1905), Welsh pharmacist, writer, and printer
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Robert Jones Jr., American author
Politics
Australia and Canada
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Robert Jones (Australian politician)
Robert Jones (1845 – 7 January 1927) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
He was born in Longford to farmer William Jones and Anne Percival. He arrived in Sydney in the early 1860s and worked as a shearer, drover and stationhand at Coo ...
(1845–1927), New South Wales politician
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Robert Jones (Lower Canada politician)
Robert Jones (c. 1770 – September 24, 1844) was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented William Henry in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1814 to 1824.
He was probably born in New York
New York most commonly refer ...
(died 1844), land agent and politician in Lower Canada
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Robert Jones (Canada East politician)
Robert Jones ( – January 21, 1874) was a political figure in Canada East, in the Province of Canada. He represented Missiskoui (Province of Canada electoral district), Missiskoui in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada fro ...
(died 1874), politician in Canada East
UK
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Robert Jones (diplomat)
Robert Jones (died 1574) was an English diplomat, from April 1558 a Clerk of the Privy Seal, and keeper of the council chamber.
Diplomat
Jones worked with John Somers (courtier), John Somers and Henry Middlemore for Nicholas Throckmorton, the am ...
(died 1574), Clerk of the Privy Seal
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, MP for Carnarvon in 1625 and Flintshire in 1628
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Robert Jones (died 1715) (1682–1715), British MP for Glamorganshire, 1712–1715
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Robert Jones (died 1774)
Robert Jones (1704 – 17 February 1774) was a Welsh-born politician.
He was born in Wales and in 1743 had gone into partnership with a merchant in Gibraltar. He was appointed an Elder Brother of Trinity House for life in 1753 and elected a di ...
(1704–1774), British MP for Huntingdon, 1754–1774
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Robert Jones (Labour politician) (1874–1940), British MP for Caernarvonshire, 1922–1923
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Robert Jones (Conservative politician) (1950–2007), British Conservative MP 1983–1997
US
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Robert McDonald Jones (1808–1872), Confederate politician
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Robert Taylor Jones
Robert Taylor Jones (February 8, 1884 – June 11, 1958) was an American businessman and politician who served as the sixth governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and served from 1939 to 1941.
Early years
He was born in Rutledge, Tennessee, to ...
(1884–1958), governor of Arizona
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Robert Franklin Jones (1907–1968), Ohio representative to US Congress, 1939–1947
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Robert E. Jones Jr. (1912–1997), US House of Representative from Alabama
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Robert G. Jones (born 1939), Louisiana state senator
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Robert Jones (Michigan politician) 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 I ...
(1944–2010), Kalamazoo mayor, member of Michigan House of Representatives
Sports
American football
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Bob Jones (long snapper) (born 1978), American football player for the New York Giants
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Bob Jones (wide receiver) (born 1945), American football player for the Chicago Bears
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Bobby Jones (guard) (1912–1999), American football player for the Green Bay Packers
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Bobby Jones (wide receiver)
Robert Ellis Jones (born July 12, 1955) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played for the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns from 1978 to 1983. He did not play college football and signed with the Jets ...
(born 1955), American football wide receiver
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Robert Jones (linebacker)
Robert Lee Jones (born September 27, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, and Washington Redskins. He played ...
(born 1969), American football player for the Dallas Cowboys
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Robert Jones (offensive lineman) (born 1999), American football player for the Miami Dolphins
Association football
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Robert Albert Jones
Albert Jones (born 1864) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1884 and 1885, playing 4 matches and scoring 2 goals. He played his first match on 9 February 1884 against Ireland and his la ...
(1864–?), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
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Robert Jones (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1939), Everton, Ardwick and Wales international footballer
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Robert Jones (footballer, born 1971)
Robert Stuart Jones (born 12 November 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made appearances in the English Football League for Wrexham. He also played for Hyde United
Hyde United Football Club is ...
, English football midfielder for Wrexham
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Robert Jones (referee)
Robert Jones (born 4 April 1987) is an English football referee. He has refereed in the English Football League since 2016 and the Premier League since 2019. He was the referee for the 2016 National League play-off final, the 2018 EFL League One ...
(born 1987), English football referee
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Robert Reuben Jones (1902–?), footballer for Huddersfield Town, 1920s
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Bob Jones (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1989), football goalkeeper for Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City, 1920s and 1930s
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Bobby Jones (footballer, born 1933) (1933–1998), footballer for Southport, Chester, and Blackburn
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Bobby Jones (footballer, born 1938)
Robert Stanley Jones (28 October 1938 – 22 July 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Football League, and for non-league sides Soundwell and Minehead ...
(1938–2015), footballer for Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town, and Swindon Town
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Rob Jones (footballer, born 1971), Welsh-born English international footballer, played for Liverpool in the 1990s
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Rob Jones (footballer, born 1979)
Robert William Jones (born 3 November 1979) is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
Jones played as a defender having started his career with York City, before playing as a semi-professional for Whitby Town, Northall ...
, English footballer for Doncaster Rovers
Baseball
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Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher) (born 1970), right-handed baseball pitcher
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Bobby Jones (left-handed pitcher) 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 II ...
(born 1972), left-handed baseball pitcher
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Bobby Jones (outfielder)
Robert Oliver Jones (born October 11, 1949) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, coach, and U.S. Army soldier during the Vietnam War. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors from until . He also played two seasons ...
(born 1949), outfielder and manager/coach
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Bob Jones (third baseman) (1889–1964), Major League Baseball player
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Sug Jones (Robert Roosevelt Jones, 1907–1982), American baseball player
Basketball
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Bob Jones (basketball, born 1940) (1940–2021), American basketball coach and athletic director at Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1972–1980
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Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)
Robert Clyde "Bobby" Jones (born December 18, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Denver Nuggets in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Associ ...
, American professional basketball player in the 1970s and 80s, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
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Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1962), American basketball coach at Saint Francis University, high school athletic director
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Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1984)
Bobby Ray Jones Jr. (born 9 January 1984) is an American-born naturalised-Equatorial Guinean professional basketball player who last played for Scaligera Basket of the Italian Serie A2. He notably played for an NBA record five different teams ...
, American professional basketball player
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Robert Jones (basketball, born 1979), American basketball coach at Norfolk State University
Cricket
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Rob Jones (cricketer) (born 1995), English cricketer
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Robert Jones (English cricketer) (born 1981), English cricketer
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Robert Jones (Barbadian cricketer) (1886–1951), Barbadian cricketer
Golf
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Bobby Jones (golfer)
Robert Tyre Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971) was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession. Jones founded and helped design the August ...
(1902–1971), American amateur golfer
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Robert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones Sr. (June 20, 1906 – June 14, 2000) was a British–American golf course architect who designed or re-designed more than 500 golf courses in 45 U.S. states and 35 countries. In reference to this, Jones took pride in saying, ...
(1906–2000), golf course architect
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Robert Trent Jones Jr. (born 1939), golf course architect
Horse racing
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Robert Jones (jockey) (died 1938), aka Bobby Jones, American Champion jockey
* Bobby Jones (1904–1969), British Classic-winning jockey
Rugby
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Bob Jones (rugby union) (1875–1944), Welsh rugby union forward
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Bobby Jones (rugby union) (1900–1970), Welsh rugby player
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Robert Jones (rugby, born 1921) (1921–?), rugby union and league footballer for Wales XV (RU), Glamorgan, Aberavon
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, Wales and British Lions rugby union player
Other sports
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Bob Jones (Australian footballer) (born 1961), Australian rules footballer
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Robert Jones (ice hockey) (1867–?), goaltender for the Montreal Victorias
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Bob Jones (ice hockey) (born 1945), played in the NHL and WHA
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Rob Jones (rower), (born 1985), United States rower and 2012 Paralympic Games medalist
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Robert Jones (discus thrower) 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 1908), American discus thrower and winner of the
1934 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Business
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Bob Jones (businessman) (1939–2025), New Zealand property investor, author and politician
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Bob Jones (Texas businessman), former Texas businessman
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Robert "Fish" Jones (died 1930), American fish market owner, zoo owner
Law
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Robert Noble Jones (1864–1942), New Zealand lawyer, public servant and land court judge
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Robert E. Jones (judge) (1927–2025), Oregon Supreme Court and federal district judge
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Robert Byron Jones
Robert Byron Jones (1833 – July 20, 1867) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 1, 1865, to July 1, 1866.
Born in Florida in 1833,''Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana'' (March 1, 1913), in John Wymo ...
(1833–1867), justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
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Robert Clive Jones (born 1947), American federal judge
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Bob Jones (police commissioner) (1955–2014), in the West Midlands of England
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Robert Jones (wrongful conviction) (born 1973), exonerated after conviction for a 1992 murder
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Robert Jones (Ohio lawyer) (1930–1998)
Military
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Robert Jones (figure skater)
Robert Jones (also known as "Captain Jones") was an officer in the Royal Artillery of the British Army. He is best known for writing and self-publishing ''The Art of Skating'', the first book about figure skating, in 1772, which helped popular ...
, 18th-century British popularizer of figure skating and fireworks
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Robert Jones (VC) (1857–1898), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Robert Jephson Jones
Brigadier Robert Llewellyn Jephson Jones, GC (7 April 1905 – 27 October 1985) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the George Cross. Along with Lieutenant Bill Eastman, he was awarded the George Cross for incredible courage in dealing ...
(1905–1985), British bomb disposal expert awarded the George Cross
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Robert Owen Jones (1837–1926), British Army officer and cartographer
Religion
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Robert Elijah Jones Robert Elijah Jones (February 19, 1872 – May 18, 1960) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church in the U.S., elected in 1920. Along with Matthew Wesley Clair, Jones was one of the first African-American ...
(1872–1960), United States clergyman, bishop of the Methodist Episcopalian Church
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Robert Jones (archdeacon of Worcester) (born 1955), English Anglican priest
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Robert Jones (dean of Clonmacnoise)
Robert William Jones was Dean of Clonmacnoise from 2002 until 2012.
Jones was born in 1955 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1980. After curacies in Seapatrick and Bangor he held incumbencies at Drumgath, Finag ...
(born 1955), Dean of Clonmacnoise
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Robert Jones (writer) (1810–1879), Welsh Anglican priest and writer
Science
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Sir Robert Jones, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Jones, 1st Baronet, (28 June 1857 – 14 January 1933) was a Welsh orthopaedic surgeon who helped to establish the modern specialty of orthopaedic surgery in Britain.
He was an early proponent of the use of radiography in orthopae ...
(1857–1933), British orthopaedic surgeon
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Robert Thomas Jones (engineer)
Robert T. Jones, (May 28, 1910 – August 11, 1999), was an American aerodynamicist and aeronautical engineer for NACA and later NASA. He was known at NASA as "one of the premier aeronautical engineers of the twentieth century".
Early exp ...
(1910–1999), NASA aeronautical engineer
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Robert Clark Jones
R. Clark Jones (June 30, 1916April 26, 2004) was an American physicist working in the field of optics. He studied at Harvard University and received his PhD in 1941. He worked at Bell Labs until 1944, and later with the Polaroid Corporation unti ...
(1916–2004), American physicist
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Robert Jones (aerodynamicist) (1891–1962), Welsh aerodynamicist
Other
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, British cabinet maker and designer
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Robert J. Jones (trade unionist) (1899–1962), Welsh trade union leader
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Robert Lawton Jones (1925–2018), American architect from Oklahoma, noted for his contributions to modern art
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Bob Jones (Grand Dragon) (1930–1989), a Ku Klux Klan official in the 1960s
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Bob Jones Award
The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. It is named in honor of Bobby Jones (golfer), Bobby Jones.
Winners
*1955 Francis Ouimet
*1956 William C. C ...
, an award given by the United States Golf Association
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Bob Jones High School
Bob Jones High School is a public high school in Madison, Alabama, United States. It is part of Madison City Schools and is named after Robert E. Jones, Jr., a former United States House of Representatives from Alabama. It is not affiliate ...
, Madison, the largest public high school in the state of Alabama
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Bob Jones University
Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is known for its Conservatism in the United States, conservative and Evangelicalism in the United States, evangelical cultural and religious posit ...
, founded by Bob Jones, Sr
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Bob Jones University v. United States'', a United States Supreme Court decision
See also
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Robert Johns (disambiguation)
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Bert Jones (disambiguation)
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Robbie Jones (disambiguation)
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