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Who is the Most Famous "Jones"?
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Jones is a common family name that comes from the term 'Son of John' but can also be attributed to the name 'Jonah'. It is Welsh in origin. Jones is the most common surname in Wales. Here are the most famous Jones in history:
| 1. | Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr - a.k.a. Indy, is a fictional professor, archaeologist, and adventurer - the main protagonist of the 1981 adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (later retitled Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark), its prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and sequel, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Jones is notable for his trademark bullwhip, fedora, leather jacket, and fear of snakes. The character is most famously played by Harrison Ford; however, he has also been portrayed by River Phoenix (as the young Indiana in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery, and George Hall (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles). | | 2. | John Luther "Casey" Jones - (March 14, 1863 – April 30, 1900) was an American railroad engineer from Jackson, Tennessee who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC). In 1900 he alone was killed when his locomotive collided with a stopped freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi, on a foggy and rainy night. His heroic death trying to stop his train and save lives made him a railroad icon who became immortalized in a popular ballad sung by his friend Wallace Saunders, an African American engine wiper for the IC. He is the world's most famous railroad engineer. | | 3. | Tommy Lee Jones - (born Sept. 15, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. Jones graduated from the St. Mark's School of Texas (where he is now on the board of directors) and attended Harvard on a scholarship, where he lived in Mower B-12 as a freshman, across the hall from future Vice President Al Gore. Jones played offensive tackle on Harvard's undefeated 1968 varsity football team, was nominated as a first-team All-Ivy League selection. Jones then moved to New York City to become an actor. He started acting on Broadway and in television. He made his debut in movies in Love Story, in 1970. | | 4. | Catherine Zeta-Jones - (born 25 Sept. 1969) is a Welsh actress. She began her career on stage at an early age. After her parents won £100,000 at bingo in the 1980s, they moved to St. Andrews Drive in Mayals, an upper class area of Swansea. Zeta-Jones attended the moderately-priced private school, Dumbarton House in Swansea where she was apparently an average student. After starring in a number of television films and small roles in films, she came to prominence with roles in films such as The Phantom, The Mask of Zorro, and Entrapment in the late 1990s. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Velma Kelly in the 2002 film adaptation of Chicago. Zeta-Jones is married to Michael Douglas, with whom she starred in the 2000 film Traffic. Zeta-Jones was raised Catholic. | | 5. | Roy Jones Jr. - (born Jan. 16, 1969) an American professional boxer noted for holding the WBC, WBA, IBF, WBF, IBO, NBA and IBA light heavyweight championships at the same time. He hails from Pensacola, Florida. Early in his career, he used to drive his gold Ford Probe and play basketball at the NAS Pensacola gym. Roy Jones Jr. uses a unique and inimitable style of boxing that relies heavily on his natural athletic abilities and ring generalship. Showboating has become a large part of Roy Jones Jr.'s fighting style in the latter part of his career. Using everything from the bolo punch to the shoe shine, Roy Jones Jr. has used every trick in the book to entertain both the audience and himself. |
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