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Brian Jones
Guitarist / 1942 - 1969
Brian Jones was a guitarist for rock-and-roll band the Rolling Stones.
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(1942-1969)
Guitarist
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Carolyn Jones
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1930 - 1983
Carolyn Jones played Morticia on the 1960s television show The Addams Family, but she also appeared in more than 30 films during her career.
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(1930-1983)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Casey Jones
Folk Hero / 1864 - 1900
Casey Jones was a railroad engineer known for his speed who died in 1900, when he collided with another train. He was immortalized as an American folk hero with the release of Wallace Saunders's song "The Ballad of Casey Jones."
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(1864-1900)
Folk Hero
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Chuck Jones
Artist, Entrepreneur, Director, Screenwriter / 1912 - 2002
Chuck Jones was an animation director of critically acclaimed cartoon shorts including the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies film series at Warner Bros. studios.
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(1912-2002)
Artist, Entrepreneur, Director, Screenwriter
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Cornell Jones
Drug Dealer
Cornell Jones is was a drug kingpin in the Washington, D.C. area during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Drug Dealer
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Davy Jones
Television Actor, Singer / 1945 - 2012
Davy Jones is a singer and actor who found fame as the singer for the band the Monkees on the TV show by the same name.
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(1945-2012)
Television Actor, Singer
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Diana Jones
Songwriter, Guitarist
Folk-rock musician Diana Jones released My Remembrance of You in 2006, which led to a Folk Alliance Award nomination (for best emerging artist), and later released the albums Better Times Will Come (2009) and High Atmosphere (2011).
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Songwriter, Guitarist
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Genene Jones
Serial Killer / 1950 -
Genene Jones murdered somewhere between 11 to 46 children while working at a Texas medical center. She was sentenced to 99 years in prison in 1985.
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(1950-)
Serial Killer
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George Jones
Songwriter, Singer / 1931 - 2013
Country singer and songwriter George Jones was born into poverty, but became a successful musician later in life. His first hit was the 1955 song "Why Baby Why."
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(1931-2013)
Songwriter, Singer
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Inigo Jones
Architect / 1573 - 1652
Inigo Jones was a British architect best known as the first prominent architect in England for his work on the Queens House in Greenwich (1616) and the Banqueting House in Whitehall (1619).
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(1573-1652)
Architect
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James Earl Jones
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1931 -
James Earl Jones is an American Actor, known as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies. His film career has been vast.
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(1931-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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January Jones
Actress / 1978 -
January Jones is a TV and film actress known for her roles in Mad Men, X-Men: First Class and Unknown.
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(1978-)
Actress
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Jennifer Jones
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1919 - 2009
Jennifer Jones was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the film The Song of Bernadette.
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(1919-2009)
Film Actress, Television Actress
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Jim Jones
Cult Leader / 1931 - 1978
Jim Jones was best known as the cult leader of the Peoples Temple who led over 900 followers in a mass suicide via cyanide-laced punch known as the Jonestown Massacre.
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(1931-1978)
Cult Leader
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Jo Jones
Drummer / 1911 - 1985
Musician Jo Jones, considered one of the most influential of all jazz drummers, noted for his swing and finesse, played with Count Basie’s Kansas City band.
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(1911-1985)
Drummer
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John Paul Jones
Military Leader / 1747 - 1792
John Paul Jones was an American naval hero in the American Revolution. He was renowned for his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England.
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(1747-1792)
Military Leader
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Lois Mailou Jones
Educator, Painter / 1905 - 1998
Lois Mailou Jones was a painter whose works reflect a command of widely varied styles, from traditional landscape to African-themed abstraction.
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(1905-1998)
Educator, Painter
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Lolo Jones
Track and Field Athlete / 1982 -
Track star Lolo Jones has won both USA and World championships in hurdle events, and is a member of the 2012 Olympic team.
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(1982-)
Track and Field Athlete
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Marion Jones
Basketball Player, Track and Field Athlete / 1975 -
Marion Jones is an American athlete who, at the 2000 Olympic Games, became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics.
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(1975-)
Basketball Player, Track and Field Athlete
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Mick Jones
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1955 -
English musician Mick Jones was a guitarist and singer for the punk rock band The Clash.
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(1955-)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Mother Jones
Activist, Folk Hero / 1830 - 1930
Mary Harris Jones (aka "Mother Jones") was a union activist. She founded the Social Democratic Party, and helped establish the Industrial Workers of the World.
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(1830-1930)
Activist, Folk Hero
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Norah Jones
Pianist, Singer / 1979 -
Jazz singer, songwriter and musician Norah Jones won five Grammy Awards for her debut album, Come Away With Me, in 2003.
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(1979-)
Pianist, Singer
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Paula Jones
Civil Servant, Television Personality / 1966 -
Paula Jones, former Arkansas state employee, is best known for suing U.S. President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment while he was governor of Arkansas.
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(1966-)
Civil Servant, Television Personality
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Quincy Jones
Children's Activist, Songwriter, Music Producer, Trumpet Player, Television Producer / 1933 -
Quincy Jones is best known as a composer and record producer for legendary musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Celene Dion and Aretha Franklin.
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(1933-)
Children's Activist, Songwriter, Music Producer, Trumpet Player, Television Producer
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Roy Jones Jr.
Boxer / 1969 -
Roy Jones Jr. is a record-holding boxing champion known for his matches on HBO who has also done TV commentary work.
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(1969-)
Boxer
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Shirley Jones
Animal Rights Activist, Actress, Singer / 1934 -
Shirley Jones is a singer and actress best known for her parts in movie musicals, and for her role as Mrs. Partridge on the 1970s television show The Partridge Family.
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(1934-)
Animal Rights Activist, Actress, Singer
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Star Jones
Lawyer, Judge, Talk Show Host / 1962 -
Star Jones is a lawyer and television personality best known for co-hosting ABC's The View from 1997 until 2006.
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(1962-)
Lawyer, Judge, Talk Show Host
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Steve Jones
Guitarist / 1955 -
Steve Jones was the guitarist for the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols.
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(1955-)
Guitarist
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Tom Jones
Singer, Television Personality / 1940 -
Tom Jones is a Welsh rock, pop, blues and soul singing legend best known as a hit maker over the last five decades in the U.S. and U.K.
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(1940-)
Singer, Television Personality
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Tommy Lee Jones
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1946 -
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor known for his roles in Men in Black, The Fugitive, No Country for Old Men and Lincoln (2012).
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(1946-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director