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Raymond Jones

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ7298908 ↗
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Raymond or Ray Jones may refer to:

Sportspeople

Raymond Jones (architect) (1925–2022), architect and Australian rules footballer for Collingwood, Melbourne, and South Fremantle

Ray Jones (American football) (born 1947), American football player

Raymond Jones (boxer) (1903–1978), Australian boxer

Raymond Jones (cricketer) (born 1958), New Zealand cricketer

Ray Jones (cyclist) (1918–1990), English road cyclist

Ray Jones (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2008), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne

Ray Jones (footballer, born 1924) (1924–2007), Australian rules footballer for Geelong

Ray Jones (footballer, born 1944) (1944–2007), English footballer who played for Chester City

Ray Jones (footballer, born 1988) (1988–2007), English footballer who played for QPR

Politicians

Ray W. Jones (1855–1919), lieutenant governor of Minnesota

Ray Jones (Western Australia politician) (1909–1967), MLC for Midlands Province

Ray Jones (Queensland politician) (1926–2000), MLC for Cairns

Ray Jones II (born 1969), member of the Kentucky Senate

Ray C. Jones, member of the Oklahoma Senate

J. Raymond Jones (1899–1991), American politician from New York

Others

Ray Jones (chaplain) (born 1934), Anglican priest

Raymond Jones (composer), best known for his work on Doctor Who

Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994), American science fiction author

Raymond Ray-Jones (1886–1942), artist

Wizz Jones (Raymond Ronald Jones, 1939–2025), English musician

Ad hoc pseudonym of Alistair Taylor

See also

Raymond Bark-Jones (fl.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1925, 2022, 1947, 1903—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Raymond, Jones and Wikimedia providing the first useful test.
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