• Mike Jones (boxer) (born 1983), American boxer of the 2000s and 2010s
• Michael Jones (boxer) (born 1974), English boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
• Mike Jones (canoeist) (died 1978), English expedition canoeist
• Michael Jones (cricketer) (born 1998), Scottish cricketer
• Mike Jones (motocross rider) (born 1966), American freestyle motocross rider also known as "Mad Mike Jones"
• Mike Jones (motorcyclist) (born 1994), Australian motorcycle racer
• Mike Jones (wrestler) (born 1962), professional wrestler primarily known as "Virgil" in the WWF
• Michael Jones (rugby union) (born 1965), New Zealand rugby union player and coach

Baseball

• Mike Jones (1890s pitcher) (1865–1894), Canadian baseball pitcher
• Mike Jones (1980s pitcher) (born 1959), American baseball pitcher

Association football

• Mike Jones (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
• Michael Jones (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
• Michael Jones (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
• Mike Jones (referee) (born 1968), English football referee
• Mike Jones (soccer) (born 1988), American soccer player

American football

• Mike Jones (defensive lineman) (born 1969), American football player
• Mike Jones (offensive lineman) (born 1985), American football player
• Mike Jones (linebacker) (born 1969), American football player most famous for the tackle that ended Super Bowl XXXIV
• Mike Jones (wide receiver) (born 1960), American football player
• Mike L. Jones (born 1966), American football tight end

Basketball

• Mike Jones (basketball, born 1965), American basketball head coach at Radford University
• Mike Jones (basketball, born 1967), American basketball player, formerly for Auburn University
• Mike Jones (basketball, born 1984), American basketball player, formerly for the University of Maryland

• Michael Jones (actor) (born 1987), American voice actor and member of Achievement Hunter
• Michael Jones (Canadian musician) (born 1942), new-age pianist, author, and lecturer
• Michael Jones (Welsh-French musician) (born 1952), French/Welsh musician, especially known for his work with Jean-Jacques Goldman
• Mike Jones (jazz musician) (born 1962), performs with Penn and Teller
• Mike Jones (rapper) (born 1981), American rap artist
• Mike Jones (screenwriter/journalist) (born 1971), American screenwriter and journalist
• Michael Jones (writer) (born 1944), Canadian screenwriter
• Michael Caton-Jones (born 1957), Scottish film director
• Michael Jones (1959–2016), birth name of American musician Kashif
• Michael Jones (born 1980), birth name of American rapper Wax