Bones is a nickname. Notable people with this nickname include:
People Music Elias Andra (born 1973), American rock drummer Bones Hillman (1958–2020), New Zealand musician Bones Howe (born 1933), American record producer and engineer Tom Malone (musician) (born 1947), American jazz musician, arranger and producer
Sports Gridiron football Bobby Bryant (born 1944), American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings Bob "Bones" Hamilton (1912–1996), American college football player (Stanford Indians) Bones Weatherly (1928–2004), American football player (Chicago Bears)
Ice hockey Bones Allen (1881–1941), Canadian ice hockey defenseman and lacrosse player Gary Bromley (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey goaltender Don Raleigh (1926–2012), Canadian ice hockey centre
Other sports Clarence Adams (boxer) (born 1974), American boxer Bones Ely (1863–1952), American Major League Baseball player Bones Hyland (born 2000), American basketball player Bones McKinney (1919–1997), American basketball player and coach Sean Ryan (swimmer) (born 1992), American distance swimmer Dick Tomanek (1931–2023), American Major League Baseball pitcher Jon Jones (born 1987), American mixed martial artist Jim "Bones" Mackay (born 1965), caddy for golfer Phil Mickelson
Other Gary Berland (1950–1988), American poker player Frank Jenner (1903–1977), English-Australian evangelist
Fictional characters Temperance "Bones" Brennan, from the television series Bones Leonard McCoy, from the Star Trek franchise
See also
Chandler Harper (1914-2004), American golfer nicknamed "Old Bones" Jay Buhner (born 1964), American former Major League Baseball player nicknamed "Bone" Chris McDermott (born 1963), former Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Bone" Ivar the Boneless (died 873?), Viking leader T-Bone (disambiguation), which includes a list of people with the nickname