Tom Jones was born Thomas John Woodward on June 7, 1940, in Glamorgan, South Wales. He grew up with mother Freda, Father Thomas (a coal miner), and sister Sheila and began singing at weddings and family gatherings at a young age
Sir Tom Jones’s Net Worth
Tom Jones (officially Sir Thomas John Woodward OBE) is a Welsh singer who has a net worth of $300 million dollars. Jones is one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the mid-1960s, selling more than 100 million records during his career.
Tom has had 36 Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom and 19 in the United States. His notable songs include “It’s Not Unusual,” “What’s New Pussycat,” “Delilah,” “She’s a Lady,” and “Green, Green Grass of Home.”
Tom has also appeared in several film and television projects, such as “Fantasy Island” (1984), “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (1993), and “Mars Attacks!” (1996), and he became a coach on talent competition “The Voice UK” in 2012.
Jones received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for “services to music” in 2006, seven years after he was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.