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Jackson () is a common American, Scottish, Irish and English surname. In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales. In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.
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Amy Jackson Amy Louise Jackson (born 31 January 1992) is a British actress and model known for her work in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages. A former Miss Teen World, Jackson has appeared in over fifteen films. She made her ...
(born 1992), British actress and model *
Andrew Jackson (actor) Andrew Jackson is a Canadian actor known for his roles in television, film, anime, and video games. Early life and education Jackson was born in Newmarket, Ontario. His mother was a high school music teacher and his father served in the Canad ...
(born 1963), Canadian actor *
Anne Jackson Anne Jackson (September 3, 1925 – April 12, 2016); retrieved April 16, 2016Archivedfrom the original on April 16, 2016. was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was the wife of actor Eli Wallach, with whom she often co-sta ...
(1925–2016), American actress *
Anthony Jackson (actor) Anthony Thomas Jackson (18 February 1944 – 26 November 2006) was an English actor. He appeared as the founder of the eponymous ghost hiring agency in the BBC children's comedy series ''Rentaghost'' and as Sid Abbott’s neighbour Trevor, in t ...
(1944–2006), English actor *
Bill Jackson (television personality) Bill Ray Jackson (September 15, 1935 – January 17, 2022) was an American television personality, cartoonist, and educator. He was best known for having hosted the children's programs ''The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show'' and ''Gigglesnort Hotel''. ...
(1935–2022), American TV personality *
Charlotte Jackson Charlotte Louise Jackson (born 29 June 1978)In the closet with Charlotte Jackson ''Sunday Express'' magazine supplement 23 October 2011, p.33 Accessed 9 January 2015 is an English journalist and television presenter, who was formerly a presen ...
(born 1978), English TV presenter *
David Jackson (British actor) David Jackson (15 July 1934 – 25 July 2005) was an English actor best known for his role as Olag Gan in the first two seasons of ''Blake's 7'' and as Detective Constable Braithwaite in ''Z-Cars'' from 1972 to 1978. He was born in Liverpool, La ...
(1934–2005), British actor *
Eugene Jackson Eugene W. Jackson II (December 25, 1916 – October 26, 2001) was an American child actor who was a regular of the '' Our Gang'' short series during the silent Pathé era. Career When he joined the gang, Jackson replaced the series' firs ...
(1916–2001), American actor *
Frederick J. Jackson Frederick J. Jackson, also known professionally as Fred Jackson and Frederick Jackson and under the pseudonym Victor Thorne, (September 21, 1886 – May 22, 1953) was an American author, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and producer for ...
(1886–1953), American screenwriter *
Gemma Jackson Gemma Jackson is a British production designer who has worked on both television and film. She has won two Emmys, one for the television show ''Game of Thrones'' and the other for the mini-series ''John Adams''. She was nominated at the 77th Ac ...
(born 1951), British art director *
George Jackson (producer) George Jackson (January 6, 1958 – February 10, 2000) was a film director and producer. Jackson was born and raised in Harlem, New York and graduated from Fordham Preparatory School and Harvard College. He worked with Doug McHenry as co-p ...
(1958–2000), American film director and producer *
Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for ...
(born 1936), two-time Academy Award-winning British actress, politician *
Gordon Jackson (actor) Gordon Cameron Jackson, (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was a Scottish actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in '' The Professionals''. He als ...
(1923–1990), Scottish actor *
Horace Jackson Horace Jackson (March 29, 1898 – January 26, 1952) was an American Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of the silent film, silent and sound film eras. Jackson also worked as a set designer early in his career. Life and career Born Horace Ath ...
(1898–1952), American actor *
Horace Jackson (filmmaker) Horace Jackson is an American screenwriter, filmmaker and educator. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, the youngest son of 21 children, Jackson described his upbringing as "a tough life". Jackson graduated high school at John B. ...
(fl.1963 - 1976), American filmmaker, and educator *
Jeremy Jackson Jeremy Dunn Jackson (born October 16, 1980) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Hobie Buchannon on the television show ''Baywatch''. Career Television Jackson appeared in 159 episodes of the TV series ''Baywatch'' ...
(born 1980), American actor *
John Jackson (writer) John Jackson is an English television screenwriter. Life and career After leaving Cambridge University, John Jackson developed and script edited the ITV soap Night and Day. Altogether he wrote 35 episodes for the TV Series. In 2009 he wrote t ...
, British screenwriter *
Jonathan Jackson (actor) Jonathan Stevens Jackson (born May 11, 1982) is an American actor, musician, and author. He is best known for his role as Lucky Spencer in the television soap opera ''General Hospital'' (1993–1999, 2009–2011, 2015), which won him five Daytim ...
(born 1982), American actor *
Joshua Jackson Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor. He is known for his starring role as Charlie Conway in '' Mighty Ducks'', as Pacey Witter in The WB teen drama series ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the ...
(born 1978), Canadian-American actor *
Kate Jackson Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948) is an American actress and television producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the series '' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1979) and Amanda King in the series ''Scarecrow and Mrs. Kin ...
(born 1948), American actress *
Leonard Jackson (actor) Leonard Jackson (February 7, 1928 – December 22, 2013) was an American stage, film, and television actor, perhaps most widely known for his roles in several PBS television series for children as well as his roles in films such as ''The Brot ...
(1928–2013), American stage and screen actor *
Marion Jackson Marion Jackson (December 3, 1879 – November 28, 1962) was an American screenwriter of the late silent and early sound film eras. During her 15-year career she would pen the scripts for over 40 films, both original and adaptations. Biography ...
(1897–1962), American screenwriter *
Mick Jackson (director) Mick Jackson (born 4 October 1943) is an English film director and television producer best known for the 1984 BAFTA-winning TV film '' Threads''. Early life Jackson was born on 4 October 1943 in the settlement of Aveley in Essex, England. He a ...
(born 1943), British film director *
Mike and Michelle Jackson Mike and Michelle Jackson were an Australian multi-instrumental duo principally known as children's entertainers. Between 1979 and 1986, the pair featured in a national TV Show (''Playmates'' on ABC Television), created ten albums (three Gold an ...
, Australian children's TV entertainers *
Paul Jackson (producer) Kevin Paul Jackson (born 2 October 1947), credited as Paul Jackson; sometimes as K. Paul Jackson, is an English television director, producer and executive, known for his production roles within the BBC, ITV, and previously, Carlton and Grana ...
(born 1947), British TV producer *
Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy ( ...
(born 1961), New Zealand director *
Philip Jackson (actor) Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in both the television series ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' and in BBC Radio dramatisations of Poirot storie ...
(born 1948), English actor *
Sammy Jackson Sammy Jackson (August 18, 1937 – April 26, 1995) was an American actor, known particularly for his roles reflecting rural life, and a country music disc jockey, although he also played pop-standards during 1983 at Los Angeles's KMPC. He als ...
(1937–1995), American actor *
Saoirse-Monica Jackson Saoirse-Monica Jackson (born November 1993) is an Irish actress, best known for portraying Erin Quinn on the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry Girls'' between 2018 and 2022. Early life Jackson was born in Derry in November 1993. She split her time grow ...
(born 1993), Irish actress *
Samuel L. Jackson Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him ...
(born 1948), American actor *
Shar Jackson Sharisse Jackson (born August 31, 1976) is an American actress and singer, best known for playing Niecy Jackson on the UPN sitcom ''Moesha''. She was crowned the winner of MTV reality show ''Celebrity Rap Superstar'' in 2007. Early life Jackson ...
(born 1976), American TV and film actress *
Sherry Jackson Sherry D. Jackson (born February 15, 1942) is an American retired actress and former child star. Early life Jackson was born in Wendell, Idaho, to Maurita (or Maurite) Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr. on February 15, 1942, according ...
(born 1942), American actress and child star *
Skai Jackson Skai Jackson (born April 8, 2002) is an American actress who was included in ''Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in 2016. She is best known for portraying the role of Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Jessie'' (2011–2015), which ...
(born 2002), American actress *
Tom Jackson (actor) Thomas Dale Jackson, (born 27 October 1948) is a Canadian actor and singer. He created and starred in an annual series of Christmas concerts called the Huron Carole for 18 years. He was the Chancellor of Trent University from 2009 until 2013. ...
(born 1948), Canadian actor and singer *
Victoria Jackson Victoria Jackson (born August 2, 1959) is an American actress, comedian, and singer who was a cast member of the NBC television sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) from 1986 to 1992. Early life Jackson was born in Miami, Florida ...
(born 1959), American actress and comedian


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Jackson family The Jackson family is an American family of musicians and entertainers from Gary, Indiana. Many of the children of Joseph Walter (or Joe) and Katherine Esther Jackson were successful musicians, notably the brothers that formed the Motown boy b ...
, an American musical family consisting of: ** First generation: *** Joe Jackson (1928–2018), patriarch and manager ***
Katherine Jackson Katherine Esther Jackson (née Scruse, born Kattie B. Screws; May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers that includes her children Michael and Janet Jackson. Early life Jackson was born as Kattie B. Scruse on May 4, 1 ...
(born 1930), matriarch ** Second generation: ***
Rebbie Jackson Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown (; born May 29, 1950) is an American singer, actress, and the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM ...
(born 1950), American singer ***
Jackie Jackson Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951) is an American singer best known as a founding member of the Jackson 5, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Jackson is the second child of the Jackson family, a ...
(born 1951), member of the Jackson 5 ***
Tito Jackson Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American musician. He is an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later had continued ...
(born 1953), guitarist/vocalist of Jackson 5 ***
Jermaine Jackson Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and bassist. He is best known for being a member of the Jackson family. From 1964 to 1975, Jermaine was second vocalist after his brother Michael of The Jackson ...
(born 1954), member of the Jackson 5 ***
La Toya Jackson La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is an American singer and television personality. The fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family, Jackson first gained recognition on the family's variety television series, ''The Jacksons'', ...
(born 1956) ***
Marlon Jackson Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer, singer and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Marlon now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity wor ...
(born 1957), member of the Jackson 5 ***
Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...
(1958–2009), singer-songwriter and dancer, member of the Jackson 5 ***
Randy Jackson Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive and television presenter, perhaps best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bas ...
(born 1961), member of the Jackson 5 ***
Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...
(born 1966), singer-songwriter, widely recognized as a
pop icon A pop icon is a celebrity, character, or object whose exposure in popular culture is regarded as constituting a defining characteristic of a given society or era. The usage of the term is largely subjective since there are no definitively object ...
. ** Third generation: *** Tariano Adaryll Jackson (born 1973), son of Tito; member of 3T ***
Taryll Adren Jackson 3T is an American band. 3T may also refer to: * 3T Cycling, an Italian cycle sport company * ''3T'', the debut solo album by South African rapper YoungstaCPT * OnePlus 3T, Android smartphone released in 2016 * Turan Air's IATA code * Taiwan, Tian ...
(born 1975), son of Tito; member of 3T *** Sigmund Jackson, Jr. (born 1977), son of Jackie; better known as rapper
DealZ Dealz is a chain of discount retail stores predominantly in Ireland, Spain and Poland, offering a range of general merchandise products, the majority of which are at the fixed price of €1.50 (in Ireland and Spain); £1.20; or zl 6.- T ...
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Tito Joe Jackson 3T is an American band. 3T may also refer to: * 3T Cycling, an Italian cycle sport company * ''3T'', the debut solo album by South African rapper YoungstaCPT * OnePlus 3T, Android smartphone released in 2016 * Turan Air's IATA code * Taiwan, Tian ...
(born 1978), son of Tito; member of 3T * Al Jackson, Jr. (1935–1975), American drummer *
Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many o ...
(born 1958), American country music singer and songwriter *
Andrew Jackson (recording engineer) Andy Jackson is a British recording engineer, best known for his work with the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He was (until 2022) also the owner and operator of Tube Mastering, a private studio specializing in recorded music maste ...
, British recording engineer *
Anthony Jackson (musician) Anthony Jackson (June 23, 1952) is an American bassist. Described as "one of the masters of the instrument", he has performed as a session musician and live artist. He is also credited with the development of the modern extended-range bass, six- ...
(born 1952), American bass player *
Armand "Jump" Jackson Armand "Jump" Jackson (March 25, 1917 – January 31, 1985) was an American blues and rhythm and blues drummer, bandleader, songwriter, record label owner, and booking agent. He is best known for creating the forceful "sock" rhythm found on the ...
(1917–1985), American R&B drummer, bandleader and songwriter * Bashar Jackson (1999–2020), American rapper and singer known professionally as Pop Smoke *
Bob Jackson (musician) Robert Jackson (born 6 January 1949, Coventry, England) is an English rock musician most famous for being a member of Badfinger from 1974-75 and 1981-83, and of The Fortunes since 1995. He currently tours under the name Badfinger in the United ...
(born 1949), British musician *
Bull Moose Jackson Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson (April 22, 1919 – July 31, 1989)Allmusic biography Accessed January 2008. was an American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist, who was most successful in the late 1940s. He is considered a p ...
(1919–1989), American blues and R&B singer and saxophonist *
Carl Jackson Carl Eugene Jackson (born September 18, 1953) is an American country and bluegrass musician. Jackson's first Grammy was awarded in 1992 for his duet album with John Starling titled "Spring Training." In 2003 Jackson produced the Grammy Award-wi ...
(born 1953), American musician *
Chuck Jackson Chuck Jackson (born July 22, 1937) is an American R&B singer who was one of the first artists to record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully. He has performed with moderate success since 1961. His hits include "I Don't Want to ...
(born 1937), American R&B singer *Curtis Jackson (born 1975), the American rapper
50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...
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David Jackson (rock musician) David Nicholas George Jackson (born 15 April 1947), nicknamed Jaxon, is an English progressive rock saxophonist, flautist, and composer. He is best known for his work with the band Van der Graaf Generator and his work in Music and Disability. H ...
(born 1947), British musician * Deon Jackson (1946–2014), American soul singer *
Eddie Jackson (musician) Eddie Jackson (born January 29, 1961), also known as EdBass and One Take, is an American bass guitarist for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, which he co-founded in 1982. Career Jackson was born in Robstown, Texas. He began playing the ac ...
(born 1961), American bass guitarist *
Eddie Jackson (singer) Eddie Jackson (1926 – January 14, 2002) was an American country and rockabilly musician. Jackson was born in Cookeville, Tennessee, and moved as a youngster with his family to Detroit, Michigan. He began playing country and Western swing in ...
(1926–2002), American country musician *
Elly Jackson La Roux ( ) is an English synthpop act formed in 2008 by singer Elly Jackson and record producer Ben Langmaid. The act's debut album ''La Roux'' (2009) was a critical and commercial success, winning a Grammy Award and producing hit singles su ...
(born 1988), British singer, part of the band/duo La Roux * Francis Jackson (1917–2022), British composer and organist *
Fred Jackson (saxophonist) Fred Jackson (born 1929) is an American rhythm and blues and jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Jackson began his career as an R&B saxophonist. He performed in Little Richard's band from 1951 until 1953. Jackson also acco ...
(born 1929), American R&B and jazz saxophonist *
Fred Jackson Jr. Fred Jackson Jr. is a jazz fusion saxophonist and flautist who has recorded with Bobby Hutcherson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jimmy Smith, Horace Silver, and Solomon Burke. Discography As sideman * Alice Coltrane, ''Eternity'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * ...
(born c. 1945), American jazz saxophonist *
Freddie Jackson Frederick Anthony Jackson (born October 2, 1956) is an American singer. Originally from New York, Jackson began his professional music career in the late 1970s with the California funk band Mystic Merlin. Among his well–known R&B/soul hits are ...
(born 1956), American soul singer *
Fruteland Jackson Fruteland Jackson (born June 9, 1953) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Henry Townsend stated, "My respect for Fruteland Jackson is very high. He and my boy Alvin Youngblood Hart is the future sound of true acoustic ...
(born 1953), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter *
George Pullen Jackson George Pullen Jackson (1874–1953) was an American educator and musicologist. He was a pioneer in the field of Southern (U.S.) hymnody. He was responsible for popularizing the term "white spirituals" to describe the "fasola" singing. Early l ...
(1874–1953), American musician * Graham Jackson (British conductor) (1967–2012), British conductor *Henry Jackson (1956–2014), American rapper, known as Big Bank Hank *
Jack Jackson (British radio) Jack Jackson (20 February 1906 – 15 January 1978) was an English trumpeter and bandleader popular during the British dance band era, and who later became a highly influential radio disc jockey. The BBC's nickname "Auntie" is often credited ...
(1906–1978), British musician *
Jerry Naylor Jerry Naylor Jackson (March 6, 1939 – December 5, 2019) was an American country and rock and roll artist, broadcaster and inspirational speaker. From late 1961 through 1964 he was The Crickets's lead vocalist. Early life and career Naylor was ...
Jackson (1939–2019), American musician, member of
The Crickets The Crickets were an American rock and roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in January 1957. Their first hit record, "That'll Be the Day", released in May 1957, peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, ...
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Jim Jackson (musician) Jim Jackson (June 1876 – December 18, 1933) was an American blues and hokum singer, songster, and guitarist, whose recordings in the late 1920s were popular and influential on later musicians. Biography Jackson was born in Hernando, Mississip ...
(c. 1884–1937), American blues musician *
J. J. Jackson (media personality) John J. "J. J." Jackson Jr. (April 8, 1941 – March 17, 2004) was an American radio and television personality. He was one of MTV's five original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). In his appearan ...
(1941–2004), American MTV VJ *
J. J. Jackson (singer) Jerome Louis "J.J." Jackson (born November 8, 1942) is an American soul/ R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger.Rick Simmons''Carolina Beach Music: The Classic Years''(The History Press, 2011), p. 92. His singing style is as a belter. Jackson bes ...
(born 1941), American soul musician *
Jennie Jackson Jennie Jackson (1852 – May 4, 1910) was an American singer and voice teacher. She was one of the original members of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, an African-American ''a cappella'' ensemble. She toured with the group from 1871 to 1877. In 1891 sh ...
(1852–1910), American singer *
Joe Jackson (musician) David Ian "Joe" Jackson (born 11 August 1954) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Having spent years studying music and playing clubs, he scored a hit with his first release, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", in 1979. It was follo ...
(born 1954), British singer/songwriter *John Jackson (born 1977), American rapper, known as
Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition while still a senior in high school, when he performed live on American music executive ...
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John Jackson (blues musician) John Jackson (February 24, 1924 – January 20, 2002) was an American Piedmont blues musician. Music was not his primary activity until his accidental "discovery" by the folklorist Chuck Perdue in the 1960s. Jackson had effectively given u ...
(1924–2002), American blues musician *
Johnny Jackson (musician) Johnny Porter Jackson (March 3, 1951 – March 1, 2006) was an American drummer, noted for being the drummer for The Jackson 5 from their early Gary, Indiana days until the end of their famed career at Motown. Career The label promoted Jacks ...
(1951–2006), American drummer *
Kate Jackson (singer) Kate Jackson (born 16 September 1979) is an English singer who was formerly the lead-singer with The Long Blondes. She now performs under the name Kate Jackson & The Wrong Moves. Biography Jackson attended Culford School in Bury St Edmunds, S ...
(born 1979), British singer *Keenon Jackson (born 1990), American rapper known professionally as YG *
Keisha Jackson Keisha Jackson (born August 17, 1965) is an R&B singer, and is the daughter of R&B & soul singer-songwriter Millie Jackson. Having grown up in a family rich with music history, Keisha’s childhood was immersed in music. People like The Isley ...
(born 1965), American musician *
Lee Jackson (blues musician) Warren George Harding Lee (August 18, 1921 – July 1, 1979), known professionally as Lee Jackson, was an American Chicago blues guitarist, bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although he did release a number of recordings in his own name, s ...
(1921–1979) American blues musician *
Lee Jackson (bassist) Lee Jackson (born 1944) is an English bass guitarist known for his work in the Nice, a progressive-rock band, as well as his own band formed after the Nice, Jackson Heights, and finally Refugee with Nice drummer Brian Davison and Swiss ke ...
(born 1943), British bass guitarist *
Lee Jackson (composer) Lee Jackson is an American composer. He was the music and sound director for the video game developer 3D Realms from 1994 through 2002. Game music and audio development He is most well known for his work on ''Duke Nukem 3D'' and ''Rise of the T ...
(born 1963), American composer *
Leon Jackson Leon Jackson (born 30 December 1988) is a Scottish singer. He won the fourth series of British talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2007. Following his win, Jackson was the main star of his on-web series entitled ''Leon's Life'', which ran from 20 ...
(born 1988), Scottish musician *
Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson ( ; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to t ...
(1911–1972), American gospel singer *
Mark Jackson (musician) Mark Jackson is a drummer, electronic percussionist, and keyboard player, formerly a member of futurepop act VNV Nation. He is also an established professional club DJ and remix artist. In November 2017, it was announced that he was leaving VNV ...
(born 1970), English musician *
Mick Jackson (singer) Michael George Jackson (born 2 November 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and the co-writer of the song, "Blame It on the Boogie". The song was co-authored by Mick's brother David Jackson and Elmar Krohn, and produced by Sylvester Levay. Ja ...
(born 1947), English musician *
Millie Jackson Mildred Virginia Jackson (born July 15, 1944) is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and Soul music, soul recording artist. Beginning her career in the early 1960s, three of Jackson's albums have been certified Music recording certification, gold ...
(born 1944), U.S. musician *
Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solo ...
(1923–1999), U.S. jazz vibraphonist *
Milton Jackson Milton Jackson (real name Barry Christie) is a DJ, record producer, and DJ Awards winner, specializing in Deep house. He is from Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the four ...
, British music producer *
Ice Cube An ice cube is a small piece of ice, which is typically rectangular as viewed from above and trapezoidal as viewed from the side. Ice cubes are products of mechanical refrigeration and are usually produced to cool beverages. They may be produc ...
(born O'Shea Jackson in 1969), American rapper/actor * O'Shea Jackson, Jr. (born 1991), American rapper/actor and son of Ice Cube *
Papa Charlie Jackson Papa Charlie Jackson (November 10, 1887 – May 7, 1938) was an early American bluesman and songster who accompanied himself with a banjo guitar, a guitar, or a ukulele. His recording career began in 1924. Much of his life remains a mystery, ...
(c. 1885–1938), American musician *
Paul Jackson (bassist) Paul Jerome Jackson Jr. (March 28, 1947 – March 18, 2021) was an American jazz electric bassist and composer. He was a founding member of the Headhunters and played on several of Herbie Hancock's albums, including ''Head Hunters'' and ''Thrust ...
(1947–2021), U.S. bass guitarist * Paul Jackson Jr. (born 1959), U.S. musician *
Randy Jackson Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive and television presenter, perhaps best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bas ...
(born 1956), U.S. musician, judge on ''American Idol'' *
Randy Jackson (Zebra) Randy Jackson (born February 28, 1955) is an American rock musician from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known for his role as frontman for the band Zebra. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. In addition to his career wit ...
(born 1955), U.S. rock musician, frontman for the band Zebra * Roddy Jackson (born 1942), U.S. rockabilly musician *
Stevie Jackson Stephen Jackson (born 16 January 1969) is a Scottish musician and songwriter. He plays lead guitar and sings in the Glasgow-based indie band Belle and Sebastian. Career Jackson's early musical influences include Madness, ABBA, Orchestral Ma ...
(born 1969), Scottish musician *
Stonewall Jackson (musician) Stonewall Jackson (November 6, 1932 – December 4, 2021) was an American country music singer and musician who achieved his greatest fame during country's "golden" honky tonk era in the 1950s and early 1960s. Biography Early years Born in Tabo ...
(1932–2021), American country music singer *
Tony Jackson (jazz musician) Antonio Junius "Tony" Jackson (October 25, 1882 – April 20, 1921) was an American pianist, singer, and composer. Early life Jackson was born to a poor African American family in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana on October 25, 1882. While some ...
(1876–1920), U.S. composer *
Tony Jackson (singer) Anthony Paul Jackson (16 July 1938 – 18 August 2003) was a British musician. He was known for being a member of the Merseybeat band The Searchers. Biography Jackson was born in Dingle, Liverpool, Lancashire. After leaving school he wen ...
(1938–2003), British singer *
Vasti Jackson Vasti Jackson (pronounced Vast-eye) (born October 20, 1959) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He has also been the musical director, and guitarist for Z. Z. Hill, Johnnie Taylor, Denise LaSalle, Li ...
(born 1959), American blues musician and record producer *
Walter Jackson (singer) Walter Jackson (March 19, 1938 – June 20, 1983) was an American soul ballad singer who had a string of hits on the US R&B chart between the mid-1960s and early 1980s. His biggest successes included "It's All Over" in 1964, "It's An Uphill Cli ...
(1938–1983), American soul singer *
Wanda Jackson Wanda LaVonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter. Since the 1950s, she has recorded and released music in the genres of rock, country and gospel. She was among the first women to have a career in rock and roll, ...
(born 1937), American singer, songwriter, and musician *
William Jackson (Scottish composer) William Jackson (born 14 September 1955) is a Scottish people, Scottish harpist and composer. William Jackson was born in Cambuslang, near Glasgow. As his grandparents came from County Donegal, he visited Republic of Ireland, Ireland many time ...
(born 1955) * William E. (Will) Jackson (born 1945), American Greenpeace activist and musician *
New Orleans Willie Jackson New Orleans Willie Jackson (1896 or 1897 - after 1930) was an American blues and jazz singer, active in New Orleans, Louisiana and New York City in the 1920s. He sang blues, jazz, and comic numbers. He frequently performed with pianist Steve Le ...
, New Orleans jazz singer


Military

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Arthur J. Jackson Captain Arthur Junior Jackson (October 18, 1924 – June 14, 2017) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II. At the age of 19, PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 enemy ...
(1924–2017), U.S. Marine Corps officer, Medal of Honor recipient for actions during World War II *
Charles Douglas Jackson General Charles Douglas (C. D.) Jackson (March 16, 1902 – September 18, 1964) was a United States government propagandist and senior executive of Time Inc. As an expert on psychological warfare he served in the Office of Strategic Services in W ...
(1902–1964), U.S. Army general, expert on psychological warfare *
Conrad Feger Jackson Conrad Feger Jackson (September 11, 1813 – December 13, 1862) was a businessman and soldier from the state of Pennsylvania. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was killed in action during the B ...
(1813–1862), general in the Union Army in the American Civil War *
Frederick George Jackson Frederick George Jackson (6 March 1860 – 13 March 1938) was an English Arctic explorer remembered for his expedition to Franz Josef Land, when he located the missing Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Biography Early life Jackson w ...
(1860–1938), British army officer and explorer *
Henry Jackson (Continental Army general) Henry Jackson (bapt. October 19, 1747January 4, 1809) was a Continental Army officer from Boston, Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War. For most of the war he was colonel of Jackson's Additional Continental Regiment, which was rede ...
(1747–1809), U.S. Army general in the Revolutionary War *Sir
Henry Jackson (Royal Navy officer) Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, (21 January 1855 – 14 December 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Anglo-Zulu War he established an early reputation as a pioneer of ship-to-ship wireless technology. Later ...
(1855–1929), British First Sea Lord during World War I * Henry R. Jackson (1820–1898), Confederate general *
Joe M. Jackson Joe Madison Jackson (March 14, 1923 – January 12, 2019) served as a career officer in the United States Air Force and received the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Vietnam War. On 12 May 1968, he vol ...
(1923–2019), U.S. Air Force officer, Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the Vietnam War * Mary M. Jackson, American vice admiral in the United States Navy *Sir
Mike Jackson (British Army officer) General Sir Michael David Jackson, (born 21 March 1944) is a retired British Army officer and one of its most high-profile generals since the Second World War. Originally commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1963, he transferred to th ...
(born 1944), British Army Chief of the General Staff *
Norman Cyril Jackson Norman Cyril Jackson Victoria Cross, VC (8 April 1919 – 26 March 1994) was a sergeant in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who earned the Victoria Cross during a Second World War bombing raid on Schweinfurt, Germany in April 1944. Early life Born in ...
(1919–1994), British RAF, recipient of the Victoria Cross *
Philip Jackson (surveyor) Philip Jackson (24 September 1802, Durham – 1879) was a British Royal Navy lieutenant in the Bengal Regiment Artillery. Jackson has also served as assistant engineer, executive officer and surveyor of public lands in colonial Singapore and l ...
(1802–1879), British naval officer and surveyor *Sir
Stanley Jackson Sir Francis Stanley Jackson Jackson's obituary in the 1948 ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack''. This gives his full name as ''Francis'' Stanley Jackson, whereas Cricinfo and CricketArchive both give his full name as ''Frank'' Stanley Jackson. This ...
(1870–1947), British Army officer, cricketer, and politician *Thomas Jonathan Jackson known as
Stonewall Jackson Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, considered one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee. He played a prominent role in nearl ...
(1824–1863), Confederate general *
William Jackson (Victoria Cross) John William Alexander Jackson, Victoria Cross, VC (13 September 1897 – 4 August 1959) was an List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the ene ...
(1897–1959), Australian Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross *Sir
William Jackson (British Army officer) General Sir William Godfrey Fothergill Jackson, (28 August 1917 – 12 March 1999) was a British Army officer, military historian, author and Governor of Gibraltar. Military career Educated at Shrewsbury School, the Royal Military Academy, Wool ...
(1917–1999), British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar *
William Hicks Jackson William Hicks "Red" Jackson (October 1, 1835 – March 30, 1903) was a career United States Army officer who graduated from West Point. After serving briefly in the Southwest and resigning when the American Civil War broke out, he served in th ...
(1835–1903), Confederate general


Politics

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Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
(1767–1845), seventh president of the United States of America * Burke Jackson (born 1949), American politician and rancher *
Caroline Jackson Caroline Jackson (born 5 November 1946 in Penzance, Cornwall) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was a Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party from 1984 to 2009. Early career Before she became an MEP, Jackson was ...
(born 1946), Cornish politician *
Colin Jackson (politician) George Colin Jackson (6 December 1921 – 19 April 1981) was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, lecturer and writer. Having unsuccessfully fought King's Lynn in 1959, he was twice Member of Parliament for the marginal constituency o ...
(1921–1981), British MP * Derrick Jackson (politician) (born 1966), American politician * Ed Jackson (Tennessee politician) (born 1948), American politician. * Fitz Jackson, Jamaican politician *
George Jackson (Canadian politician) George Jackson (1 December 1808 – 6 March 1885) was a Canadian mill owner and politician from Durham, Ontario. He served as a representative in the Canadian Assembly and, after Confederation, as a Member of Parliament for the electoral d ...
(1808–1885), Canadian MP *
George Jackson (Irish politician) George Jackson (1761–1805) was an Irish politician. His was the eldest son of George Jackson and his wife Jane Cuffe, daughter of James Cuffe and Elizabeth Gore, and sister of James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley and entered Trinity College, Dubl ...
(1761–1805), Irish MP *
Sir George Duckett, 1st Baronet Sir George Duckett, 1st Baronet (24 October 1725 – 22 December 1822) was a British naval administrator and politician. Born George Jackson, probably in Yorkshire, the third but oldest surviving son of George Jackson (1687/8–1758) of Hill H ...
(1725–1822), born George Jackson, British MP *
Giorgio Jackson Kenneth Giorgio Jackson Drago (born 6 February 1987) is a Chilean politician and engineer who has been serving as Chile's Minister of Social Development since 6 September 2022. He previously served as Ministry General Secretariat of the Presiden ...
(born 1987), Chilean politician *
Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for ...
(born 1936), British politician *
Gordon Jackson (politician) William Gordon Jackson KC (born 5 August 1948) is a senior Scottish lawyer who served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 2016 until 2020. From 1999 to 2007 he was a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgo ...
(born 1948), Scottish politician *
Helen Jackson (politician) Helen Margaret Jackson CBE (née Price, born 19 May 1939) is a British former Labour politician. Early life She attended the independent Berkhamsted School for Girls and read Modern History at St Hilda's College, Oxford, graduating from Oxf ...
(born 1939), British politician *
John Jackson (Derbyshire politician) Frank Lawson John Jackson (12 June 1919 – 29 March 1976) was a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1959 to 1964. Jackson unsuccessfully contested the Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth ...
(1919–1976), British politician *Sir John Jackson (engineer) (1851–1919), British politician *
Linda Jackson (politician) Linda D. Jackson is a Canadian politician and former mayor of Vaughan, Ontario. Jackson was elected mayor on November 14, 2006. Jackson won the election by 90 votes, displacing incumbent Michael Di Biase. She was later defeated by Maurizio Bevila ...
, mayor of Vaughan, Ontario *
Lorna Jackson Lorna Jackson (October 25, 1935 – April 5, 2002) was a local politician in Vaughan for 28 years. During her career, she served as both a local and a regional councillor, as well as serving as the Mayor of Vaughan for 20 years. She died w ...
(1935–2002), mayor of Vaughan, Ontario * Peter Jackson (politician) (1928–2020), British politician *
Richard Jackson (colonial agent) Richard Jackson, KC (c. 1721 – 6 May 1787), nicknamed "Omniscient Jackson", was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1762 to 1784. A King's Counsel, he acted as Official Solicitor or counsel of the Lords Commi ...
(c. 1721–1787), British politician * Robert V. Jackson (born 1946), British politician * Samuel Jacob Jackson (1848–1942), Canadian politician *
Samuel Macauley Jackson Samuel Macauley Jackson (June 19, 1851 – August 2, 1912) was an American clergyman, editor and author. Biography He was born on June 19, 1851 in New York City to George T. Jackson and Letitia J. A. Macauley. After attending schools in New Yo ...
(1851–1912), American clergyman, editor and author *
Stewart Jackson Stewart James Jackson, Baron Jackson of Peterborough (born 31 January 1965) is a British politician and adviser. Jackson served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough from 2005 to 2017. After being ousted by Labour's Fio ...
(born 1965), British politician and adviser * Syd Jackson (politician) (1889–1941), Australian MP *
William Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton William Lawies Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton, (16 February 1840 – 4 April 1917) was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Background and education Born in Otley, near Leeds, England, Jackson was the son of William Jackson, a leat ...
(1840–1917), British politician *
Willie Jackson (politician) William Wakatere Jackson (born 1961) is a New Zealand politician and former broadcaster and Urban Māori chief executive. He was an Alliance MP from 1999 to 2002, and in 2017 was elected as a Labour MP. Early life Jackson was born in 1961 to J ...
(born 1961), New Zealand politician and broadcaster * Ballsack Jackson (dictator) (born 1734), Cambodia dictator and doormat salesman


U.S. politics and law

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Alphonse J. Jackson Alphonse may refer to: * Alphonse (given name) * Alphonse (surname) * Alphonse Atoll, one of two atolls in the Seychelles' Alphonse Group See also

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(1927–2014), Louisiana African-American politician, father of Lydia Jackson *
Alphonso Jackson Alphonso R. Jackson (born September 9, 1945) served as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He was nominated by President George W. Bush on August 28, 2004 and confirmed by the Senate on August 31, 2004. Jac ...
(born 1945), 13th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development *
Barney Jackson Harold N. "Barney" Jackson (March 18, 1904 – March 17, 1971) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate The Washington State Senate is the upper hou ...
(1904–1971), Washington politician * Charles Jackson (judge) (1775–1855), Massachusetts Supreme Court judge * Charles Jackson (Rhode Island politician) (1797–1876), Governor of Rhode Island *
Claiborne Fox Jackson Claiborne Fox Jackson (April 4, 1806 – December 6, 1862) was an American politician of the Democratic Party in Missouri. He was elected as the 15th Governor of Missouri, serving from January 3, 1861, until July 31, 1861, when he was for ...
(1806–1862), Governor of Missouri * Darrell Jackson (politician) (born 1957), South Carolina state senator * David Jackson (delegate) (1747–1801), delegate to the Continental Congress * David S. Jackson (1813–1872), U.S. Representative from New York * Douglas S. Jackson (born 1954), Tennessee state senator *
Edward B. Jackson Edward Brake Jackson (January 25, 1793 – September 8, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of George Jackson and brother of John G. Jackson. Biography Born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), Jackson attended Randol ...
(1793–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia *
Edward L. Jackson Edward L. Jackson (December 27, 1873 – November 18, 1954) was an American attorney, judge and politician, elected the 32nd governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from January 12, 1925, to January 14, 1929. He had also been elected as Secretar ...
(1873–1954), Governor of Indiana *
Frank D. Jackson Frank Darr Jackson (January 26, 1854 – November 16, 1938) was an American politician who served as the List of Governors of Iowa, 15th governor of Iowa, serving one term from 1894 to 1896. Biography Jackson attended Iowa Agricultural Colleg ...
(1854–1938), Governor of Iowa *
Frank G. Jackson Frank George Jackson (born October 4, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 57th Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 2006 to 2022. He was first elected on November 8, 2005, unseating incumbent Jane Campbell, and re-elected in 2 ...
(born 1946), 57th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio * Fred S. Jackson (1868–1931), U.S. Representative from Kansas * George Jackson (Virginia) (1757–1831), U.S. Representative from Virginia *
George Jackson (Black Panther) George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an American author, activist and prisoner. While serving an indeterminate sentence for the armed robbery of a gas station in 1961, Jackson became involved in revolutionary activi ...
(1941–1971), American leader of the Black Panther Party *
Hancock Lee Jackson Hancock Lee Jackson (May 12, 1796March 19, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 13th Governor of Missouri in 1857. Biography Jackson was born in Madison County, Kentucky on May 12, 1796. He was educated in the county s ...
(1796–1876), Governor of Missouri *
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti- ...
(1912–1983), U.S. Representative and Senator from Washington *
Howell Edmunds Jackson Howell Edmunds Jackson (April 8, 1832 – August 8, 1895) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1893 until his death in 1895. His brief tenure on the Su ...
(1832–1895), U.S. Senator from Tennessee *
Jabez Young Jackson Jabez Young Jackson (born 5 August 1790) was a U.S. representative from Georgia. He was also a slave owner. Biography Jackson was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of James Jackson (1757–1806), and later uncle of James Jackson (1819–1887) ...
(1790–1839), U.S. Representative from Georgia * Jacob B. Jackson (1829–1893), Governor of West Virginia *
James Jackson (Georgia politician) James Jackson (September 21, 1757 – March 19, 1806) was an early British-born Georgia politician of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1789 until 1791. He was also a U.S. Senator from Geo ...
(1757–1806), U.S. Representative and Senator from Georgia *
James Jackson (congressman) James Jackson (October 18, 1819 – January 13, 1887) was a United States Representative from Georgia, a judge advocate in the American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Jackson was also a trustee of the University ...
(1819–1887), U.S. Representative from Georgia *
James Jackson, Jr. (New York) James Jackson Jr. (ca. 1826 - March 7, 1891 New York City) was an American businessman and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Niagara Co., 1st D.) in 87th New York State Legislature, ...
(c. 1826–1891), mayor of Lockport, New York * James M. Jackson (1825–1901), U.S. Representative from West Virginia *
James S. Jackson James Streshly Jackson (September 27, 1823 – October 8, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Fayette County, Kentucky, Jackson pursued c ...
(1823–1862), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Jerry D. Jackson (born 1941), American politician *
Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. senator ...
(born 1941), civil rights leader *
Jesse Jackson, Jr. Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American politician. He served as the U.S. representative from from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of activist and former presidential can ...
(born 1965), son of Jesse Jackson and U.S. Representative from Illinois * John Jackson (Tampa) (1809–1887), 9th mayor of Tampa, Florida *
John Jackson (law professor) John Howard Jackson (April 6, 1932 – November 7, 2015) was an American legal scholar and educator, expert in international trade law. Biography John H. Jackson was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Howard Clifford and Lucile (Deischer) J ...
(1932–2015), law professor at Georgetown University * John G. Jackson (politician) (1777–1825), U.S. Representative from Virginia *
John Jay Jackson, Jr. John Jay Jackson Jr. (August 4, 1824 – September 2, 1907) was an American lawyer, Whig party (United States), Whig politician, United States federal judge, United States District Judge (initially of the United States District Court for the Weste ...
(1824–1907), federal judge from West Virginia * Jonathan Jackson (delegate) (1743–1810), delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts *
Joseph Webber Jackson Joseph Webber Jackson (December 6, 1796 – September 29, 1854) was an American politician and lawyer from the state of Georgia who served in the United States Congress. Jackson was born in Cedar Hill, Georgia, near Savannah. He studied law, gai ...
(1796–1854), U.S. Representative from Georgia and mayor of Savannah, Georgia * Lydia P. Jackson (born 1960), African-American Louisiana legislator, daughter of Alphonse J. Jackson *
Maynard Jackson Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician and attorney from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 1973 at the age of 35 as the first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and of ...
(1938–2003), mayor of Atlanta, Georgia *
Mike Jackson (Texas politician) James Michael Jackson, known as Mike Jackson (born 20 August 1953) is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate representing the 11th District. He was also the President pro tempore of the Texas Senate, before running the United States Hou ...
(born 1953), Texas state senator *
Mortimer M. Jackson Mortimer Melville Jackson (March 5, 1809October 13, 1889) was an American lawyer, judge, and diplomat. He was a justice of the original Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1848 through 1853 and was later a United States consul general in Canada for twen ...
(1809–1889) Wisconsin jurist and diplomat * Noyes L. Jackson (1860–1933), Illinois state representative * Omer Stokes Jackson (1884–1940), 28th Indiana Attorney General *
Oscar Lawrence Jackson Oscar Lawrence Jackson (September 2, 1840 – February 16, 1920) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and the commander of an Ohio infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ...
(1840–1920), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *
Richard E. Jackson Richard Ernest Jackson Jr. (born July 18, 1945) is an American politician, civil servant, and educator from New York. A Republican, Jackson has served as New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Mayor of Peekskill, New York, and as a member ...
(born 1945), mayor of Peekskill, New York * Richard Jackson, Jr. (1764–1838), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island *
Robert Jackson (New York politician) Robert Jackson (born December 18, 1950) is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the Senator for the New York State Senate's 31st district on the West Side of Manhattan. He previously served in the Ne ...
, New York City Council member * Robert E. Jackson, mayor of Largo, Florida *
Robert H. Jackson Robert Houghwout Jackson (February 13, 1892 – October 9, 1954) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Unit ...
(1892–1954), Supreme Court Justice and chief Nuremberg Trials prosecutor * Samuel D. Jackson (1895–1951), U.S. Representative from Indiana *
Sandi Jackson Sandra Lee Jackson (née Stevens; born September 14, 1963) is an American politician. She was elected to the Chicago City Council as an alderman of the 7th ward of the City of Chicago in the 2007 municipal elections held on February 27, 2007. She ...
(born 1963), Chicago alderman *
Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative for , having served since 1995. The district includes most of central Houston. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and served ...
(born 1950), U.S. Representative from Texas *
Tito Jackson (politician) Tito Jackson (born April 11, 1975) is an American politician who was a member of the Boston City Council. He represented council District 7, which consists of the Roxbury neighborhood and parts of Dorchester, South End, and Fenway. In 2017, he ...
, member of the Boston City Council *
William Jackson (secretary) William Jackson (March 9, 1759 – December 17, 1828) was a figure in the American Revolution and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as secretary to the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention, and as part of his ...
(1759–1828), secretary to the U.S. Constitutional Convention * William Jackson (Massachusetts) (1783–1855), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *
William Harding Jackson William Harding Jackson (March 25, 1901 – September 28, 1971) was a U.S. civilian administrator, New York lawyer, and investment banker who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.(Reference: "The Central Intelligence Agen ...
(1901–1971), U.S. National Security Advisor *
William Humphreys Jackson William Humphreys Jackson (October 15, 1839 – April 3, 1915) represented Maryland's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1901 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1909. His son, William P. Jackson, was a U.S. ...
(1839–1915), U.S. Representative from Maryland *
William Purnell Jackson William Purnell Jackson (January 11, 1868March 7, 1939) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1912 to 1914. His father, William Humphreys Jackson, was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland. B ...
(1868–1939), U.S. Senator from Maryland * William Schuyler Jackson (died 1932), New York State Attorney General * William T. Jackson (1876–1933), mayor of Toledo, Ohio * William Terry Jackson (1794–1882), U.S. Representative from New York


Science

* A.C. Jackson (died 1921), American surgeon *
Charles Loring Jackson Charles Loring Jackson (April 4, 1847 – October 31, 1935) was the first significant organic chemist in the United States. He brought organic chemistry to the United States from Germany and educated a generation of American organic chemists. Per ...
(1847–1935), American organic chemist *
Charles Thomas Jackson Charles Thomas Jackson (June 21, 1805 – August 28, 1880) was an American physician and scientist who was active in medicine, chemistry, mineralogy, and geology. Life and work Born at Plymouth, Massachusetts, of a prominent New England fami ...
(1805–1880), American geologist * Cyril V. Jackson (1903–1988), South African astronomer *
Daniel Jackson (computer scientist) Daniel Jackson (born 1963) is a professor of Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is the principal designer of the Alloy modelling language, and author of the book ''Software Abstractions: Logic, Language, and ...
(born 1963), American computer scientist *
David M. Jackson David M.R. Jackson is a professor at the University of Waterloo in the department of combinatorics and optimization. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1969. Jackson has been responsible for many developments in enumerative combinatorics ...
, Canadian mathematician * Derek A. Jackson (1906–1982), atomic physicist, radar expert in the RAF during WWII * Douglas N. Jackson (1929–2004), American psychologist *
Dunham Jackson Dunham Jackson (July 24, 1888 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts – November 6, 1946) was a mathematician who worked within approximation theory, notably with trigonometrical and orthogonal polynomials. He is known for Jackson's inequality. He ...
(1888–1946), mathematician *
Frank Cameron Jackson Frank Cameron Jackson (born 31 August 1943) is an Australian analytic philosopher and Emeritus Professor in the School of Philosophy (Research School of Social Sciences) at Australian National University (ANU) where he had spent most of the l ...
(born 1943), Australian philosopher *
Frank Hilton Jackson The Reverend Frank Hilton Jackson (16 August 1870, Hull, England – 27 April 1960) was an English clergyman and mathematician who worked on basic hypergeometric series. He introduced several ''q''-analogs such as the Jackson–Bessel functions ...
(1870–1960), English mathematician *
Frederick John Jackson Sir Frederick John Jackson, (17 February 1860 – 3 February 1929) was an English administrator, explorer and ornithologist. Early years Jackson was born at Oran Hall, near Catterick, North Yorkshire in 1860. He attended Shrewsbury School ...
(1859–1929), English explorer and ornithologist *Sir Henry Jackson, Baronet (1875–1937), British mineralogist *
James A. Jackson James Anthony Jackson Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (born 12 December 1954) is Professor of Tectonics, Active Tectonics and head of Bullard Laboratories, University of Cambridge Department of ...
(born 1954), British geologist *
James Caleb Jackson James Caleb Jackson (March 28, 1811 – July 11, 1895) was an American nutritionist and the inventor of the first dry, whole grain breakfast cereal which he called Granula. His views influenced the health reforms of Ellen G. White, a founder of ...
(1811–1895), American inventor *
James R. Jackson James Richard "Jim" Jackson (May 16, 1924 – March 20, 2011) was an American mathematician, well known for his contribution to queueing theory. Jackson was born in Denver and raised in Beverly Hills. He served in the United States Air Force duri ...
(1924–2011), American mathematician *
John David Jackson (physicist) John David Jackson (January 19, 1925 – May 20, 2016) was a Canadian–American physics professor at the University of California, Berkeley and a faculty senior scientist emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A theoretical physic ...
(1925–2016), Canadian-American physicist *
John Jackson (astronomer) John Jackson (11 February 1887 – 9 December 1958) was a Scottish astronomer. He was awarded The Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for his work on stellar parallaxes and star positions. Early life and education Born on 11 Februa ...
(1887–1958), Scottish astronomer *
John Angelo Jackson John Angelo Jackson (24 March 1921 – 2 July 2005) was an English mountaineer, explorer and educationalist. Early life He was brought up and educated in Nelson, Lancashire. Before World War II, he was apprenticed in pharmacy. However, at t ...
(1921–2005), English mountaineer and explorer *
John Hughlings Jackson John Hughlings Jackson, FRS (4 April 1835 – 7 October 1911) was an English neurologist. He is best known for his research on epilepsy. Biography He was born at Providence Green, Green Hammerton, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, the youngest so ...
(1835–1911), neurologist *
Julian T. Jackson Julian Timothy Jackson (born 10 April 1954) is a British historian who is a fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society. He is a professor of History at Queen Mary, University of London, he is one of the leading authorities ...
(born 1954), British historian * Nancy B. Jackson (1956–2022), American chemist and scientist *
Peter Wyse Jackson Peter Sherlock Wyse Jackson (born 7 June 1955) is an Irish botanist and environmentalist. He is president of the Missouri Botanical Garden, and holder of the George Engelmann chair in botany at Washington University in St. Louis. Early life W ...
(born 1955), Irish botanist * Raymond Carl Jackson (1928–2008), American botanist and plant geneticist *
Robert Jackson (scientist) Robert Earl Jackson (born 1949) is a scientist, who, with Sandra M. Faber, in 1976 discovered the Faber–Jackson relation between the luminosity of an elliptical galaxy and the velocity dispersion in its center. Jackson was a graduate student at ...
(born 1949), American astronomer *
Shirley Jackson (physicist) Shirley Ann Jackson, (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the first African-American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
(born 1946), president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute *
Sidney William Jackson Sidney William Jackson (12 June 1873 – 30 September 1946) was an Australian naturalist and field ornithologist with a special interest in oology, who was also a skilled photographer and taxidermist. History Jackson was born in Brisbane, Que ...
(1873–1946), Australian ornithologist *
Steve Jackson (mathematician) Steve Jackson (full name: Stephen Craig Jackson) is an American set theorist at the University of North Texas. Much of his most notable work has involved the descriptive set-theoretic consequences of the axiom of determinacy. In particular he is ...
, American mathematician *
Wes Jackson Wes Jackson (born 1936) co-founded the Land Institute with Dana Jackson. He is also a member of the World Future Council. Early life and education Jackson was born and raised on a farm near Topeka, Kansas. After earning a BA in biology from K ...
(born 1936), founder and president of The Land Institute


Sports


Athletics

* Barry Jackson (athlete) (born 1941), English track and field athlete *
Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and American football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's el ...
(born 1962), former professional baseball and football player for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Raiders *
Colin Jackson Colin Ray Jackson, (born 18 February 1967) is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became wor ...
(born 1967), Welsh 110m hurdle athlete * Emma Jackson (born 1988), English 800m runner *
Marjorie Jackson Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (13 September 1931) is a former Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. She finished her sporting career with two Olympic and seven Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, six individual world records and ...
(born 1931), Australian sprinter and former Governor of South Australia * Mark Jackson (athlete) (born 1969), Canadian track and field athlete


Baseball

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Al Jackson Alvin Neill Jackson (December 26, 1935 – August 19, 2019), affectionately referred to as "Little" Al Jackson, was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1959 to 1969. His 43 wins with the New York Mets were the franchi ...
(1935–2019), American baseball player * Alex Jackson (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball player * Andre Jackson (born 1996), American baseball player * Bill Jackson (baseball) (1881–1958), American baseball player *
Conor Jackson Conor Sims Jackson (born May 7, 1982) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 2005 and 2011 for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, and Boston Red Sox. H ...
(born 1982), American baseball player *
Danny Jackson Danny Lynn Jackson (born January 5, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1997. He played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirate ...
(born 1962), American Major League All-Star left-handed pitcher in the 1980s and 1990s *
Darrell Jackson (baseball) Darrell Preston Jackson (born April 3, 1956) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or parts of five seasons in the majors, from until , all with the Minnesota Twins. Career Jackson was drafted by the Twins out of high school ...
(born 1956), American baseball player *
Drew Jackson Drew Hamilton Jackson (born July 28, 1993) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played college baseball for Stanford University. The Seattle Mariners selected Jackson in the fifth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB ...
(born 1993), American baseball player * Edwin Jackson (born 1983), American baseball player *
Grant Jackson (baseball) Grant Dwight Jackson (September 28, 1942 – February 2, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eighteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees ...
(1942–2021), American baseball player * Jay Jackson (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball player *
Jim Jackson (baseball) James Benner Jackson (November 28, 1877 – October 9, 1955) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Jackson played for the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Naps in and , and again from to . In 348 career games, he had ...
(1877–1955), American baseball player *John W. Jackson (1858–1913), American baseball player, known as
Bud Fowler Bud Fowler (March 16, 1858 – February 26, 1913), born "John W. Jackson", was an American baseball player, manager (baseball), manager, and club organizer. He is the earliest known African-American player in organized professional baseball. He ...
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Larry Jackson Lawrence Curtis Jackson (June 2, 1931 – August 28, 1990) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies from to . In , ...
(1931–1990), American baseball player * Lillian Jackson (1919–2003), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *
Mike Jackson (left-handed pitcher) Michael Warren Jackson (born March 27, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He pitched from 1970 to 1973 for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians. During a four-year baseball ...
(born 1946), American baseball player *
Mike Jackson (right-handed pitcher) Michael Ray Jackson (born December 22, 1964) is a former professional baseball player whose career spanned 19 seasons, 16 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB). Jackson, a relief pitcher for the majority of his career, compiled a care ...
(born 1964), American former longtime right-handed Major League relief pitcher in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s *
Randy Jackson (baseball) Ransom Joseph "Randy" Jackson (February 10, 1926 – March 20, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Chicago Cubs (1950–1955, 1959), Dodgers (1956–1958; two seasons in Brooklyn, one in Los Angeles), and Cleveland In ...
(1926–2019), American baseball player *
Reggie Jackson Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Cali ...
(born 1946), Hall of Fame American baseball player *
Shoeless Joe Jackson Joseph Jefferson Jackson (July 16, 1887 – December 5, 1951), nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball (MLB) in the early 1900s. Although his .356 career batting average is the fourth highest ...
(1888–1951), American baseball player *
Steven Jackson (baseball) Steven Nash Jackson (born March 15, 1982) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009 and 2010. Amateur career A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Jackson attended Summerville High School a ...
(born 1982), American baseball player *
Travis Jackson Travis Calvin Jackson (November 2, 1903 – July 27, 1987) was an American baseball shortstop. In Major League Baseball (MLB), Jackson played for the New York Giants from 1922 through 1936, winning the 1933 World Series, and representing the Gia ...
(1903–1987), American baseball shortstop in the 1920s and 1930s * Zach Jackson (born 1983), American baseball player * Zach Jackson (born 1994), American baseball player


Basketball

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Bobby Jackson (basketball) Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He serves as the head coach of the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League, the development affiliate of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketb ...
(born 1973), American basketball player *
Brittany Jackson Brittany Elizabeth Jackson (born July 28, 1983, in Cleveland, Tennessee) is an American basketball player, formerly with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA. High school Jackson played for Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, where she ...
(born 1983), American basketball player * Chris W. Jackson (born 1969), American basketball player now known as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf * Demetrius Jackson (born 1994), American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets *Greg Jackson (basketball, born 1952) (died 2012), American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks *Greg Jackson (basketball, born 1959), American basketball coach for North Carolina Central and Delaware State *Jaren Jackson (born 1967), American basketball player *Jeff Jackson (basketball) (born 1961), American basketball coach *Jermaine Jackson (basketball) (born 1976), American basketball player *Jim Jackson (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player *Lauren Jackson (born 1981), Australian professional basketball player *Lucious Jackson (1941–2022), American basketball player *Marc Jackson (born 1975), American basketball player *Maree Jackson (born 1954), Australian basketball player *Mark Jackson (basketball) (born 1965), American basketball player *Mervin Jackson (1946–2012), American basketball player *Michael Jackson (basketball) (born 1964), American basketball player *Phil Jackson (born 1945), American basketball coach *Pierre Jackson (born 1991), American basketball player *Ralph Jackson (born 1962), American basketball player *Rick Jackson (born 1989), American basketball player *Stanley Jackson (basketball) (born 1975), American basketball player *Stephen Jackson (born 1978), American basketball player *Stuart Wayne Jackson (born 1955), American basketball player, coach, NBA executive *Tiffany Jackson (basketball) (1985–2022), American basketball player and coach *Tony Jackson (basketball, born 1942) (died 2005), American basketball player in the ABL and ABA *Tony Jackson (basketball, born 1958), American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers *Traevon Jackson (born 1992), American basketball player; son of fellow basketball player Jim Jackson *Troy Jackson (1976–2011), American basketball player


Boxing

*Luke Jackson (boxer) (born 1985), Australian boxer *David Jackson (New Zealand boxer), David Jackson (boxer) (1955–2004), New Zealand boxer *John Jackson (English boxer) (1769–1845), English boxer *John Jackson (Virgin Islands boxer) (born 1989), U.S. Virgin Islands boxer *John David Jackson (boxer) (born 1962), American boxer *Julian Jackson (boxer) (born 1960), U.S. Virgin Islands boxer *Julius Jackson (born 1987), U.S. Virgin Islands boxer *Peter Jackson (boxer) (1861–1901), Australian boxer *Phil Jackson (boxer) (born 1964), American boxer *Sugar Jackson (born 1981), Belgian boxer


Cricket

*Archie Jackson (1909–1933), Australian cricketer *Curtis Jackson (cricketer) (born 1967), Bermudian cricketer *George Jackson (cricketer), English cricketer *Guy Jackson (1896–1966), English cricketer *John Jackson (cricketer, born 1833) (1833–1901), English cricketer *John Jackson (Lancashire cricketer) (1841–1906), English cricketer *John Jackson (Worcestershire cricketer) (1880–1968), English cricketer *John Jackson (Somerset cricketer) (1898–1958), Chilean cricketer *Les Jackson (cricketer) (1921–2007), English cricketer *Paul Jackson (Australian cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer *Paul Jackson (Irish cricketer) (born 1959), Irish cricketer *Peter Jackson (cricketer) (1911–1999), British cricketer *Samuel Jackson (cricketer) (1849–1941), English cricketer


Association football

*A Jackson (fl. late 19th century), English footballer *Alan Jackson (footballer) (born 1938), English footballer *Alex Jackson (footballer, born 1905) (died 1946), Scottish footballer *Andy Jackson (footballer, born 1891), Scottish footballer *Andy Jackson (footballer, born 1988), Scottish footballer *Bob Jackson (football manager), English football manager *Colin Jackson (Scottish footballer) (1946–2015), Scottish footballer *Darren Jackson (born 1966), Scottish footballer *David Jackson (footballer, born 1937), English footballer *Dick Jackson (born c. 1878), Scottish footballer *Elphinstone Jackson (1868–1945), English footballer and co-founder of Indian Football Association in 1893 *Ernest Jackson (footballer) (1914–1996), English footballer *Henry Jackson (football manager) (c. 1850–1930), English football manager *James Jackson (footballer, born 1900) (died c. 1976), British footballer *Jamie Jackson (footballer) (born 1986), English footballer *Jimmy Jackson (footballer, born 1875), Scottish-Australian footballer *John Jackson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1992), English footballer *John Jackson (footballer, born 1942), English footballer *John Jackson (Scottish footballer) (1906–1965), Scottish footballer *Johnnie Jackson (born 1982), English footballer *Mark Jackson (footballer, born 1977), English footballer *Matt Jackson (footballer), Matt Jackson (born 1971), English footballer *Michael Jackson (footballer, born 1973), English footballer *Michael Jackson (footballer, born 1980), English footballer *Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1905) (died 1986), English footballer *Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1937) (died 1991), English footballer *Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1961), English footballer *Richard Jackson (footballer, born 1900), English footballer *Richard Jackson (footballer, born 1980), English footballer *Tommy Jackson (footballer, born 1898) (died 1975), English footballer *Tommy Jackson (footballer, born 1946), Northern Irish footballer *Wattie Jackson, Scottish footballer


Australian rules football

All individuals listed here are Australian unless otherwise indicated. *Edward Jackson (footballer) (1925–1996) *Jim Jackson (Australian rules footballer) (1890–1976) *Mark "Jacko" Jackson (born 1959), also an actor *Syd Jackson (footballer, born 1944)


Gridiron football

*Adoree' Jackson (born 1995), American football player *Andrew Jackson (linebacker) (born 1992), American football player *Alonzo Jackson (born 1980), American football player *Asa Jackson (born 1989), American football player *Bennett Jackson (born 1991), American football player *Billy Jackson (American football) (born 1959), American football player *Blake Jackson (born 1994), American football player *
Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and American football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's el ...
(born 1962), American football and baseball player *Bobby Jackson (American football coach) (born 1940), American football coach *Bobby Jackson (cornerback) (born 1956), American football player *Brandon Jackson (American football) (born 1985), American football player *Buddy Jackson (born 1989), American football player *Chad Jackson (born 1985), American football player *Charles Jackson (linebacker) (born 1965), American football player *Charles Jackson (defensive back) (born 1962), American football player *Charlie Jackson (American football coach) (born 1976), American football coach *Charlie Jackson (defensive back) (born 1936), American football player *Darrell Jackson (born 1978), American football player *DeSean Jackson (born 1986), American football player *D'Marco Jackson (born 1998), American football player *Donte Jackson (American football) (born 1995), American football player *D'Qwell Jackson (born 1983), American football player *Drake Jackson (born 2001), American football player *Earnest Jackson (born 1959), American football player *Eddie Jackson (American football, born 1980), American football player *Eddie Jackson (safety) (born 1993), American football player *Edwin Jackson (American football) (1991–2018), American football player *Frank Jackson (American football) (born 1939), American football player *Fred Jackson (running back) (born 1981), American football player *Gabe Jackson (born 1991), American football player *Harold Jackson (American football) (born 1946), American football player *Honor Jackson (born 1948), American football player *James Jackson (American football) (born 1976), American football player *J. C. Jackson (born 1995), American football player *Joey Jackson (born 1950), American football player *John Jackson (offensive tackle) (born 1965), American football player *John Jackson (wide receiver) (born 1967), American football player *Johnnie Jackson (American football) (born 1967), American football player *Jonah Jackson (born 1997), American football player *Jonathan Jackson (linebacker) (born 1977), American football player *Jonathan Jackson (defensive end) (born 1982), American football player *Josh Jackson (cornerback) (born 1996), American football player *Justin Jackson (American football) (born 1996), American football player *Keith Jackson (tight end) (born 1965), American football player *Keith Jackson (defensive tackle) (born 1985), American football player (son of the tight end of the same name) *Lamar Jackson (born 1997), American football player *Lamar Jackson (cornerback) (born 1998), American football player *Malik Jackson (defensive end) (born 1990), American football player *Mark Jackson (wide receiver) (born 1963), American football player *Mark Jackson (American football coach) (born 1972), American football coach *Marlin Jackson (born 1983), American football player *Michael Jackson (linebacker) (born 1957), American football player *Michael Jackson (wide receiver) (born 1969), American football player *Randy Jackson (offensive lineman) (born 1944), American football player *Randy Jackson (running back) (1948–2010), American football player *Jervonte Jackson (born 1986), American football player *Rich Jackson (born 1941), American football player *Rob Jackson (American football) (born 1985), American football player *Robert Jackson (guard) (born 1953), American football player *Robert Jackson (linebacker) (born 1954), American football player *Roger Jackson (wide receiver) (born 1989), American football player *Steve Jackson (defensive back) (born 1969), American football player *Steven Jackson (born 1983), American football player *Steven Jackson (fullback) (born 1984), American football player *Russ Jackson (born 1936), Canadian football player *Stanley Jackson (American football) (born 1975), American football player *Steve Jackson (linebacker) (born 1942), American football player *Tanard Jackson (born 1985), American football player *Tarron Jackson (born 1998), American football player *Tarvaris Jackson (1983–2020), American football player *Terry Jackson (cornerback) (born 1955), American football player *Terry Jackson (running back) (born 1976), American football player *T. J. Jackson (wide receiver) (1943–2007), American football player *T. J. Jackson (defensive tackle) (born 1983), American football player *Tom Jackson (American football, born 1951), former American football player and ESPN analyst *Tony Jackson (American football) (born 1982), American football player *Tre' Jackson (born 1992), American football player *Trishton Jackson (born 1998), American football player *Tyree Jackson (born 1997), American football player *Vincent Jackson (1983–2021), American football player *William Jackson III (born 1992), American football player *Willie Jackson (American football) (born 1971), American football player


Ice hockey

*Art Jackson (1915–1971), NHL professional hockey player *Harvey Busher Jackson (1911–1966), Canadian ice hockey player *Jeff Jackson (ice hockey, born 1955), American ice hockey coach *Jeff Jackson (ice hockey, born 1965), Canadian NHL hockey player *Jim Jackson (ice hockey) (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player *Les Jackson (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian hockey executive


Rugby

*Dirk Jackson (1885–1976), South African rugby union player and cricketer *Frederick Stanley Jackson (died 1957), Cornish rugby union player *Glen Jackson (rugby union) (born 1975), New Zealand rugby union player and referee *Josh Jackson (rugby league) (born 1991), Australian Rugby League player *Lee Jackson (rugby league), British rugby league footballer *Paddy Jackson, Irish rugby union footballer *Paul Jackson (rugby league) (born 1978), English rugby league footballer *Peter Jackson (rugby league) (1964–1997), Australian rugby league footballer *Peter Jackson (rugby union) (1930–2004), British rugby union footballer *Phil Jackson (rugby league, born 1932), British rugby player *Rob Jackson (rugby league), Rob Jackson (born 1981), English rugby league player *Ruaridh Jackson (born 1988), Scottish rugby union player *Steve Jackson (rugby league) (born 1965), Australian rugby league player


Other sports

*Ashley Jackson (field hockey), Ashley Jackson (born 1987), English hockey player *Bob Jackson (swimmer) (born 1957), American swimmer *Emma Jackson (triathlete), Emma Jackson (born 1991), Australian triathlete *Eugene Jackson (fighter), Eugene Jackson (born 1966), American mixed martial artist *Ezekiel Jackson (born 1978), the ring name of Guyanese-American professional wrestler Rycklon Stephens *Francia Jackson (born 1975), Dominican Republic volleyball player *Gus Jackson (1903–1968), New Zealand rower *Jamea Jackson (born 1986), American tennis player *Jeremy Jackson (fighter) (born 1982), American martial artist *Jim Jackson (sportscaster) (born 1963), American sportscaster *Jimmy Jackson (driver) (1910–1984), American racecar driver *Jimmy Jackson (wrestler) (1956–2008), Canadian-American wrestler *Johnnie O. Jackson (born 1971), American bodybuilder *Joseph Jackson (sport shooter) (1880–1960), American sports shooter *Keith Jackson (1928–2018), longtime American sportscaster on ABC *Laurence Jackson (1900–1984), Scottish curler *Linda Jackson (cyclist) (born 1958), Canadian cyclist *Mat Jackson (born 1981), English racing driver *Matt and Nick Jackson, ring names of American professional wrestlers Matthew (born 1985) and Nicholas Massie (born 1989), collectively known as The Young Bucks *Peter Jackson (table tennis) (born 1964), New Zealand table tennis player *Peter H. Jackson (1913–1983), British rower *Quinton Jackson (born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter *Scoop Jackson (writer) (born 1963), American sports journalist *Sheila Jackson (chess player), Sheila Jackson (born 1957), English chess master *Trina Jackson (born 1977), American freestyle swimmer *William Jackson (curler) (1871–1955), Scottish curler


Visual arts

*Ashley Jackson (artist), Ashley Jackson (born 1940), British painter *Bill Jackson (photographer) (born 1953), British photographer *Edward Jackson (photographer) (1885–1967), American photographer *Herb Jackson (born 1945), American abstract painter *Jaxon (cartoonist), Jack Jackson (1941–2006), American cartoonist Jaxon (cartoonist), Jaxon *John Jackson (painter) (1778–1831), British painter *Lily Irene Jackson (1848–1928), American artist *Mason Jackson (1819–1903), British wood-engraver *May Howard Jackson (September 7, 1877–1931), African-American sculptor *Muriel Amy Jackson (1902–1989), English artist, illustrator *Nicola Jackson (artist) (born 1960), New Zealand artist *Oliver Lee Jackson (born 1935), African American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and educator *Philip Jackson (sculptor) (born 1944), Scottish sculptor *Raymond Jackson ("JAK") (1927–1997), English cartoonist *Richard Jackson (artist) (born 1939), American artist *Robert C. Jackson (born 1964), American painter and author *Robert H. Jackson (photographer) (born 1935), American photographer *Samuel Jackson (artist) (1794–1869), English artist *Ted Jackson (born 1955), prize-winning American photographer *Vanessa Jackson (born 1953), English artist *William Henry Jackson (1843–1942), American artist and photographer


Other

*Death of Adre-Anna Jackson, Adre-Anna Jackson, American female murder victim *Alan Jackson (broadcaster) (1915–1976), American radio broadcaster *Alan Jackson (poet) (born 1938), Scottish poet *Andrew Jackson, Sr. (died 1767), father of U.S. president Andrew Jackson *Ashley Jackson (historian), Ashley Jackson, British historian *Autumn Jackson (born 1973), American criminal *Charles H. Jackson, Jr. (1898–1978), American rancher, investor and polo player *Charles James Jackson (1849–1923), British businessman *Charles R. Jackson (1902–1968), American writer *Charles Samuel Jackson (1860–1924), American newspaper publisher *Charlie Jackson (software) (born 1948), American software entrepreneur *Cindy Jackson (born 1955), Guinness World Record holder for having the most cosmetic procedures *Cummins Jackson (1802–1849), uncle of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson *David Edward Jackson (1788–1837), American explorer *David Noyes Jackson (1922–2001), American writer *Donald Dean Jackson (1919–1987), American historian *Douglas Jackson (businessman) (born 1957), American businessman *Sir Edward Jackson (diplomat) (1925–2002), British diplomat *Edward Jackson (manufacturer) (1799–1872), Canadian businessman *Emelia Jackson (born 1989), Australian pastry chef *Esther Cooper Jackson (1917-2022), African-American civil rights activist and sosial worker *Sir Geoffrey Jackson (1915–1987), British diplomat *Sir Gordon Jackson (businessman) (1924–1991), Australian businessman *Rev. Dr. H. Dale Jackson (1930–2003), American clergyman, denominational leader and ethicist *Hal Jackson (1914–2012), American DJ and radio personality *Harvey Jackson III (born 1943), American historian *Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–1885), American novelist and poet *Henry Jackson (businessman) (born 1964), British-American businessman and investor *Sir Henry Moore Jackson (1849–1908), British colonial governor *Holbrook Jackson (1874–1948), British writer *Holly Jackson, British writer *Honoré Jackson (1861–1952), Canadian revolutionary *Jack Edward Jackson or Jaxon (1941–2006), American cartoonist, illustrator, historian, and writer *Jennifer Jackson (model) (born 1945), first African-American Playmate of the Month, March 1965 Playboy *Jennifer Lyn Jackson (born 1969), Playmate of the Month, April 1989 Playboy *Jeremy Jackson (author), American author *Joe Jackson, Sr. (1873–1942), Austrian clown *John Jackson (bishop) (1811–1886), English bishop *John Edward Jackson (antiquarian) (1805–1891) *John G. Jackson (writer) (1907–1993), American historian and writer *Jonathan P. Jackson (1953–1970), brother of Black Panther George Jackson and instigator of 1970 Marin County Courthouse incident *Joseph H. Jackson (c. 1905–1990), American clergyman *Kenneth H. Jackson (1909–1991), English linguist *MacDonald P. Jackson (born 1938), New Zealand academic *Michael Jackson (Anglican bishop) (born 1956), Irish bishop *Michael Jackson (journalist), Niuean journalist *Michael Jackson (radio commentator) (1934–2022), American radio commentator *Michael Jackson (writer) (1942–2007), British journalist *Mick Jackson (author) (born 1960), British author *Oliver Toussaint Jackson (1862–1948), American businessman *Patrick Tracy Jackson (1780–1847), Boston merchant *Paul Jackson (poker player) (born c. 1965), English poker player *Peter Jackson (academic), Australian academic *Peter Jackson (fashion designer) (1928–2008), Australian fashion designer *Peter Jackson (historian), British historian *Rachel Jackson (1767–1828), wife of U.S. president Andrew Jackson *Rebecca Cox Jackson (1795–1871), African-American religious activist *Richard Jackson (artist) (born 1939), American artist *Sir Robert Jackson (UN administrator) (1911–1991), Australian administrator for the United Nations *Robin Jackson (1948–1998), Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader *Rupert Jackson (born 1948), Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales *
Samuel Macauley Jackson Samuel Macauley Jackson (June 19, 1851 – August 2, 1912) was an American clergyman, editor and author. Biography He was born on June 19, 1851 in New York City to George T. Jackson and Letitia J. A. Macauley. After attending schools in New Yo ...
(1851–1912), American clergyman, editor and author *Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803–1887), daughter-in-law of U.S. president Andrew Jackson *Sheldon Jackson (1934–1909), American Presbyterian clergyman and missionary *Shirley Jackson (1916–1965), American author *Steve Jackson (thriller writer) (born 1969), Scottish writer *Steve Jackson (British game designer) (born 1951), UK game designer *Steve Jackson (American game designer) (born c. 1953), U.S. game designer *Valerie Jackson (born 1949), American radio host, widow of Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson *William Jackson (Canadian administrator) *William Jackson (gangster) (1920–1961), American mobster *William Jackson (pirate) (), English pirate *William Turrentine Jackson (1915–2000), American historian


Middle name

*Eleanor Jackson Piel (1920-2022), American lawyer


Multiple people with the same given name

* Austin Jackson (disambiguation) * Chris Jackson (disambiguation) * Dane Jackson (disambiguation) * Jordan Jackson (disambiguation) * Michael Jackson (disambiguation) * Theo Jackson (disambiguation) * Thomas Jackson (disambiguation) * Tim Jackson (disambiguation), including Timothy Jackson


Given name

*Jackson (footballer, born 1973), Jackson Coelho Silva, Brazilian footballer *Jackson (footballer, born 1984), Jackson Jose Lucas, Brazilian footballer *Jackson (footballer, born 1987), Antonio Jackson de Oliveira Alcántara, Brazilian footballer *Jackson (footballer, born 1988), Jackson Henrique Gonçalves Pereira, Brazilian footballer *Jackson (footballer, born 1 May 1990), Jackson de Souza, Brazilian footballer *Jackson (footballer, born 11 May 1990), Jackson Alan Tibolla Rodrigues, Brazilian footballer *Jackson (footballer, born August 1990), Jackson Fernando de Sousa, Brazilian footballer *Jackson (footballer, born 1991), Jackson Ferreira Silvério, Brazilian footballer *Jackson (footballer, born 1999), Jackson Kenio Santos Laurentino, Brazilian footballer *Jackson Barton (born 1995), American football player *Jackson Browne (born 1948), American singer *Jackson Carman (born 2000), American football player *Jackson Mutero Chirenje (1935–1988), Zimbabwean historian *Jackson Davis (disambiguation), multiple people *Jackson Emery (born 1987), American basketball player *Jackson C. Frank (1943–1999), American singer-songwriter *Jacko Gill, Jackson "Jacko" Gill (born 1994), New Zealand shot putter *Jackson Harris, American pop singer *Jackson Kabiga (born 1976), Kenyan long-distance runner *Jackson Lee Benge or Jaxson Benge, American guitarist *Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), American abstract painter *Jackson Proskow, Canadian journalist *Jackson Rathbone (born 1984), actor notable for playing Jasper Hale in the Twilight film franchise, and frontman of band 100 Monkeys *Jackson Martínez (born 1986), Colombian footballer who plays for FC Porto and the Colombia national football team *Jakson Coelho (born 1986), Brazilian footballer known as Jajá Coelho, Jajá *Jackson Wang (born 1994), Hong Kong sabre fencing representative, Hong Kong member of Korean hip hop group GOT7


Fictional characters


Surname

*Alan Jackson (The Sarah Jane Adventures), a character in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' *Daniel Jackson (Stargate), a character in the film ''Stargate'' and the subsequent television series *Pvt. Daniel Jackson, character in the 1998 war film ''Saving Private Ryan'' *Jayson Jackson, a character in the Netflix series ''Grand Army (TV series), Grand Army'' *Maria Jackson, a character in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' *Percy Jackson, the main protagonist and narrator of ''Percy Jackson & The Olympians'' and later also appears as one of the main characters in "Heroes of Olympus" series *Sgt. Jericho Jackson, title character of the film ''Action Jackson (1988 film), Action Jackson'' *Jill and Jan Jackson, title characters of the American comic strip ''The Jackson Twins'' *Sgt. Paul Jackson, fictional US Marine in ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' *Steve Jackson, a minor character in the 1985 American science fantasy movie ''Explorers (film)#Cast, Explorers'' *Roland Jackson, in the 1997 animated TV show ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' Various characters in the TV series ''EastEnders'': * Alan Jackson (EastEnders) * Bianca Jackson * Billie Jackson * Blossom Jackson * Carol Jackson * Bex Fowler, Chloe Jackson * Kai Jackson * Robbie Jackson * Sonia Jackson


Given name

*Jackson Avery, in the television series ''Grey's Anatomy'' *Jackson Belleville, a recurring character in the TV series ''Gilmore Girls'' *Jackson Bentley, in the 1962 film ''Lawrence of Arabia (film), Lawrence of Arabia'' *Jackson Briggs or Jax (Mortal Kombat), in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game series *Jackson Brodie, main character in a series of crime novels by UK author Kate Atkinson (writer), Kate Atkinson *Jackson Curtis, in the film 2012 (film), ''2012'' *Jackson "Jack" Darby, in the animated TV series ''Transformers: Prime'' *Jackson Healy, in the 2016 film ''The Nice Guys'' *Jackson Kenner, in The CW TV show ''The Originals (TV series), The Originals'' *Jackson Maine, main protagonist of the 2018 remake of ''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born'' *Jackson Oz, the protagonist of the ''Zoo (Patterson novel), Zoo'' novel series by James Patterson and later the TV series ''Zoo (TV series), Zoo'' *Jackson Stewart (character), in the TV series ''Hannah Montana'' *Jackson Storm, main antagonist of the film ''Cars 3'' *Jackson "Jax" Teller, main character in the TV series ''Sons Of Anarchy'' *Jackson Whittemore, in the MTV TV show ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf''


See also

* Justice Jackson (disambiguation) * Jacksen, given name * Jacson, given name and surname * Jaxon (name), given name and surname * Jaxson, given name * Jack (name)


References

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