John or Johnny Jackson may refer to:

Entertainment

Art

John Baptist Jackson John Baptist Jackson (1701–1780) was a British artist, a woodcut printmaker of the eighteenth century. He lived and worked in Paris and Venice. Jackson was prolific, ambitious and innovative within the medium, and produced both chiaroscuro and p ...

(1701–1780), British artist *

John Jackson (painter) John Jackson (31 May 1778 – 1 June 1831) was a British portraitist. John Jackson was baptised on 31 May 1778 in Lastingham, Yorkshire, and started his career as an apprentice tailor to his father, also John Jackson, who opposed the artis ...

(1778–1831), British painter * John Jackson (engraver) (1801–1848), English wood engraver * John Richardson Jackson (1819–1877), English engraver * John Adams Jackson (1825–1879), American sculptor *

J. B. Jackson John Brinckerhoff "Brinck" Jackson (September 25, 1909 – August 29, 1996) was a writer, publisher, instructor, and sketch artist in landscape design. Herbert Muschamp, architecture critic of the ''New York Times,'' stated that J. B. Jackson wa ...

(1909–1996), writer and sketch artist in landscape design * John Reno Jackson (born 1995), Caymanian artist

Music

* John

Enderby Jackson John Enderby Jackson (14 January 1827 – 10 April 1903) was an English musician, composer, and the self-described founder of the British brass band competition and the cheap day railway excursion. After training in the family business of cand ...

(1827–1903), English musician and composer *

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 *

John Jackson (musician) John Jackson is a musician and record label executive, known for being the guitarist for the Jayhawks. He plays guitar, mandolin and violin. Before joining the Jayhawks, Jackson had been the senior vice president of A&R at Legacy Recordings where ...

, guitarist for the Jayhawks *

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 ...

(1955–2006), drummer with the Jackson 5 * John Jackson, legal name of rapper

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 ...

Other entertainment

* John Jackson (travel writer) (died 1807), British traveler and writer * John G. Jackson (writer) (1907–1993), African-American cultural historian and writer *

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 radio and television personality *

John M. Jackson John Murice Jackson (born June 1, 1950) is an American actor, best known for playing Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on the CBS series '' JAG'' and also as a special guest star on its spinoff '' NCIS'' and recurring cast to its spinoff '' NCIS: ...

(born 1950), American actor best known for playing the J.A.G. on ''JAG'' * John E. Jackson (make-up artist), American make-up artist *

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 ...

, English television writer

Politics

U.K.

* John Jackson (Pontefract MP) (died 1637), English politician; MP 1624–1629 * Sir John Jackson, 1st Baronet (1763–1820), British businessman, MP for Dover and a baronet * John Jackson (engineer) (1851–1919), British engineer and politician, MP for Plymouth Devonport, 1910–1918 * John Arthur Jackson (1862–1937), British Conservative Party politician * John Jackson (South East Derbyshire MP) (1919–1976), British Conservative politician * John

Edward Jackson (diplomat) Sir John Edward Jackson (24 June 1925 – 8 May 2002) was a British diplomat, ambassador to Cuba and Belgium. Born in London, Jackson was a scholar at Ardingly College and went on to study at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was later co ...

(1925–2002), British diplomat

U.S.

* John G. Jackson (politician) (1777–1825), Virginia politician and federal judge *

John Jackson (mayor) John James Jackson II (June 1809 – November 4, 1887) served as the 9th mayor of Tampa, Florida, U.S. Biography John James Jackson II was born in Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States with his brother in 1841. ...

(1809–1887), mayor of Tampa, Florida *

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), Virginia and West Virginia politician and federal judge * John Jackson (Richmond politician) (1848–1910), member of the Virginia House of Delegates *

John B. Jackson John Brinckerhoff Jackson (August 19, 1862 – December 20, 1920) was an American lawyer and diplomat who spent most of his career in Europe and the Middle East. Early life Jackson was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 19, 1862, to one of the ...

(1862–1920), U.S. diplomat, United States Ambassador to Serbia * John Holmes Jackson (1871–1944), mayor of Burlington, Vermont * John S. Jackson (Wisconsin politician) (1874–1960), Wisconsin farmer and politician

Other political figures

* John Rawleigh Jackson (1780–?), planter, slave-owner and politician in Jamaica * John Alexander Jackson (1809–1885), Colonial Treasurer of South Australia *

John Alexander Jackson (Tasmanian politician) John Alexander Jackson B.A., (1844 – 18 February 1889) was a politician in colonial Tasmania, Attorney-General of Tasmania 1872 to 1873. Jackson was the youngest son of John Alexander Jackson, an architect in Tasmania, was educated at Queen's ...

(1844–1889), Attorney-General of Tasmania, 1872 to 1873 * John Robert Jackson (1859–1925), rancher and politician in British Columbia, Canada

Religion

* John Jackson (minister) (1621–1693), English nonconformist * John Jackson (military chaplain) (died 1717), Anglican priest and first chaplain to the garrison at St John's, Newfoundland * John Jackson (controversialist) (1686–1763), English clergyman * John Jackson (archdeacon of Clogher) (fl. 1762–1783) *

John Edward Jackson (antiquarian) John Edward Jackson (12 November 1805 – 6 March 1891) was an English clergyman of the Church of England, antiquary, and archivist. Life Born on 12 November 1805, Jackson was second son of James Jackson, a banker, of Doncaster, by Henrietta Prisc ...

(1805–1891), English cleric and archivist *

John Jackson (bishop) John Jackson (22 February 1811 – 5 January 1885) was a British divine and a Church of England bishop for 32 years. Early life Jackson was born in 1811, the son of Henry and Lucy Jackson. He was educated at Reading School under Richard Valpy, a ...

(1811–1885), bishop of Lincoln and of Bishop of London * John Long Jackson (1884–1948), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana *

John Paul Jackson John Paul Jackson (July 30, 1950 - February 18, 2015) was an American author, teacher, conference speaker and founder of Streams Ministries International. Jackson often focused on supernatural topics like dreams, visions, and dream interpretat ...

(1950–2015), American author, teacher, founder of Streams Ministries International

Science

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, namesake of Jacksonian seizure *

John Price Jackson John Price Jackson (27 September 1868, in Kennett Square – 2 April 1948) was an American electrical engineer and academic, civil servant and soldier. John was born into a quaker family in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. His parents were Josiah ...

(1868–1948), American electrical engineer and academic *

J. Wilfrid Jackson John Wilfrid Jackson (15 June 1880 – 1978) was a British conchologist, archaeologist and geologist. Early life Jackson was born at Scarborough, North Yorkshire to Thomas and Mary Jackson of York. The family later moved to Manchester. At ag ...

(1880–1978), British geologist and paleontologist *

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 Meadows Jackson Dr John Meadows Jackson FRSE FIMA FRAS (1907–1998) was a British mathematician. Life He was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy on the edge of Manchester on 8 February 1907. His mother died during his birth and he was raised by his grandparents. He wa ...

(1907–1998), British mathematician and physicist * John S. Jackson (1920–1991), Irish geologist *

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 and author of a graduate textbook on electrodynamics * John P. Jackson, American physicist and leading researcher on the Shroud of Turin

Sports

American football

* John Jackson (offensive tackle) (born 1965), former NFL offensive tackle * John Jackson (wide receiver) (born 1967), former NFL player *

Johnnie Jackson (American football) Johnnie Bobby Jackson (born January 11, 1967) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Harlingen (Texas) High School from 1981 to 1985 and played quarterback. He played four seasons ...

(born 1967), cornerback

Association football

John Jackson (football manager) John Jackson (1861–1931) was the first manager and a founder of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Early life Jackson was born in 1861, living in the Midlands, where he had a playing career with several local clubs. Managerial career Jackson manage ...

(1861–1931), first manager of Brighton and Hove Albion *

John Jackson (footballer, born 1885) John Jackson (born 5 September 1885) was a Scottish Association football, footballer who played for clubs including Clyde F.C., Clyde, Leeds City F.C., Leeds City,John Jackson (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1965), Scottish football goalkeeper (Partick Thistle, Chelsea) * John Jackson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1992), English footballer for Stoke City * John Jackson (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2022), English football goalkeeper for Crystal Palace

Baseball

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 ...

(born John W. Jackson, 1858–1913), pioneer black baseball player and club organizer * John Jackson (baseball) (1909–1956), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1933 * Big Train Jackson (John William Jackson Jr., born 1917), American baseball player

Boxing

John Jackson (English boxer) John Jackson (28 September 1769 – 7 October 1845) was a celebrated English pugilist of the late 18th century. He became the 17th bare-knuckle boxing champion of all England on 15 April 1795, when he defeated Daniel Mendoza. Early life and ...

(1769–1845), English boxer * John David Jackson (boxer) (born 1963), former super welterweight boxer * John Jackson (Virgin Islands boxer) (born 1989), Olympic boxer from the Virgin Islands

Cricket

John Jackson (cricketer, born 1833) John "Foghorn" Jackson (21 May 1833 – 4 November 1901) was a Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer who was generally reckoned to be the outstanding fast bowler of the 1850s. Born in Bungay in Suffolk, Jackson was affectionately ...

(1833–1901), English cricketer * John Jackson (cricketer, born 1841) (1841–1906), English cricketer * John Jackson (Worcestershire cricketer) (1880–1968), English cricketer * John Jackson (cricketer, born 1898) (1898–1958), Chilean cricketer

Other sports

* John Jackson (jockey), British classic winning jockey *

John Jackson (sport shooter) John E. Jackson (February 14, 1885 – June 17, 1971) was an American Shooting sports, sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Representing the United States he won the gold medal in the team military rifle competition and the b ...

(1885–1971), American Olympic sport shooter *

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), mountaineer * John Jackson (athlete) (born 1941), British steeplechaser *

John Jackson (speedway rider) John Jackson (born 26 June 1952) is a former speedway rider from England. Speedway career Jackson rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1970 to 1983, riding for various clubs. He was instrumental in helping the Crewe Kings to ...

(born 1952), British speedway rider *

John Jackson (racing driver) John Jackson (born 13 February 1964) is a Scottish professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Toyota Camry for MBM Motorsports. He has also competed in other series, most not ...

(born 1964), professional racing driver *

J. D. Jackson (basketball) John-David William "J.D." Jackson (born February 27, 1969) is a Canadian-French former professional basketball player and coach. He is currently the head coach of the French ProB team Olympique Antibes. Playing career Born in Burnaby, British ...

(born 1969), Canadian basketball coach and former player *

John James Jackson John James Jackson (born 11 April 1977) is a former British bobsleigher and Royal Marines commando. Career He took up bobsleighing at the age of 28 and in September 2005 he trialled at the University of Bath and won a place in the Europa Cup Te ...

(born 1977), British bobsledder and Royal Marines commando *

John Jackson (field hockey) John Jackson (born 21 February 1986) is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summ ...

(born 1986), Irish field hockey player

Others

* John Mills Jackson (c. 1764–1836), Canadian author, merchant, and justice of the peace *

John K. Jackson John King Jackson (February 2, 1828 – February 27, 1866) was an American lawyer and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, mainly in Florida and the Western Theater of the conflict. Afterward Jackson resu ...

(1828–1866), American lawyer and soldier * John Andrew Jackson, American slave *

John Payne Jackson John Payne Jackson (25 March 1848 – 1 August 1915) was an Americo-Liberian journalist, born in Liberia who was influential in Lagos, Nigeria around the turn of the 20th century. He edited and published the ''Lagos Weekly Record'' from 1891 until ...

(1848–1915), Americo-Liberian journalist * John Francis Jackson (1908–1942), Australian fighter ace of World War II *

John Jackson (trade unionist) John Jackson (12 January 1919 – 20 April 1995) was a British trade unionist, who became the leader of one of the country's print unions. Born in Camberwell, Jackson completed an apprenticeship as a printer on metal, with the Amalgamated Pre ...

(1919–1995), British trade union leader * John Jackson (businessman) (born 1929), author and campaigner *

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), American law professor at Georgetown University * John L. Jackson Jr. (born 1971), professor and dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice * John Jackson (hacker) (born 1994 or 1995), security researcher