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) was an American singer, songwriter and dancer known as the "King of Pop". Michael Jackson, Mike Jackson, or Mick Jackson may also refer to:

People

Entertainment industry

* Michael Jackson (radio commentator) (1934–2022), American radio talk show host, KABC and KGIL, Los Angeles *

Michael Jackson (writer) Michael James Jackson (27 March 1942 – 30 August 2007) was an English writer and journalist. He was the author of many influential books about beer and whisky. He was a regular contributor to a number of British broadsheets, particularly ''Th ...

(1942–2007), ''Beer Hunter'' show host, beer and whisky expert *

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 and TV director, known for ''The Bodyguard'' * Michael J. Jackson (born 1948), English actor from Liverpool, best known for his role in ''Brookside'' *

Michael Jackson (television executive) Michael Richard Jackson (born 11 February 1958) is a British television producer and executive. He was one of only three people to have been Controller of both BBC1 and BBC2, the main television channels of the British Broadcasting Corporation, ...

(born 1958), British television executive * Mick Jackson (author) (born 1960), British writer, known for ''The Underground Man'' * Mike Jackson (photographer) (born 1966), British abstract and landscape photographer, known for ''Poppit Sands'' images * Michael Jackson (actor) (born 1970), Canadian actor * Mike Jackson (film producer) (born 1972), American film producer and talent manager * Michael R. Jackson (born 1981), American playwright, composer, and lyricist

Musicians

Mike Jackson (musician) Mike Jackson (December 23, 1888, Louisville, Kentucky – June 21, 1945, New York City) was an American jazz pianist and composer. The details of Jackson's early life are not known. In 1921, he began composing songs for the publisher Joe Davis, ...

(1888–1945), American jazz pianist and composer *

Mike Jackson (Australian entertainer) Mike Jackson OAM is an Australian children's entertainer, recording artist, songwriter, radio show host, and author. He is perhaps best known for his version of ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' and appearances on ABC Television (Australian TV network), A ...

(born 1946), Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and children's entertainer *

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 singer-songwriter *

Michael Gregory (jazz guitarist) Michael Gregory Jackson (born August 28, 1953 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American guitarist and composer working in jazz, R&B, avant-garde, rock, blues, and free jazz. Early in his career, he used his given name, Michael Gregory Jackson. I ...

(born 1953), American jazz guitarist, born Michael Gregory Jackson * Mike and Michelle Jackson, Australian multi-instrumental duo *

Michael Jackson (English singer) Michael Jackson is a British singer who was lead vocalist with the heavy metal band Satan/Pariah. Early life Jackson was born in Lancaster, Lancashire in 1964 to parents Estelle and Michael Jackson. He was brought up by his mother in Morec ...

(born 1964), British singer with the heavy metal band Satan/Pariah *

Oh No (musician) Michael Woodrow Jackson (born November 6, 1978), known professionally as Oh No, is an American rapper and record producer who has released several albums on Stones Throw Records. He is half of the hip hop duo Gangrene along with The Alchemist. H ...

, birth name Michael Woodrow Jackson (born 1978), American rapper *

Michael Lee Jackson Michael Lee Jackson is an American guitarist, photographer and attorney. He was part of Ian Gillan's backing band on the Deep Purple frontman's US solo tour in August and September 2006. He also performed on guitar and acted as musical director fo ...

, guitarist * Mick Jackson, bassist with British band Love Affair (1950-)

Military and militants

Michael Jackson (American soldier) General Michael Jackson (18 December 1734 – 10 April 1801) was a soldier from Massachusetts. Early life Jackson was born in Newton, Province of Massachusetts and served in the French and Indian War as a lieutenant. He married Ruth ...

(1734–1801), soldier from Massachusetts, wounded at Bunker Hill *

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), former head of the British Army *

Salman Raduyev Salman Betyrovich Raduyev (or Raduev; russian: Салма́н Бетырович Раду́ев; February 13, 1967 – December 14, 2002) was a Chechen separatist field commander, from 1994 to 1999, who masterminded and was responsible for t ...

or Michael Jackson (1967–2002), Chechen warlord

Politicians and officials

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 Ho ...

(born 1953), Republican member of the Texas Senate *

Michael P. Jackson Michael Peter Jackson (born April 28, 1954) was the George W. Bush administration's United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, beginning in March 2005 and ending with his resigna ...

(born 1954), U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, 2005–2007 * Michael W. Jackson (born 1963), Alabama District Attorney * Michael A. Jackson (politician) (born 1964), from Prince George's County, Maryland *

Mike Jackson (Oklahoma politician) Mike Jackson (born March 6, 1978) is a United States politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Jackson served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the Speaker Pro Tempore from 2013 to 2014. Elected to the Oklahoma House of Representa ...

(born 1978), member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives

Sportspeople

American football

Michael Jackson (linebacker) Michael Anthony Jackson (born July 15, 1957) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Early years Born and raised in Pasco, Washi ...

(born 1957), American NFL linebacker (1979–1986) *

Michael Jackson (wide receiver) Michael Dywane Jackson Dyson (April 12, 1969 – May 12, 2017) was an American football wide receiver. Jackson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at The University of Souther ...

(1969–2017), American politician and NFL wide receiver *

Mike Jackson Sr. Michael Jackson Sr. (born January 10, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami (FL) and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of t ...

(born 1997), American football cornerback

Association football (soccer)

Mike Jackson (footballer, born 1939) Mike Jackson (born 25 August 1939) is a Scottish former professional association footballer and manager. Jackson played as an inside forward for Benburb, Celtic, St Johnstone, Third Lanark, Clyde, Queen of the South and Clydebank in Scotl ...

, Scottish footballer and manager *

Michael Jackson (footballer, born 1963) Mariléia dos Santos (born 19 November 1963), commonly known as Michael Jackson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker for the Brazil women's national football team. Early life Mariléia dos Santos had 10 siblings, and they ...

(Mariléia dos Santos), Brazilian women's association footballer *

Mike Jackson (footballer, born 1973) Michael James Jackson (born 4 December 1973) is an English Association football, football manager and former professional footballer. He is an under-23 coach for Burnley F.C., Burnley and served as caretaker manager for the first team. As a p ...

, English association football player born in Liverpool * Michael Jackson (footballer, born 1980), English association football player born in Cheltenham

Other sports

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 (basketball) (born 1949), American ABA pro basketball player (1972–1976) * Michael Jackson (basketball) (born 1964), American NBA pro basketball player, Sacramento Kings (1987–1990) * Mike Jackson (right-handed pitcher) (born 1964), American baseball player *

Michael Jackson (rugby league) Michael Jackson (born 11 October 1969) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain, and at club level for Hunsl ...

(born 1969), rugby league footballer for Great Britain, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax * Mike Jackson (wrestler) (born 1949), American professional wrestler * Mike Jackson (fighter) (born 1985), American mixed martial artist

Other people

Michael A. Jackson (computer scientist) Michael Anthony Jackson (born 16 February 1936) is a British computer scientist, and independent computing consultant in London, England. He is also a visiting research professor at the Open University in the UK. Biography Born in Birmingham t ...

(born 1936), developer of software development methods * Michael Jackson (anthropologist) (born 1940), New Zealand, professor of social anthropology and writer * Mike Jackson (automotive) (born 1949), former CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA and CEO of AutoNation *

Mike Jackson (systems scientist) Michael Christopher Jackson OBE (born 1951) is a British systems scientist, consultant and Emeritus Professor of Management Systems and former Dean of Hull University Business School, known for his work in the field of systems thinking and ma ...

(born 1951), British organizational theorist and consultant *

Michael Jackson (murderer) Michael Anthony Jackson (born March 27, 1954) is an American convicted murderer who was sentenced to death in 1984 for shooting and killing police officer Ken Wrede in West Covina, California in August 1983. He is currently incarcerated in San Que ...

(born 1954), American convicted murderer *

Mike Jackson (retailing) Mike Jackson is the former President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Supervalu. Early life and education Jackson was born in 1954 in Oconto, Wisconsin. As a teenager, he worked part-time at the A&P store in Oconto. While attending the ...

(born 1954), former president and COO of Supervalu *

Michael Jackson (bishop) Michael Geoffrey St Aubyn Jackson (born 24 May 1956) is a Church of Ireland Anglican bishop. Since 2011, he has served as the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough in the Church of Ireland. He is also the co-chairman of the Porvoo Com ...

(born 1956), Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland, since 2011 * Michael Jackson (journalist), Niuean journalist and former politician * Michael Jackson, American criminal with

Tiffany Cole Tiffany Ann Cole (born December 3, 1981) is an American convicted murderer who was found guilty of the kidnapping and first-degree murder of a Duval County, Florida husband and wife and sentenced to death. Also found guilty in the case were thr ...

Characters

Mike Jackson (character) ''Mike Jackson'' is a recurring fictional character in the early novels by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a good friend of Psmith. He appears in all the Psmith books. Overview Mike is a solid, reliable character with a strong se ...

, a character in the ''Psmith'' books by P. G. Wodehouse

Songs

* "Michael Jackson", a song by Cash Cash from '' The Beat Goes On'' * "Michael Jackson", a song by Das Racist from ''

Relax Relax may refer to: Aviation * Roland Z-120 Relax, a German ultralight aircraft design for the 120 kg class Music Albums * ''Relax'' (Blank & Jones album), 2003 * ''Relax'' (Das Racist album), 2011 Songs * "Relax" (song), a 1983 song by Fran ...

'' * "Michael Jackson", a song by Fatboy Slim, B-side of "

Going Out of My Head "Going Out of My Head" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as a double A-side single with "Michael Jackson", released as the third and final single from his debut studio album ''Better Living Through Chemistry'' ...

" * "Michael Jackson", a song by

The Mitchell Brothers The Mitchell Brothers were a Ghanaian British rap duo from London, England. They consisted of cousins Owura "Tony" Nyanin from Manor Park and Kofi "Teddy" Hanson from Stockwell. They were the first signing to Mike Skinner's The Beats impr ...

* "Michael Jackson", a song by Negativland from ''

Escape from Noise ''Escape from Noise'' is the fourth studio album by Negativland. It marked the band's first release on an established independent record label, SST Records. On the album, they continued to develop their experimental style, as well as incorporatin ...