Jackson (name)

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Jackson (/ˈdʒæksən/) is a common American, Scottish, Irish and English surname, of English origin.[1] It literally means "son of Jack".[2] In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales.[3] In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.[4]

Jackson is also used as a first name.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname[]

Entertainment[]

Film and television[]

  • Amy Jackson (born 1992), British actress and model
  • Andrew Jackson (actor) (born 1963), Canadian actor
  • Anne Jackson (1925–2016), American actress
  • Anthony Jackson (actor) (1944–2006), English actor
  • Bill Jackson (television personality) (born c. 1937), American TV personality
  • Charlotte Jackson (born 1978), English TV presenter
  • David Jackson (British actor) (1934–2005), British actor
  • Eugene Jackson (1916–2001), American actor
  • Frederick J. Jackson (1886–1953), American screenwriter
  • Gemma Jackson (born 1951), British art director
  • George Jackson (producer) (1958–2000), American film director and producer
  • Glenda Jackson (born 1936), two-time Academy Award-winning British actress, politician
  • Gordon Jackson (actor) (1923–1990), Scottish actor
  • Horace Jackson (1898–1952), American actor
  • Jeremy Jackson (born 1980), American actor
  • John Jackson (writer), British screenwriter
  • Jonathan Jackson (actor) (born 1982), American actor
  • Joshua Jackson (born 1978), Canadian-American actor
  • Kate Jackson (born 1948), American actress
  • Leonard Jackson (actor) (1928–2013), American stage and screen actor
  • Marion Jackson (1897–1962), American screenwriter
  • Mick Jackson (director) (born 1943), British film director
  • Mike and Michelle Jackson, Australian children's TV entertainers
  • Paul Jackson (producer) (born 1947), British TV producer
  • Peter Jackson (born 1961), New Zealand director
  • Philip Jackson (actor) (born 1948), English actor
  • Sammy Jackson (1937–1995), American actor
  • Saoirse-Monica Jackson (born 1993), Irish actress
  • Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), American actor
  • Shar Jackson (born 1976), American TV and film actress
  • Sherry Jackson (born 1942), American actress and child star
  • Skai Jackson (born 2002), American actress
  • Tom Jackson (actor) (born 1948), Canadian actor and singer
  • Victoria Jackson (born 1959), American actress and comedian

Music[]

  • The Jackson family, an American musical family consisting of:
    • First generation:
      • Joe Jackson (1928–2018), patriarch and manager
      • Katherine Jackson (born 1930), matriarch
    • Second generation:
      • Rebbie Jackson (born 1950)
      • Jackie Jackson (born 1951), member of the Jackson 5
      • Tito Jackson (born 1953), guitarist/vocalist of Jackson 5
      • Jermaine Jackson (born 1954), member of the Jackson 5
      • La Toya Jackson (born 1956)
      • Marlon Jackson (born 1957), member of the Jackson 5
      • Michael Jackson (1958–2009), pop/rock/soul singer-songwriter, member of the Jackson 5, widely referred to as the "King of Pop, Rock and Soul" or in abbreviated form as "King of Pop"
      • Randy Jackson (born 1961), member of the Jackson 5
      • Janet Jackson (born 1966), singer-songwriter, widely recognized as a pop icon.
    • Third generation:
      • Tariano Adaryll Jackson (born 1973), son of Tito; member of 3T
      • Taryll Adren Jackson (born 1975), son of Tito; member of 3T
      • Sigmund Jackson, Jr. (born 1977), son of Jackie; better known as rapper DealZ
      • Tito Joe Jackson (born 1978), son of Tito; member of 3T
  • Al Jackson, Jr. (1935–1975), American drummer
  • Alan Jackson (born 1958), American country music singer and songwriter
  • Andrew Jackson (recording engineer), British recording engineer
  • Anthony Jackson (musician) (born 1952), American bass player
  • Bashar Jackson (1999–2020), American rapper and singer known professionally as Pop Smoke
  • Bob Jackson (musician) (born 1948), British musician
  • Bull Moose Jackson (1919–1989), American blues and R&B singer and saxophonist
  • Carl Jackson (born 1953), American musician
  • Chuck Jackson (born 1937), American R&B singer
  • Curtis Jackson (born 1975), the American rapper 50 Cent
  • David Jackson (rock musician) (born 1947), British musician
  • Deon Jackson (1946–2014), American soul singer
  • Eddie Jackson (musician) (born 1961), American bass guitarist
  • Eddie Jackson (singer) (1926–2002), American country musician
  • Elly Jackson (born 1988), British singer, part of the band/duo La Roux
  • Francis Jackson (born 1917), British composer and organist
  • Fred Jackson (saxophonist) (born 1929), American R&B and jazz saxophonist
  • Fred Jackson Jr. (born c. 1945), American jazz saxophonist
  • Freddie Jackson (born 1956), American soul singer
  • George Pullen Jackson (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) (1906–1978), British musician
  • Jerry Naylor Jackson (1939–2019), American musician, member of The Crickets
  • Jim Jackson (musician) (c. 1884 – 1937), American blues musician
  • J.J. Jackson (media personality) (1941–2004), American MTV VJ
  • J.J. Jackson (singer) (born 1941), American soul musician
  • Jennie Jackson (1852–1910), American singer
  • Joe Jackson (musician) (born 1954), British singer/songwriter
  • John Jackson (born 1977), American rapper, known as Fabolous
  • John Jackson (blues musician) (1924–2002), American blues musician
  • Johnny Jackson (musician) (1951–2006), American drummer
  • Kate Jackson (singer) (born 1979), British singer
  • Keisha Jackson (born c. 1967), American musician
  • Lee Jackson (bassist) (born 1943), British bass guitarist
  • Lee Jackson (composer) (born 1963), American composer
  • Leon Jackson (born 1988), Scottish musician
  • Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972), American gospel singer
  • Mark Jackson (musician) (born 1970), English musician
  • Mick Jackson (singer) (born 1947), English musician
  • Millie Jackson (born 1944), U.S. musician
  • Milt Jackson (1923–1999), U.S. jazz vibraphonist
  • Milton Jackson, British music producer
  • Ice Cube (born O'Shea Jackson in 1969), rapper/actor
  • O'Shea Jackson, Jr. (born 1991), American rapper/actor and son of Ice Cube
  • Papa Charlie Jackson (c. 1885 – 1938), American musician
  • Paul Jackson (bassist) (1947–2021), U.S. bass guitarist
  • Paul Jackson Jr. (born 1959), U.S. musician
  • Randy Jackson (born 1956), U.S. musician, judge on American Idol
  • Randy Jackson (Zebra) (born 1955), U.S. rock musician, frontman for the band Zebra
  • Roddy Jackson (born 1942), U.S. rockabilly musician
  • Stevie Jackson (born 1969), Scottish musician
  • Stonewall Jackson (musician) (born 1932), American country music singer
  • Tony Jackson (jazz musician) (1876–1920), U.S. composer
  • Tony Jackson (singer) (1938–2003), British singer
  • Walter Jackson (singer) (1938–1983), American soul singer
  • Wanda Jackson (born 1937), American singer, songwriter, and musician
  • William Jackson (Scottish composer) (born 1955)
  • William E. (Will) Jackson (born 1945), American Greenpeace activist and musician
  • New Orleans Willie Jackson, New Orleans jazz singer

Military[]

  • Arthur J. Jackson (1924–2017), U.S. Marine Corps officer, Medal of Honor recipient for actions during World War II
  • Charles Douglas Jackson (1902–1964), U.S. Army general, expert on psychological warfare
  • Conrad Feger Jackson (1813–1862), general in the Union Army in the American Civil War
  • Frederick George Jackson (1860–1938), British army officer and explorer
  • Henry Jackson (Continental Army general) (1747–1809), U.S. Army general in the Revolutionary War
  • Sir Henry Jackson (Royal Navy officer) (1855–1929), British First Sea Lord during World War I
  • Henry R. Jackson (1820–1898), Confederate general
  • Joe M. Jackson (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) (born 1944), British Army Chief of the General Staff
  • Norman Cyril Jackson (1919–1994), British RAF, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Philip Jackson (surveyor) (1802–1879), British naval officer and surveyor
  • Sir Stanley Jackson (1870–1947), British Army officer, cricketer, and politician
  • Thomas Jonathan Jackson known as Stonewall Jackson (1824–1863), Confederate general
  • William Jackson (Victoria Cross) (1897–1959), Australian Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Sir William Jackson (British Army officer) (1917–1999), British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar
  • William Hicks Jackson (1835–1903), Confederate general

Politics[]

  • Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), seventh president of the United States of America
  • Burke Jackson (born 1949), American politician and rancher
  • Caroline Jackson (born 1946), Cornish politician
  • Colin Jackson (politician) (1921–1981), British MP
  • Derrick Jackson (politician) (born 1966), American politician
  • Ed Jackson (Tennessee politician) (born 1948), American politician.
  • George Jackson (Canadian politician) (1808–1885), Canadian MP
  • George Jackson (Irish politician) (1761–1805), Irish MP
  • Sir George Duckett, 1st Baronet (1725–1822), born George Jackson, British MP
  • Giorgio Jackson (born 1987), Chilean politician
  • Glenda Jackson (born 1936), British politician
  • Gordon Jackson (politician) (born 1948), Scottish politician
  • Helen Jackson (politician) (born 1939), British politician
  • John Jackson (Derbyshire politician) (1919–1976), British politician
  • Sir John Jackson (engineer) (1851–1919), British politician
  • Linda Jackson (politician), mayor of Vaughan, Ontario
  • Lorna Jackson (1935–2002), mayor of Vaughan, Ontario
  • Peter Jackson (politician) (born 1928), British politician
  • Richard Jackson (colonial agent) (c. 1721 – 1787), British politician
  • Robert V. Jackson (born 1946), British politician
  • Samuel Jacob Jackson (1848–1942), Canadian politician
  • Samuel Macauley Jackson (1851–1912), American clergyman, editor and author
  • Stewart Jackson (born 1965), British politician and adviser
  • Syd Jackson (politician) (1889–1941), Australian MP
  • William Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton (1840–1917), British politician
  • Willie Jackson (politician) (born 1961), New Zealand politician and broadcaster

U.S. politics and law[]

  • Alphonse J. Jackson (1927–2014), Louisiana African-American politician, father of Lydia Jackson
  • Alphonso Jackson (born 1945), 13th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  • Barney Jackson (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 (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 (1793–1826), U.S. Representative from Virginia
  • Edward L. Jackson (1873–1954), Governor of Indiana
  • Frank D. Jackson (1854–1938), Governor of Iowa
  • Frank G. Jackson (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) (1941–1971), American leader of the Black Panther Party
  • Hancock Lee Jackson (1796–1876), Governor of Missouri
  • Henry M. Jackson (1912–1983), U.S. Representative and Senator from Washington
  • Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832–1895), U.S. Senator from Tennessee
  • Jabez Young Jackson (1790–1839), U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • Jacob B. Jackson (1829–1893), Governor of West Virginia
  • James Jackson (Georgia politician) (1757–1806), U.S. Representative and Senator from Georgia
  • James Jackson (congressman) (1819–1887), U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • James Jackson, Jr. (New York) (c. 1826 – 1891), mayor of Lockport, New York
  • James M. Jackson (1825–1901), U.S. Representative from West Virginia
  • James S. Jackson (1823–1862), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Jesse Jackson (born 1941), civil rights leader
  • Jesse Jackson, Jr. (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) (1932–2015), law professor at Georgetown University
  • John G. Jackson (politician) (1777–1825), U.S. Representative from Virginia
  • John Jay Jackson, Jr. (1824–1907), federal judge from West Virginia
  • Jonathan Jackson (delegate) (1743–1810), delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts
  • Joseph Webber Jackson (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 (1938–2003), mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Mike Jackson (Texas politician) (born 1953), Texas state senator
  • Mortimer M. Jackson (1809–1889) Wisconsin jurist and diplomat
  • Noyes L. Jackson (1860–1933), Illinois state representative
  • Oscar Lawrence Jackson (1840–1920), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
  • Richard E. Jackson (born 1945), mayor of Peekskill, New York
  • Richard Jackson, Jr. (1764–1838), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
  • Robert Jackson (New York politician), New York City Council member
  • Robert E. Jackson, mayor of Largo, Florida
  • Robert H. Jackson (1892–1954), Supreme Court Justice and chief Nuremberg Trials prosecutor
  • Samuel D. Jackson (1895–1951), U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Sandi Jackson (born 1963), Chicago alderman
  • Sheila Jackson Lee (born 1950), U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Tito Jackson (politician), member of the Boston City Council
  • William Jackson (secretary) (1759–1828), secretary to the U.S. Constitutional Convention
  • William Jackson (Massachusetts) (1783–1855), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
  • William Harding Jackson (1901–1971), U.S. National Security Advisor
  • William Humphreys Jackson (1839–1915), U.S. Representative from Maryland
  • William Purnell Jackson (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 (1847–1935), American organic chemist
  • Charles Thomas Jackson (1805–1880), American geologist
  • Cyril V. Jackson (1903–1988), South African astronomer
  • Daniel Jackson (computer scientist) (born 1963), American computer scientist
  • David M. Jackson, 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 (1888–1946), mathematician
  • Frank Cameron Jackson (born 1943), Australian philosopher
  • Frank Hilton Jackson (1870–1960), English mathematician
  • Frederick John Jackson (1859–1929), English explorer and ornithologist
  • Sir Henry Jackson, Baronet (1875–1937), British mineralogist
  • James A. Jackson (born 1954), British geologist
  • James Caleb Jackson (1811–1895), American inventor
  • James R. Jackson (1924–2011), American mathematician
  • John David Jackson (physicist) (1925–2016), Canadian-American physicist
  • John Jackson (astronomer) (1887–1958), Scottish astronomer
  • John Angelo Jackson (1921–2005), English mountaineer and explorer
  • John Hughlings Jackson (1835–1911), neurologist
  • Julian T. Jackson (born 1954), British historian
  • Nancy B. Jackson (1956-2022), American chemist and scientist
  • Peter Wyse Jackson (born 1955), Irish botanist
  • Raymond Carl Jackson (1928–2008), American botanist and plant geneticist
  • Robert Jackson (scientist) (born 1949), American astronomer
  • Shirley Jackson (physicist) (born 1946), president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Sidney William Jackson (1873–1946), Australian ornithologist
  • Steve Jackson (mathematician), American mathematician
  • Wes Jackson (born 1936), founder and president of The Land Institute

Sports[]

Athletics[]

  • Barry Jackson (athlete) (born 1941), English track and field athlete
  • Colin Jackson (born 1967), Welsh 110m hurdle athlete
  • Emma Jackson (born 1988), English 800m runner
  • Marjorie Jackson (born 1931), Australian sprinter and former Governor of South Australia
  • Mark Jackson (athlete) (born 1969), Canadian track and field athlete
  • Richard Jackson (born 1937), NASCAR race team owner
  • Bo Jackson (born 1962), former professional baseball and football player for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Raiders.

Baseball[]

  • Al Jackson (born 1935), American baseball player
  • Bill Jackson (baseball) (1881–1958), American baseball player
  • Conor Jackson (born 1982), American baseball player
  • Danny Jackson (born 1962), American Major League All-Star left-handed pitcher in the 1980s and 1990s
  • Darrell Jackson (baseball) (born 1956), American baseball player
  • Edwin Jackson (born 1983), American baseball player
  • Grant Jackson (baseball) (born 1942), American baseball player
  • Jim Jackson (baseball) (1877–1955), American baseball player
  • John W. Jackson (1858–1913), American baseball player, known as Bud Fowler
  • Larry Jackson (1931–1990), American baseball player
  • Lillian Jackson (1919–2003), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
  • Mike Jackson (left-handed pitcher) (born 1946), American baseball player
  • Mike Jackson (right-handed pitcher) (born 1964), American former longtime right-handed Major League relief pitcher in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
  • Randy Jackson (baseball) (born 1926), American baseball player
  • Reggie Jackson (born 1946), Hall of Fame American baseball player
  • Shoeless Joe Jackson (1888–1951), American baseball player
  • Steven Jackson (baseball) (born 1982), American baseball player
  • Travis Jackson (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[]

  • Bobby Jackson (basketball) (born 1973), American basketball player
  • Brittany Jackson (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 (born 1941), 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
  • 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 (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[]

Australian rules football[]

All individuals listed here are Australian unless otherwise indicated.

Gridiron football[]

Ice hockey[]

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 (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 (born 1987), English hockey player
  • Bob Jackson (swimmer) (born 1957), American swimmer
  • Emma Jackson (born 1991), Australian triathlete
  • 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 (born 1957), English chess master
  • Trina Jackson (born 1977), American freestyle swimmer
  • William Jackson (curler) (1871–1955), Scottish curler

Visual arts[]

  • 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
  • Jack Jackson (1941–2006), American 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[]

  • 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, 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
  • 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) (born 1934), 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 (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) (fl. 1639–1645), English pirate
  • William Turrentine Jackson (1915–2000), American historian

Multiple people with the same given name[]

  • Austin Jackson (disambiguation)
  • Chris Jackson (disambiguation)
  • Dane Jackson (disambiguation)
  • Michael Jackson (disambiguation)
  • Thomas Jackson (disambiguation)
  • Tim Jackson (disambiguation), including Timothy Jackson

Given name[]

Jackson
Pronunciation/ˈdʒæksən/
GenderMale
Origin
Meaning"son of Jack"
Other names
Related namesJack
  • Jackson (footballer, born 1973), Jackson Coelho Silva, Brazilian footballer
  • Jackson (footballer, born 1988), Jackson Henrique Gonçalves Pereira, 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 Douglas, actor known for playing the character Jackson Belleville on the TV series Gilmore Girls
  • Jackson Emery (born 1987), American basketball player
  • Jackson C. Frank (1943–1999), American singer-songwriter
  • 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
  • Jackson Wang (born 1994), Hong Kong sabre fencing representative, Hong Kong member of Korean hip hop group GOT7

Fictional characters[]

  • Jackson Avery, character in the television series Grey's Anatomy
  • Jackson Belleville, recurring character in the TV series Gilmore Girls
  • Jackson Brodie, main character in a series of crime novels written by UK author Kate Atkinson
  • Jackson "Jack" Darby, a character from the animated TV series Transformers: Prime
  • Jackson Healy, a character from the 2016 film The Nice Guys
  • Jackson Kenner, character from The CW TV show The Originals (TV series)
  • 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
  • Jayson Jackson, a character in the Netflix 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 in the film Action Jackson
  • Sgt. Paul Jackson, fictional US Marine in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  • Jackson Lake, a character appearing in the episode, "The Next Doctor", of the British TV series Doctor Who
  • Jackson Stewart (character), fictional character in the TV series Hannah Montana
  • Jackson Storm, main antagonist of the film Cars 3.
  • Jackson "Jax" Teller, main character in the television series Sons Of Anarchy
  • Jackson Whittemore, a character from MTV TV show Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)
  • Jax (Mortal Kombat), full name Jackson Briggs, a character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series
  • Jackson Curtis, a Los Angeles science-fiction writer and novelist from the film 2012
  • Jackson Maine, main protagonist of the 2018 remake of A Star Is Born
  • Jackson Oz, the protagonist of the Zoo (Patterson novel) series by James Patterson and later the TV series Zoo (TV series)
  • Roland Jackson, in the 1997 animated TV show Extreme Ghostbusters

EastEnders[]

Several characters from the TV series EastEnders have the surname Jackson.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jackson Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms".
  2. ^ "Jackson Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
  3. ^ Peter Verstappen (1980) The book of surnames: origins and oddities of popular names p.89. University of Michigan
  4. ^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files/dist.all.last (1-100) – via Wikisource
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