Jackson (name)

Film and television

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) (1923–1980), British actor

Jeremy Jackson (born 1980), American actor

John Jackson (fl. 1740s–1790s), printer, bookseller and proctor at Lichfield cathedral, one of the three members of the Lichfield Botanical Society

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

Michael Jackson (actor) (born 1970), Canadian actor

Michael Jackson (television executive) (born 1958), British TV executive

Michael J. Jackson (born 1948), British actor

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

Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), American actor

Shar Jackson (born 1976), American TV and film actress

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 (born 1928), 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), singer-songwriter, member of the Jackson 5, widely referred to as the "King of Pop"

Randy Jackson (born 1961), member of the Jackson 5

Janet Jackson (born 1966)

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 star

Andrew Jackson (recording engineer), British recording engineer

Anthony Jackson (musician) (born 1952), American bass player

Bob Jackson (musician) (born 1948), British musician

Carl Jackson (born 1953), American musician

Chuck Jackson (born 1937), American musician

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

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

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

O'Shea Jackson (born 1969), the rapper/actor Ice Cube

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) (born 1947), 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

Stacey Jackson (born 1969), Canadian singer

Stonewall Jackson (musician) (born 1932), American country music singer

Tony Jackson (jazz musician) (1876–1920), U.S. composer

Tony Jackson (bass player) (1938–2003), British bass player

Wanda Jackson (born 1937), American 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 (born 1924), 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 (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 (born 1923), U.S. Air Force officer, Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the Vietnam War

Michael Jackson (American Revolution) (1734–1801), U.S. Army officer in the Revolutionary War

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

Thomas Norman Jackson (1897–1918), British Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross

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

Christopher Jackson (born 1935), British politician

Colin Jackson (politician) (1921–1981), British MP

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

Gordon Jackson (politician) (born 1948), Scottish 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

Shelby M. Jackson (1903–1972), Louisiana education superintendent from 1948 to 1964

Syd Jackson (politician) (1889–1941), Australian MP

Thomas A. Jackson (1879–1955), British political activist

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) (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

Michael A. Jackson (sheriff) (born 1964), sheriff of Prince George's County, Maryland

Michael P. Jackson (born 1954), U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Mike Jackson (Texas politician) (born 1953), Texas state senator

Mortimer M. Jackson (1809–1889) Wisconsin jurist and diplomat

Oscar Lawrence Jackson (1840–1920), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

Phillip Jackson (American politician) (born 1950), Chief of Education for Chicago

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

Thomas B. Jackson (1797–1881), U.S. Representative from New York

Thomas H. Jackson (born 1950), U.S. lawyer and 9th president of the University of Rochester

Thomas Penfield Jackson (1937–2013), former U.S. District Court judge for the District of Columbia

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

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

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

Michael Jackson (anthropologist) (born 1940), New Zealand anthropologist

Michael A. Jackson (born 1936), British computer scientist

Michael C. Jackson (born 1951), British systems scientist

Peter Wyse Jackson (born 1955), Irish botanist

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

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

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

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

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

Rick Jackson (born 1989), American basketball player

Stanley Jackson (basketball) (born 1975), American basketball player

Stephen Jackson (born 1978), American basketball player

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

David Jackson (boxer) (1955–2004), New Zealand boxer

John Jackson (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) (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

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

Chris Jackson (New Zealand footballer) (born 1970), New Zealand association football player

Colin Jackson (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 (1914–1996), English footballer

Henry Jackson (football manager) (c. 1850–1930), English football manager

Jackson (footballer, born 1973), Brazilian footballer

Jackson (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer

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), 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 (born 1971), English footballer

Michael Jackson (footballer) (born 1973), British footballer

Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1905) (died 1986), British footballer

Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1937) (died 1991), British footballer

Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1961), British 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 (Australian footballer) (born 1944)

Gridiron football

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

Bo Jackson (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

Chris Jackson (gridiron football) (born 1975), American arena football player

Darrell Jackson (born 1978), American football player

DeSean Jackson (born 1986), American football player

D'Qwell Jackson (born 1983), American football player

Earnest Jackson (born 1959), American football player

Eddie Jackson (American football, born 1980), American football player

Frank Jackson (American football) (born 1939), American football player

Fred Jackson (American football) (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

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

Jonathan Jackson (linebacker) (born 1977), American football player

Jonathan Jackson (defensive end) (born 1982), 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

Malik Jackson (defensive end) (born 1990), American football player

Mark Jackson (American football player) (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

Tarvaris Jackson (born 1983), 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

Vincent Jackson (born 1983), 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), former 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

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

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

Ezekiel Jackson (born 1978), the ring name of 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 (born 1928), 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

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

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), English photographer

Edward Jackson (photographer) (1885–1967), American photographer

Herb Jackson (born 1945), American abstract painter

Jack Jackson (1941–2006), American cartoonist Jaxon

JJ Jackson (born 1963), American photographer

John Jackson (painter) (1778–1831), English painter

Lily Irene Jackson (1848–1928), American artist

Mason Jackson (1819–1903), English engraver

Philip Jackson (sculptor) (born 1944) Scottish sculptor

Raymond Jackson ("JAK") (1927–1997), English cartoonist

Richard Jackson (artist) (born 1939), American artist

Robert H. Jackson (photographer) (born 1935), American photographer

Samuel Jackson (artist) (1794–1869), English artist

Ted Jackson (born 1955), prize-winning American photographer

William Henry Jackson (1843–1942), American artist and photographer

Other

Alan Jackson (broadcaster) (c. 1916–1976), 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

Douglas Jackson (businessman) (born 1957), American businessman

Sir Edward Jackson (diplomat) (1925–2002), British diplomat

Edward Jackson (manufacturer) (1799–1872), Canadian businessman

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

Honoré Jackson (1861–1952), Canadian revolutionary

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 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

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), U.K game designer

Steve Jackson (American game designer) (born c. 1953), U.S. game designer

Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet (1841–1915), first chief manager of HSBC

Thomas Jackson (theologian) (1579–1640), English theologian

Thomas Jackson (trade unionist) (1925–2003), British trade union leader

Sir Thomas Graham Jackson, 1st Baronet (1835–1924), English architect

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

First name

Jackson (Jackson Coelho Silva, born 1973), Brazilian footballer known as Jackson

Clyde Jackson Browne (born 1948), U.S. singer

Jackson Davis (born 1979), founder of charity organization "Protect A Paw"

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), U.S. singer-songwriter

Jackson "Jacko" Gill (born 1994), New Zealandic shot putter

Jackson Kabiga (born 1976), Kenyan long-distance runner

Paul Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), U.S. 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

Jaxon

Jaxon (1941–2006), pen name of Jack Jackson

Jaxon's, better known as MilkandCookies

Jaxon Benge (born Jackson Lee Benge)

Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon (1896–1953), African-American vaudeville singer

Jerome "Jerry" Jaxon, a fictional character

Thunderbolt Jaxon, a superhero comic-book character

Jaxon Crabb (born 1979), Australian rules footballer

Jaxon Lee (born 1968), American voice actor and video editor

Jaxon modulation, a modulation system

Honoré Jaxon (1861–1952), secretary to Louis Riel during the North-West Rebellion

Eli Jaxon-Bear (born 1942), American-born spiritual teacher and author

Gunner Jaxon

David (Nicholas George) Jackson (born 1947), nicknamed Jaxon

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 Healy, a character from the 2016 film The Nice Guys

Jackson Kenner, character from The CW TV show The Originals (TV series)

Daniel Jackson (Stargate), a character in the film Stargate and the subsequent television series

Michael "Mike" Jackson, cricketer in P. G. Wodehouse's Psmith books

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 "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), a character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series