Jackson (name)
Jackson is a common surname of American and Scottish origin. It literally means "son of Jack". In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales. In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population.
Jackson is also used as a first name.
People with the name Jackson include:
Surname
Entertainment
Film and television
- Andrew Jackson , Canadian actor
- Anne Jackson, American actress
- Anthony Jackson , English actor
- Bill Jackson , American TV personality
- Charlotte Jackson, English TV presenter
- David Jackson , British actor
- Eugene Jackson, American actor
- Frederick J. Jackson, American screenwriter
- Gemma Jackson, British art director
- George Jackson , American film director and producer
- Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning British actress, politician
- Gordon Jackson , Scottish actor
- Horace Jackson, American actor
- Jeremy Jackson, American actor
- John Jackson, printer, bookseller and proctor at Lichfield cathedral, one of the three members of the Lichfield Botanical Society
- John Jackson, British screenwriter
- Jonathan Jackson , American actor
- Joshua Jackson, Canadian-American actor
- Kate Jackson, American actress
- Leonard Jackson , American stage and screen actor
- Marion Jackson, American screenwriter
- Mick Jackson , British film director
- Mike and Michelle Jackson, Australian children's TV entertainers
- Paul Jackson , British TV producer
- Peter Jackson, New Zealand director
- Philip Jackson , English actor
- Sammy Jackson, American actor
- Samuel L. Jackson, American actor
- Shar Jackson, American TV and film actress
- Sherry Jackson, American actress and child star
- Skai Jackson, American actress
- Tom Jackson , Canadian actor and singer
- Victoria Jackson, American actress and comedian
- Amy Jackson, British actress and model who appears in Indian films
Music
- The Jackson family, an American musical family consisting of:
- * First generation:
- ** Joe Jackson, patriarch and manager
- ** Katherine Jackson, matriarch
- * Second generation:
- ** Rebbie Jackson
- ** Jackie Jackson, member of the Jackson 5
- ** Tito Jackson, guitarist/vocalist of Jackson 5
- ** Jermaine Jackson, member of the Jackson 5
- ** La Toya Jackson
- ** Marlon Jackson, member of the Jackson 5
- ** Michael Jackson, 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, member of the Jackson 5
- ** Janet Jackson, singer-songwriter, widely recognized as a pop icon.
- * Third generation:
- ** Tariano Adaryll Jackson, son of Tito; member of 3T
- ** Taryll Adren Jackson, son of Tito; member of 3T
- ** Sigmund Jackson, Jr., son of Jackie; better known as rapper DealZ
- ** Tito Joe Jackson, son of Tito; member of 3T
- Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer
- Alan Jackson, American country star
- Andrew Jackson, British recording engineer
- Anthony Jackson , American bass player
- Bashar Jackson, American rapper and singer known professionally as Pop Smoke
- Bob Jackson , British musician
- Carl Jackson, American musician
- Chuck Jackson, American musician
- Curtis Jackson, the American rapper 50 Cent
- David Jackson , British musician
- Deon Jackson, American soul singer
- Eddie Jackson , American bass guitarist
- Eddie Jackson , American country musician
- Elly Jackson, British singer, part of the band/duo La Roux
- Francis Jackson, British composer and organist
- Fred Jackson , American R&B and jazz saxophonist
- Fred Jackson Jr., American jazz saxophonist
- Freddie Jackson, American soul singer
- George Pullen Jackson, American musician
- Graham Jackson , British conductor
- Henry Jackson, American rapper, known as Big Bank Hank
- Jack Jackson , British musician
- Jerry Naylor Jackson, American musician, member of The Crickets
- Jim Jackson , American blues musician
- J.J. Jackson , American MTV VJ
- J.J. Jackson , American soul musician
- Jennie Jackson, American singer
- Joe Jackson , British singer/songwriter
- John Jackson, American rapper, known as Fabolous
- John Jackson , American blues musician
- Johnny Jackson , American drummer
- Kate Jackson , British singer
- Keisha Jackson, American musician
- Lee Jackson , British bass guitarist
- Lee Jackson , American composer
- Leon Jackson, Scottish musician
- Mahalia Jackson, American gospel singer
- Mark Jackson , English musician
- Mick Jackson , English musician
- Millie Jackson, U.S. musician
- Milt Jackson, U.S. jazz vibraphonist
- Milton Jackson, British music producer
- O'Shea Jackson, the rapper/actor Ice Cube
- O'Shea Jackson, Jr., American rapper/actor and son of Ice Cube
- Papa Charlie Jackson, American musician
- Paul Jackson , U.S. bass guitarist
- Paul Jackson Jr., U.S. musician
- Randy Jackson, U.S. musician, judge on American Idol
- Randy Jackson , U.S. rock musician, frontman for the band Zebra
- Roddy Jackson, U.S. rockabilly musician
- Stevie Jackson, Scottish musician
- Stacey Jackson, Canadian singer
- Stonewall Jackson , American country music singer
- Tony Jackson , U.S. composer
- Tony Jackson , British singer
- Wanda Jackson, American musician
- William Jackson
- William E. Jackson, American Greenpeace activist and musician
- New Orleans Willie Jackson, New Orleans jazz singer
Military
- Arthur J. Jackson, U.S. Marine Corps officer, Medal of Honor recipient for actions during World War II
- Charles Douglas Jackson, U.S. Army general, expert on psychological warfare
- Conrad Feger Jackson, general in the Union Army in the American Civil War
- Frederick George Jackson, British army officer and explorer
- Henry Jackson , U.S. Army general in the Revolutionary War
- Sir Henry Jackson , British First Sea Lord during World War I
- Henry R. Jackson, Confederate general
- Joe M. Jackson, 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 Chief of the General Staff
- Norman Cyril Jackson, British RAF, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Philip Jackson , British naval officer and surveyor
- Sir Stanley Jackson, British Army officer, cricketer, and politician
- Thomas Jonathan Jackson known as Stonewall Jackson, Confederate general
- William Jackson , Australian Army, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Sir William Jackson , British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar
- William Hicks Jackson, Confederate general
Politics
- Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States of America
- Burke Jackson, American politician and rancher
- Caroline Jackson, Cornish politician
- Colin Jackson , British MP
- Derrick Jackson , American politician
- Ed Jackson , American politician.
- George Jackson , Canadian MP
- George Jackson , Irish MP
- Sir George Duckett, 1st Baronet, born George Jackson, British MP
- Giorgio Jackson, Chilean politician
- Glenda Jackson, British politician
- Gordon Jackson , Scottish politician
- Helen Jackson , British politician
- John Jackson , British politician
- Sir John Jackson , British politician
- Linda Jackson, mayor of Vaughan, Ontario
- Lorna Jackson, mayor of Vaughan, Ontario
- Peter Jackson , British politician
- Richard Jackson , British politician
- Robert V. Jackson, British politician
- Samuel Jacob Jackson, Canadian politician
- Samuel Macauley Jackson, American clergyman, editor and author
- Shelby M. Jackson, Louisiana education superintendent from 1948 to 1964
- Stewart Jackson, British politician and adviser
- Syd Jackson , Australian MP
- William Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton, British politician
- Willie Jackson , New Zealand politician and broadcaster
U.S. politics and law
- Alphonse J. Jackson, Louisiana African-American politician, father of Lydia Jackson
- Alphonso Jackson, 13th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Barney Jackson, Washington politician
- Charles Jackson , Massachusetts Supreme Court judge
- Charles Jackson , Governor of Rhode Island
- Claiborne Fox Jackson, Governor of Missouri
- Darrell Jackson , South Carolina state senator
- David Jackson , delegate to the Continental Congress
- David S. Jackson, U.S. Representative from New York
- Douglas S. Jackson, Tennessee state senator
- Edward B. Jackson, U.S. Representative from Virginia
- Edward L. Jackson, Governor of Indiana
- Frank D. Jackson, Governor of Iowa
- Frank G. Jackson, 57th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
- Fred S. Jackson, U.S. Representative from Kansas
- George Jackson , U.S. Representative from Virginia
- George Jackson , American leader of the Black Panther Party
- Hancock Lee Jackson, Governor of Missouri
- Henry M. Jackson, U.S. Representative and Senator from Washington
- Howell Edmunds Jackson, U.S. Senator from Tennessee
- Jabez Young Jackson, U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Jacob B. Jackson, Governor of West Virginia
- James Jackson , U.S. Representative and Senator from Georgia
- James Jackson , U.S. Representative from Georgia
- James Jackson, Jr. , mayor of Lockport, New York
- James M. Jackson, U.S. Representative from West Virginia
- James S. Jackson, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader
- Jesse Jackson, Jr., son of Jesse Jackson and U.S. Representative from Illinois
- John Jackson , 9th mayor of Tampa, Florida
- John Jackson , law professor at Georgetown University
- John G. Jackson , U.S. Representative from Virginia
- John Jay Jackson, Jr., federal judge from West Virginia
- Jonathan Jackson , delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts
- Joseph Webber Jackson, U.S. Representative from Georgia and mayor of Savannah, Georgia
- , District Clerk of Harris County, Texas
- Lydia P. Jackson, African-American Louisiana legislator, daughter of Alphonse J. Jackson
- Maynard Jackson, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
- Mike Jackson , Texas state senator
- Mortimer M. Jackson Wisconsin jurist and diplomat
- Noyes L. Jackson, Illinois state representative
- Oscar Lawrence Jackson, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Richard E. Jackson, mayor of Peekskill, New York
- Richard Jackson, Jr., U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
- Robert Jackson, New York City Council member
- Robert E. Jackson, mayor of Largo, Florida
- Robert H. Jackson, Supreme Court Justice and chief Nuremberg Trials prosecutor
- Samuel D. Jackson, U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Sandi Jackson, Chicago alderman
- Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. Representative from Texas
- Tito Jackson, member of the Boston City Council
- William Jackson , secretary to the U.S. Constitutional Convention
- William Jackson , U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- William Harding Jackson, U.S. National Security Advisor
- William Humphreys Jackson, U.S. Representative from Maryland
- William Purnell Jackson, U.S. Senator from Maryland
- William Schuyler Jackson, New York State Attorney General
- William T. Jackson, mayor of Toledo, Ohio
- William Terry Jackson, U.S. Representative from New York
Science
- Charles Loring Jackson, American organic chemist
- Charles Thomas Jackson, American geologist
- Cyril V. Jackson, South African astronomer
- Daniel Jackson , American computer scientist
- David M. Jackson, Canadian mathematician
- Derek A. Jackson, atomic physicist, radar expert in the RAF during WWII
- Douglas N. Jackson, American psychologist
- Dunham Jackson, mathematician
- Frank Cameron Jackson, Australian philosopher
- Frank Hilton Jackson, English mathematician
- Frederick John Jackson, English explorer and ornithologist
- Sir Henry Jackson, Baronet, British mineralogist
- James A. Jackson, British geologist
- James Caleb Jackson, American inventor
- James R. Jackson, American mathematician
- John David Jackson , Canadian-American physicist
- John Jackson , Scottish astronomer
- John Angelo Jackson, English mountaineer and explorer
- John Hughlings Jackson, neurologist
- Julian T. Jackson, British historian
- Peter Wyse Jackson, Irish botanist
- Robert Jackson , American astronomer
- Shirley Jackson , president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Sidney William Jackson, Australian ornithologist
- Steve Jackson, American mathematician
- Wes Jackson, founder and president of The Land Institute
Sports
Athletics
- Barry Jackson , English track and field athlete
- Colin Jackson, Welsh 110m hurdle athlete
- Emma Jackson, English 800m runner
- Marjorie Jackson, Australian sprinter and former Governor of South Australia
- Mark Jackson , Canadian track and field athlete
- Richard Jackson, NASCAR race team owner
- Bo Jackson , former professional baseball and football player for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Raiders.
Baseball
- Al Jackson, American baseball player
- Bill Jackson , American baseball player
- Conor Jackson, American baseball player
- Danny Jackson, American Major League All-Star left-handed pitcher in the 1980s and 1990s
- Darrell Jackson , American baseball player
- Edwin Jackson, American baseball player
- Grant Jackson , American baseball player
- Jim Jackson , American baseball player
- John W. Jackson, American baseball player, known as Bud Fowler
- Larry Jackson, American baseball player
- Lillian Jackson, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Mike Jackson , American baseball player
- Mike Jackson , American former longtime right-handed Major League relief pitcher in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
- Randy Jackson , American baseball player
- Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame American baseball player
- Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player
- Steven Jackson , American baseball player
- Travis Jackson, American baseball shortstop in the 1920s and 1930s
- Zach Jackson, American baseball player
- Zach Jackson, American baseball player
Basketball
- Bobby Jackson , American basketball player
- Brittany Jackson, American basketball player
- Chris W. Jackson, American basketball player now known as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
- Demetrius Jackson, American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets
- Greg Jackson , American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks
- Greg Jackson, American basketball coach for North Carolina Central and Delaware State
- Jaren Jackson, American basketball player
- Jeff Jackson , American basketball coach
- Jermaine Jackson , American basketball player
- Jim Jackson , American basketball player
- Lauren Jackson, Australian professional basketball player
- Lucious Jackson, American basketball player
- Marc Jackson, American basketball player
- Maree Jackson, Australian basketball player
- Mark Jackson , American basketball player
- Mervin Jackson, American basketball player
- Michael Jackson , American basketball player
- Phil Jackson, American basketball coach
- Pierre Jackson, American basketball player
- Ralph Jackson, American basketball player
- Rick Jackson, American basketball player
- Stanley Jackson , American basketball player
- Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
- Stuart Wayne Jackson, American basketball player, coach, NBA executive
- Tony Jackson , American basketball player in the ABL and ABA
- Tony Jackson, American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Traevon Jackson, American basketball player; son of fellow basketball player Jim Jackson
- Troy Jackson, American basketball player
Boxing
- Luke Jackson , Australian boxer
- David Jackson , New Zealand boxer
- John Jackson , English boxer
- John Jackson , U.S. Virgin Islands boxer
- John David Jackson , American boxer
- Julian Jackson , U.S. Virgin Islands boxer
- Julius Jackson, U.S. Virgin Islands boxer
- Peter Jackson , Australian boxer
- Phil Jackson , American boxer
- Sugar Jackson, Belgian boxer
Cricket
- Archie Jackson, Australian cricketer
- Curtis Jackson , Bermudian cricketer
- George Jackson, English cricketer
- Guy Jackson, English cricketer
- John Jackson , English cricketer
- John Jackson , English cricketer
- John Jackson , English cricketer
- John Jackson , Chilean cricketer
- Les Jackson , English cricketer
- Paul Jackson , Australian cricketer
- Paul Jackson , Irish cricketer
- Peter Jackson , British cricketer
- Samuel Jackson , English cricketer
Association football
- Alan Jackson , English footballer
- Alex Jackson , Scottish footballer
- Andy Jackson, Scottish footballer
- Andy Jackson, Scottish footballer
- Bob Jackson, English football manager
- Colin Jackson , Scottish footballer
- Darren Jackson, Scottish footballer
- David Jackson, English footballer
- Dick Jackson, Scottish footballer
- Elphinstone Jackson, English footballer and co-founder of Indian Football Association in 1893
- Ernest Jackson , English footballer
- Henry Jackson , English football manager
- Jackson, Brazilian footballer
- Jackson, Brazilian footballer
- James Jackson , British footballer
- Jamie Jackson , English footballer
- Jimmy Jackson, Scottish-Australian footballer
- John Jackson, English footballer
- John Jackson, English footballer
- John Jackson , Scottish footballer
- Johnnie Jackson, English footballer
- Mark Jackson, English footballer
- Matt Jackson, English footballer
- Michael Jackson, English footballer
- Michael Jackson, English footballer
- Peter Jackson , English footballer
- Peter Jackson , English footballer
- Peter Jackson, English footballer
- Richard Jackson, English footballer
- Richard Jackson, English footballer
- Tommy Jackson , English footballer
- Tommy Jackson, Northern Irish footballer
- Wattie Jackson, Scottish footballer
Australian rules football
- Edward Jackson
- Jim Jackson
- Mark "Jacko" Jackson, also an actor
- Syd Jackson
Gridiron football
- Adoree' Jackson, American football player
- Andrew Jackson , American football player
- Alonzo Jackson, American football player
- Asa Jackson, American football player
- Bennett Jackson, American football player
- Billy Jackson , American football player
- Blake Jackson, American football player
- Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player
- Bobby Jackson , American football coach
- Bobby Jackson , American football player
- Brandon Jackson , American football player
- Buddy Jackson, American football player
- Chad Jackson, American football player
- Charles Jackson , American football player
- Charles Jackson , American football player
- Charlie Jackson , American football coach
- Charlie Jackson , American football player
- Darrell Jackson, American football player
- DeSean Jackson, American football player
- Donte Jackson , American football player
- D'Qwell Jackson, American football player
- Earnest Jackson, American football player
- Eddie Jackson, American football player
- Eddie Jackson , American football player
- Edwin Jackson , American football player
- Frank Jackson , American football player
- Fred Jackson , American football player
- Gabe Jackson, American football player
- Harold Jackson , American football player
- Honor Jackson, American football player
- James Jackson , American football player
- J. C. Jackson, American football player
- Joey Jackson, American football player
- John Jackson , American football player
- John Jackson , American football player
- Johnnie Jackson , American football player
- Jonah Jackson, American football player
- Jonathan Jackson , American football player
- Jonathan Jackson , American football player
- Josh Jackson , American football player
- Justin Jackson , American football player
- Keith Jackson , American football player
- Keith Jackson , American football player
- Lamar Jackson, American football player
- Lamar Jackson , American football player
- Malik Jackson , American football player
- Mark Jackson , American football player
- Mark Jackson , American football coach
- Marlin Jackson, American football player
- Michael Jackson , American football player
- Michael Jackson , American football player
- Randy Jackson , American football player
- Randy Jackson , American football player
- Jervonte Jackson, American football player
- Rich Jackson, American football player
- Rob Jackson , American football player
- Robert Jackson , American football player
- Robert Jackson , American football player
- Roger Jackson , American football player
- Steve Jackson , American football player
- Steven Jackson, American football player
- Steven Jackson , American football player
- Russ Jackson, Canadian football player
- Stanley Jackson , American football player
- Steve Jackson , American football player
- Tanard Jackson, American football player
- Tarvaris Jackson, American football player
- Terry Jackson , American football player
- Terry Jackson , American football player
- T. J. Jackson , American football player
- T. J. Jackson , American football player
- Tom Jackson, former American football player and ESPN analyst
- Tony Jackson , American football player
- Tre' Jackson, American football player
- Tyree Jackson, American football player
- Vincent Jackson, American football player
- Willie Jackson , American football player
Ice hockey
- Art Jackson, NHL professional hockey player
- Harvey Busher Jackson, former Canadian ice hockey player
- Jeff Jackson, American ice hockey coach
- Jeff Jackson, Canadian NHL hockey player
- Jim Jackson , Canadian ice hockey player
- Les Jackson , Canadian hockey executive
Rugby
- Frederick Stanley Jackson, Cornish rugby union player
- Glen Jackson , New Zealand rugby union player and referee
- Josh Jackson , Australian Rugby League player
- Lee Jackson, British rugby league footballer
- Paul Jackson , English rugby league footballer
- Peter Jackson , Australian rugby league footballer
- Peter Jackson , British rugby union footballer
- Phil Jackson, British rugby player
- Rob Jackson, English rugby league player
- Ruaridh Jackson, Scottish rugby union player
- Steve Jackson , Australian rugby league player
Other sports
- Ashley Jackson, English hockey player
- Bob Jackson , American swimmer
- Emma Jackson, Australian triathlete
- Ezekiel Jackson, the ring name of Guyanese-American professional wrestler Rycklon Stephens
- Francia Jackson, Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Gus Jackson, New Zealand rower
- Jamea Jackson, American tennis player
- Jeremy Jackson , American martial artist
- Jim Jackson , American sportscaster
- Jimmy Jackson , American racecar driver
- Jimmy Jackson , Canadian-American wrestler
- Johnnie O. Jackson, American bodybuilder
- Joseph Jackson , American sports shooter
- Keith Jackson, longtime American sportscaster on ABC
- Laurence Jackson, Scottish curler
- Linda Jackson , Canadian cyclist
- Mat Jackson, English racing driver
- Matt and Nick Jackson, ring names of American professional wrestlers Matthew and Nicholas Massie, collectively known as The Young Bucks
- Peter Jackson , New Zealand table tennis player
- Peter H. Jackson, British rower
- Quinton Jackson, American mixed martial arts fighter
- Scoop Jackson , American sports journalist
- Sheila Jackson, English chess master
- Trina Jackson, American freestyle swimmer
- William Jackson , Scottish curler
Visual arts
- Ashley Jackson, British painter
- Bill Jackson , British photographer
- Edward Jackson , American photographer
- Herb Jackson, American abstract painter
- Jack Jackson, American cartoonist Jaxon
- John Jackson , British painter
- Lily Irene Jackson, American artist
- Mason Jackson, British wood-engraver
- May Howard Jackson African-American sculptor.
- Nicola Jackson , New Zealand artist
- Philip Jackson Scottish sculptor
- Raymond Jackson , English cartoonist
- Richard Jackson , American artist
- Robert C. Jackson, American painter and author
- Robert H. Jackson , American photographer
- Samuel Jackson , English artist
- Ted Jackson, prize-winning American photographer
- Vanessa Jackson, English artist
- William Henry Jackson, American artist and photographer
Other
- Alan Jackson , American radio broadcaster
- Alan Jackson , Scottish poet
- Andrew Jackson, Sr., father of U.S. president Andrew Jackson
- Ashley Jackson, British historian
- Autumn Jackson, American criminal
- Charles H. Jackson, Jr., American rancher, investor and polo player
- Charles James Jackson, British businessman
- Charles R. Jackson, American writer
- Charles Samuel Jackson, American newspaper publisher
- Charlie Jackson , American software entrepreneur
- Cindy Jackson, Guinness World Record holder for having the most cosmetic procedures
- Cummins Jackson, uncle of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson
- David Edward Jackson, American explorer
- David Noyes Jackson, American writer
- Donald Dean Jackson, American historian
- Douglas Jackson , American businessman
- Sir Edward Jackson , British diplomat
- Edward Jackson , Canadian businessman
- Sir Geoffrey Jackson, British diplomat
- Sir Gordon Jackson , Australian businessman
- Rev. Dr. H. Dale Jackson, American clergyman, denominational leader and ethicist
- Hal Jackson, American DJ and radio personality
- Harvey Jackson III, American historian
- Helen Hunt Jackson, American novelist and poet
- Henry Jackson , British-American businessman and investor
- Sir Henry Moore Jackson, British colonial governor
- Holbrook Jackson, British writer
- Honoré Jackson, Canadian revolutionary
- Jack Edward Jackson or Jaxon, American cartoonist, illustrator, historian, and writer
- Jennifer Jackson , first African-American Playmate of the Month, March 1965 Playboy
- Jennifer Lyn Jackson, Playmate of the Month, April 1989 Playboy
- Jeremy Jackson, American author
- Joe Jackson, Sr., Austrian clown
- John Jackson , English bishop
- John G. Jackson , American historian and writer
- Jonathan P. Jackson, brother of Black Panther George Jackson and instigator of 1970 Marin County Courthouse incident
- Joseph H. Jackson, American clergyman
- Kenneth H. Jackson, English linguist
- MacDonald P. Jackson, New Zealand academic
- Michael Jackson , Irish bishop
- Michael Jackson, Niuean journalist
- Michael Jackson , American radio commentator
- Michael Jackson , British journalist
- Mick Jackson , British author
- Oliver Toussaint Jackson, American businessman
- Patrick Tracy Jackson, Boston merchant
- Paul Jackson , English poker player
- Peter Jackson, Australian academic
- Peter Jackson , Australian fashion designer
- Peter Jackson, British historian
- Rachel Jackson, wife of U.S. president Andrew Jackson
- Rebecca Cox Jackson, African-American religious activist
- Richard Jackson , American artist
- Sir Robert Jackson , Australian administrator for the United Nations
- Robin Jackson, Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force leader
- Rupert Jackson, Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales
- Samuel Macauley Jackson, American clergyman, editor and author
- Sarah Yorke Jackson, daughter-in-law of U.S. president Andrew Jackson
- Sheldon Jackson, American Presbyterian clergyman and missionary
- Shirley Jackson, American author
- Steve Jackson , Scottish writer
- Steve Jackson , UK game designer
- Steve Jackson , U.S. game designer
- Valerie Jackson, American radio host, widow of Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson
- William Jackson
- William Jackson , American mobster
- William Jackson , English pirate
- William Turrentine Jackson, American historian
Multiple people with the same given name
- Austin Jackson
- Chris Jackson
- Dane Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Thomas Jackson
First name
- Jackson, Brazilian footballer known as Jackson
- Jackson Barton, American football player
- Clyde Jackson Browne, American singer
- Jackson Davis, American actor
- Jackson Douglas, actor known for playing the character Jackson Belleville on the TV series Gilmore Girls
- Jackson Emery, American basketball player
- Jackson C. Frank, American singer-songwriter
- Jackson "Jacko" Gill, New Zealand shot putter
- Jackson Harris, American pop singer
- Jackson Kabiga, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Jackson Lee Benge or Jaxson Benge, American guitarist
- Jackson Petty, voice actor
- Paul Jackson Pollock, American abstract painter
- Jackson Proskow, Canadian journalist
- Jackson Rathbone, actor notable for playing Jasper Hale in the Twilight film franchise, and frontman of band 100 Monkeys
- Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer who plays for FC Porto and the Colombia national football team
- Jakson Coelho, Brazilian footballer known as Jajá
- Jackson Wang, 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 '
- Jackson Healy, a character from the 2016 film The Nice Guys
- Jackson Kenner, character from The CW TV show The Originals
- Alan Jackson, a character in The Sarah Jane Adventures
- Daniel Jackson, a character in the film Stargate and the subsequent television series
- 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 '
- Jackson Lake, a character appearing in the episode, "The Next Doctor", of the British TV series Doctor Who
- Jackson Stewart, 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
- Jax, 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 series by James Patterson and later the TV series Zoo
- Roland Jackson, in the 1997 animated TV show Extreme Ghostbusters
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