JACKSON

Contents

Places

Cities, towns, and villages in the US

Australia

US Counties

People with the surname Jackson

US Politics and law

Military

Drama and television

Music

Sports

Scientists

Other

Fictional characters

People with the given name Jackson

Other uses

Places

Cities, towns, and villages in the US

★ Jackson, Alabama

★ Jackson, California

★ Jackson, Georgia

★ Jackson, Kentucky

★ Jackson, Louisiana

★ Jackson, Maine

★ Jackson, Michigan

★ Jackson, Minnesota

★ Jackson, Mississippi, state capital

★ Jackson, Missouri

★ Jackson, Nebraska

★ Jackson, New Hampshire

★ Jackson, New Jersey

★ Jackson, New York

★ Jackson, North Carolina

★ Jackson, Ohio

★ Jackson, South Carolina

★ Jackson, Tennessee

★ Jackson (town), Wisconsin, three different towns

★ Jackson, Wisconsin

★ Jackson, Wyoming

★ Jackson Center, Ohio

★ Jackson Center, Pennsylvania

★ Jackson Junction, Iowa

★ Jackson Township, Minnesota

★ Jackson Township, New Jersey

★ Jackson Township, Pennsylvania

★ Lake Jackson, Texas

★ Mount Jackson, Virginia

Australia

★ Jackson, Queensland

US Counties

★ Jackson County, Alabama

★ Jackson County, Arkansas

★ Jackson County, Colorado

★ Jackson County, Florida

★ Jackson County, Georgia

★ Jackson County, Illinois

★ Jackson County, Indiana

★ Jackson County, Iowa

★ Jackson County, Kansas

★ Jackson County, Kentucky

★ Jackson Parish, Louisiana

★ Jackson County, Michigan

★ Jackson County, Minnesota

★ Jackson County, Mississippi

★ Jackson County, Missouri

★ Jackson County, North Carolina

★ Jackson County, Ohio

★ Jackson County, Oklahoma

★ Jackson County, Oregon

★ Jackson County, South Dakota

★ Jackson County, Tennessee

★ Jackson County, Texas

★ Jackson County, West Virginia

★ Jackson County, Wisconsin

People with the surname Jackson

'Jackson' is a common family name in English speaking countries (see List of most common surnames), meaning "son of Jack". Famous Jacksons include:

US Politics and law

★ Alphonso Jackson, the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

★ Andrew Jackson, 7th U.S. President

★ Frank G. Jackson, the 57th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio

★ Henry M. Jackson (1912-1983), U.S. Congressman and Senator

★ Jabez Young Jackson, U.S. Congressman from Georgia

★ James Jackson (politician) (1757-1806), U.S. Congressman and Senator from Georgia

★ James Jackson (congressman) (1819-1887), U.S. Congressman from Georgia

★ James M. Jackson (1825-1901), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia

★ James Streshly Jackson (1823-1862), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky and Union Army General in the U.S. Civil War

★ Jesse Jackson (b. 1941), civil rights leader

★ Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., son of Jesse Jackson and U.S. Congressman from Illinois

★ John George Jackson (1777-1825), U.S. Congressman from Virginia

★ Jonathan Jackson (delegate) (1743-1810), delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts

★ Joseph W. Jackson (1796-1854), U.S. Congressman from Georgia and mayor of Savannah, Georgia

★ Linda Jackson, mayor of Vaughan, Ontario

★ Lorna Jackson, mayor of Vaughan, Ontario

★ Maynard H. Jackson (1938-2003), mayor of Atlanta, Georgia

★ Oscar Lawrence Jackson (1840-1920), US Congressman from Pennsylvania

★ Rebecca Cox Jackson, a free African American living during the Civil War

★ Richard Jackson, Jr. (1764-1838), U.S. Congressman from Rhode Island

★ Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954), Supreme Court Justice and chief American Nuremberg Trials prosecutor

★ Samuel D. Jackson (1895-1951), U.S. Congressman from Indiana

★ Sheila Jackson-Lee, U.S. Congresswoman from Texas

★ Thomas Birdsall Jackson (1797-1881), U.S. Congressman from New York

★ Tom Jackson (trade unionist)

★ William Jackson (1783-1855), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts

★ William Humphreys Jackson (1839-1915), U.S. Congressman from Maryland

★ William P. Jackson (1868-1939), U.S. Senator from Maryland

★ William Terry Jackson (1794-1882), U.S. Congressman from New York

Military

★ Arthur J. Jackson, United States Marine Corps officer, Medal of Honor recipient for actions during World War II

★ Mike Jackson, British Army Chief of the General Staff

★ Stonewall Jackson, Confederate general

Drama and television

★ Bill Jackson, American TV personality

★ Conn Jackson, TV host

★ Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning British actress

★ Gordon Jackson British actor (1923-1980)

★ Joshua Jackson, Canadian-American actor

★ Kate Jackson, American actress

★ Keith Jackson, American ABC sportscaster

★ Peter Jackson, New Zealand director

★ Randy Jackson, ''American Idol'' judge

★ Samuel L. Jackson, American actor

★ Shar Jackson, American television and film actress

Music

★ Alan Jackson, country star

★ Anthony Jackson, bass player

★ Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent

★ Jackie Jackson

★ Janet Jackson

★ Jermaine Jackson

★ Joe Jackson (musician), British singer/songwriter

★ Joseph Jackson

★ Kate Jackson

★ Katherine Jackson

★ La Toya Jackson

★ Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer

★ Marlon Jackson

★ Michael Jackson, Vocalist nicknamed "the King of Pop"

★ Milt Jackson, American jazz vibraphonist

★ Milton Jackson, music producer

★ O'Shea Jackson, Ice Cube

★ Randy Jackson (musician)

★ Rebbie Jackson

★ Tito Jackson Guitarist/vocalist of Jackson 5. Father of 3t.

★ Tony Jackson

★ Wanda Jackson

Sports

★ Andrew JC Jackson, World Champion Surf Lifesaver

★ Archie Jackson

★ Arthur Morris Jackson (1915-1971), NHL professional hockey player

★ Barry Jackson, English track and field athlete

★ Bo Jackson, football and baseball player

★ Darrell Jackson, American football player

★ Ernest Jackson (1914-1996), English footballer

★ Francis Jackson, cricketer

★ Jermaine Jackson (basketball)

★ John David Jackson (boxer)

★ Shoeless Joe Jackson, baseball player

★ Keith Jackson (football player)

★ Lauren Jackson, Australian professional basketball player

★ Les Jackson, English cricketer

★ Lucious Jackson, basketball player

★ Mike Knox Jackson, professional wrestler

★ Peter Jackson, Australian rugby league player

★ Phil Jackson, basketball coach

★ Quinton Jackson, mixed martial arts fighter

★ Reggie Jackson, baseball player

★ Sam Jackson, 19th century baseball player

★ Steve Jackson, Australian rugby league player

★ Tarvaris Jackson, American football player

★ Trina Jackson, freestyle swimmer

Scientists

★ Charles Loring Jackson (1847-1935), American organic chemist

★ Dunham Jackson (1888-1946), mathematician

★ Frank Cameron Jackson, an Australian philosopher

★ J.D. Jackson, Physicist

★ Julian T. Jackson, British Historian

★ Michael A. Jackson, computer scientist

★ Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

★ Wes Jackson, the founder and current president of The Land Institute

Other

★ Cindy Jackson, Guinness World Record holder for having the most cosmetic procedures

★ George Jackson (Black Panther)

★ Helen Hunt Jackson (1831-85), American novelist and poetess

★ Jennifer Jackson, Playmate of the Month in the March 1965 issue of Playboy magazine and the first African-American to be featured as Playmate of the Month

★ Jennifer Lyn Jackson, Playmate of the Month in the April 1989 issue of Playboy magazine

★ Patrick Tracy Jackson, Boston merchant

★ Steve Jackson, American game designer

★ Sir Thomas Graham Jackson RA (1835-1924), English architect

Fictional characters

; As a surname

★ Daniel Jackson, character in ''Stargate'' film and TV series

★ Michael "Mike" Jackson, cricketer in the ''Psmith'' books by P. G. Wodehouse

★ Inspector Jackson, South African policeman, main character in Rafe McGregor's book trilogy ''Secret''

★ Sgt. Jericho Jackson, title character in the film ''Action Jackson''

★ Daniel Jackson, sniper in the film ''Saving Private Ryan''
; As a given name commonly used alone

★ Jackson Stewart (character), simply "Jackson", in U.S. children TV series ''Hannah Montana''

★ Jackson Rippner, simply "Jackson", assassination plotter in the film ''Red Eye''

People with the given name Jackson

★ Jackson Browne, American singer

★ Jackson Fourgeaud, musician from Jackson and his computer band

★ Jackson Pollock, American abstract painter

★ Jackson Proskow, Canadian journalist

★ Jackson Davis, Founder of Charity Organization, Protect A Paw

Other uses

★ "Jackson", a song written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler

★ Jackson Guitars

★ Jackson Structured Programming

★ ''The Jackson Twins'', a comic strip