Namesakes

American First Ladies: 1 first lady
Sarah Yorke Jackson   1834-1837  
American Presidents: 1 president
Andrew Jackson   1829-1837  
Emmy Award Winners: 1 actress
(actress) Glenda Jackson   1972   Elizabeth R, (Masterpiece Theatre)  
Fictional Characters from Books: 1 hero
Percy Jackson   2005   The Lightning Thief  
Fictional Characters from Movies: 2 characters
Luke Jackson   1967   Cool Hand Luke  
Daniel Jackson   1994   Stargate  
Fictional Characters from Television: 4 characters, 1 hero
Annie Camden (a.k.a. Jackson)   1996   7th Heaven  
Niecy Jackson   1996; 1999; 2000   Moesha; The Parkers; Girlfriends  
Daniel Jackson   1997   Stargate SG-1  
Jett Jackson   1998   The Famous Jett Jackson  
Bob Jackson   2000   Strong Medicine  
Grammy Award Winners: 1 record of the year/album of the year
(record of the year/album of the year) Michael Jackson   1984   Beat It; Thriller  
Hall-of-Famers: 2 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Harvy "Busher" Jackson   1971  
(baseball) Travis Jackson   1982  
(baseball) Reggie Jackson   1993  
(basketball) Phil Jackson   2007  
(football) Rickey Jackson   2010  
Most Valuable Players: 2 winners
Reggie Jackson   1973   baseball  
Lamar Jackson   2019   football  
Notable Actors and Actresses: 8 actors, 2 actresses
Glenda Jackson   1936-  
Tom Jackson   1948-  
Kate Jackson   1948-  
Samuel L. Jackson   1948-  
John M. Jackson   1950-  
O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson   1969-  
Cheyenne Jackson   1975-  
Joshua Jackson   1978-  
Jonathan Jackson   1982-  
Fox Jackson-Keen   1995-  
Notable Athletes: 8 football, 2 baseball, 2 basketball, 1 ice hockey, 1 rugby
(baseball) Travis Jackson   1903-1987  
(ice hockey) Harvy "Busher" Jackson   1911-1966  
(baseball) Reggie Jackson   1946-  
(football) Rickey Jackson   1958-  
(basketball) Stephen Jackson   1978-  
(basketball) Lauren Jackson   1981-  
(football) Tarvaris Jackson   1983-2020  
(football) D'Qwell Jackson   1983-  
(football) DeSean Jackson   1986-  
(football) Asa Jackson   1989-  
(football) Malik Jackson   1990-  
(football) Bennett Jackson   1991-  
(rugby) Paddy Jackson   1992-  
(football) Lamar Jackson   1997-  
Notable Filmmakers: 1 director
Peter Jackson   1961-  
Notable Musicians: 3 singers, 2 musicians, 1 composer
Tom Jackson   1948-     
Michael Jackson   1958-2009   pop  
Janet Jackson   1966-   pop  
O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson   1969-   hip hop  
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson   1975-   hip hop  
Cheyenne Jackson   1975-     
Notable Writers: 1 author
Mick Jackson   1960-  
Olympic Medalists: 4 gold, 3 bronze, 2 silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(gold) Arnold Jackson   1912   1500 m  
(gold) Marjorie Jackson-Nelson   1952   100 m; 200 m  
(gold) Lucious Jackson   1964   basketball  
(gold/silver) Madeline Manning-Jackson   1968; 1972   800 m; 4x400 m relay  
(silver) Grace Jackson   1988   200 m  
(silver) Colin Jackson   1988   110 m hurdles  
(bronze) Tammy Jackson   1992   basketball  
(gold) Trina Jackson   1996   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(silver/bronze) Lauren Jackson   2000; 2004; 2008; 2012   basketball  
(bronze) Bershawn Jackson   2008   400 m hurdles  
(bronze) Joanne Jackson   2008   swimming - 400 m freestyle  
Oscar Award Winners: 1 actress, 1 director
(actress) Glenda Jackson   1970; 1973   Women in Love; A Touch of Class  
(director) Peter Jackson   2003   The Lord of Rings: The Return of King  
Title Characters: 1 musical, 1 song, 1 tv show
(song) George Jackson   1971   George Jackson  
(tv show) Jett Jackson   1998   The Famous Jett Jackson  
(musical) Andrew Jackson   2008   Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson