American First Ladies: 1 first lady
Sarah 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 character, 1 hero
Percy Jackson   2005   The Lightning Thief  
Earl Jackson   2012   Me and Earl and the Dying Girl  
Fictional Characters from Movies: 2 characters
Luke Jackson   1967   Cool Hand Luke  
Daniel Jackson   1994   Stargate  
Fictional Characters from Television: 4 characters, 2 heroes
Annie Camden (a.k.a. Jackson)   1996   7th Heaven  
Daniel Jackson   1997   Stargate SG-1  
Jett Jackson   1998   The Famous Jett Jackson  
Niecy Jackson   1996; 1999   Moesha; The Parkers  
Bob Jackson   2000   Strong Medicine  
Stella Morris (a.k.a. Jackson)   2012   Stella  
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: 3 baseball, 2 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Harvey "Busher" Jackson   1971  
(baseball) Travis Jackson   1982  
(baseball) Reggie Jackson   1993  
(basketball) Phil Jackson   2007  
(football) Rickey Jackson   2010  
(basketball) Lauren Jackson   2021  
(baseball) Bud Fowler (a.k.a. Jackson)   2022  
Most Valuable Players: 2 winners
Reggie Jackson   1973   baseball  
Lamar Jackson   2019   football  
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries: 1 activist
(activist) George Jackson   1941-1971  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 11 actors
Glenda Jackson   1936-2023  
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-  
Jeremy Jackson   1980-  
Jonathan Jackson   1982-  
Skai Jackson   2002-  
Notable Athletes: 4 football, 2 basketball, 1 baseball, 1 boxing
(boxing) Henry Armstrong (a.k.a. Jackson)   1912-1988  
(baseball) Reggie Jackson   1946-  
(basketball) Stephen Jackson   1978-  
(basketball) Lauren Jackson   1981-  
(football) Tarvaris Jackson   1983-2020  
(football) DeSean Jackson   1986-  
(football) Malik Jackson   1990-  
(football) Lamar Jackson   1997-  
Notable Filmmakers: 1 director
Peter Jackson   1961-  
Notable Military Figures: 1 general
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson   1824-1863  
Notable Musicians: 6 singers, 2 musicians
Thelma Houston (a.k.a. Jackson)   1946-  
Tom Jackson   1948-  
Michael Jackson   1958-2009  
Janet Jackson   1966-  
O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson   1969-  
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson   1975-  
Cheyenne Jackson   1975-  
Jeremy Jackson   1980-  
Notable Writers: 2 authors
Shirley Jackson   1916-1965  
Mick Jackson   1960-  
Olympic Medalists: 4 gold, 3 bronze, 3 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver/gold, 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 D. Jackson   2008   400 m hurdles  
(bronze) Joanne Jackson   2008   swimming - 400 m freestyle  
(bronze/silver/gold) Shericka Jackson   2016; 2020   400 m; 4x400 m relay; 100 m; 4x100 m relay  
(silver) Edwin Jackson   2020   baseball  
(bronze/gold) Lynna Irby (a.k.a. Jackson)   2020   4x400 m mixed; 4x400 m relay  
Oscar Award Winners: 1 actress, 1 director
(actress) Glenda Jackson   1971; 1974   Women in Love; A Touch of Class  
(director) Peter Jackson   2004   The Lord of Rings: The Return of King  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 9 musicians
Al Jackson Jr.   1992   Booker T. & the M.G.'s  
Jackie Jackson   1997   The Jackson 5  
Tito Jackson   1997   The Jackson 5  
Jermaine Jackson   1997   The Jackson 5  
Marlon Jackson   1997   The Jackson 5  
Michael Jackson   1997; 2001   The Jackson 5;   
O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson   2016   N.W.A  
Janet Jackson   2019     
Pervis Jackson   2023   The Spinners