Namesakes
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:
7 singers, 2 musicians
Thelma Houston (a.k.a. Jackson) 1946-
Tom Jackson 1948-
Tito Jackson 1953-2024
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 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold/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; 2024 basketball
(bronze) Bershawn D. Jackson 2008 400 m hurdles
(bronze) Joanne Jackson 2008 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(silver) Edwin Jackson 2020 baseball
(silver/gold/bronze) Shericka Jackson 2016; 2020 400 m; 100 m; 4x100 m relay; 4x400 m relay
(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