Jackson (surname)
family name
Jackson () is a common surname of English origin. In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most common 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 commonly used as a first name.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
Entertainment
Film and television
Amy Jackson (born 1992), British actress and model
Andrew Jackson (actor) (born 1963), Canadian actor
Anne Jackson (1925–2016), American actress
Anthony Jackson (actor) (1944–2006), English actor
Bill Jackson (television personality) (1935–2022), American TV personality
Charlotte Jackson (born 1978), English TV presenter
Cheyenne Jackson (born 1975), American actor and singer
David Jackson (British actor) (1934–2005), British actor
Eugene Jackson (1916–2001), American actor
Frederick J. Jackson (1886–1953), American screenwriter
Gemma Jackson (born 1951), British art director
George Jackson (activist) (1941–1971), American author and activist
George Jackson (filmmaker) (1958–2000), American film director and producer
Glenda Jackson (1936–2023), British actress and Member of Parliament
Gordon Jackson (actor) (1923–1990), Scottish actor
Horace Jackson (1898–1952), American actor
Horace Jackson (filmmaker) (fl.1963 –1976), American filmmaker, and educator
Jeremy Jackson (born 1980), American actor
John Jackson (writer), British screenwriter
Jonathan Jackson (actor) (born 1982), American actor
Joshua Jackson (born 1978), Canadian-American actor
Kate Jackson (born 1948), American actress
Leonard Jackson (actor) (1928–2013), American stage and screen actor
Marion Jackson (1897–1962), American screenwriter
Mick Jackson (director) (born 1943), British film director
Mike and Michelle Jackson, Australian children's TV entertainers
Paul Jackson (producer) (born 1947), British TV producer
Peter Jackson (born 1961), New Zealand director
Philip Jackson (actor) (born 1948), English actor
Sammy Jackson (1937–1995), American actor
Saoirse-Monica Jackson (born 1993), Irish actress
Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), American actor
Shar Jackson (born 1976), American TV and film actress
Sherry Jackson (born 1942), American actress and child star
Skai Jackson (born 2002), American actress
Tom Jackson (actor) (born 1948), Canadian actor and singer
Victoria Jackson (born 1959), American actress and comedian
Music
The Jackson family, an American musical family consisting of:
First generation:
Joe Jackson (1928–2018), patriarch and manager
Katherine Jackson (born 1930), matriarch
Second generation:
Rebbie Jackson (born 1950), American singer
Jackie Jackson (born 1951), member of the Jackson 5
Tito Jackson (1953–2024), guitarist/vocalist of Jackson 5
Jermaine Jackson (born 1954), member of the Jackson 5
La Toya Jackson (born 1956), singer
Marlon Jackson (born 1957), member of the Jackson 5
Michael Jackson (1958–2009), singer-songwriter and dancer, member of the Jackson 5
Randy Jackson (born 1961), member of the Jackson 5
Janet Jackson (born 1966), singer-songwriter
Third generation:
Taj Jackson (born 1973), son of Tito; member of 3T
Taryll Adren Jackson (born 1975), son of Tito; member of 3T
Sigmund Jackson, Jr. (born 1977), son of Jackie; better known as rapper DealZ
Tito Joe Jackson (born 1978), son of Tito; member of 3T
Jaafar Jackson (born 1996), son of Jermaine
Paris Jackson (born 1998), daughter of Michael
Al Jackson, Jr. (1935–1975), American drummer
Alan Jackson (born 1958), American country music singer and songwriter
Andrew Jackson (recording engineer), British recording engineer
Anthony Jackson (musician) (1952–2025), American bass player
Armand "Jump" Jackson (1917–1985), American R&B drummer, bandleader and songwriter
Bashar Jackson (1999–2020), American rapper and singer known professionally as Pop Smoke
Bob Jackson (musician) (born 1949), British musician
Bull Moose Jackson (1919–1989), American blues and R&B singer and saxophonist
Carl Jackson (born 1953), American musician
Christine Jackson (cellist) (1962–2016), British-born Australian cellist
Chuck Jackson (1937–2023), American R&B singer
Curtis Jackson (born 1975), American rapper performing as 50 Cent
David Jackson (rock musician) (born 1947), British musician
Deon Jackson (1946–2014), American soul singer
Eddie Jackson (musician) (born 1961), American bass guitarist
Eddie Jackson (singer) (1926–2002), American country musician
Elly Jackson (born 1988), British singer, part of the band/duo La Roux
Francis Jackson (1917–2022), British composer and organist
Fred Jackson (saxophonist) (born 1929), American R&B and jazz saxophonist
Fred Jackson Jr. (born c. 1945), American jazz saxophonist
Freddie Jackson (born 1956), American soul singer
Fruteland Jackson (born 1953), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
George Pullen Jackson (1874–1953), American musician
Graham Jackson (British conductor) (1967–2012), British conductor
Henry Jackson (1956–2014), American rapper, known as Big Bank Hank
Jack Jackson (British radio) (1906–1978), British musician
Jerry Naylor Jackson (1939–2019), American musician, member of The Crickets
Jim Jackson (musician) (c. 1884–1937), American blues musician
J. J. Jackson (media personality) (1941–2004), American MTV VJ
J. J. Jackson (singer) (born 1941), American soul musician
Jennie Jackson (1852–1910), American singer
Joe Jackson (musician) (born 1954), British singer/songwriter
John Jackson (born 1977), American rapper, known as Fabolous
John Jackson (blues musician) (1924–2002), American blues musician
Johnny Jackson (musician) (1951–2006), American drummer
Kate Jackson (singer) (born 1979), British singer
Keenon Jackson (born 1990), American rapper known professionally as YG
Keisha Jackson (born 1965), American musician
Lee Jackson (blues musician) (1921–1979), American blues musician
Lee Jackson (bassist) (born 1943), British bass guitarist
Lee Jackson (composer) (born 1963), American composer
Leon Jackson (born 1988), Scottish musician
Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972), American gospel singer
Mark Jackson (musician) (born 1970), English musician
Mick Jackson (singer) (born 1947), English musician
Millie Jackson (born 1944), American musician
Milt Jackson (1923–1999), American jazz vibraphonist
Milton Jackson, British music producer
O'Shea Jackson, known as Ice Cube (born O'Shea Jackson in 1969), American rapper/actor
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
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