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Jackson

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The noun has 11 meanings:

Meaning #1: English film actress who later became a member of Parliament (born in 1936)
  Synonym: Glenda Jackson

Meaning #2: United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
  Synonyms: Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson

Meaning #3: United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
  Synonym: Mahalia Jackson

Meaning #4: United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
  Synonyms: Jesse Jackson, Jesse Louis Jackson

Meaning #5: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
  Synonyms: Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson

Meaning #6: general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
  Synonyms: Thomas Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Stonewall Jackson

Meaning #7: 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
  Synonyms: Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory

Meaning #8: a town in western Wyoming

Meaning #9: a town in western Tennessee

Meaning #10: capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl river
  Synonym: capital of Mississippi

Meaning #11: a town in south central Michigan

 
 
Wikipedia: Jackson (disambiguation)



Places

Cities, towns, and villages in the U.S.

Australia

U.S. counties

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:

U.S. politics and law

  • Alphonso Jackson, 13th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  • Andrew Jackson, 7th U.S. President
  • Frank G. Jackson, 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 S. Jackson (1823-1862), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky and Union Army General in the U.S. Civil War
  • Jesse Jackson (born 1941), civil rights leader
  • Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., son of Jesse Jackson and U.S. Congressman from Illinois
  • John G. 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), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
  • Rebecca Cox Jackson (1795-1871), free African-American during the Civil War, noted in the Norton Anthology of Literature by Women
  • 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 B. 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, U.S. 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

Music

  • Alan Jackson, country star
  • Anthony Jackson, bass player
  • Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent
  • Francis Jackson, British composer and organist
  • Jackie Jackson
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jermaine Jackson
  • Joe Jackson (musician), British singer/songwriter
  • Joseph Jackson
  • Kate Jackson (singer)
  • Katherine Jackson
  • La Toya Jackson
  • Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer
  • Marlon Jackson
  • Michael Jackson, vocalist self- nicknamed "the King of Pop"
  • Milt Jackson, U.S. jazz vibraphonist
  • Milton Jackson, music producer
  • O'Shea Jackson, Ice Cube
  • Randy Jackson (musician)
  • Rebbie Jackson
  • Tito Jackson, guitarist/vocalist of Jackson 5
  • Tony Jackson
  • Wanda Jackson

Sports

Scientists

Other

  • Cindy Jackson, Guinness World Record holder for having the most cosmetic procedures
  • George Jackson (Black Panther)
  • Helen Hunt Jackson (1831-85), U.S. novelist and poetess
  • Jennifer Jackson, first African-American Playmate of the Month, March 1965 Playboy
  • Jennifer Lyn Jackson, Playmate of the Month, April 1989 Playboy
  • Patrick Tracy Jackson, Boston merchant
  • Steve Jackson (US), U.S. game designer
  • Thomas Graham Jackson (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, U.S. singer
  • Jackson Fourgeaud, musician from "Jackson and his computer band"
  • Jackson Pollock, U.S. abstract painter
  • Jackson Proskow, Canadian journalist
  • Jackson Davis, founder of charity organization Protect A Paw

Other uses

  • "Jackson" (song), a song written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler
  • Jackson Guitars
  • Jackson Structured Programming
  • The Jackson Twins, a comic strip
  • Jackson (car company), an early carmaker
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