Jackson is an English masculine given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname, which means "son of Jack". It is in regular use, along with spelling variants such as Jaxon, and Jacksen, Jacson, and Jaxson.
Notable people Jackson Abugo, South Sudanese politician
Jackson de Oliveira Alcántara (born 1987), Brazilian footballer Jackson Allen (born 1993), Australian rules football player
Jackson Anthony (1958–2023), Sri Lankan actor Jackson Archer, Australian rules footballer Jackson D. Arnold (1912–2007), U.S. Navy admiral Jackson Arnold (American football) (born 2004), American football player Jackson Asiku (born 1978), Ugandan-Australian boxer
Jackson Barnett (1856–1934), American landowner Jackson Barton (born 1995), American football player Jackson Baumeister (born 2002), American baseball player Jackson Beardy (1944–1984), Canadian Indigenous Oji-Cree Anishinaabe artist
Jackson Berkey (born 1942), American composer, pianist and singer
Jackson Bird (born 1990), American vlogger, speaker, LGBTQ advocate, and writer Jackson Munro Bird (born 1986), Australian international cricketer
Jackson Browne (born 1948), American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist Jackson Brundage (born 2001), American actor
Jackson Cantwell (born 2008), American football player
Jackson Carman (born 2000), American football player Jackson Cates (born 1997), American ice hockey player
Jackson Chourio (born 2004), Venezuelan baseball player Jackson Collins (born 1998), Australian Olympic canoeist
Jackson Corpuz (born 1989), Filipino basketball player Jackson Davies (born 1950), Canadian actor Jackson Davis (actor) (born 1979), American actor Jackson B. Davis (1918–2016), American politician Jackson Davis (education official) (1882–1947), American educator Jackson Dean (born 2000), American country music singer Thomas Jackson Denson (1863–1935), American musician and singing school teacher Jackson Doe (1934–1990), Liberian politician
Jackson Emery (born 1987), American college basketball player
Jackson Ferris (born 1998), New Zealand rugby league footballer Jackson Conner Ferris (born 2004), American baseball player
Jackson Ford (born 1998), Australian rugby league footballer Jackson C. Frank (né Jones; 1943–1999), American folk musician Jackson Gallagher, Australian actor Jackson Galaxy (born 1966), stage name of American Richard Kirschner, American cat behaviorist, YouTuber, and former host of the television show My Cat from Hell Jackson Garden-Bachop (born 1994), New Zealand rugby union player Jackson Gill (1881–1920), Guyanese cricketer Jackson "Jacko" Gill (born 1994), New Zealand track and field athlete Jackson Gilman (born 2004), American soccer player Jackson Gregory (1882–1943), American teacher, journalist, and writer Jackson Guice (1961–2025), American comics artist Jackson Guthy (born 1996), American singer-songwriter Jackson Harries (born 1993), British filmmaker and YouTuber Jackson Harris, American pop singer Jackson Harvey (born 2002), Australian freestyle skier Jackson Hastings (born 1996), British international rugby league footballer Jackson Hawes (born 2000), American football player Jackson He (born 1997), Chinese-born American football player Jackson Hemopo (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player Jackson Heywood (born 1988), Australian actor Jackson Hill (born 1941), American composer Jackson Hinkle (born 1999), American political commentator and influencer Jackson Holliday (born 2003), American baseball player William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), English botanist and botanical illustrator Henry Jackson Hunt (1819–1889), American general and artillery tactician Jackson Hurst (born 1979), American actor Jackson Irvine (born 1993), Australian footballer Papa Jackson, stage name of John S. Gemperle (born 1982), Filipino radio DJ and TV personality Jackson Jeffcoat (born 1990), American football player Jackson Jobe (born 2002), American baseball player Jackson Johonnet, pseudonym of the American author of a 1792 Indian captivity narrative Jackson Kabiga (born 1976), Kenyan long-distance runner Jackson Kafuuzi (born 1977), Ugandan politician Jackson Kemper (1789–1870), American Episcopalian missionary bishop Jackson Khoury (born 2002), Australian-Lebanese footballer Jackson Kivuva (born 1989), Kenyan runner Jackson Koivun (born 2005), American amateur golfer Jackson Kowar (born 1996), American baseball player Jackson Kuwatch (born 2003), American football player Jackson LaCombe (born 2001), American ice hockey player Jackson Lam, Singaporean politician Jackson Lane (born 1997 or 1998), American government official Jackson Santos Laurentino (born 1999), Brazilian footballer T. J. Jackson Lears (born 1947), American historian Jackson Lee (soccer) (born 2001), Australian footballer Jackson Lee (racing driver) (born 2002), American racing driver Jackson Longridge (born 1995), Scottish footballer Jackson Jose Lucas (born 1984), Brazilian footballer Jackson Mandago (born 1974), Kenyan politician Jackson Manuel, New Zealand footballer Jackson Mariñez (born 1990), Dominican boxer Jackson Martínez (born 1986), Colombian footballer Jackson Mayanja (born 1969), Ugandan footballer and coach Jackson McLerran (born 1999), American stock car racing driver Jackson Meeks (born 2003), American football player Jackson Merrett (born 1993), Australian rules footballer Jackson Merrill (born 2003), American baseball player Jackson Mitchell (born 2001), American football player Jackson Morton (1794–1874), American politician Jackson Mthembu (1958–2021), South African politician Jackson Muleka (born 1999), Congolese footballer Jackson Mutero Chirenje (1935–1988), Zimbabwean historian Jackson Nezuh (born 2002), American baseball player Jackson Ngiraingas, Palauan politician and businessman
Jackson Pace (born 1999), American actor Jackson Page (born 2001), Welsh snooker player Jackson Paine (born 1993), Australian rules footballer William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), American civil engineer and veteran of the American Civil War Jackson Gonçalves Pereira (born 1988), Brazilian footballer Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), American painter Jackson Porozo (born 2000), Ecuadorian footballer Jackson Powers-Johnson (born 2003), American football player Jackson Proskow (born 1982), Canadian journalist Jackson Ragen (born 1998), American soccer player Jackson Raine (born 1974), Australian actor Jackson Rathbone (born 1984), American actor, singer, and musician Jackson Tibolla Rodrigues (born 1990), Brazilian footballer Jackson Rohm (c. 1971–2023), American country and pop musician Jackson Rowe (born 1997), Canadian basketball player Jackson Rutledge (born 1999), American baseball player Jackson Robert Scott (born 2008), American actor Jackson Shelstad (born 2005), American college basketball player Jackson Coelho Silva (born 1973), Brazilian footballer Jackson Ferreira Silvério (born 1991), Brazilian footballer Jackson Sirmon (born 2000), American football player Jackson William Smith (born 2001), English footballer Jackson de Sousa (born 1990), Brazilian footballer Jackson de Souza (born 1990), Brazilian footballer Jackson J. Spielvogel (born 1939), American historian Jackson T. Stephens (1923–2005), American oilman and investment banker Jackson Stormo (born 1999), American basketball player Jackson Tate (1898–1978), American United States Navy admiral Jackson Taylor (born 1991 or 1992), Australian politician Jackson Todd (born 1951), American baseball player Jackson Topine (born 2001), New Zealand rugby league footballer Jackson Trengove (born 1990), Australian footballer Jackson Wälti (born 1999), American footballer Jackson Wang (born 1994), Hong Kong rapper Jackson Weaver (1920–1992), American broadcaster and voice actor Jackson James White (born 1996), American actor Jackson Williams (born 1986), American baseball player Jackson Withrow (born 1993), American tennis player Jackson Wolf (born 1999), American baseball player Jackson Woodard (born 2002), American football player Jackson Wray (born 1990), English rugby union player Jackson Yee (born 2000), Chinese singer, dancer and actor Jackson Yueill (born 1997), American soccer player
Fictional characters
Jackson Avery, in the television series Grey's Anatomy Jackson Belleville, in the TV series Gilmore Girls Jackson Bentley, in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia Jackson Briggs or Jax, in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series Jackson Stewart, in the TV series Hannah Montana Jackson Storm, in the Pixar film Cars 3 Jackson "Jax" Teller, in the TV series Sons of Anarchy
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