List of Famous people with last name Jackson
Brandon T. Jackson
Brandon Timothy Jackson is an American stand-up comedian, rapper, actor, and writer. He is known for his roles in the films Roll Bounce (2005), Tropic Thunder (2008), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Lottery Ticket (2010), Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011), and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013).
Greg Jackson
Gregory Jackson is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) trainer who co-owns Jackson Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, widely considered one of the top MMA training centers in the world. Jackson has trained many successful fighters, including former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm, former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, and a roster of other UFC contenders and World Extreme Cagefighting champions.
Isaiah Jackson
Isaiah Ju'mar Jackson is an American basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Saoirse-Monica Jackson is an actress from Northern Ireland, known for portraying the role of Erin Quinn on the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.
Dexter Jackson
Dexter "The Blade" Jackson is a retired American IFBB professional bodybuilder and the 2008 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion. Jackson has won more professional bodybuilding titles than any other person. He has the distinction of winning the Arnold Classic a record five times. After winning the Arnold Classic in 2015, he proceeded to place second in the 2015 Mr. Olympia. He is from Jacksonville, Florida.
Shericka Jackson
Shericka Jackson is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 400 metres and, since 2021, in shorter distances. In her longtime signature event of 400 m, she won bronze medals at the 2016 Olympics, 2015 World Championships and 2019 World Championships. At the same competitions, Jackson added medals in the 4 x 400 m relays, taking a silver, a gold and a bronze, respectively. She earned also a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2019 World Championship. In the 2021 season, she won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
J. C. Jackson
Jerald Christopher "J. C." Jackson is an American football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. Following the 2017 NCAA football season, Jackson declared for the 2018 NFL Draft and participated in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine.
Patrick Jackson
David Patrick Lindsay James "Paddy" Jackson is a professional rugby union player from Northern Ireland. He primarily played at fly-half for Irish provincial side Ulster in the Pro12 and also played in France for Perpignan. He signed with London Irish for the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby season.
Luke Jackson
Luke Jackson is a professional Australian boxer with a current record of 19–1. Jackson turned professional in 2013 and is the current title holder of the WBA Oceania, WBO Oriental and Australian Featherweight titles.
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Lavonne Jackson is a retired American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 1960s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers, and a pioneering rock-and-roll artist. She is known to many as the "Queen of Rockabilly" or the "First Lady of Rockabilly".