Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
7 characters
Andy Taylor (a.k.a. Jackson) 1960 The Andy Griffith Show 
Sonny Kiriakis (a.k.a. Jackson) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Jack Gallo 1997 Just Shoot Me!
Jackson Duper 1997 Ally McBeal
Jackson Belleville 2000 Gilmore Girls
Jackson Avery 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Jack Johnson 2014; 2019 Black-ish; Mixed-ish
Hall-of-Famers:
2 football
(football) Joe Gibbs (a.k.a. Jackson) 1996
(football) Jack Youngblood 2001
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Jackson Rathbone 1984-
Notable Artists:
1 painter
Jackson Pollock 1912-1956
Notable Athletes:
1 soccer, 1 track
(soccer) Jackson Martínez 1986-
(track) Jacko Gill 1994-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician, 1 musician/singer
Jackson C. Frank 1943-1999
Jackson Browne 1948-
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 1 silver/gold
(silver/gold) Jackson Scholz 1920; 1924 4x100 m relay; 100 m; 200 m
(gold) Jackie Robinson 1948 basketball
(gold) Phil Ford Jr. (a.k.a. Jackson) 1976 basketball
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Jackson Browne 2004