John Jackson (Tampa) (1809–1887), mayor of Tampa, FloridaJohn Jackson (UK politician) (1851–1919), Member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport, 1910–1918Sir John Edward Jackson (diplomat), British diplomatJohn G. Jackson (politician) (1777–1825), Virginia politician and federal judgeJohn Jay Jackson, Jr. (1824–1907), Virginia and West Virginia politician and federal judgeJohn Robert Jackson (1859–1925), rancher and politician in British Columbia, CanadaSir John Jackson, 1st Baronet (1763–1820), British businessman and MP for Dover and one of the Jackson BaronetsJohn Jackson (Gold Coast), colonial governor in Gold Coast, (now Ghana)
Scientists
John Hughlings Jackson (1835–1911), neurologist, namesake of Jacksonian seizureJohn Jackson (astronomer) (1887–1958), Scottish astronomerJohn David Jackson (physicist) (born 1925), Canadian–American physicist and author of a graduate textbook on electrodynamics
Artists and entertainers
John M. Jackson (born 1950), American actor best known for playing the J.A.G. on JAGJohn Jackson (painter) (1778–1831), British painterJohn Jackson (engraver) (1801–1848), English wood engraverJohnny Jackson (musician) (1951–2006), drummer with the Jackson 5John Jackson (blues musician) (1924–2002), American Piedmont blues musicianJohn Jackson, legal name of rapper FabolousJ.J. Jackson (media personality) (1941–2004), American radio and television personalityJohn Adams Jackson (1825–1879), American sculptor
Sportspeople
John Jackson (offensive tackle) (born 1965), former NFL offensive tackleJohn Jackson (wide receiver) (born 1967), former NFL playerJohnnie Jackson (American football), cornerbackJohn Jackson (athlete) (born September 29, 1941) British steeplechaser, 1968 OlympicsJohn Jackson (baseball) (1909–1956), former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1933J. D. Jackson (basketball)John Jackson (boxer) (1769–1845)John Jackson (boxer born 1986)John Jackson (cricketer) (1833–1901), English cricketerJohn Jackson (footballer) (born 1942), goalkeeper who played for Crystal Palace F.C.John Jackson (footballer born 1923), footballer for Stoke CityJohn Jackson (football manager), first manager of Brighton and Hove AlbionJohn Jackson (Lancashire cricketer) (1841–1906), English cricketerJohn Jackson (Somerset cricketer) (1898–1958), Chilean cricketerJohn Jackson (sport shooter) (1885–1971), American Olympic sport shooterJohn Jackson (Virgin Islands boxer) (born 1989), Olympic boxer from the Virgin IslandsJohn Angelo Jackson (1921–2005), mountaineerJohn Jackson (Worcestershire cricketer) (1880–1968), English cricketerBud Fowler (John Jackson, 1858–1913), pioneer black baseball player and club organizerJohn David Jackson (boxer) (born 1963), former super welterweight boxerJohn James Jackson (born 1977), British bobsledder and Royal Marines commando
Others
John Jackson (controversialist) (1686–1763), English clergymanJohn Jackson (bishop) (1811–1886), bishop of Lincoln and of Bishop of LondonJohn G. Jackson (writer) (1907–1993), African-American cultural historian and writerJohn Jackson (law professor), American law professor at Georgetown UniversityJohn Arthur Jackson (1862–1937), British Conservative Party politicianJohn Francis Jackson (1908–1942), Australian fighter ace of World War IIJohn Jackson (Derbyshire politician) (1919–1976), British Conservative politicianJohn Jackson (businessman) (born 1929), author and campaignerJohn K. Jackson (1828–1866), American lawyer and soldierJohn Paul Jackson, member of the Kansas City ProphetsJohn Andrew Jackson, American slaveJ. B. Jackson (1909–1996), writer and sketch artist in landscape designJohn Mills Jackson (died 1836), Canadian author, merchant, and justice of the peace
