Famous People Named Jackson

Based on the clues, can you guess these famous people with first or last name Jackson?

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Life	Hint	Person
1767–1845	Seventh U.S. president	Andrew Jackson
1824–1863	Confederate general, given his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run	Stonewall Jackson
1887–1951	Baseball player associated with the Black Sox Scandal	Shoeless Joe Jackson
1912–1956	American painter, major figure in the abstract expressionist movement	Jackson Pollock
1916–1965	Author of "The Lottery" and The Haunting of Hill House	Shirley Jackson
1941–	American civil rights activist and minister	Jesse Jackson
1948–	The only Star Wars actor to have a purple lightsaber	Samuel L. Jackson
1948–	American songwriter: "These Days", "The Pretender", "Take It Easy"	Jackson Browne
1954–	Musician of "Steppin' Out" and "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"	Joe Jackson
1956–	Musician and American Idol judge	Randy Jackson
1956–	Sister of other famous Jacksons; Psychic Friends Network spokesperson	La Toya Jackson
1958–2009	The King of Pop	Michael Jackson
1959–	American comedienne; former SNL cast member; right-wing activist	Victoria Jackson
1961–	Successful movie director from New Zealand who has been knighted	Peter Jackson
1962–	American athlete who played both baseball AND football	Bo Jackson
1966–	Singer who once had an infamous Super Bowl halftime show	Janet Jackson
1975–	Rapper and actor, professionally known as 50 Cent	Curtis Jackson
Fictional	Demigod hero character created by Rick Riordan	Percy Jackson

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6 Comments

Level 58

Mar 20, 2017

Pst. check the spelling on the painter...

Level 90

Mar 21, 2017

: )

Level 65

Oct 24, 2018

Would it be possible to clarify that Jackson can be either the first or last name of the person?

Level 90

Oct 24, 2018

Absolutely!

Level 88

Jul 15, 2025

Apparently, Scarlett Johansson became the highest-grossing actor recently. He's still the highest grossing man though. https://variety.com/lists/highest-grossing-actors-box-office/

Level 90

Jul 15, 2025

Oh yeah, I should update that clue. Thanks.

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