Famous People with Name Jackson

Jackson Rathbone            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jackson Rathbone: He is known for his role as Nicholas Fiske, on the ABC Family drama Beautiful People. He has had guest roles in The OC, and Close to Home. He has made a couple of movies, Molding Clay (AKA River's End), Pray for Morning, and Travis and Henry. He also did extensive work for Disney 411 and interviewed big stars like Hilary Duff. On February 19, 2008 it was announced that he is set to play the character of Jasper Hale in the upcoming movie Twilight, based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meye

Jackson Whipps Showalter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jackson Whipps Showalter: was a five-time U.S. Chess Champion: 1890, 1892, 1892–1894, 1895-1896 and 1906–1909. He was born in Minerva, Kentucky.He won U.S. Championship matches against Solomon Lipschutz (twice), Max Judd and Albert Hodges. He lost championship matches to Solomon L

Jackson Beardy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jackson Beardy: was a Canadian artist. He was a Ayisini-indian and his works are characterized by scenes from the holy stories of his people. He belonged to the "Woodland School of Art" and was a prominent member of the “Indian Group of Seven”.Beardy was raised by his grandmother, from whom he's learned the rich history and sacred stories of his ancestors. Beardy quickly distanced himself from the forced nature of education that all Indians in that area underwent at the residential schools, and it was from these lessons that he began to assert his “Indianness”. Interestingly, Beardy did benefit from his education at the boarding school, as it was there that he learned to draw and paint.

Jackson Wilcox            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jackson Wilcox: is an American swimmer. At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Wilcox won the 1500 m freestyle with a time of 15:11.98, earning a place to compete at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome. Wilcox finished 14th in the

Jackson Haines            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jackson Haines: was an American ballet dancer and figure skater who is regarded as the father of modern figure skating.

Myron Jackson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Myron Jackson: is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" (1.90 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.Jackson was selected with the 15th pick of the fourth round in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. He played eight games for the Mavericks in the 1986-87 season, averaging 1.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

Philip Douglas Jackson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip Douglas Jackson: is a retired American basketball player and current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter's triangle offense as well as a holistic approach to coaching that is influenced by Eastern philosophy, earning him the nickname "Zen Master" (Jackson cites Robert Pirsig's book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance as one of the major guiding forces in his life; his fond admiration for the book is the source of the nickname). He also applies Native American spiritual practices as documented in his book "Sacred Hoops".[1] He is the author of several candid books about his teams and his basketball strategies.

Ralph A. Jackson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph A. Jackson: is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) guard and played collegiately at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).Jackson was selected with the 1st pick of the fourth round in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. He played one game for them in 1984-85, scoring 2 points and registering one rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals.

Stephen Jesse Jackson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stephen Jesse Jackson: is an American professional basketball player and a co-captain for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Jackson, a 6'8" swingman, is currently in his 8th NBA season.

Tony B. Jackson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tony B. Jackson: was a former professional basketball player.Jackson was born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. A standout player under coach Joe Lapchick at St. John's University from 1958 to 1961, Jackson was six feet, four inches tall and played two seasons in the American Basketball Association. He died of cancer in 2005 in Brooklyn.