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Jackshaft (locomotive)
A jackshaft is a locomotive crankshaft, mounted in the frame and carrying no wheels, that passes motor power to the driving axles through side rods.
Jackson (given name)
Jackson is an English masculine given name transferred from the surname meaning "son of Jack", used since the 17th century and peaking in the United States in 2013.
Jackson (lunar crater)
Jackson is a 71.38 km bright-rayed Copernican complex impact crater on the Moon's farside at 22.05°N, 163.32°W, east of Mare Moscoviense, on the Dirichlet-Jackson basin rim, with a central peak, terraced walls, impact melt deposits, and an estimated ~109 Ma age.
Jackson Avery
Jackson Avery is a fictional plastic surgeon on Grey's Anatomy, played by Jesse Williams from season 6 to 17, grandson of Harper Avery, husband of April Kepner, board chairman at Grey Sloan, later Boston foundation head.
Jackson Beck
Jackson Beck (1912–2004), American radio announcer and voice actor, narrator of The Adventures of Superman and voice of Bluto in over 300 Popeye cartoons, also The March of Time and G.I. Joe.
Jackson Blake
Jackson Blake (born 2003, Fargo, ND) is an American NHL right wing for the Carolina Hurricanes; 2021 fourth-round pick, Hobey Baker finalist at North Dakota, 2024-25 rookie game-winning goals leader, signed an 8-year, $45M extension in 2025.
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne, also known as Clyde Jackson Browne, is an American singer-songwriter from the Laurel Canyon scene whose albums have sold more than 22 million copies worldwide.
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank, also Jackson Carey Frank (1943-1999), American folk singer-songwriter from Buffalo, New York. Recorded one Paul Simon-produced 1965 album featuring "Blues Run the Game"; a childhood school fire and later mental illness ended his career, but his songs influenced Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, Bert Jansch, and Simon & Garfunkel.
Jackson Cantwell
Jackson Cantwell is an American football offensive tackle from Nixa, Missouri, the consensus top-ranked 2026 recruit at his position, who committed to the University of Miami in May 2025.
Jackson County, Michigan
Jackson County, Michigan: south-central Lower Peninsula county named for President Andrew Jackson, set off 1829, organized 1832, county seat Jackson, 2020 population 160,366.
Jackson County, Mississippi, United States
Jackson County, Mississippi: Gulf Coast county founded 1812, named for Andrew Jackson; seat Pascagoula; cities Gautier, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula; home of Ingalls Shipbuilding and Port of Pascagoula; distinct from Jackson, the state capital.
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri: western Missouri county organized December 15, 1826, named for Andrew Jackson, with county seats Independence and Kansas City; 717,204 residents (2020), trail-head and Civil War history, and a 2023 property assessment scandal.
Jackson County, Oregon, United States
Jackson County is a county in southwestern Oregon, in the upper Rogue River Valley, created in 1852 and named for President Andrew Jackson. Its county seat is Medford.
Jackson Crawford
Jackson Crawford is an American Old Norse specialist who taught Norse language and myth at UCLA, UC Berkeley, and CU Boulder from 2011 to 2020, then became a full-time YouTuber.
Jackson Drake
Jackson Drake (born 2003, Greensboro, NC) is an American professional wrestler, inaugural WWE Evolve Champion (June 2025 to March 2026), leader of The Vanity Project, and NXT North American Champion on WWE NXT.
Jackson family
Jackson family: American musical family of Joseph and Katherine Jackson's nine children from Gary, Indiana; the Jackson 5 (later the Jacksons) and soloists Michael and Janet Jackson.
Jackson Flora
Jackson Reed Flora (born 2005) is an American right-handed pitcher drafted 4th overall in the 2026 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants out of UC Santa Barbara, the 2026 National Pitcher of the Year.
Jackson Galaxy
Jackson Galaxy, American cat behaviorist, host of Animal Planet's My Cat from Hell (2011-2020), two-time NYT bestselling author, founder of the Jackson Galaxy Project and jacksongalaxy.com cat product store.
Jackson Generation power station
The Jackson Generation power station is a 1,200 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle plant in Elwood, Illinois, about 50 miles southwest of Chicago, developed by J-POWER and operating since 2022.
Jackson Harris (American football)
Jackson Harris is an American college football wide receiver from Berkeley, California, playing for LSU in 2026 after Stanford (2023-24) and a first-team All-Mountain West 2025 season at Hawaii with 963 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes (born 2000) is a Buffalo Bills tight end, No. 85, drafted Round 5 (No. 173) in 2025 from Georgia Tech after Yale; a blocking specialist with 16 catches, 187 yards, 3 NFL touchdowns.
Jackson Heywood
Jackson Heywood, Australian actor born 1988 in Canberra, trained at NIDA; best known as Brody Morgan on Home and Away (2016–2019), later Bloom, Mr Inbetween, and Critical Incident.
Jackson Hinkle
Jackson Hinkle (born 1999) is an American political commentator and influencer known as a self-described MAGA communist, hosting The Dive and Legitimate Targets, and noted for rapid X growth amid documented misinformation.
Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole is a valley in northwestern Wyoming between the Teton and Gros Ventre ranges, named for trapper Davey Jackson in 1829. It holds 11,000 years of human history and most of Grand Teton National Park.
Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
The Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium is an invitation-only central-banking conference held by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, since 1982.
Jackson Holliday
Jackson Matthew Holliday (born 2003), Orioles second baseman, first overall pick of the 2022 MLB draft, son of Matt Holliday, former No. 1 overall prospect, MLB debut April 10, 2024.
Jackson Irvine
Jackson Irvine (born 1993, Melbourne) is an Australian midfielder for Cerezo Osaka and the Socceroos, formerly captain of FC St. Pauli, with 86 Australia caps and World Cups 2018, 2022, 2026.
Jackson Kent
Jackson Kent (born 2003) is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals, a 2024 fourth-round pick from Arizona who debuted August 12, 2026, with a 60-grade changeup and 4.22 minor-league ERA.
Jackson Koivun
Jackson Koivun (born 2005) is an American professional golfer from Chapel Hill, N.C., a two-time NCAA champion at Auburn, winner of the Haskins, Hogan, and Nicklaus Awards twice, and 2026 3M Open champion in his third PGA Tour start.
Jackson Kuwatch
Jackson Kuwatch (born 2003) is a Carolina Panthers linebacker, drafted 227th overall in 2026 out of Miami (OH) after walking on at Ohio State; Third-Team All-MAC in 2025.