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Jackson L. Durkee
Jackson Leland Durkee (1922–2007) was an American structural engineer who spent 29 years at Bethlehem Steel, originating the prefabricated parallel-wire strand system for suspension-bridge main cables.
Jackson Lacombe
Jackson LaCombe (born 2001) is an American NHL defenseman for the Anaheim Ducks, drafted 39th overall in 2019, a Minnesota Gophers alumnus, and a gold medalist at the 2025 World Championship and 2026 Olympics.
Jackson Lake Lodge
Jackson Lake Lodge is a 1955 hotel in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood for John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; the first modern-style park lodge and precursor to Mission 66, now a National Historic Landmark.
Jackson Martínez
Jackson Martínez is a Colombian striker who was the Portuguese league's top scorer in each of his three FC Porto seasons before joining Atlético Madrid in 2015.
Jackson Meeks
Jackson Meeks (born 2003) is a Detroit Lions tight end, formerly a wide receiver, who played at Georgia and Syracuse and joined the Lions as a 2025 undrafted free agent.
Jackson Olson
Jackson Olson, Savannah Bananas infielder and TikTok star (2.1M followers), former Hartford/Stetson D1 player and Instacart deliverer turned MLB content creator; competes on Dancing with the Stars season 35.
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock (Paul Jackson Pollock, 1912–1956), American Abstract Expressionist painter of Cody, Wyoming, famous for drip paintings made 1947–1951 with enamel paint poured on floor canvases; married to Lee Krasner, backed by Peggy Guggenheim, died in a 1956 car crash.
Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson (JPJ), born 2003, is a Las Vegas Raiders guard/center, 44th overall pick in 2024 from Oregon and the first Pac-12 player to win the Rimington Trophy.
Jackson Rathbone
Jackson Rathbone (Monroe Jackson Rathbone V, born 1984, Singapore) is an American actor and musician known as Jasper Hale in the Twilight Saga and Sokka in The Last Airbender, formerly of 100 Monkeys and now of Starmother.
Jackson Robert Scott
Jackson Robert Scott (born 2008), American actor, Georgie Denbrough in It (2017), Bode Locke in Netflix's Locke & Key (28 episodes), Miles Blume in The Prodigy (2019); birthplace reported as Los Angeles or Phoenix.
Jackson Scholz
Jackson Volney Scholz (1897–1986), American sprinter and pulp-fiction writer; two Olympic golds (1920 4x100m relay, 1924 200m) and 1924 100m silver behind Abrahams; first man in a sprint final at three Olympics; Chariots of Fire character.
Jackson Square Ventures
Jackson Square Ventures is a San Francisco Bay Area early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011 by partners who spun out of Sigma Partners, investing in SaaS and marketplace companies.
Jackson State Tigers football
Jackson State Tigers football: Jackson State University's NCAA Division I FCS team in the SWAC, playing at 60,492-seat Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium; 2024 Celebration Bowl and HBCU national champions under coach T.C. Taylor.
Jackson State University
Jackson State University, also called Jackson State College or J-State, is a public historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi, founded in 1877 as Natchez Seminary and now classified as an R2 research university.
Jackson Wang (王嘉尔)
Jackson Wang (王嘉爾), born 1994 in Hong Kong, is a sabre fencer turned K-pop rapper with GOT7 (2014) and solo artist behind Papillon, MIRRORS, MAGIC MAN (Billboard 200 No. 15), MAGICMAN 2 (No. 13), Coachella main stage 2022, and Team Wang Records and Design.
Jackson Woodard
Jackson Woodard (born 2002) is an NFL inside linebacker, No. 42 for the Miami Dolphins. Former Arkansas walk-on and UNLV star, 2024 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, signed by Miami off Houston's practice squad in December 2025.
Jackson Yee (易烊千玺)
Jackson Yee (易烊千玺, Yi Yangqianxi), born 2000 in Huaihua, Hunan, is a Chinese actor, singer, and dancer who debuted with TFBOYS in 2013 and became the youngest Golden Rooster Best Actor (2025, Big World) and star of Cannes Special Prize winner Resurrection.
Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Jackson-Weiss syndrome (JWS), also called craniosynostosis-midfacial hypoplasia-foot abnormalities syndrome, is a rare autosomal dominant FGFR2 disorder with foot malformations and variable craniosynostosis, first described in an Amish kindred in 1976.
Jackson–Benton brawl of 1813
September 4, 1813 Nashville hotel gunfight between Andrew Jackson and the Benton brothers, Jesse and Thomas Hart, over Jackson's role in the Carroll–Benton duel; Jesse shot Jackson's left shoulder, nearly forcing amputation, yet the men later became political allies.
Jackson, MI Metro Area
Jackson, MI Metro Area (Jackson, MI MSA, CBSA 27100): OMB-defined single-county metropolitan statistical area covering Jackson County, Michigan, around the city of Jackson; population about 160,200 in 2024, 271th-ranked US metro, manufacturing-led economy.
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan: county seat of Jackson County in south-central Michigan, founded 1829, incorporated 1857. Council-manager city of about 31,000 on the Grand River headwaters, site of the first Republican Convention (1854).
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi: capital and largest city of Mississippi, founded 1821 and named for Andrew Jackson. Population about 141,000 (2025), 82% Black; known for civil rights history and the 2022 water crisis under federal receivership.
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee (Hub City) is the county seat of Madison County, founded 1822 and named for Andrew Jackson. Eighth-largest Tennessee city (68,205 in 2020), a railroad and Interstate 40 hub with healthcare and manufacturing as leading industries.
Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson, Wyoming: the only incorporated town in Teton County, at the southern end of Jackson Hole valley near Grand Teton and Yellowstone parks. Incorporated 1914; population about 10,700; tourism-driven economy with extreme housing costs.
Jacksonian democracy
Jacksonian democracy: the American political movement tied to Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party after 1828, defined by universal white male suffrage, the spoils system, the Bank War, Indian Removal, and the rise of the Whig opposition.
Jacksonville Bulls
Jacksonville Bulls, USFL professional football team, 1984-1985, owned by Fred Bullard, coached by Lindy Infante, played at Gator Bowl; 15-21 record, record 73,227 crowd, preceded the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jacksonville Expressway Authority
The Jacksonville Expressway Authority was a Florida public body created in 1955 to build Jacksonville's expressways and toll bridges, including the Fuller Warren and Hart bridges.
Jacksonville International Airport
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) is the commercial airport serving Jacksonville, Florida, and northeast Florida and southern Georgia, which handled more than 7.6 million passengers in 2024.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL AFC South franchise, 30th team awarded November 30, 1993, playing since 1995 at EverBank Stadium; owned by Shad Khan since 2012; no Super Bowl appearances; Stadium of the Future opens 2028.
Jacksonville Landing shooting
The Jacksonville Landing shooting: August 26, 2018 mass shooting at a Madden NFL 19 qualifier at the GLHF Game Bar, Jacksonville, Florida; David Katz killed Elijah Clayton and Taylor Robertson, wounded 11, then died by suicide.