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Jack Westover
Jack Westover (born 1999, Bellevue, WA) is an NFL fullback/tight end, ex-Washington Huskies walk-on and 2023 All-Pac-12 honorable mention; undrafted 2024, played for Seattle, New England, and Washington Commanders.
Jack Wilshere
Jack Wilshere, born 1992 in Stevenage, English midfielder; Arsenal's youngest-ever Premier League player (16 years 256 days), 197 Arsenal appearances, 34 England caps; now Luton Town manager.
Jack Wilson
Jack Wilson is the name of several athletes: a 21st-century MLB shortstop for the Pirates, a 1930s and 1940s MLB pitcher, and a British Olympic rowing champion.
Jack Winter
Jack Winter (John Arthur Winter, 1924–2007) was an Australian high jumper who won gold at the 1948 London Olympics with 1.98 m, the first Olympic champion from Western Australia and the last to win using the Eastern cut-off style.
Jack Yerman
Jack Yerman (John Lloyd Yerman, born 5 February 1939, Oroville, California), American sprinter, Cal Golden Bears fullback, and 1960 Rome Olympics gold medalist in the 4x400 m relay with world record 3:02.2; lost his Paradise home in the 2018 Camp Fire.
Jack Youngblood
Jack Youngblood (Herbert Jackson Youngblood III), Rams defensive end 1971-1984, Hall of Fame 2001; 201 straight games, 151.5 sacks, played 1979 playoffs and Super Bowl XIV on a broken leg.
Jack Zealley
Jack Zealley (Walter John Zealley, 1874-1956), English inside-forward with Bridport FC and Upton Park; won retrospective 1900 Paris Olympic football gold, scoring in the 4-0 win over France.
Jack, Lord Wodehouse
Jack, Lord Wodehouse (John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, 1883-1941), British Liberal MP and polo player; won 1908 Olympic polo silver with Hurlingham and 1920 gold at Antwerp; killed in the London Blitz.
Jackbox Games
Jackbox Games: Chicago-based developer of comedic party games (You Don't Know Jack, Fibbage, Quiplash, Drawful) where phones act as controllers via Jackbox.tv room codes; annual Party Packs since 2014.
Jackie Bradley Jr.
Jackie Bradley Jr. (JBJ), born 1990, MLB center fielder 2013-2023 with Boston, Milwaukee, Toronto, Kansas City; 2018 World Series champion, ALCS MVP, Gold Glove; elite defense, .225 career average; later ESPN analyst and Banana Ball player.
Jackie Fields
Jackie Fields (Jacob Finkelstein, 1908–1987), American boxer; 1924 Olympic featherweight gold at 16, youngest Olympic boxing champion, and two-time world welterweight champion (1929–30, 1932–33).
Jackie Gayda
Jackie Gayda (Jacquelyn Suzanne Gayda-Haas), American retired wrestler and valet; Tough Enough 2 co-winner (2002), WWE's "Miss Jackie" valet to Rico and Charlie Haas, infamous for the July 2002 Raw mixed tag match called one of wrestling's worst.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born 1962, East St. Louis) is an American heptathlon and long jump great; six Olympic medals (3 gold), heptathlon world record 7,291 points since 1988, first woman over 7,000 points, later a youth foundation founder.
Jackie Milburn
Jackie Milburn, "Wor Jackie" (John Edward Thompson Milburn, 1924-1988), Ashington-born Newcastle United centre-forward; 200 peacetime club goals, three FA Cups (1951, 1952, 1955), 13 England caps, record broken by Shearer in 2006.
Jackie Mitchell
Jackie Mitchell (Virne Beatrice Mitchell, 1913-1987), Chattanooga Lookouts left-handed pitcher who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a 1931 exhibition game; her contract was voided by Commissioner Landis.
Jackie Pereira
Jackie Pereira (Jacqueline Margaret Pereira), born 1964, Australian field hockey forward; two Olympic golds (1988, 1996), first Australian woman to 100 international goals, 1994 World Cup champion.
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson), Brooklyn Dodgers infielder who broke MLB's color barrier on April 15, 1947; 1947 Rookie of the Year, 1949 NL MVP, 1962 Hall of Famer, number 42 retired league-wide.
Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson Day, MLB's April 15 observance since 2004, marks Jackie Robinson's 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers debut breaking baseball's color barrier; all on-field personnel wear his retired No. 42.
Jackie Stewart
Jackie Stewart (John Young Stewart, born 11 June 1939), Scottish three-time Formula 1 world champion (1969, 1971, 1973) with 27 wins in 99 races for BRM and Tyrrell, and the sport's foremost safety campaigner after his 1966 Spa crash.
Jackie Stiles
Jackie Stiles (born 1978), Claflin, Kansas guard, NCAA Division I women's all-time scoring leader (3,393 points, Missouri State, 1997-2001), 2001 WNBA fourth pick, Portland Fire Rookie of the Year, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 2016.
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 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 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 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 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 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.