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| name = Jack
| name = Jack
| image = Jack and the bean-stalk, by Elizabeth Tyler, published by the National Child Welfare Association, c. 1918-1920, from the Digital Commonwealth - commonwealth xd07mb970 (cropped).jpg
| image = Journeys through Bookland - a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922) (14783256495).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Illustration of [[Jack (hero)|Jack]] from the English fairy tale [[Jack and the Beanstalk]]
| caption = Illustration of [[Jack (hero)|Jack]] from the English fairy tale [[Jack and the Beanstalk]]
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|dʒ|æ|k}}
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|dʒ|æ|k}}
| gender = Unisex (more commonly male)
| gender = [[Unisex name|Unisex]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| meaning = "God Is Gracious" or "Supplanter"
| languageorigin = [[English language|English]]
| region =
| meaning = "[[Yahweh]] has been Gracious",<ref name="eb">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=John}}</ref> "Graced by Yahweh" ([[John (name)|John]]), "He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize-by-the-heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect" ([[Jacques]]), and possibly "health"
| origin = Middle English, indirect diminutive of "John". It could be derived also from [[Jacques]], the French form for [[Jacob]] or [[James (name)|James]]
| region = [[England]]
| nickname = [[Jackie (given name)|Jackie]], [[Jacky (given name)|Jacky]]
| origin = Middle English, indirect diminutive of "John" or from an anglicized form of French "Jacques"
| related names = [[John (given name)|John]], [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]], [[Jackie (given name)|Jackie]], [[James (given name)|James]], [[Jackson (name)#First name|Jackson]], [[Johnny (given name)|Johnny]], [[Jacqueline (given name)|Jacqueline]], [[Jacques]], [[Jake (given name)|Jake]], [[Jay (given name)|Jay]], [[Jaco (disambiguation)|Jaco]], [[Jacobi (surname)|Jacobi]], [[Johann]], [[Johannes]], Jan, [[Joachim]], [[Séan]].
| nickname = [[Jackie (given name)|Jackie]], [[Jacky (given name)|Jacky]], [[Jay (given name)|Jay]]
| related names = [[John (given name)|John]], [[James (given name)|James]], [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]], [[Jackson (name)|Jackson]], [[Jacques]], [[Jacqueline (given name)|Jacqueline]], [[Jock (given name)|Jock]]
| popularity =
| popularity =
| wikt = {{wiktionary|Jack|jack}}
}}
}}
[[File:Popularity of name Jack.svg|thumb|256x256px|Above is a map which shows where the name Jack is most popular in green.]]
[[File:Popularity of name Jack.svg|thumb|256x256px|Jack is popular in the countries shown in green]]
'''Jack''' is a [[given name]]. Since the late 20th century, Jack has become one of the most common names for boys in many English-speaking countries. While Jack is now a proper name in its own right, in English, it was traditionally used as a [[diminutive]] form of [[John (given name)|John]].<ref name="HuffPost UK 2014">{{cite web | title=Jack - The Meaning, Origin And Other Facts About The Name | website=HuffPost UK | date=2014-08-14 | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/14/jack-the-meaning-origin-and-other-facts-about-the-name_n_7329772.html | access-date=2020-12-16}}</ref> It can also be used as a diminutive for: [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]], [[Jason (given name)|Jason]], [[Jonathan (given name)|Jonathan]], Jan, [[Johann]], [[Johannes]], [[Joachim]] and sometimes for [[James (name)|James]], from its French form [[Jacques]], from the Latin [[Jacobus]]. It is also used as a female given name (often a shortened version of Jacqueline or Jackie)<ref name="JackFemaleUS"/> and as a surname to a lesser extent.


'''Jack''' is a [[given name]] of English origin, originally a diminutive of [[John (given name)|John]]. Alternatively it may commonly be a diminutive of [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]], the French [[Jacques]], or given names like [[Jackson (name)|Jackson]] which have been derived from surnames.<ref name="think"/> Since the late 20th century, Jack has become one of the most common names for boys in many English-speaking countries. Jack is also used to a lesser extent as a female given name, often as a shortened version of [[Jacqueline (given name)|Jacqueline]].<ref name="JackFemaleUS" />
The word jack is also commonly used in other contexts in English for many occupations, objects and actions, linked to the use of the word as a metaphor for a common man.

The word "jack" is also commonly used in other contexts in English for many occupations, objects and actions, linked to the use of the word as a metaphor for a common man.


==Origin==
==Origin==
Jack is thought by some to have hailed from the earlier Jackin (from the name Jankin).<ref name="think">{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Jack|title=Jack|publisher=Thinkbabynames.com|date=n.d.|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/jack|title=Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jack|first=Mike|last=Campbell|publisher=Mike Campbell|work=Behind the Name|date=n.d.|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> Alternatively, it may be derived from an [[Anglicisation of names | anglicisation]] of [[Jacques]], the French form of the name [[James (given name)|James]] or [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]].<ref name="think"/> There is also a theory that it is [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] in origin, meaning "healthy, strong, full of vital energy" (compare the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] word ''iach'', "health"), from a putative [[British language (Celtic)|Ancient British]] ''Yakkios''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.google.com/site/dexsowa/english-words-of-british-origin|title=English words of British origin – dexsowā|publisher=[[Google Sites]]|date=n.d.|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=March 2012}} Both the name and the word "jack" were long used as a term to refer to any man, especially of the common classes.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/><ref name=dictionary>{{cite web|title=Dictionary entry, jack|publisher=[[Ask.com]]|work=[[Dictionary.com]]|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jack|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>


This diminutive of Jack is thought by some to have hailed from the earlier Jackin (from the name Jankin).<ref name="think">{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Jack|title=Jack|publisher=Thinkbabynames.com|date=n.d.|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/jack|title=Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jack|first=Mike|last=Campbell|publisher=Mike Campbell|work=[[Behind the Name]]|date=n.d.|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> Alternatively, it may be derived from the name [[Jacques]], the French form of the name [[James (name)|James]] or [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]].<ref name="think"/> There is also a theory that it is [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] in origin, meaning "healthy, strong, full of vital energy" (compare the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] word ''iach'', "health"), from a putative [[British language (Celtic)|Ancient British]] ''Yakkios''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.google.com/site/dexsowa/english-words-of-british-origin|title=English words of British origin – dexsowā|publisher=[[Google Sites]]|date=n.d.|access-date=March 30, 2012}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2012}}</ref> Whatever its origins, both the name and the word "jack" were long used as a term to refer to any man, especially of the common classes.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/><ref name=dictionary>{{cite web|title=Dictionary entry, jack|publisher=[[Ask.com]]|work=[[Dictionary.com]]|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jack|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>


==Frequency==
==Frequency==
In several English-speaking countries, Jack has become increasingly used as a formal name, rather than being a mere nickname as it traditionally has been. In its own right, it is now more popular than John, James, and Jacob. In recent years{{when?|date=May 2024}}, Jack has been the most common given name for boys in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, and has grown in popularity in the United States and Canada.


John, from which Jack was originally derived, was, along with William, the most frequent male name throughout the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century.<ref name="GalbiFreq2002">{{cite journal
===Given name===
Jack has become increasingly used as a formal, registered name, rather than a nickname, for boys in several English-speaking countries. It is now more popular in its own right than John, James and Jacob where it is originally derived from. In recent years, Jack has been the most common given name for baby boys in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, and has grown in popularity in the United States. Jack was also the most popular baby boy's name in [[Scotland]] from 1999–2002, again in 2006, and from 2008 to the present; where it continues to be the most popular boy's name. From 2003–05 and again in 2007, Jack was reduced to second place after Lewis took the #1 spot.

Although the use of Jack as a formal given name is a recent phenomenon, John – from which Jack was often derived – was, along with William, the most frequent male name throughout the nineteenth century and in the first half of the twentieth century.<ref name="GalbiFreq2002">{{cite journal
| first = Douglas A. | last = Galbi | url = http://www.galbithink.org/names.htm
| first = Douglas A. | last = Galbi | url = http://www.galbithink.org/names.htm
| title = Long-Term Trends in Personal Given Name Frequencies in England and Wales
| title = Long-Term Trends in Personal Given Name Frequencies in England and Wales
| version = 1.1 | publisher = (self-published) | date = 2002-07-20 | access-date = 2008-02-10
| version = 1.1 | publisher = (self-published) | date = 2002-07-20 | access-date = 2008-02-10
}}</ref> Jack was included on lists of the most frequently used male baby names in the UK for 2003–2007.<ref name="UK2007Census_malenames">{{cite web
}}</ref> Jack appeared on the lists of the most frequently used male-baby names in the UK for 2003–2007.<ref name="UK2007Census_malenames">{{cite web
|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp
|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp
|title=Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales
|title=Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales
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|work = News
|work = News
|publisher = Department of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland
|publisher = Department of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland
|quote = Jack has been the most popular boys name since 2003....
|quote = Jack has been the most popular male name since 2003....
|url-status = dead
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/66s0f9PRc?url=http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/404
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120415165317/http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/404
|archive-date = 2012-04-12
|archive-date = 2012-04-15
}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release
}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release
|title=Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003
|title=Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003
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|access-date=2008-02-14
|access-date=2008-02-14
|url=http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf
|url=http://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf
|format=PDF
|quote=Jack and Emma were the most popular first names given to children whose births were registered in Northern Ireland in 2003
|quote=Jack and Emma were the most popular first names given to children whose births were registered in Northern Ireland in 2003
|url-status=dead
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929210813/https://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929210813/https://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf
|archive-date=2006-09-29
|archive-date=2006-09-29
}}</ref>
}}</ref> In 1994, Jack was the most popular name in [[London]] but was not among the 10 most popular in the preceding 970 years.<ref name="GalbiFreq2002"/>{{Failed verification|date=August 2009}} A survey in December 2008 showed that Jack was the most popular name in the UK for the fourteenth consecutive year, since it overtook Thomas in 1994.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}


In 2014, Jack was again the most popular name for baby boys in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/life/family/mothers-babies/so-what-were-the-mostpopular-baby-names-in-ireland-last-year-30894974.html|title=So, what were the most-popular baby names in Ireland last year?|publisher=Kidspot|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=2015-01-21}}</ref>
In 2014, Jack was again the most popular name for baby boys in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/life/family/mothers-babies/so-what-were-the-mostpopular-baby-names-in-ireland-last-year-30894974.html|title=So, what were the most-popular baby names in Ireland last year?|publisher=Kidspot|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=2015-01-21}}</ref>
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In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013, Jack was the [[List of most popular given names#Male names 5|most common name given to boys in Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|title=Australia's 100 most popular baby names|publisher=Kidspot|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=2014-01-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091657/http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>
In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013, Jack was the [[List of most popular given names#Male names 5|most common name given to boys in Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|title=Australia's 100 most popular baby names|publisher=Kidspot|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=2014-01-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091657/http://parenting.kidspot.com.au/australias-100-most-popular-baby-names/#.Us8-yqxBRPh|archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>


According to the [[United States Census, 1990|United States Census of 1990]], "Jack" is an uncommon American name, the given name for 0.315% of the male population and 0.001% of the female population.<ref name="JackFemaleUS">{{cite web
According to the [[United States Census, 1990|United States Census of 1990]], Jack is an uncommon American name, the given name for 0.315% of the male population and 0.001% of the female population.<ref name="JackFemaleUS">{{cite web
|url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
|url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970207210525/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970207210525/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
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|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|quote=NAME(female):JACK ; RANK:3217; %FREQ (CUMM FREQ):0.001 (88.832)
|quote=NAME(female):JACK ; RANK:3217; %FREQ (CUMM FREQ):0.001 (88.832)
}}</ref><ref name="US1990POP">The male, female, and total populations of the United States in the 1990 census were 121,239,418; 127,470,455; and 248,709,873, respectively. Information from {{cite web |url= http://factfinder2.census.gov/legacy/aff_sunset.html?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_1990_STF1_DP1&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=DEC_1990_STF1_&-_lang=en&-format=&-CONTEXT=qt |title= General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990 |access-date= 2008-02-09 |work= 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) – 100-Percent data |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url= https://www.webcitation.org/66s0gFHaf?url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/legacy/aff_sunset.html?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_1990_STF1_DP1&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=DEC_1990_STF1_&-_lang=en&-format=&-CONTEXT=qt |archive-date= 2012-04-12 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
}}</ref><ref name="US1990POP">The male, female, and total populations of the United States in the 1990 census were 121,239,418; 127,470,455; and 248,709,873, respectively. Information from {{cite web |url= http://factfinder2.census.gov/legacy/aff_sunset.html?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_1990_STF1_DP1&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=DEC_1990_STF1_&-_lang=en&-format=&-CONTEXT=qt |title= General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990 |access-date= 2008-02-09 |work= 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) – 100-Percent data |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] }}{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
|url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970207210525/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970207210525/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
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|quote=NAME(male):JACK ; RANK:53; %FREQ (CUMM FREQ):0.315 (48.102)
|quote=NAME(male):JACK ; RANK:53; %FREQ (CUMM FREQ):0.315 (48.102)
}}</ref> However, the frequency of Jack as a baby name has steadily increased from the 160–170 rank prior to 1991 to a rank of 35 in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/|title=Popular Baby Names|website=www.ssa.gov}}</ref>
}}</ref> However, the frequency of Jack as a baby name has steadily increased from the 160–170 rank prior to 1991 to a rank of 35 in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/|title=Popular Baby Names|website=www.ssa.gov}}</ref>

In 2022, it was the tenth most common name given to boys in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701|title=Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref>


[[Jock (given name)|Jock]] is a common diminutive of the name John in Scotland.
[[Jock (given name)|Jock]] is a common diminutive of the name John in Scotland.

===Surname===
The occurrence of [[Jack (surname)|Jack as a surname]] is much less frequent than its use as a male forename. In 1990, in the United States, this surname is shared by about 0.007% of the population, though the geographical distribution of the surname has been broad since at least 1840, at which time there was a modest concentration of Jacks in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name="US1990POP"/><ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970207210525/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=1997-02-07
|title=Name search results
|access-date=2008-02-09
|date=2007-09-07
|work=Search name files from 1990 Census
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|quote=NAME(last):JACK ; RANK:1852; %FREQ (CUMM FREQ):0.007 (50.991)
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url= http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Jack-family-history.ashx?fn=&yr=1840
| title= Jack Family History Facts 1840
| access-date= 2008-02-10 | work= Family Facts | publisher= The Generations Network, Inc.
}}</ref> Within the United Kingdom, the surname is considered almost exclusively Scottish.<ref>[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/facts/Jack-family-history-sct.ashx Retrieved 08–24–11]</ref> In the late-nineteenth century, the geographic distribution of Jacks in England was also broad, with concentration in [[North East England]], [[Yorkshire and the Humber]], and southern [[North West England]].<ref>{{cite web
| url= http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Jack-family-history-uk.ashx?fn=&yr=1891
| title= Jack Families Living in England and Wales in 1891
| access-date= 2008-02-10 | work= Family Facts | publisher= The Generations Network, Inc.
}}</ref> In 1891, the highest concentration of Jacks in the United Kingdom appeared in Scotland.


==Other uses in English==
==Other uses in English==
The name Jack is unusual in the English language for its frequent use as a noun or verb for many common objects and actions, and in many compound words and phrases.
The name Jack is unusual in the English language for its frequent use as a noun or verb for many common objects and actions, and in many compound words and phrases.


Examples include implements, such as [[jack (device)|a car jack]], [[knucklebones]] (the game jacks), or the jack in [[bowls]].
Examples include implements, such as [[jack (device)|a car jack]], [[knucklebones]] (the game jacks), or the jack in [[bowls]].


The word is also used in other words and phrases such as: apple jack, hijack, jack of clubs (playing card), jack straw (scarecrow), jack tar (sailor), jack-in-the-box, jack-of-all-trades, jack o'lantern, jackdaw, jackhammer, jackknife, jackpot, lumberjack, union jack, etc.
The word is also used in other words and phrases such as: apple jack, hijack, jack of clubs (playing card), jack straw (scarecrow), jack tar (sailor), jack-in-the-box, jack-of-all-trades, Jack the lad, jack o'lantern, jackdaw, jackhammer, jackknife, jackpot, lumberjack, Union Jack, etc.


The history of the word is linked to the name being used as a by-name for a man.<ref name= Encyclopedia >{{cite book | title = JACK (Encyclopædia Britannica, 1910) | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=HlQEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA106 | access-date = 2011-02-04}}</ref>
The history of the word is linked to the name being used as a by-name for a man.<ref name= Encyclopedia >{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Jack |volume= 15 | pages = 106&ndash;107; see lines six and seven |quote= “Jack” was early used as a general term for any man of the common people, especially in combination with the woman’s name Jill or Gill, as in the nursery rhyme }}</ref>


==People with the given name==
==People with the given name==
*[[Jack Abel]] (1927–1996), American comic book artist
* [[Jack I. Abecassis]], American scholar
*[[Jack Abramoff]] (born 1959), American former lobbyist, businessman, movie producer, and writer, convicted of corruption
* [[Jack Abel]] (1927–1996), American comic book artist
* [[Jack Abeillé]] (1873–1939), French painter and illustrator
*[[Jack Adams (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Abramoff]] (born 1959), American lobbyist, businessman, movie producer, and writer, convicted of corruption
*[[Jack Agazarian]] (1915–1945), British spy
* [[Jack Acland]] (1904–1981), New Zealand politician
*[[Jack Aker]], American former Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Jack Albertson]] (1907–1981), American actor
* [[Jack Adams (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Angel]], American actor
* [[Jack Adler]] (1917–2011), American comics artist
* [[Jack Afamasaga]] (born 1984), Samoan professional rugby league footballer
*[[Jack Arute]], American former sportscaster
*[[Jack Asher]], English cinematographer
* [[Jack Agazarian]] (1915–1945), British spy
* [[Jack Agüeros]] (1934–2014), author, playwright, poet and translator
*[[Jack Avery (singer)|Jack Avery]], American singer in boy band Why Don't We
*[[Jack Barakat]], lead guitarist for punk rock band All Time Low
* [[Jack Aker]] (born 1940), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Jack Benny]], American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, and violinist
* [[Jack Albertson]] (1907–1981), American actor
*[[Jack Black]], American actor
* [[Jack Anderson (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Blott]], All-American football center and place kicker
* [[Jack Angel]] (1930–2021), American actor
*[[Jack Brabham]], Australian racing driver
* [[Jack Antonoff]] (born 1984), American musician and producer
*[[Jack Brickhouse]], American sportscaster
* [[Jack Arute]] (born 1950), American sportscaster
*[[Jack Brisco]], American professional wrestler
* [[Jack Asher]] (1916–1991), English cinematographer
*[[Jack Bruce]] (1943–2014), Scottish musician, composer, and vocalist
* [[Jack Asselstine]] (1895–1966), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Jack Avery (murder victim)]] (1911–1940), British War Reserve Constable
*[[Jack Buck]], American sportscaster
*[[Jack Cade]], the leader of a popular revolt against the government of England in 1450
* [[Jack Avery (singer)]] (born 1999), American singer in the boy band Why Don't We
* [[Jack Babuscio]] (1937–1990), American journalist
*[[Jack Bridger Chalker]], British artist and teacher
*[[Jack L. Chalker]], American science fiction author
* [[Jack Baigrie]] (1929–2008), Canadian television personality
* [[Jack Banta (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Charlton]], English former footballer and manager
* [[Jack Barakat]] (born 1988), lead guitarist for punk rock band All Time Low
*[[Jack Chesbro]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Jack Bartley]] (1909–1929), English footballer
*[[Jack T. Chick]], American publisher, writer, and comic book artist of evangelical fundamentalist Christian tracts and comic books
* [[Michael McConnell and Jack Baker|Jack Baker]] (born 1942), one half of the first same-sex couple to be married legally with a license that was never revoked
*[[Jack Cichy]], American football player
* [[Jack Bech]] (born 2002), American football player
*[[Jack Clarke (Australian footballer, born 1933)]], Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL
*[[Jack Clement]] (1931–2013), American singer-songwriter, record producer
* [[Jack Benny]] (1894–1974), American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, and violinist
*[[Jack Cock]], English footballer
* [[Jack Black]] (born 1969), American actor
*[[Jack E. Conger]] (1921–2006), American Marine flying ace during World War II
* [[Jack Blott]] (1902–1964), All-American football center and place kicker
*[[Jack Kent Cooke]], Canadian entrepreneur
* [[Jack Brodrick]] (1913–1965), rugby league player
*[[Jack Coombs]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Jack Brabham]] (1926–2014), Australian racing driver
*[[Jack Cork]], English footballer
* [[Jack Brickhouse]] (1916–1998), American sportscaster
* [[Jack Brisco]] (1941–2010), American professional wrestler
*[[Jack Crawford (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Crisp]], Australian rules football player
* [[Jack Brittain]], American professor
*[[Jack Cronin]] (1874–1929), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Jack Browning]] (born 2001), American football player
* [[Jack Bruce]] (1943–2014), Scottish musician, composer, and vocalist
*[[Jack Cronin (American football)]], American football player
*[[Jack Cust]], American former professional baseball player
* [[Jack Buck]] (1924–2002), American sportscaster
*[[Jack Daly (politician)]], Irish politician
* [[Jack Burtch]] (1926–2015), American lawyer
* [[Jack Cade]] ({{c.}} 1420–1450), the leader of a popular revolt against the government of England in 1450
*[[Jack Daniels (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Dann]], American writer
* [[Jack Campbell (ice hockey)|Jack Campbell]] (born 1992), American ice hockey goaltender
*[[Jack Dee]], English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
* [[Jack Catley]] (born 1945), English footballer
*[[Jack DeJohnette]], American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
* [[Jack Bridger Chalker]] (1918–2014), British artist and teacher
*[[Jack Del Rio]], American football coach
* [[Jack L. Chalker]] (1944–2005), American science fiction author
* [[Jack Charlton]] (1935–2020), English footballer and manager
*[[Jack Dempsey (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Doan]], American professional wrestling referee
* [[Jack Chesbro]] (1874–1931), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Jack T. Chick]] (1924–2016), American publisher, writer, and comic book artist of evangelical fundamentalist Christian tracts and comic books
*[[Jack Dorsey]], Co-founder and CEO of Twitter
*[[Jack Douglass]], American [[YouTube]] comedian of "jacksfilms" fame
* [[Jack Cichy]] (born 1996), American football player
*[[Jack Driscoll (American football)]] (born 1997), American football player
* [[Jack Cirilo]] (born 1999), Peruvian footballer
* [[Jack Clarke (Australian footballer, born 1933)|Jack Clarke]] (1933–2001), Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL
*[[Jack Dromey]], British Labour Party politician and trade unionist
*[[Jack Dugger]], American football player
* [[Jack Clement]] (1931–2013), American singer-songwriter, record producer
* [[Jack Clifford (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Jack Dyer]] (1913–2003), Australian rules football player and coach, broadcaster and journalist
*[[Jack Eichel]] (born 1996), American National Hockey League player
* [[Jack Cock]] (1893–1966), English footballer
*[[Jack Elam]], American actor
* [[Jack Colman]] (1887–1965), New Zealand rugby union player
* [[Jack E. Conger]] (1921–2006), American Marine flying ace during World War II
*[[Jack Elder]], New Zealand former politician
*[[Jack Ellena]], American football player
* [[Jack Kent Cooke]] (1912–1997), Canadian entrepreneur
*[[Jack Elway]], American football player and head coach
* [[Jack Coombs]] (1882–1957), Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Jack Ely]], American guitarist and singer
* [[Jack Cork]] (born 1989), English footballer
* [[Jack Crawford (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Endino]], producer and musician based in Seattle
*[[Jack Evans (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Crisp]] (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
*[[Jack Faber]], American microbiologist and college football and lacrosse coach
* [[Jack Cronin]] (1874–1929), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Jack Falahee]], American actor
* [[Jack Cronin (American football)]] (1903–1993), American football player
* [[Jack Crook]] (born 1993), English basketball player
*[[Jack Fellure]], American perennial political candidate and retired engineer
* [[Jack Cross (ice hockey)|Jack Cross]] (1887–1948), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Jack Fingleton]], Australian cricketer
*[[Jack Finney]], American author
* [[Jack Cust]] (born 1979), American baseball player
* [[Jack Daly (politician)]] (1915–1988), Irish politician
*[[Jack Fleck]], American professional golfer
*[[Jack Foley (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Daniels (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Fox (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Dann]] (born 1945), American writer
* Jack Carl Dean, better known by alias [[JaackMaate]], British YouTuber
*[[Jack Fultz]], American retired long-distance runner
* [[Jack Dee]] (born 1961), English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
*[[Joaquín "Jack" García]], Cuban-American FBI agent
*[[Jack Garfinkel]], American basketball player
* [[Jack DeJohnette]] (born 1942), American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
*[[Jack Givens]], American retired collegiate and professional basketball player
* [[Jack DeLeon]] (1924–2006), American actor
*[[Jack Glasscock]], American Major League Baseball player
* [[Jack Del Rio]] (born 1963), American football coach
* [[Jack Dempsey (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Gilinsky]], member of the American pop-rap duo Jack & Jack
*[[Jack Gold]], British film and television director
* [[Jack Dickin]] (1899–1966), British Olympic swimmer
*[[Jack Goody]], British social anthropologist
* [[Jack Diment]] (died 1978), Scottish footballer
*[[Jack Gotta]], American-born Canadian professional football player, coach, and general manager
* [[Jack Doan]] (born 1972) American professional wrestling referee
*[[Jack Gore (actor)]], American actor
* [[Jack Dootson]] (1914–1985), American politician
* [[Jack Dorsey]] (born 1976), American technology entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Twitter
*[[Jack Graf]], two-sport athlete
* [[Jack Douglass]] (born 1988), American YouTube comedian of "jacksfilms" fame
*[[Jack Graney]], Canadian Major League Baseball player
*[[Jack Grant]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Dowsey]] (1905–1942), English footballer
*[[Jack Dylan Grazer]], American Actor
* [[Jack Driscoll (American football)]] (born 1997), American football player
* [[Jack Dromey]] (1948–2022), British Labour Party politician and trade unionist
*[[Jack Grealish]], English footballer
*[[Jack Greenwell]], English footballer and manager
* [[Jack Dugger]] (1923–1988), American football player
*[[Jack Haden]], American football player
* [[Jack Dugnolle]] (1914–1977), English footballer
*[[Jack Hale (Australian footballer)|Jack Hale]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Duncliffe]] (born 1947), English footballer
* [[Jack Easterby]] (born 1982 or 1983), American football executive
*[[Jack Haley (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Dyer]] (1913–2003), Australian rules footballer and coach, broadcaster and journalist
*[[Jack Halliday (American football)]], American football player
*[[Jack Ham]], former American football linebacker
* [[Jack Eichel]] (born 1996), American National Hockey League player
* [[Jacob Eisner|Jack Eisner]] (born 1947), Israeli basketball player
*[[Jack Hanna]], American zookeeper
* [[Jack Elam]] (1920–2003), American actor
*[[Jack Hannah]], animator, writer, and director of animated shorts
*[[Jack Harper (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Elder (politician)]] (born 1949), New Zealand politician
*[[Jack Herer]], American cannabis activist
* [[Jack Ellena]] (1931–2012), American football player
* [[Jack Elway]] (1931–2001), American football player and head coach
*[[Jack Hill (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Hirsch]], American basketball player and coach
* [[Jack Ely]] (1943–2015), American guitarist and singer
*[[Jack Hirsh]] (born c. 1941), Canadian clinician and scientist
* [[Jack Endino]] (born 1964), producer and musician based in Seattle
* [[Jack Evans (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Hobbs]], English professional cricketer
*[[Jack Hoffman (American football)]], American football player
* [[Jack Faber]] (1903–1994), American microbiologist and college football and lacrosse coach
*[[Jack Holt (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Falahee]] (born 1989), American actor
*[[Jack Hughes (ice hockey, born 2001)|Jack Hughes]] (born 2001), American NHL ice hockey player
* [[Jack Fellure]] (1931–2022), American perennial political candidate and engineer
*[[Jack Huston]], English actor
* [[Jack Fettes]] (born 2005), British basketball player
* [[Jack Fingleton]] (1908–1981), Australian cricketer
*[[Jack Hyles]], figure in the Independent Baptist movement
*[[Jack Iddon]], English cricketer
* [[Jack Finney]] (1911–1995), American author
*[[Jack Ikin]], English cricketer
* [[Jack Flagerman]] (1922–2005), American football player
*[[Jack Ingram (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Flaherty (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Iroga]], sprinter from the Solomon Islands
* [[Jack Fleck]] (1921–2014), American professional golfer
*[[Jack Irons]], American musician
* [[Jack Foley (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Fortner]], Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
*[[Jack Iverson]], Australian cricketer
*[[Jack Jacobs (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Fox (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Jewsbury]], American soccer player
* [[Jack Fultz]] (born 1948), American long-distance runner
* [[Jack Gamble]], British footballer
*[[Jack Johnson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Joaquín "Jack" García]] (born 1952), Cuban-American FBI agent
*[[Jack Jones (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Kamen]], American illustrator
* [[Jack Garfinkel]] (1918–2013), American basketball player
* John S. Gemperle (born 1982), better known as [[Papa Jack]], Filipino radio DJ and TV personality
*[[Jack Katz]], American businessman
* [[Jack Givens]] (born 1956), American collegiate and professional basketball player
*[[Jack Keane]], retired four-star general, former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and defense analyst
*[[Jack Kemp]], American politician and collegiate and professional football player
* [[Jack Glasscock]] (1857–1947), American Major League Baseball player
*[[John F. Kennedy]], American president
* [[Jack Gilinsky]] (born 1996), member of the American pop-rap duo Jack & Jack
*[[Jack Kerouac]], American novelist
* [[Jack Gingrass]] (1921–2010), American politician
*[[Jack Ketch]], English executioner employed by King Charles II
* [[Jack Gold]] (1930–2015), British film and television director
* [[Jack Goody]] (1919–2015), British social anthropologist
*[[Jack Kevorkian]], American doctor
*[[Jack Kilby]], American electrical engineer
* [[Jack Gotta]] (1929–2013), American-born Canadian football player, coach, and general manager
*[[Jack Kirby (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Gore (actor)]] (born 2005), American actor
*[[Jack Klugman]], American actor
* [[Jack Graf]] (1919–2009), American football and basketball player
* [[Jack Graney]] (1886–1978), Canadian Major League Baseball player
*[[Jack Kornfield]], American author and teacher in the vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism
* [[Jack Grant (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Kruger]], American professional baseball player
*[[Jack Ladyman]], American politician
* [[Jack Dylan Grazer]] (born 2003), American actor
*[[Jack Layton]] (1950–2011), Canadian politician
* [[Jack Grealish]] (born 1995), English footballer
* [[Jack Greenwell]] (1884–1942), English footballer and manager
*[[Jack Leathersich]], American baseball player
*[[Jack Lemmon]] (1925–2001), American actor
* [[Jack Griffo]] (born 1996), American actor
* [[Jack Haden]] (1914–1996), American football player
*[[Jack Lew]], American government administrator, attorney, and 76th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]
*[[Jack Lindsay (writer)|Jack Lindsay]], writer
* [[Jack Hale (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack London (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Haley (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Lord]], American actor
* [[Jack Halliday (American football)]] (1928–2000), American football player
*[[Jack Lowden]], Scottish actor
* [[Jack Ham]] (born 1948), American football linebacker
* [[Jack Hand]] (1912–1995), American sports reporter
*[[Jack Lynch (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Ma]], Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist
* [[Jack Hanna]] (born 1947), American zookeeper
* [[Jack Hannah]] (1913–1994), American animator, writer, and director of animated shorts
*[[Jack Mack]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Harkness (footballer, born 2004)|Jack Harkness]] (born 2004), Scottish footballer
*[[Jack Mara]], co-owner of the New York Giants football franchise
*[[Jack Markell]], American politician
* [[Jack Harper (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Marsh]], Australian first-class cricketer
* [[Jack Heflin]] (born 1998), American football player
*[[Jack McBrayer]], American comedic actor
* [[Jack Heinemann]], New Zealand academic
* [[Jack Hennig]] (born 1946), Canadian singer-songwriter
*[[Jack McCall]], murderer of Old West legend [[Wild Bill Hickok]]
* [[Jack Herer]] (1939–2010), American cannabis activist
*[[Jack McConnell]], former [[First Minister of Scotland]]
* [[Jack Heyes]] (born 1902), English footballer
*[[Jack McCracken]], American basketball player in 1930s and 1940s
*[[Jack McKinney (basketball)]] (1935–2018), American basketball coach
* [[Jack Hill (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack McVite]], British criminal
* [[Jack Hinchy]] (born 2003), English footballer
*[[Jack Morelli]], American comic book letterer
* [[Jack Hinshelwood]] (born 2005), English footballer
*[[Jack Morris]], American former Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Jack Hirsch]] (born 1941 or 1942), American basketball player and coach
* [[Jack Hirsh]] (born c. 1941), Canadian clinician and scientist
*[[Jack Nance]], American actor
* [[Jack Hobbs]] (1882–1963), English cricketer
*[[Jack Narz]], American television announcer and game show host
* [[Jack Hoffman (American football)]] (1930–2001), American football player
*[[Jack Nasher]], German business psychologist, author, and professor
* [[Jack Holt (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Neo]], Singaporean film and television actor, host, and director
* [[Jack Hopkins]], English footballer
*[[Jack Newman (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Nicholson]], American actor
* [[Jack Hughes (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Nicklaus]], American golfer
* [[Jack Hui]] (born 1988), Chinese academic
* [[Jack Huston]] (born 1982), English actor
*[[Jack Nitzsche]], musician, arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer
* [[Jack Hyles]] (1926–2001), figure in the American Independent Baptist movement
*[[Jack Novak]], American former professional football player
*[[Jack Null]], American college basketball coach
* [[Jack Iddon]] (1902–1946), English cricketer
*[[Jack Oakie]], American actor
* [[Jack Ikin]] (1918–1984), English cricketer
*[[Jack O'Connell (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Ingram (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Iroga]] (born 1986), sprinter from the Solomon Islands
*[[Jack Ohman]], editorial cartoonist
*[[Jack Okey]], American art director
* [[Jack Irons]] (born 1962), American musician
*[[Jack Oleck]], American novelist and comic book writer
* [[Jack Irvin]] (1929–2008), American politician
*[[Jack Olsen]], American journalist and author
* [[Jack Iverson]] (1915–1973), Australian cricketer
*[[Jack O'Neill (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Jacobs (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Osbourne]], English media personality
* [[Jack Jewsbury]] (born 1981), American soccer player
*[[Jack O'Shea]] (born 1957), Irish former Gaelic footballer
* [[Jack Johnson (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Owen (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Jones (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Paar]], American author, comedian, and talk show host
* [[Jack Kamen]] (1920–2008), American illustrator
*[[Jack Palance]], American actor
* [[Jack Katz (businessman)]] (born c. 1943), American businessman
* [[Jack Keane]] (born 1943), four-star general, former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and defense analyst
*[[Jack Pardee]] (1936–2013), American National Football League player and head coach
* [[Jack D. Keene]] (born 1947), American professor
*[[Jack Parsons (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Patera]], American former football player and coach in the National Football League
* [[Jack Kemp]] (1935–2009), American politician and collegiate and professional footballer
* [[John F. Kennedy]] (1917–1963), American president, often called "Jack"
*[[Jack Paterson]], Canadian director, devisor, dramaturg, translator, actor
*[[Jack Peart]], English footballer
* [[Jack Kerouac]] (1922–1969), American novelist
* [[Jack Ketch]] (died 1686), English executioner employed by King Charles II
*[[Jack Pickersgill]], Canadian civil servant and politician
* [[Jack Kevorkian]] (1928–2011), American doctor
*[[Jack Joseph Puig]], Grammy Award-winning music engineer and producer
*[[Jack Quaid]], American actor
* [[Jack Kilby]] (1923–2005), American electrical engineer
*[[Jack Quinlan]], American sportscaster
* [[Jack Kirby (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Quinn (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Klugman]] (1922–2012), American actor
* [[Jack Kornfield]] (born 1945), American author and teacher in the vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism
*[[Jack N. Rakove]], American historian, author, professor, and Pulitzer Prize winner
* [[J. C. T. Kotelawala|Jack Kotelawala]] (1910–1992), [[Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union]] from 1969-1970
*[[Jack Ralite]], French politician
*[[Jack Ramsay]], American basketball coach
* [[Jack Kruger]] (born 1994), American professional baseball player
* [[Jack Ladyman]] (born 1947), American politician
*[[Jack Reed (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Regan (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Lambert (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Rieley]], American record producer
* [[Jack Langer]] (born 1948/1949), American basketball player and investment banker
*[[Jack Riewoldt]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Larsen]] (born 1995), American baseball player
*[[Jack Rosenthal]], English playwright
* [[Jack Larson]] (1928–2015), American actor
* [[Jack Lausch]], American football player
*[[Jack Roush]], founder, CEO, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing
* [[Jack Layton]] (1950–2011), Canadian politician
*[[Jack Ruby]], nightclub operator who killed [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]
*[[Jack Russell (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Lea]] (born 1994), rugby player
*[[Jack Sack]] (1902–1980), [[American football]] player and coach
* [[Jack Leathersich]] (born 1990), American baseball player
* [[Jack Le Brocq]] (born 1992), Australian racing driver
*[[Jack Shepherd (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack Sikma]], American retired National Basketball Association center
* [[Jack Lemmon]] (1925–2001), American actor
* [[Jack de Leon (theatre manager)|Jack de Leon]], (1902–1956), British theatre manager, impresario and playwright
*[[Jack Snelling]], Australian politician
* [[Jack Lew]] (born 1955), American government administrator, attorney, and 76th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]
*[[Jack Sock]], American tennis player
* [[Disappearance of Don Lewis|Jack Donald Lewis]] (born 1938), wealthy zookeeper who disappeared in 1997
*[[Jack Souther]], American-Canadian geologist
*[[Jack Steinberger]] (born 1921), American physicist
* [[Jack Leyfield]] (1923–2014), English footballer
*[[Jack Straw]], British politician
* [[Jack Lindsay]] (1900–1990), Australian-born British writer and poet
* [[Jack Lindsay (footballer, born 1921)|Jack Lindsay (footballer)]] (1921–2006), Scottish footballer
*[[Jack Swagger]], American professional wrestler
*[[Jack Swift]], Australian paratriathlete
* [[Jack Loach]] (born 1942), British businessman
* [[Jack London (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Tatum]] (1948–2010), American National Football League player
*[[Jack Taylor (basketball)]] (born 1990), American basketball player
* [[Jack Lord]] (1920–1998), American actor
*[[Jack Tighe]], American Major League Baseball head coach
* [[Jack Lowden]] (born 1990), Scottish actor
* [[Jack Lynch (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Titus]], Australian rules football player
* [[Jack Ma]] (born 1964), Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist
*[[Jack Tocho]], American football player
*[[Jack Trice]], American football player
* [[Jack Mack]] (1881–1960), Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Mara]] (1908–1965), co-owner of the New York Giants football franchise
*[[Jack Troy]], Australian rugby league footballer
*[[Jack Twyman]], American basketball player and sports broadcaster
* [[Jack Markell]] (born 1960), American politician
* [[Jack Marsh]] ({{circa|1874}}–1916), Australian first-class cricketer
*[[Jack Ulrich]], Canadian ice hockey right winger
*[[Jack Underman]], American basketball player
* [[Jack Mates]] (1870–????), Welsh footballer
*[[Jack Underwood]], football player
* [[Jack Mayfield]] (born 1990), American baseball player
*[[Jack Unruh]], commercial illustrator
* [[Jack McBrayer]] (born 1973), American comedic actor
* [[Jack McCall]] (1852/1853–1877), murderer of Old West legend [[Wild Bill Hickok]]
*[[Jack Unterweger]], Austrian serial killer
* [[Jack McConnell]] (born 1960), Scottish politician, First Minister of Scotland 2001–2007
*[[Jack Urban]], former Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Jack McCracken]] (1912–1958), American basketball player in the 1930s and 1940s
*[[Jack Vale (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack McFetridge]] (1869-1917), Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Jack Valenti]], longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America
*[[Jack Van Berg]], American Hall-of-Fame horse trainer
* [[Jack McKinney (basketball)]] (1935–2018), American basketball coach
*[[Jack Van Impe]], American televangelist
* [[Jack McKinney (writer)]], pseudonym used by American authors James Luceno and Brian Daley
* [[Jack McVite]] (1932–1967), British criminal
*[[Jack Vance]], American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer
* [[Jack Meanwell]] (1919–2005), Canadian artist and art teacher
*[[Jack Vettriano]], Scottish painter
*[[Jack Victory]], American professional wrestler and manager
* [[Jack Meltzer]] (1921–2010), American academic
*[[Jack Vidgen]], Australian singer
* [[Jack Merriott]] (1901–1968), English writer and artist
*[[Jack Viney]], Australian rules football player
* [[Jack Moehle]], American academic
* [[Jack Moore (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Voigt]], former Major League Baseball outfielder
*[[Jack Vosti]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Morelli]] (born 1962), American comic book letterer
* [[Jack Morrell (boxer)|Jack Morrell]] (born 1955), American boxer
*[[Jack Waite]], American former tennis player
* [[Jack Morris]] (born 1955), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Jack Warner (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Maumbe Mukhwana]] (1939–2017), Ugandan politician
*[[Jack Webb]], American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter
* [[Jack Mulcair]] (1889–1953), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Jack Welch (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jack White (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Nance]] (1943–1996), American actor
*[[Jack Whitehall]], English comedian, presenter, actor, and writer
* [[Jack Narz]] (1922–2008), American television announcer and game show host
* [[Jack Nasher]] (born 1979), German business psychologist, author, and professor
*[[Jack Wild]], English actor
*[[Jack Williamson]], American science fiction writer
* [[Jack Francis Needham]] (1842–1924), British police officer
* [[Jack Neo]] (born 1960), Singaporean film and television actor, host, and director
*[[Jack Wilshere]], English footballer
*[[Jack Witikka]], Finnish film director
* [[Jack Nevin]], American lawyer
* [[Jack Newman (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Liangjie Xu]], former Co-President and Chief Technology Officer of SINA Corporation
* [[Jack Nicholson]] (born 1937), American actor
*[[Jack Yan]], New Zealand publisher, designer, and businessman
*[[Jack Yang]], Harvard scientist
* [[Jack Nicklaus]] (born 1940), American golfer
*[[Jack Yarber]], American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
* [[Jack Nitzsche]] (1937–2000), American musician, arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer
*[[Jack Yeandle]], English rugby union player
* [[Jack Novak]] (born 1953), American professional footballer
*[[Jack Yellen]], American lyricist and screenwriter
* [[Jack Null]] (1924–2003), American college basketball coach
*[[Jack Yerman]], American former sprinter
* [[Jack Oakie]] (1903–1978), American actor
*[[Jack Yost]], American politician
* [[Jack O'Connell (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Youngblood]], American former college and professional football player
* [[Jack Ohman]] (born 1960), American editorial cartoonist
*[[Jack Youngerman]], American artist
* [[Jack Okey]] (1889–1963), American art director
*[[Jack Zajac]], American artist
* [[Jack Oleck]] (1914–1981), American novelist and comic book writer
*[[Jack Zduriencik]], Major League Baseball general manager
* [[Jack Olsen]] (1925–2002), American journalist and author
*[[Jack Zelig]], American gangster
* [[Jack O'Neill (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Zeller]], American baseball executive
* [[Jack Osbourne]] (born 1985), English media personality
*[[Jack Zhao]], Chinese contract bridge player
* [[Jack O'Shea]] (born 1957), Irish Gaelic footballer
*[[Jack Ziebell]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Otter]], American journalist
*[[Jack Zilly]], American football player
* [[Jack Owen (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Jack Zipes]], American retired professor of German
* [[Jack Oyugi]], Kenyan entrepreneur
*[[Jack Zouhary]], American federal judge
* [[Jack Paar]] (1918–2004), American author, comedian, and talk show host
* [[Jack Palance]] (1919–2006), American actor
*[[Jack Zunz]] (1923–2018), British civil engineer and former chairman of Ove Arup & Partners
* [[Jack Pardee]] (1936–2013), American National Football League player and head coach
* [[Jack Parsons (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Patera]] (1933–2018), American footballer and coach in the National Football League
* [[Jack Paterson]] (born 1974), Canadian director, devisor, dramaturg, translator, actor
* [[Jack Paton]] (1881–1935), Scottish cricketer
* [[Jack Pearsall]] (1915–1982), Canadian politician
* [[Jack Peart]] (1888–1948), English footballer
* [[Jack Pickersgill]] (1905–1997), Canadian civil servant and politician
* [[Jack M. Poorbaugh]] (1919–1987), American politician
* [[Jack Powell (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Joseph Puig]], American music engineer and producer
* [[Jack Pyle]] (1909–1987), American stage magician
* [[Jack Quaid]] (born 1992), American actor
* [[Jack Quinlan]] (1927–1965), American sportscaster
* [[Jack Quinn (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack N. Rakove]] (born 1947), American historian, author, professor, and Pulitzer Prize winner
* [[Jack Ralite]] (1928–2017), French politician
* [[Jack Rampton]] (1920–1994), British civil servant
* [[Jack Ramsay]] (1925–2014), American basketball coach
* [[Jack Reed (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Regan (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Rieley]] (1942–2015), American record producer
* [[Jack Riewoldt]] (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack River (musician)|Jack River]] (born Holly Rankin, 1991), Australian singer-songwriter
* [[Jack Rogers (politician)|Jack Rogers]] (born 1937), American politician
* [[Jack Rosenthal]] (1931–2004), English playwright
* [[Jack Roush]] (born 1942), American founder, CEO, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing
* [[Jack Ruby]] (1911–1967), American nightclub operator who killed [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]
* [[Jack Russell (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Sack]] (1902–1980), American football player and coach
* [[Jack Saul (tennis)|Jack Saul]], South African-Israeli tennis player
* [[Jack Sawyer]] (born 2002), American football player
* [[Jack Shepherd (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Shirai]] (died 1937), Japanese-American activist, trade unionist, and soldier
* [[Jack Shonkoff]], American pediatrician
* [[Jack Sikma]] (born 1955), American National Basketball Association center
* [[Jack Snelling]] (born 1972), Australian politician
* [[Jack Sock]] (born 1992), American professional tennis and pickleball player
* [[Jack Soren]], pen name of Martin Richard Soderstrom, Canadian writer
* [[Jack Souther]] (1924–2014), American-Canadian geologist
* [[Jack Stauber]] (born 1996), American musician, YouTuber and animator
* [[Jack Steinberger]] (1921–2020), American physicist
* [[Jack Stoll]] (born 1998), American football player
* [[Jack Straw]] (born 1946), British politician
* [[Jack Suwinski]] (born 1998), American baseball player
* [[Jack Swagger]] (born 1982), American wrestler
* [[Jack Sweeney]], American programmer and entrepreneur
* [[Jack Swift]] (born 1985), Australian paratriathlete
* [[Jack Taggart]] (1950–2022), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Jack Talty]], Irish musician
* [[Jack Tatum]] (1948–2010), American National Football League player
* [[Jack Taylor (basketball)|Jack Taylor]] (born 1990), American basketball player
* [[Jack Thrasher]] (1938–2017), American immunotoxicologist
* [[Jack Tighe]] (1913–2002), American Major League Baseball head coach
* [[Jack Titus]] (1908–1978), Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Tocho]] (born 1995), American football player
* [[Jack Townend]] (1918–2005), British illustrator and graphic artist
* [[Jack Trice]] (1902–1923), American football player
* [[Jack Troy]] (1928–1995), Australian rugby league footballer
* [[Jack Twyman]] (1934–2012), American basketball player and sports broadcaster
* [[Jack Ulrich]] (1890–1927), Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Jack Underman]] (1925–1969), American basketball player
* [[Jack Underwood]] (1894–1936), American football player
* [[Jack Unruh]] (1935–2016), American commercial illustrator
* [[Jack Unterweger]] (1950–1994), Austrian serial killer
* [[Jack Urban]] (1928–2006), Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Jack Vale (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Jack Valenti]] (1921–2007), American political advisor and lobbyist, president of the Motion Picture Association of America
* [[Jack Van Berg]] (1936–2017), American Hall-of-Fame horse trainer
* [[Jack Van Impe]] (1931–2020), American televangelist
* [[Jack Vance]] (1916–2013), American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer
* [[Jack Veal]] (born 2007), British child actor
* [[Jack Vettriano]] (born 1951), Scottish painter
* [[Jack Victory]] (born 1964), American professional wrestler and manager
* [[Jack Vidgen]] (born 1997), Australian singer
* [[Jack Viney]] (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Voigt]] (born 1966), Major League Baseball outfielder
* [[Jack Vosti]] (1903–1977), Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Waite]] (born 1969), American tennis player
* [[Jack Walker]] (1929–2000), British industrialist, and owner of Blackburn Rovers F.C.
* [[Jack Ward (ice hockey)|Jack Ward]], Canadian ice hockey player
* [[Jack Warden]] (1920-2006), American actor
* [[Jack Warner (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Webb]] (1920–1982), American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter
* [[Jack Welch (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack White (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jack Whitehall]] (born 1988), English comedian, presenter, actor, and writer
* [[Jack Whitam]], English actor
* [[Jack Wild]] (1952–2006), English actor
* [[Jack Wilkie-Jans]], Aboriginal affairs advocate
* [[Jack Williamson]] (1908–2006), American science fiction writer
* [[Jack Wilshere]] (born 1992), English footballer
* [[Jack Wilson (writer)|Jack Wilson]] (1937–1997), Irish novelist
* [[Jack Witikka]] (1916–2002), Finnish film director
* [[Jack Arthur Wood Jr.]] (1923–2005), American state senator of Idaho
* [[Wong Hong-kit|Jack Wong]] (born 1998), tennis player from Hong Kong
* [[Jack Woodbridge]] (born 1956), American pianist, singer and composer
* [[Jack Liangjie Xu]], co-president and chief technology officer of SINA Corporation
* [[Jack Yan]] (born 1972), New Zealand publisher, designer, and businessman
* [[Jack Yang]], American computer scientist and biophysicist
* [[Jack Yarber]] (born 1967), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
* [[Jack Yeandle]] (born 1989), English rugby union player
* [[Jack Yellen]] (1892–1991), American lyricist and screenwriter
* [[Jack Yerman]] (born 1939), American former sprinter
* [[Jack Yost]] (born 1945), American politician
* [[Jack Youngblood]] (born 1950), American college and professional footballer
* [[Jack Youngerman]] (1926–2020), American artist
* [[Jack Zajac]] (born 1929), American artist
* [[Jack Zduriencik]] (born 1951), Major League Baseball general manager
* [[Jack Zelig]] (1888–1912), American gangster
* [[Jack Zeller]] (1883–1969), American baseball executive
* [[Jack Zhao]] (born 1969), Chinese contract bridge player
* [[Jack Ziebell]] (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
* [[Jack Zilly]] (1921–2009), American football player
* [[Jack Zipes]] (born 1937), American professor of German
* [[Jack Zouhary]] (born 1951), American federal judge
* [[Jack Zunz]] (1923–2018), British civil engineer, former chairman of Ove Arup & Partners


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
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*[[Jack Frost]], bringer of winter
*[[Jack Frost]], bringer of winter
*[[Jack (hero)]], an archetypal English hero of such fairy tales as "[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]"
*[[Jack (hero)]], an archetypal English hero of such fairy tales as "[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]"
*"[[Jack and Jill (nursery rhyme)|Jack and Jill]]"
*Characters in English nursery rhymes and proverbs, including:
*"[[Jack Be Nimble]]"
**"[[Jack and Jill (nursery rhyme)|Jack and Jill]]"
*"[[Jack Spratt]]"
**"[[Jack Be Nimble]]"
*"[[Little Jack Horner]]"
**"[[Jack Spratt]]"
**"[[Little Jack Horner]]"


===Films and novels===
===Films and novels===
*Jack, a character in the 1993 film ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire#Cast|Mrs. Doubtfire]]''
*Jack, the main protagonist of the ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' novel ''The Puppet Carver''
*Jack Banning, Peter’s son in the film ''[[Hook (film)#Cast|Hook]]''
*Jack the Brindled Bulldog, a dog in the Little House series by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
*[[Jack Aubrey]], an officer in the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic Wars, one of the two main characters in the [[Aubrey–Maturin series]] by [[Patrick O'Brian]]
*[[Jack Aubrey]], an officer in the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic Wars, one of the two main characters in the [[Aubrey–Maturin series]] by [[Patrick O'Brian]]
*[[Jack Burton (character)]], from the film ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''
*[[Jack Burton (character)|Jack Burton]], from the film ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''
*[[Jack Crawford (character)]], in the Hannibal Lecter book series and various adaptations
*Jack Butler, the main character played by [[Michael Keaton]] in the 1983 American comedy film ''[[Mr. Mom#Plot|Mr. Mom]]''
*[[Jack Crawford (character)|Jack Crawford]], in the Hannibal Lecter book series and several adaptations
*Jack Callaghan, from the 1995 film ''[[While You Were Sleeping (film)|While You Were Sleeping]]''
*[[Jack Dawson (character)|Jack Dawson]], played by [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] in the 1997 film [[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]
*Jack "Caul" Bentham, the abusive older brother of Alma Peregrine from the novels [[Hollow City (novel)|Hollow City]] and [[Library of Souls]]
*Jack Dawson, from the 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''
*Jack Frost, from the 1997 horror film ''[[Jack Frost (1997 film)|Jack Frost]]''
*Jack Frost, from the 1997 film ''[[Jack Frost (1997 film)|Jack Frost]]''
*Jack Frost, from the 1998 film ''[[Jack Frost (1998 film)|Jack Frost]]'' starring [[Michael Keaton]]
*Jack Frost, from the 2012 DreamWorks Animation film ''[[Rise of the Guardians]]''
*Jack Frost, character from ''[[Rise of the Guardians]]''
*Jack Harper, protagonist of the 2013 film ''[[Oblivion (2013 film)|Oblivion]]''
*Jack Harris, a character in the 2009 American film ''[[Middle Men (film)#Cast|Middle Men]]''
*Jack Kelly, main character in the 1992 film ''[[Newsies]]'' and the 2011 musical
*Jack Harris, a character in the 2019 Chinese disaster action movie ''[[Skyfire (film)#Cast|Skyfire]]''
*Jack Horner, from the 1997 film ''[[Boogie Nights]]''
*Jack "Killer" Bean, the main protagonist of [[Killer Bean Forever]], voiced by Vegas J. Jenkins (in 2009 movie) and Jeff Lew (2020 series)
*[[Joker (Jack Napier)|Jack Napier]], of the main characters in the 1989 film ''[[Batman (1989 film)#Plot|Batman]]''
*Jack Merridew, character in ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'', by [[William Golding]]
*[[Jack Reacher]], protagonist in a series of novels by [[Lee Child]]
*[[Jack Reacher]], protagonist in a series of novels by [[Lee Child]]
*[[Jack Ryan (character)]], in Tom Clancy books and film adaptations
*Coach Jack Reilly, a character in the 1992 American sports comedy-drama film ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film)#Cast|The Mighty Ducks]]''
*[[Jack Ryan (character)|Jack Ryan]], in Tom Clancy books and film adaptations
*[[Jack Skellington]], from the film ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''
*[[Jack Skellington]], from the film ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''
*[[Jack Sparrow]], protagonist of the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' films
*[[Jack Sparrow]], protagonist of the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' films
*[[Jack Torrance]], from the 1977 novel ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]'' and its [[The Shining (film)|film adaptation from 1980]]
*[[Jack Torrance]], from the 1977 novel ''[[The Shining (novel)|The Shining]]'' and its [[The Shining (film)|film adaptation from 1980]]
*[[Jack West Jr]], protagonist in a series of novels written by [[Matthew Reilly]]
*[[Jack West Jr]], protagonist in a series of novels written by [[Matthew Reilly]]
*Jack Wilder, one of the main characters from ''[[Now You See Me (film)|Now You See Me]]'', played by [[Dave Franco]]
*Jack, a pseudonym used for [[The Narrator (Fight Club)|the Narrator]] in the 1999 film ''[[Fight Club]]''
*Jack Lerolland, protaganist in 1994 [[Roadflower]]
*Jack Wallach, [[FEMA]] director in [[Asteroid (film)]]


===Television===
===Television===
*[[Jack Bauer]], main character in the series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
*Jack, Oggy's green cousin from ''[[Oggy and the Cockroaches]]''
*[[Jack Branning]], in the BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''
*[[Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)|Jack Abbott]], in the CBS soap opera ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''
*[[Jack Carter (Eureka)]], in the series ''[[Eureka (American TV series)|Eureka]]''
*[[Jack Bauer]], main character in the American TV series ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
*[[Jack Donaghy]], in the series ''[[30 Rock]]''
*Gen. Jack Beringer, a character in the 1983 American techno-thriller movie ''[[WarGames#Cast|WarGames]]''
*[[Jack Duckworth]], in the UK soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''
*[[Jack Branning]], in the British soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''
*[[Jack Geller]], recurring character in the TV show ''[[Friends]]''
*[[Jack Carter (Eureka)]], in the American TV series ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]''
*[[Father Jack Hackett]], in the series ''[[Father Ted]]''
*[[Jack Donaghy]], in the American TV series ''[[30 Rock]]''
*[[Jack Harkness]], main character in the series ''[[Torchwood]]'' and a recurring character in the series ''[[Doctor Who]]''
*[[Jack Duckworth]], in the British soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''
*[[Jack Hodgins (Bones)]], in the series ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
*[[Jack and Maddie Fenton#Jack Fenton|Jack Fenton]], in the American animated TV series ''[[Danny Phantom]]''
*[[Jack Geller]], recurring character in the American TV show ''[[Friends]]''
*Jack Kline, one of the main characters in the series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''
*[[Jack Landors]], in ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]''
*[[Father Jack Hackett]], in the British TV series ''[[Father Ted]]''
*[[Jack McFarland]], in the sitcom ''[[Will & Grace]]''
*[[Jack Harkness]], main character in the British TV series ''[[Torchwood]]'' and a recurring character in ''[[Doctor Who]]''
*[[Jack O'Neill]], main character in the series ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
*[[Jack Hodgins (Bones)|Jack Hodgins]], in the American TV series ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
*[[Jack Landors]], in the American TV series ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]''
*[[List of American Horror Story: Cult characters#Supporting characters|Jack Samuels]], a corrupt detective in [[American Horror Story: Cult]].
*[[Jack Shephard]], main character in the series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''
*[[Jack McFarland]], in the American sitcom ''[[Will & Grace]]''
*[[List of Brookside characters#M|Jack Michaelson]], fictional character in the British soap opera, Brookside, played by actor Paul Duckworth
*[[Xiaolin Showdown#Characters|Jack Spicer]], villain in the series ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]''
*[[Jack Tripper]], protagonist of the sitcoms ''[[Three's Company]]'' and ''[[Three's a Crowd]]''
*[[Jack O'Neill]], main character in the Canadian-American TV series ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
*[[List of This Is Us characters#Jack Pearson|Jack Pearson]], main character in the TV series ''[[This is Us]]''
*[[Jack Osborne]], in the British soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]''
*[[List of American Horror Story: Cult characters#Supporting characters|Jack Samuels]], a corrupt detective in American TV series ''[[American Horror Story: Cult]]''
*[[Jack the Front Loader]], in ''[[Thomas and Friends]]''
*Jack, main character in the series ''[[Jack's Big Music Show]]''
*[[Jack Shephard]], main character in the American TV series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''
*Ultraman Jack, the main character of ''[[The Return of Ultraman]]''
*[[Xiaolin Showdown#Characters|Jack Spicer]], villain in the American animated series ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]''
*Jack, a character in the animated series ''[[Oggy and the Cockroaches]]''
*[[Jack Sugden]], in the British soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]''
*[[Jack Tripper]], protagonist of the American sitcoms ''[[Three's Company]]'' and ''[[Three's a Crowd]]''
*[[List of This Is Us characters#Jack Pearson|Jack Pearson]], main character in the American TV series ''[[This is Us]]''
*[[Jack the Front Loader]], in the British TV series ''[[Thomas and Friends]]''
*[[List of Bluey characters#Jack Russell|Jack Russell]], a friend of Rusty with [[ADHD]] in ''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]''
*Jack Welker, a neo-Nazi criminal in the television series ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
*[[Samurai Jack (character)|Samurai Jack]] (real name unknown), the official nickname of the otherwise unnamed protagonist of the ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' animated series
*Jack, a pirate who formerly worked with his own captain Dread, from ''[[Sonic Prime]]''


===Video games===
===Video games===
*[[Jack (Tekken)]], multiple characters from the ''[[Tekken]]'' series
*[[Jack (Tekken)]], multiple characters from the ''[[Tekken]]'' series
*[[Jack (Mass Effect)]], a character in the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series
*[[Jack (Mass Effect)]], in the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series
*[[Handsome Jack]], the main antagonist from ''[[Borderlands 2]]''
*[[Handsome Jack]], the main antagonist from ''[[Borderlands 2]]''
*[[Jack (BioShock)]], a.k.a. Jack Ryan, the silent protagonist of ''[[BioShock]]''
*[[Jack (BioShock)]], a.k.a. Jack Ryan, the silent protagonist of ''[[BioShock]]''
*Jack, a main character in ''[[Minecraft Story Mode]]'', Season 2
*[[Raiden (Metal Gear)]], the main character of ''[[Metal Gear Solid II]]'' and ''[[Metal Gear Rising]]'' is also named Jack
*Jack Cooper, the protagonist of ''[[Titanfall 2]]''
*Jack, a.k.a. [[Big Boss (Metal Gear)|Big Boss]] or Naked Snake, from the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' series
*Jack, a.k.a. [[Raiden (Metal Gear)|Raiden]], from the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' series
*Jack, a character from ''[[Animal Crossing]]''
*Jack, a main character in [[Minecraft: Story Mode - Season 2|''Minecraft Story Mode - Season 2'']]
*Jack Rourke, the protagonist of ''[[Need for Speed: The Run]]''
*Jack Marston, in ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' and ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2|its sequel]]''
*Jack, a character from ''[[Puzzle Bobble 3]]''
*[[Characters_of_Red_Dead_Redemption_2#Jack_Marston|''Jack Marston'']], a character from ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' and ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''
*Jack Cayman, the protagonist of ''[[MadWorld]]''
*Jack Pardew, a minor villain in "[[MadWorld]]"


===Mascots===
===Mascots===
*[[Jack Box]], mascot of the American restaurant chain Jack in the Box
*[[Jack Box]], mascot of the American restaurant chain Jack in the Box
*[[Jack the Bulldog]], Georgetown University mascot
*[[Jack the Bulldog]], Georgetown University mascot

===Other===
*Dr. Jack Bright, a character featured in several stories and articles produced for the collaborative fiction project ''[[SCP Foundation]]''
*[[Jack Flag]], superhero appearing in American comic books


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Old Jack (disambiguation)]], a list of people with the nickname and a few other items
*[[Jack (disambiguation)]]
*[[Jock (given name)]]
*[[Jacques]]
*[[Jacques]]
*[[Jock (given name)]]
*[[Old Jack (disambiguation)]], a list of people with the nickname and a few other items


==References==
==References==
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Jack
Illustration of Jack from the English fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk
Pronunciation/dʒæk/
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)English
Word/nameMiddle English, indirect diminutive of "John" or from an anglicized form of French "Jacques"
Meaning"Yahweh has been Gracious",[1] "Graced by Yahweh" (John), "He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize-by-the-heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect" (Jacques), and possibly "health"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Nickname(s)Jackie, Jacky, Jay
Related namesJohn, James, Jacob, Jackson, Jacques, Jacqueline, Jock
Jack is popular in the countries shown in green

Jack is a given name of English origin, originally a diminutive of John. Alternatively it may commonly be a diminutive of Jacob, the French Jacques, or given names like Jackson which have been derived from surnames.[2] Since the late 20th century, Jack has become one of the most common names for boys in many English-speaking countries. Jack is also used to a lesser extent as a female given name, often as a shortened version of Jacqueline.[3]

The word "jack" is also commonly used in other contexts in English for many occupations, objects and actions, linked to the use of the word as a metaphor for a common man.

Origin

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Jack is thought by some to have hailed from the earlier Jackin (from the name Jankin).[2][4] Alternatively, it may be derived from an anglicisation of Jacques, the French form of the name James or Jacob.[2] There is also a theory that it is Celtic in origin, meaning "healthy, strong, full of vital energy" (compare the Welsh word iach, "health"), from a putative Ancient British Yakkios.[5][unreliable source?] Both the name and the word "jack" were long used as a term to refer to any man, especially of the common classes.[6][7]

Frequency

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In several English-speaking countries, Jack has become increasingly used as a formal name, rather than being a mere nickname as it traditionally has been. In its own right, it is now more popular than John, James, and Jacob. In recent years[when?], Jack has been the most common given name for boys in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, and has grown in popularity in the United States and Canada.

John, from which Jack was originally derived, was, along with William, the most frequent male name throughout the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century.[8] Jack appeared on the lists of the most frequently used male-baby names in the UK for 2003–2007.[9][10][11]

In 2014, Jack was again the most popular name for baby boys in Ireland.[12]

In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013, Jack was the most common name given to boys in Australia.[13]

According to the United States Census of 1990, Jack is an uncommon American name, the given name for 0.315% of the male population and 0.001% of the female population.[3][14][15] However, the frequency of Jack as a baby name has steadily increased from the 160–170 rank prior to 1991 to a rank of 35 in 2006.[16]

In 2022, it was the tenth most common name given to boys in Canada.[17]

Jock is a common diminutive of the name John in Scotland.

Other uses in English

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The name Jack is unusual in the English language for its frequent use as a noun or verb for many common objects and actions, and in many compound words and phrases.

Examples include implements, such as a car jack, knucklebones (the game jacks), or the jack in bowls.

The word is also used in other words and phrases such as: apple jack, hijack, jack of clubs (playing card), jack straw (scarecrow), jack tar (sailor), jack-in-the-box, jack-of-all-trades, Jack the lad, jack o'lantern, jackdaw, jackhammer, jackknife, jackpot, lumberjack, Union Jack, etc.

The history of the word is linked to the name being used as a by-name for a man.[6]

People with the given name

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Fictional characters

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Folklore and nursery rhymes

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Films and novels

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Television

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Video games

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Mascots

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Other

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  • Dr. Jack Bright, a character featured in several stories and articles produced for the collaborative fiction project SCP Foundation
  • Jack Flag, superhero appearing in American comic books

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "John" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. ^ a b c "Jack". Thinkbabynames.com. n.d. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Name search results". Search name files from 1990 Census. United States Census Bureau. September 7, 2007. Archived from the original on February 7, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2008. NAME(female):JACK ; RANK:3217; %FREQ (CUMM FREQ):0.001 (88.832)
  4. ^ Campbell, Mike (n.d.). "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jack". Behind the Name. Mike Campbell. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "English words of British origin – dexsowā". Google Sites. n.d. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jack" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 106–107, see lines six and seven. "Jack" was early used as a general term for any man of the common people, especially in combination with the woman's name Jill or Gill, as in the nursery rhyme
  7. ^ "Dictionary entry, jack". Dictionary.com. Ask.com. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  8. ^ Galbi, Douglas A. (July 20, 2002). "Long-Term Trends in Personal Given Name Frequencies in England and Wales". 1.1. (self-published). Retrieved February 10, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
  10. ^ "Jack and Katie are the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland". News. Department of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland. December 19, 2007. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2008. Jack has been the most popular male name since 2003....
  11. ^ "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. January 2, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2008. Jack and Emma were the most popular first names given to children whose births were registered in Northern Ireland in 2003
  12. ^ "So, what were the most-popular baby names in Ireland last year?". Kidspot. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  14. ^ The male, female, and total populations of the United States in the 1990 census were 121,239,418; 127,470,455; and 248,709,873, respectively. Information from "General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990". 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) – 100-Percent data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2008.[dead link‍]
  15. ^ "Name search results". Search name files from 1990 Census. United States Census Bureau. September 7, 2007. Archived from the original on February 7, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2008. NAME(male):JACK ; RANK:53; %FREQ (CUMM FREQ):0.315 (48.102)
  16. ^ "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov.
  17. ^ "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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