I. Jackson
the capital city of the US state of Mississippi

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II. Jack‧son, Andrew /ˈdʒæksən/
(1767–1845) a US soldier and politician in the Democratic Party who was the President of the US from 1829 to 1937. He became popular because of his success as a military leader in the battles against the Creek tribe in 1812 and against the British in 1815. His picture is printed on the US twenty-dollar bill (=paper money).

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III. Jackson, Bo /bəʊ/
(1962–) a US baseball and American football player. He played baseball for the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, and he played American football for the Los Angeles Raiders.

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IV. Jackson, Col‧in /ˈkɒlən, ˈkɒlɪn $ ˈkɑː-/
(1967–) a British hurdler (=a runner who jumps over special fences in a race) who was world champion in 1992 and won many races in the 1990s

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V. Jackson, Glen‧da /ˈɡlendə/
(1936–) a British actress who later became a politician. She won two Oscars, for Women in Love (1969) and A Touch of Class (1973), and she appeared on British television as Queen Elizabeth I in a famous series called Elizabeth R (1971). She was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1992, and was a minister in the Labour government from 1997 to 1999.

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VI. Jackson, Jan‧et /ˈdʒænət, ˈdʒænɪt/
(1966–) a US pop singer and actress, popular especially in the 1980s and 1990s, and known for her dancing as well as her singing. She is the sister of singer Michael Jackson. Her songs include That's the Way Love Goes and Together Again.

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VII. Jackson, Michael
(1958–) a very successful US POP SINGER, songwriter, and dancer. As a child, he was a member of the Jackson Five in the 1970s. He then worked on his own and became even more successful with the albums Thriller (1982) and Bad (1987), and with his exciting performances in concert. Over the years, his appearance has changed, and he looks less like an African-American person than he used to.

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VIII. Jackson, Peter
(1961–) a New Zealand film director and producer, whose films include Heavenly Creatures and the three Lord of the Rings films. In 2004, he won an Oscar for the third of the Lord of the Rings films.

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IX. Jackson, Reg‧gie /ˈredʒi/
(1946–) a US baseball player who was famous for hitting home runs, especially during the World Series, and for this reason he was called ‘Mr. October’ (because the World Series games are in October)

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X. Jackson, Stonewall /ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl/
(1824–63) a US general in the confederate army during the American Civil War, whose real name was Thomas Jackson. He fought at the battle of Bull Run and helped to defeat the Union army, but he died before the end of the war.

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XI. Jackson, the Reverend Jes‧se /ˈdʒesi/
(1941–) a US politician in the Democratic Party, who is also a minister in the Baptist Church and one of the leading African-American politicians in the US. He was active in the civil rights movement during the 1960s, and is known as a very effective public speaker who has always supported African-American people and other groups who have been unfairly treated in the past.

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