Jack
Meaning: Its source is John, an English name meaning "God's grace."
Origin: "John."
Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch and English.
Variant Forms: Jock
Popularity: The name Jack ranked 44th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 53rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name was popular earlier in the 20th century, then fell off in usage, but has begun making a comeback in recent years.
Narrative: In the Middle Ages, a little boy named John might be called Johnny or John-kin. The second of these two nicknames generated the independent names Jankin, Jenkin, Jackin and Jack.
Not all these names have shown the endurance of the ever-likable Jack, but they are remembered in numerous surnames. Witness the many Jennings, Jacksons, Jenkinses and Jenkinsons that populate American telephone directories, and that are coming into vogue as distinguished (if rare) personal names.
Arts and Music
- Jack Casady (born 1944)
American musician.
- Performer with The Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
- Jack Davis (born 1926)
American cartoonist.
- Mad magazine (see list of Cartoonists)
- ''Jack and Diane''
- A 1982 hit recorded by John Cougar (see list of Names in Song titles)
- ''Jumping Jack Flash''
- A 1968 hit recorded by the Rolling Stones (see list of Names in Song titles)
- Jack Greene
- Winner of three Country Music Association awards, in 1967 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
- ''Hit the Road, Jack''
- A 1961 hit recorded by Ray Charles (see list of Names in Song titles)
- Jack Jones (born 1938)
American nightclub singer and entertainer.
- Two-time Grammy winner for best male vocal performance: 1961 for ''''Lollipops and Roses'''' and 1963 for ''''Wives and Lovers'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
- Jack Scafone, Jr.
- Jack Scott (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
- Jack Kirby (born 1917, died 1994)
American cartoonist.
- Fantastic Four (see list of Cartoonists)
- Jack Norworth (born 1879, died 1959)
American songwriter.
- Wrote ''''Take Me Out to the Ball Game'''' and ''''Shine On, Harvest Moon'''' (see list of Songwriters)
- Jack Stapp
- Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
- Jack Teagarden (born 1905, died 1964)
American jazz musician.
- Trombonist, singer and bandleader (see list of Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
- Jack Yellen (born 1892, died 1991)
American songwriter.
- Wrote ''''Ain''t She Sweet'''' and ''''Happy Days Are Here Again'''' (see list of Songwriters)
Leadership
- Jack B. Critchfield
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Florida Progress (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Miscellaneous
- Jack Carson (born 1910, died 1963)
Canadian-born American actor.
- Born in Carman, Manitoba (see list of Famous Canadians)
- Jack Paar (born 1918)
Television talk-show host.
- Had tuberculosis (see list of People Who Have Had Tuberculosis)
- A. J. ''Jack'' Splawn
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- Jack Warner (born 1892, died 1978)
Canadian-born American studio executive and producer. Co-founder of Warner Brothers.
- Born in London, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
Science and Philosophy
- Jack Frye
American pilot.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- Jack S. Kilby (born 1923)
American physicist
- 2000 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Zhores I. Alferov and Herbert Kroemer (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
- Jack S.C. Kilby
American engineer.
- 1969 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Jack R. Lousma
American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Skylab 3 (1973), Columbia (1982) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Jack Steinberger (born 1921)
German-born American physicist known for his studies of neutrinos.
- 1988 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- 1988 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Leon Lederman and Melvin Schwartz (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
Sports
- Jack Blackburn
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- Jack Britton
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Jack Broughton
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Pioneer inductees)
- Jack Burns
- 1888 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
- Jack Chesbro
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Jack Christiansen
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1970 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Jack Crawford
- 1933 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- 1933 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
- 1931-33, 1935 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
- Jack Delaney
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Jack Dempsey (born 1895, died 1983)
American boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Jack Dillon
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Jack Fleck
- 1955 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
- Jack Fultz
American runner.
- 1976 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
- Jack Günthard
Swiss athlete.
- 1952 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Horizontal Bars (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
- James ''Jack'' Gardner
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Jack Gelineau
Hockey player.
- 1950 Calder Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Calder Memorial Trophy Winners)
- Jack Glasscock
Baseball player.
- 1890 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
- Jack Gorsuch
Skier.
- Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1991 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
- Jack Hagerty
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Jack Ham
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1988 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Jack Johnson
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Jack Burke, Jr.
- 1956 Masters golf tournament winner (see list of Masters Tournament Golf Champions)
- 1956 Professional Golf Association tournament winner (see list of PGA Champions)
- Jack Kearns
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- Jack Kramer
American tennis player.
- 1946-47 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
- 1947 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- Jack Lambert
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1990 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Jack Martin
Jockey.
- 1905 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- Jack McAuliffe (born 1866, died 1937)
Irish-born, American lightweight boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Jack McCracken
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1962 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Jack McDowell
Baseball player.
- 1993 American League Cy Young Award winner (see list of American League winners of the Cy Young Award)
- Jack Medica
American athlete.
- 1936 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
- Jack Morris
Baseball player.
- 1991 World Series Most Valuable Player (see list of World Series Most Valuable Players)
- Jack Nicklaus (born 1940)
American golfer, considered by many to be the greatest in the history of the sport.
- 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
- 1963, 1965-66, 1972, 1975, 1986 Masters golf tournament winner (see list of Masters Tournament Golf Champions)
- 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 Professional golf Association tournament winner (see list of PGA Champions)
- 1966, 1970, 1978 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
- 1978 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
- Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Jack O'Callahan
American hockey player. Member of the team that won the 1980 Olympic gold medal.
- 1980 Associated Press Athlete of the Year, with his teammates (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
- 1980 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, with his teammates (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
- Jack Ramsay
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Jack Reichert
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Jack Sanford
Baseball player.
- 1957 National League Rookie of the Year (see list of National League Rookies of the Year)
- Jack Sharkey (born 1902, died 1994)
American heavyweight boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Jack Simpson
- 1884 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
- Jack Solomons
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- Jack Twyman
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Jack White
- 1904 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
Stage and Screen
- Jack Abbott
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Young and the Restless'')
- Jack Abel
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by John Rothman (see list of Characters in the film Stardust Memories)
- Jack Albertson (born 1907, died 1981)
American actor.
- 1968 Academy Award winner for his performance in The Subject Was Roses (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Armstrong
- Actor on soap opera ''''One Life to Live'''' (see list of Performers on ''One Life to Live'')
- Jack Bailey (born 1907, died 1980)
American game-show host.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Balenti
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Benny (born 1894, died 1974)
American comedian known for his cheapness and his violin playing. Original name: Benjamin Kubelsky.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Burns
- Portrayed Warren Ferguson from 1965-66 (see list of Actors on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')
- Jack Carson (born 1910, died 1963)
Canadian-born American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Conway (born 1887, died 1952)
American actor and director.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Deveraux
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Days of Our Lives'''' (see list of Characters on ''Days of Our Lives'')
- Jack Dodson (born 1911, died 1994)
American actor.
- Portrayed Howard Sprague (see list of Actors on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')
- Jack Douglas (died 1989)
Comedy writer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Haley (born 1900, died 1979)
American actor who played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Holt (born 1888, died 1951)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Monterey Jack
Fictional character.
- From ''''Chip ''n Dale Rescue Rangers'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Jack
Characters with this name appeared in films directed by Woody Allen.
- Portrayed by Jacques Levy (see list of Characters in the film Another Woman)
- Portrayed by Sydney Pollack (see list of Characters in the film Husbands and Wives)
- Jack Jones (born 1938)
American nightclub singer and entertainer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Klugman (born 1922)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Lemmon (born 1925)
American actor and comedian.
- 1955 Academy Award winner for his performance in Mister Roberts (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- 1996 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- 1973 Academy Award winner for his performance in Save the Tiger (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- Winner of the 1979 and 1982 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor awards, for The China Syndrome and Missing (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Jack Lescoulie (born 1917, died 1987)
American talk-show host.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- ''Little'' Jack Little (born 1900, died 1956)
English-born American bandleader. Original name: John Leonard.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Nance (born 1943, died 1996)
American actor.
- Portrayed Pete Martell (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
- Jack Nicholson (born 1937)
American actor.
- 1975 Academy Award winner for his performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo''s Nest; 1997 winner for As Good as It Gets (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- 1983 Academy Award winner for his performance in Terms of Endearment (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- Winner of the 1974 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award, for The Last Detail (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Portrayed Rafe Hollister (see list of Actors on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')
- Jack Oakie (born 1903, died 1978)
American actor.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Paar (born 1918)
Television talk-show host.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Palance (born 1919)
American actor. Original name: Walter Palanuik.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Pearl (born 1895, died 1982)
American radio actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Perrin
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Pickford (born 1896, died 1933)
Canadian actor. Brother of actress Mary Pickford.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Henry Quaid
- The son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
- Jack Robbins
- The son of Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
- Jack Rosenthal
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Jerry Orbach (see list of Characters in the film Crimes and Misdemeanors)
- Jack Smith
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack, the Super
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by William Addy (see list of Characters in the film Manhattan Murder Mystery)
- Jack Peter Wagner (born 1959)
American actor and singer.
- Portrayed Dr. Peter Burnes (see list of Actors on ''Melrose Place'')
- Jack Warner (born 1892, died 1978)
Canadian-born American studio executive and producer. Co-founder of Warner Brothers.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jack Webb (born 1920, died 1982)
American actor, director and producer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Portrayed Sgt. Joe Friday (see list of Actors on ''Dragnet'')
- Jack White
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Jack Anderson
- 1972 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
- Jack Booth
- Editor of Impressions (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
- Jack Dykinga
- 1971 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography)
- Jack Fuller
- 1986 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Jack Griffen
Fictional character.
- One of Charle''s sons in Stephen King''s novel Salem''s Lot (see list of Characters in Salem's Lot)
- Jack Higgins
- 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)
- Jack Kerouac (born 1922, died 1969)
American novelist and poet.
- Wrote On the Road and The Dharma Bums; known for his spontaneous prose (see list of Writers of the Beat Generation)
- Jack London (born 1876, died 1916)
American novelist and short-story writer.
- Wrote The Call of the Wild (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Jack S. McDowell
- 1945 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
- Jack Miles
American author.
- 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for God: A Biography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
- Jack Nelson
- 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting)
- Jack N. Rakove
- 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
- Jack Rosenthal
- 1982 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Jack R. Thornell
- 1967 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot News Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography)
- Jack White
- 1974 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Jack-o-lantern
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Jackie O
In reference to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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Battling Jack
In reference to Sir John Allsebrook, British Foreign Secretary (1931-1935).
- Back-packy Jackie
- Cracker Jack
- Jack-in-the-box
- Jack-ass
- Jack's Back
- Jack on crack
- Jack Sprat
- Snack
- Jack in the crack
- Smack-in-the-back Jack
- Jack-off
- Hit the Road Jack
- Jack, Jack, he's a leggo menaic
Associations:
''Jack'' is British rhyming slang for ''alone,'' based on the name Jack Jones. ''On one's Jack'' means on one's own.
To ''ball the jack'' means to go very fast, to rush.
A ''cousin Jack'' is a Cornishman.
''Cracker-jack'' means excellent, first rate.
''Hit the road, Jack'' is a command to leave.
''Jack'' is a slang term used to refer to any male stranger.
''Jack'' is an African-American slang term for money.
In African-American slang, to ''jack around'' means to be idle, to do nothing.
In African-American slang, ''jacked up'' means to be broke, feeling bad or in a bad situation.
A ''jacker'' is someone who hijacks and steals cars.
''Jackie Robinson'' is an African-American slang term for any black person who is the first to enter into a previously segregated position or situation.
A ''Jack and the bean stalk'' is a person who seeks adventure.
A ''jack-leg mechanic'' is a street mechanic.
A ''jack-leg preacher'' is a storefront preacher.
In African-American slang, to ''jack up'' someone is to mug (beat up and rob) them.
In African-American slang, ''New Jack City'' refers to any low-income, predominantly black neighborhood.
To ''jack someone around'' is to harass them.
To ''jack someone up'' is to inspire them.
''Jack-ups'' is a slang term for barbituate capsules.
In British rhyming slang, a ''Jack-and-Jill'' is a drug in pill or tablet form.
''Jack'' is a slang term meaning nothing, insignificant or very little.
Meaning: Its source is Jacques, a French name meaning "One who grasps by the heel or supplanter."
Origin: "Jacques."
Nickname For: Jacqueline
Popularity: The name Jack ranked 3217th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative: For many, this name brings to mind Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994). She stepped into the international limelight when her husband, John F. Kennedy, was elected to the U.S. presidency in 1960.
The country was certainly unaccustomed to young, beautiful First Ladies, but she made an equally strong impression with the highly developed talents she brought to the job. After her husband's assasination in 1963, her courageous display of character inspired the world.
Her post-White House years were watched closely by an admiring public. Resuming a life-long interest in the printed word, she worked as an editor for a major publishing house from 1978 until her death.
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