William Jackson
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William Jackson may refer to:
Government:
- William Jackson (congressman) (1783-1855), US Congressman from Massachusetts
- William Jackson (secretary), Secretary to the Philadelphia Convention and member of the U.S. Continental Army
- William Jackson (Gibraltar), Governor of Gibraltar
- William Jackson (Massachusetts), former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- William Harding Jackson, former United States National Security Advisor
- William Humphreys Jackson, former Congressman from Maryland
- William P. Jackson, former member of the United States Senate from Maryland
- William T. Jackson (1876-1933), former mayor of Toledo, Ohio
Military:
- William Jackson (pirate), British pirate
- William Jackson (Victoria Cross)
- William Daniel Jackson (1807-1836), Alamo defender
- William H. "Red" Jackson (1835-1903) was a brigadier general for the Confederacy
- Sir William G.F. Jackson, British General, military historian and author.
Music:
- William Jackson (Scottish composer), Scottish composer (born c. 1952)
- William Cedar Jackson, Sydney musician
- William Jackson (English composer), English composer (1730 - 1803)
- William Jackson (English composer) (born 1815), composer
Other people:
- William Jackson (bishop), Bishop of Oxford
- William Jackson (curler), Scottish winner of the first Olympic gold medal in curling, Chamonix, 1924
- William Jackson (reporter)
- William Henry Jackson, early photographer of the American West
Fiction:
- Billy Jackson (EastEnders), fictional character