# Michael Jackson (disambiguation)

Michael Jackson (1958–2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer and entertainer known as the "King of Pop".
Michael, Mike, or Mick Jackson may also refer to:

## People
### Entertainment industry

* Michael Jackson (radio commentator) (1934–2022), American radio talk show host, KABC and KGIL, Los Angeles
* Michael Jackson (writer) (1942–2007), Beer Hunter show host, beer and whisky expert
* Mick Jackson (director) (born 1943), British film and TV director, known for The Bodyguard
* Michael J. Jackson (born 1948), English actor from Liverpool, best known for his role in Brookside
* Michael James Jackson (1945–2022), American record producer, engineer and composer
* Michael Jackson (television executive) (born 1958), British television executive
* Mick Jackson (author) (born 1960), British writer, known for The Underground Man
* Mike Jackson (photographer) (born 1966), British abstract and landscape photographer, known for Poppit Sands images
* Michael Jackson (actor) (born 1970), Canadian actor
* Mike Jackson (film producer) (born 1972), American film producer and talent manager
* Michael R. Jackson (born 1981), American playwright, composer, and lyricist

#### Musicians

* Mike Jackson (musician) (1888–1945), American jazz pianist and composer
* Mike Jackson (Australian entertainer) (born 1946), Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and children's entertainer
* Mick Jackson (singer) (born 1947), English singer-songwriter
* Michael Gregory (jazz guitarist) (born 1953), American jazz guitarist, born Michael Gregory Jackson
* Mike and Michelle Jackson, Australian multi-instrumental duo
* Michael Jackson (English singer) (born 1964), British singer with the heavy metal band Satan/Pariah
* Oh No (musician), birth name Michael Woodrow Jackson (born 1978), American rapper
* Michael Lee Jackson, guitarist
* Mick Jackson, bassist with British band Love Affair (1950-)

### Military and militants

* Michael Jackson (American soldier) (1734–1801), soldier from Massachusetts, wounded at Bunker Hill
* Mike Jackson (British Army officer) (1944–2024), former head of the British Army
* Salman Raduyev (1967–2002), Chechen warlord; nicknamed "Michael Jackson" for a time

### Politicians and officials

* Mike Jackson (Texas politician) (born 1953), Republican member of the Texas Senate
* Michael P. Jackson (born 1954), U.S. deputy secretary of Homeland Security, 2005–2007
* Michael W. Jackson (born 1963), Alabama district attorney
* Michael A. Jackson (politician) (born 1964), from Prince George's County, Maryland
* Mike Jackson (Oklahoma politician) (born 1978), member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives

### Sportspeople
#### American football

* Michael Jackson (linebacker) (born 1957), American NFL linebacker (1979–1986)
* Michael Jackson (wide receiver) (1969–2017), American politician and NFL wide receiver
* Mike Jackson Sr. (born 1997), American football cornerback

#### Association football (soccer)

* Mike Jackson (footballer, born 1939), Scottish footballer and manager
* Michael Jackson (footballer, born 1963) (Mariléia dos Santos), Brazilian women's association footballer
* Mike Jackson (footballer, born 1973), English association football player born in Liverpool
* Michael Jackson (footballer, born 1980), English association football player born in Cheltenham

#### Other sports

* Mike Jackson (left-handed pitcher) (born 1946), American baseball player
* Mike Jackson (basketball) (born 1949), American ABA pro basketball player (1972–1976)
* Michael Jackson (basketball) (born 1964), American NBA pro basketball player, Sacramento Kings (1987–1990)
* Mike Jackson (right-handed pitcher) (born 1964), American baseball player
* Michael Jackson (rugby league) (born 1969), rugby league footballer for Great Britain, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax
* Mike Jackson (wrestler) (born 1949), American professional wrestler
* Mike Jackson (fighter) (born 1985), American mixed martial artist

### Other people

* Michael A. Jackson (computer scientist) (born 1936), developer of software development methods
* Michael Jackson (anthropologist) (born 1940), New Zealand, professor of social anthropology and writer
* Mike Jackson (automotive) (born 1949), former CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA and CEO of AutoNation
* Mike Jackson (systems scientist) (born 1951), British organizational theorist and consultant
* Michael Jackson (murderer) (born 1954), American convicted murderer
* Mike Jackson (retailing) (born 1954), former president and COO of Supervalu
* Michael Jackson (bishop) (born 1956), Church of Ireland archbishop of Dublin, Ireland, since 2011
* Michael Jackson (journalist), Niuean journalist and former politician
* Michael Thomas Jackson (born 1948), plant taxonomist
* Michael Jackson, American criminal with Tiffany Cole

### Characters

* Mike Jackson (character), a character in the Psmith books by P. G. Wodehouse

## Songs

* "Michael Jackson (The Beat Goes On)", a song by Cash Cash from The Beat Goes On
* "Michael Jackson", a song by Das Racist from Relax
* "Michael Jackson", a song by Fatboy Slim, B-side of "Going Out of My Head"
* "Michael Jackson", a song by The Mitchell Brothers
* "Michael Jackson", a song by Negativland from Escape from Noise