Editing Jackson, Tennessee (section)

==Notable people==
*[[Jessi Alexander]], singer/songwriter
* [[Allison Alderson]], former Miss Tennessee
* [[Monroe Dunaway Anderson]], born in Jackson, was a cotton trader and [[capitalism|capitalist]], whose [[financial endowment]] helped found the Anderson, Clayton & Company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1904, the M. D. Anderson Foundation in [[Houston]], Texas and the [[University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center]] in Houston
* [[Micajah Autry]], hero of [[Battle of the Alamo|The Alamo]], practiced law in Jackson from 1831 to 1835
* [[Big Maybelle]], R & B singer
* [[Dick Davis (defensive end)|Dick Davis]], [[American football|football]] player
* [[Gene Evans]], actor, relocated to Jackson after appearing in the film ''[[Walking Tall (1973 film)|Walking Tall]]''
* [[Steve Fossett]], aviator, first man to fly solo non-stop around the world in a hot air balloon, born in Jackson
* [[Greg Goff]], head baseball coach at [[Purdue Boilermakers baseball|Purdue]]
* [[Jabari Greer]], [[American football|football]] player
* [[Hayes Nance]], orthodontist
* [[Thomas Harris]], author noted for his bestseller ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (novel)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'', born in Jackson
* [[Sylvester Hicks]], NFL player
* [[Joe Hunter (musician)|Joe Hunter]], pianist, one of [[The Funk Brothers]] studio band, played on many [[Motown]] hits in the 1960s
* [[Adam Huntsman]], lawyer and politician, defeated [[David Crockett]] for Congress in 1835
* [[Luther Ingram]], singer
* [[Casey Jones]], [[Illinois Central Railroad]] engineer who, before colliding with a stalled freight train near [[Vaughan, Mississippi]], told his fireman to jump to safety; Jones died at the throttle and saved the lives of all the passengers
* [[Christopher Jones (actor, born 1941)|Christopher Jones]], actor, born in Jackson
* [[Ed "Too Tall" Jones]], [[American football|football]] player
* [[Jacoby Jones]], [[American football|football]] player attended [[Lane College]] in Jackson
* [[Van Jones]], [[environmentalism|environmental]] advocate, [[civil and political rights|civil rights]] activist, [[lawyer]], born in Jackson
* [[Richard D. King (architect)|Richard D. King]], architect
* [[Fred Lane (American football)|Fred Lane]], [[American football|football]] player attended [[Lane College]] in Jackson
* [[Denise LaSalle]], [[blues]] singer, known as "Queen of the Blues", resident and business owner in Jackson for many years
* [[Ron Lollar]], Tennessee state representative
* [[Wink Martindale]], game show host
* [[Mike Norton]], comic book artist and writer, known for his work on [[Battlepug]]
* [[Kenny Parchman]], rockabilly musician
* [[JR Payne]], women's basketball head coach, [[Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball|University of Colorado]]
* [[Carl Perkins]], singer, lived for years in Jackson; the Civic Center is named for him<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070824/NEWS04/70820018/1071 |title=Famous folks call West Tennessee home |work=The Jackson Sun |access-date=September 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126151348/http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070824/NEWS04/70820018/1071 |archive-date=January 26, 2013 }}</ref>
*[[Casey Prather]] (born 1991), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Lolo (singer)|Lauren Pritchard]], soul singer, songwriter and actress, known by her stage name Lolo; born and spent her childhood in Jackson
* [[Ron Reynolds (Texas politician)|Ron Reynolds]], Texas politician, born in Jackson in 1973
* [[Joe Rogers, Sr.]] co-founder of Waffle House, born in Jackson in 1919
* [[Josh Robbins]], [[HIV/AIDS]] activist, blogger, [[social media marketing|social media marketer]], [[talent agent]], grew up in Jackson
* [[Ryan Rolison]], MLB pitcher
* [[Gil Scott-Heron]], musician born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], spent his early childhood in Jackson, at the home of his maternal grandmother<ref>Scott-Heron, Gil. 2012. ''The Last Holiday: A Memoir,'' Grove Press, New York</ref>
* [[Charles Alexander Shaw]], United States District Court judge
* [[Trey Teague]], [[American football|football]] player
* [[Isaac Tigrett|Isaac Burton Tigrett]], co-founder of the [[Hard Rock Cafe]] chain of themed restaurants<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isaac-tigrett.com/TigrettBio.html |title=Creator profile: Isaac Burton Tigrett |publisher=Isaac-tigrett.com |access-date=September 19, 2014 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061648/http://www.isaac-tigrett.com/TigrettBio.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Al Wilson]], [[American football|football]] player