People Nicknamed Black Jack
- John A. Logan (1826–1886), American general and political leader
- John J. Pershing (1860–1948), United States Army general
- John McCauley (1899-1989), senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
- Tom Ketchum (1863–1901), American western outlaw
- John Vernou Bouvier III (1891–1957), father of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- Jack McDowell (born 1966), professional baseball pitcher
- Jack Lanza (born 1935), aka "Blackjack" Lanza, a professional wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s
- Jack Brabham (born 1926), Australian motor racing world champion
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Famous quotes containing the words people, black and/or jack:
“You know, many people believe that we archaeologists are just a collection of old fogies digging around in the ruins after old dried up skulls and bones.”
—Griffin Jay, and Harold Young. Stephen Banning (Dick Foran)
“Stories of law violations are weighed on a different set of scales in the Black mind than in the white. Petty crimes embarrass the community and many people wistfully wonder why Negroes don’t rob more banks, embezzle more funds and employ graft in the unions.... This ... appeals particularly to one who is unable to compete legally with his fellow citizens.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)
“This is the cow with the crumpled horn
That tossed the dog”
—Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 16–17)