Jesse Jackson
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1941-10-08 - 2026-02-17
Place of Birth: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Also Known As: Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
Biography
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (October 8, 1941 — February 17, 2026) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He founded of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. In an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted 'the most important black leader'.
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Known For
1996The Daily Show
1975Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
2003Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2001Democracy Now!
2005The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
1963World in Action
1987A Different World
1974Dinah!
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1997The Chris Rock Show
2018Explained
2006Robins
1983Not Necessarily the News
1994Baseball
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!
1988