Jesse Jackson

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 86
Gender: Male
Born: October 8, 1941
Died: February 17, 2026
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'.