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A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline, Jacquelyn
A diminutive of the male given name Jack or John
{i} female first name (form of Jacqueline); male first name (form of Jack)
Gleason Jackie Joyner Kersee Jackie Robinson Jackie
Variant spelling of Jacky
A diminutive form of Jack

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Jackie Chan
(born 1954 as Kong-sang Chan) Chinese-American film actor who acted in "The Young Master
Jackie Gleason
orig. Herbert John Gleason born Feb. 26, 1916, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. died June 24, 1987, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. U.S. comedian and actor. He performed in carnivals and nightclubs and later played minor roles in films and on the stage. He achieved success in the television comedy series Cavalcade of Stars (1950-52), The Jackie Gleason Show (1952-59, 1961-70), and The Honeymooners (1955-56), which centred on his most beloved character, bus driver Ralph Kramden. He starred on Broadway in Take Me Along (1959, Tony Award) and received acclaim for his screen performances in The Hustler (1961), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), and Soldier in the Rain (1963). He later was featured in Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and its sequels (1980, 1983)
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
orig. Jacqueline Joyner born March 3, 1962, East St. Louis, Ill., U.S. U.S. athlete. She won four consecutive National Junior Heptathlon championships and starred in basketball and track and field at UCLA. In 1986 she became the first heptathlon competitor ever to score 7,000 points. She broke that barrier six times, four times establishing a new world record. She won heptathlon gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, becoming the first heptathlete ever to achieve consecutive Olympic wins. Her best events were the long jump (world record, 1987; Olympic gold medal, 1988), 100-m hurdles, 200-m run, and high jump. Many consider her to be the finest female athlete in history
Jackie Kennedy
the wife of John F. Kennedy, who became very popular when she was the first lady of the US from 1961 to 1963 because she was considered very beautiful and fashionable. In 1968, five years after Kennedy's death, she married Aristotle Onassis (1929-94)
Jackie Onassis
Kennedy, Jackie
Jackie Robinson
a US baseball player who was the first black person to be allowed to play in the Major Leagues (1919-72). in full Jack Roosevelt Robinson born Jan. 31, 1919, Cairo, Ga., U.S. died Oct. 24, 1972, Stamford, Conn. U.S. baseball player, the first black player in the major leagues. Robinson became an outstanding performer in several sports at Pasadena Junior College and UCLA before leaving college to help his mother care for the family. He served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in World War II. He played baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro leagues before being signed by Branch Rickey to a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team (1945-46). On being advanced to the majors in 1947, he endured with notable dignity the early opposition to his presence, opposition quickly silenced by Robinson's immediate success as he led the league in stolen bases and was chosen Rookie of the Year. In 1949 he won the batting championship with a .342 average and was voted the league's most valuable player. He retired from the Dodgers team in 1956 with a career batting average of .311. In his later years he strongly supported the cause of civil rights for African Americans
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