Jack

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Jack may refer to:

Places

Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas

People and fictional characters

Jack (given name), a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Jack (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Jack (Tekken), multiple fictional characters in the fighting game series Tekken
Jack the Ripper, an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888
Wolfman Jack (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith
New Jack, a stage name of Jerome Young (1963–2021), an American professional wrestler
Spring-heeled Jack, a creature in Victorian-era English folklore
Jack (hero), an archetypal Cornish and English hero and stock character

Animals and plants

Fish

Carangidae generally, including:
- Almaco jack
- Amberjack
- Bar jack
- Black jack
- Crevalle jack
- Giant trevally or ronin jack
- Jack mackerel
- Leather jack
- Yellow jack
Coho salmon, males called "jacks"
Esox (northern pike), young called "jacks"
"Jackfish" or "jack", a western Canadian name for northern pike

Mammals

Jack (baboon), a baboon who was the assistant to a disabled railway signalman in South Africa
Jack (cat), a Norwegian forest cat who was lost by American Airlines baggage handlers
Jack or jackass, a male donkey (Equus africanus)