The Jackal (nickname)

As a nickname, The Jackal may refer to:

People with the nickname

 * Carlos the Jackal (born 1949), Venezuelan-born terrorist
 * Carlos Bocanegra (born 1979), American soccer player
 * Carl Frampton (born 1987), boxer from Northern Ireland
 * Victoriano Huerta (1850–1916), Mexican military officer and President of Mexico nicknamed "El Chacal" ("The Jackal")
 * The Jackal of Nahueltoro (1922–1963), Chilean mass murderer
 * The Jackal of Pupunahue (born ca. 1930–?), Chilean mass murderer
 * Robin Jackson (1948–1998), Northern Irish terrorist
 * Jackal Kaizer or Janove Ottesen (born 1975), Norwegian musician
 * John Purse (born 1972), American former BMX racer
 * Guillermo Rigondeaux (born 1980), Cuban boxer nicknamed "El Chacal"
 * Andrew Wylie (literary agent) (born 1947), American literary agent