The Jackal (nickname)

The Jackal is the nickname of:

• Carlos the Jackal (born 1949), Venezuelan-born terrorist
• Carlos Bocanegra (born 1979), American soccer player
• Carl Frampton (born 1987), boxer from Northern Ireland
• Jackal Kaizer or Janove Ottesen (born 1975), Norwegian musician
• Robin Jackson (1948–1998), Northern Irish terrorist
• John Purse (born 1972), American former BMX racer
• Andrew Wylie (literary agent) (born 1947), American literary agent

See also

• Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi (c. 1915–2004), Pakistan Army lieutenant-general nicknamed the "Jackal of Bengal"
• Victoriano Huerta (1850–1916), Mexican military officer and President of Mexico nicknamed "El Chacal" ("The Jackal")
• Guillermo Rigondeaux (born 1980), Cuban boxer nicknamed "El Chacal"