Looking for some Jacks...

[eveglass]

As some of you know, the name "Spring Heeled Jack" recently came up in my D&D game. This got me thinking about Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, in which the main antagonists are called "The Jacks of All Trades." Among the named characters in the book are:

- Jack Frost
(a.k.a. the man Jack)
- Jack Dandy
- Jack Ketch
- Jack Tar
- Jack Nimble

So I was wondering... how many legendary, folkloric, or generic "Jack" names are there? I've got some behind the cut, but I bet all you smart people on my friends' list know more. So... what say you? Wanna help me compile a list?


- One-Eyed Jack
- Little Jack Horner
- Jack O'Lantern, a.k.a. Stingy Jack
- Jack Sprat
- Jack-in-Irons
- Black Jack Davy
- Jack-in-the-Green
- Jack Mary Ann
- Jack of the Bowl
- Cousin Jack
- Jack Mormon
- Red Jack (a.k.a. Jack the Ripper) -- hat tip to msmemory
- Jack-in-Office -- hat tip to ulfhirtha
- Jack o'Kent -- hat tip to dipping_sauce

dipping_sauce also pointed out a Wikipedia page for Jack Tales.


I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones. Who's got more?

Comments

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Red Jack (Jack the Ripper)

[eveglass.livejournal.com]

Very cool. It has been added to the list.

[hotspurre.livejournal.com]

Another nickname for the Ripper was "Saucy Jack," based on a postcard. There were a ton of letters that were supposed to have been sent from the killer, most of them (if not all) were thought to be hoaxes.