Results: Joe Jackson in Multiple
Published on 07/12/2018
One man named Joe Jackson recently died. But he's not the only man by that name to become (in)famous.
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With which of these men named Joe Jackson are you familiar?
The one who recently passed on, manager of the Jackson Five (Michael, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine, Jackie, and later Randy [not the American Idol judge]-and Rebbie?-when the group became known as The Jacksons) and their father, as he was th latter to their solo singer siblings, La Toya and Janet
68%
1412 votes
My favorite, English singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who started out in new wave rock in the late 1970's and quickly expanded his repertoire to various styles of jazz, classical, film soundtracks and other genres
18%
371 votes
Possibly the most infamous, Chicago White Sox baseballer nicknamed Shoeless Joe Jackson and implicated in the team's Black Sox scandal wherein they were accused of throwing games against the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 World Series for money from a gambling syndicate
38%
784 votes
Another Joe Jackson unnamed above (feel free to cite him in a comment)
16%
333 votes
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Do you have a favorite among the three men named Joe Jackson listed in the first question?
Yes
14%
285 votes
No
52%
1083 votes
A tie between at least two
4%
91 votes
Unsure
8%
166 votes
Not Applicable
24%
490 votes
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3.
Can you think of other well-known people who share the same name, at least as public fgures?
Yes (and I may share who in a comment)
8%
166 votes
No
61%
1275 votes
Unsure
26%
546 votes
I know of at least one pair of people whose names sound the same, though they are spelled differently (and I may share in a comment).
6%
128 votes
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