The Jackal (nickname) explained

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