William Henry Jackson

William Henry Jackson was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of America's national symbol Uncle Sam. He was the great-grandfather of cartoonist Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead comics.

4 April 1843

Born on the same birth day (4 April): Andrei Tarkovsky • Arthur Murray • Björn Wirdheim • Daniel Cohn-Bendit • Dr. Chud • Eli Soriano • Erika Nõva • Graham Norton • Jason Stoltenberg • Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin • Roberto Luongo • Stephan Bonnar

Born in the same month (April 1843): Henry James • Princess Alice of the United Kingdom