Jacob (surname)
Jacob is a surname, ultimately from the Biblical figure Jacob. Jakob is the main German form of the name.
For the meaning of the name, see Jacob (name).
Notable people with the surname Jacob
A–G
- Abe Jacob, American sound designer
- Alaric Jacob, British journalist and author
- Alek Jacob, American baseball player
- Alexander Malcolm Jacob, diamond and gemstone trader, sold the Jacob Diamond
- Anund Jacob, a.k.a. Anund Jakob, King of Sweden
- Archibald Jacob, Australian politician
- Archibald Jacob,, British musician, brother of Gordon Jacob
- Ariana Jacob, American artist
- Caroline Jacob, South Australian school principal and owner
- Catherine Jacob (actress), French actress
- Catherine Jacob (journalist), British broadcast journalist and news presenter
- Charles Jacob (geologist), French geologist
- Charles Jacob (stockbroker), British stockbroker, promoter of ethical investment
- Charles Donald Jacob, American politician and diplomat
- Christian Jacob (politician), French politician
- Christy Jacob, Irish hurler
- Claud Jacob, British soldier
- Claus Jacob, German scientist
- Corentin Jacob, French footballer
- Daryl Jacob, Irish jockey
- Daniela Jacob, German climate scientist
- E. F. Jacob, British scholar
- Edgar Jacob, British religious leader
- Edward Jacob, British scholar and politician
- Ephraim Arnold Jacob, American lawyer and judge
- François Jacob, French biologist
- Franz G. Jacob, German chess master
- Georges Jacob, French artist
- Giles Jacob, British jurist and writer
- Gilles Jacob
- Gordon Jacob, British musician
H–Z
- Heinrich Eduard Jacob, German-American writer
- Ian Jacob, British soldier
- Ida Luise Jacob, German cookbook author; see Emmy Braun
- Irène Jacob French-born Swiss actress
- Jack Farj Rafael Jacob Lieutenant general, Indian Army
- John Jacob, Marquess of Montferrat, Italian soldier and government administrator
- John Jacob (East India Company officer)
- John Edward Jacob, American activist
- John J. Jacob (Kentucky businessman), businessman, industrialist and philanthropist
- John J. Jacob (West Virginia politician), governor
- Ken Jacob, American politician
- Louis Léon Jacob, French admiral
- Marius Jacob, French activist
- Maurice Jacob, French theoretical particle physicist
- Max Jacob, French writer
- Maxime Jacob, or Dom Clément Jacob,, French monk, composer and organist
- Michael Jacob, Irish hurler
- Mick Jacob, Irish hurler
- Nancy Jacob, American photographer
- Odile Jacob, French publisher
- Pierre Jacob, Canadian politician
- P. L. Jacob, pseudonym of French writer Paul Lacroix
- Richard Jacob, basketball coach
- Romain Jacob, French boxer
- Rory Jacob, Irish hurler
- Suzanne Jacob, Canadian author
- Teuku Jacob, Indonesian paleoanthropologist
- Teun Jacob, Dutch wall painter and sculptor
- Thierry Jacob, French professional boxer
- Trevor Jacob, American snowboarder accused of deliberately crashing his own plane
- Ursula Jacob, Irish camogie player
- Violet Jacob, Scottish writer
- William & Robert Jacob, Irish founders of Jacob's biscuit makers
Fictional Characters
- Little Jacob, supportive character in the plot of GTA IV
Notable people with the surname Jakob
- Alfons Maria Jakob, German physician
- Hans Jakob (Esperantist), German-born Swiss Esperantist
- Hans Jakob (footballer), German soccer player
- Julia Jakob, Swiss orienteer
- Liane Jakob-Rost, German scholar
- Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob, German economist
- Mark S. Jakob, American criminal