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 (born 1944), American sound designer
• Alaric Jacob (1909–1995), British journalist and author
• Alexander Malcolm Jacob (1849–1921), diamond and gemstone trader, sold the Jacob Diamond
• Anund Jacob (c. 1010–1050), a.k.a. Anund Jakob, King of Sweden
• Ariana Jacob, American artist
• Caroline Jacob (1861–1940), South Australian school principal and owner
• Catherine Jacob (actress) (born 1956), French actress
• Catherine Jacob (journalist) (born 1976), British broadcast journalist and news presenter
• Charles Jacob (geologist) (1878–1962), French geologist
• Charles Jacob (stockbroker) (1921–2015), British stockbroker, promoter of ethical investment
• Charles Donald Jacob (1838–1898), American politician and diplomat
• Christian Jacob (politician) (born 1959), French politician
• Christy Jacob (born 1944), Irish hurler
• Claud Jacob (1863–1948), British soldier
• Claus Jacob (born 1969), German scientist
• Corentin Jacob (born 1997), French footballer
• E. F. Jacob (1894–1971), British scholar
• Edgar Jacob (1844–1920), British religious leader
• Edward Jacob (c. 1710–1788), British scholar and politician
• François Jacob (1920–2013), French biologist
• Franz G. Jacob (1870–?), German chess master
• Georges Jacob (1739–1814), French artist
• Giles Jacob (1686–1744), British jurist and writer
• Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), British musician

H–Z[]

• Heinrich Eduard Jacob (1889–1967), German-American writer
• Ian Jacob (1899–1993), British soldier
• Ida Luise Jacob (1826–1904), German cookbook author; see Emmy Braun (pseudonym)
• Irène Jacob (born 1966) French-born Swiss actress
• Jack Farj Rafael Jacob (1921–2016) Lieutenant general, Indian Army
• John Jacob, Marquess of Montferrat (1395–1445), Italian soldier and government administrator
• John Jacob (East India Company officer) (1812–1858)
• John Edward Jacob (born 1934), American activist
• John J. Jacob (Kentucky businessman) (1770–1852), businessman, industrialist and philanthropist
• John J. Jacob (West Virginia politician) (1829–1893), governor
• Ken Jacob, (born 1949) American politician
• Louis Léon Jacob (1768–1854), French admiral
• Marius Jacob (1879–1954), French activist
• Maurice Jacob (1933-2007), French theoretical particle physicist
• Max Jacob (1876–1944), French writer
• Maxime Jacob, or Dom Clément Jacob, (1906–1977), French monk, composer and organist
• Michael Jacob (born 1980), Irish hurler
• Mick Jacob (born 1946), Irish hurler
• Nancy Jacob, American photographer
• Odile Jacob, French publisher
• Pierre Jacob (1953–2018), Canadian politician
• P. L. Jacob, pseudonym of French writer Paul Lacroix (1806–1884)
• Romain Jacob (born 1988), French boxer
• Rory Jacob (born 1983), Irish hurler
• Suzanne Jacob (born 1943), Canadian author
• Teuku Jacob (1929–2007), Indonesian paleoanthropologist
• Teun Jacob (1927–2009), Dutch wall painter and sculptor
• Ursula Jacob (born 1985), Irish camogie player
• Violet Jacob (1863–1946), Scottish writer
• William & Robert (W & R) Jacob, Irish founders of Jacob's biscuit makers

Notable people with the surname Jakob[]

• Alfons Maria Jakob (1884–1931), German physician
• Hans Jakob (Esperantist) (1891–1967), German-born Swiss Esperantist
• Hans Jakob (footballer) (1908–1994), German soccer player
• Liane Jakob-Rost (born 1928), German scholar
• Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (1759–1827), German economist

See also[]

• Jacob (name)
• Jacob (disambiguation)
• Jacobs (surname)
• Jakob (disambiguation)
• Jacobite (disambiguation)
• Halimah Yacob (born 1954), Prime Minister of Singapore

Surname list

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