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).

A–G

 * Abe Jacob (born 1944), American sound designer
 * Alaric Jacob (1909–1995), British journalist and author
 * Alek Jacob (born 1998), American baseball player
 * 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
 * Archibald Jacob (1829–1900), Australian politician
 * Archibald Jacob, (1888-1959), British musician, brother of Gordon Jacob
 * 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
 * Daryl Jacob (born 1983), Irish jockey
 * E. F. Jacob (1894–1971), British scholar
 * Edgar Jacob (1844–1920), British religious leader
 * Edward Jacob (c. 1710–1788), British scholar and politician
 * Ephraim Arnold Jacob (1845–1905), American lawyer and judge
 * 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
 * Gilles Jacob
 * 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)
 * Richard Jacob (born 1958), basketball coach
 * 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
 * Trevor Jacob (born 1993), American snowboarder accused of deliberately crashing his own plane
 * 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

Fictional Characters

 * Little Jacob, supportive character in the plot of GTA IV

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
 * Julia Jakob (born 1991), Swiss orienteer
 * Liane Jakob-Rost (born 1928), German scholar
 * Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (1759–1827), German economist
 * Mark S. Jakob (born 1977), American criminal