Namesakes
Michael Hainisch
(middle name Jakob) (m) 1858-1940 
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents 1920-1928 (president)
Jakob Fugger
(m) 1459-1525
Notable Businesspeople
Jaap Stam
(m) 1972-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
(m) 1948-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Kuupik Kleist
(a.k.a. Jakob) (m) 1958-
Other Leaders 2009-2013 Greenland (prime minister)
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
(m) 2000-
Olympic Medalists 2020 1500 m (gold)
Jonathan Motzfeldt
(middle name Jakob) (m) 1938-2010
Other Leaders 1979-1991; 1997-2002 Greenland (prime minister)
Jakob Jantscher
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jakob Dubs
(m) 1822-1879
Swiss Presidents 1864; 1868; 1870
Jakob Stämpfli
(m) 1820-1879
Swiss Presidents 1856; 1859; 1862
Johann Jakob Scherer
(m) 1825-1878
Swiss Presidents 1875
Jakob Silfverberg
(m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Jakob Kern
(m) 1897-1924
Saints
Jakob Gapp
(m) 1897-1943
Saints
Jacob Heym
(a.k.a. Jakob) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1969 Jakob the Liar
Jakob Griesinger of Ulm
(m) 1407-1491
Saints