Namesakes
Jacob
(m) 
Biblical Characters Gen. 25:26/Gen. 32:28
James
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) ?-338
Saints
James of Nisibis
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) ?-350
Saints
James I
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 7xx-830
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 819-830
Jacob van Maerlant
(m) c. 1235-c. 1300
Notable Writers
Jacob Cats
(m) 1577-1660
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Notable Writers
Jacob Jordaens
(m) 1593-1678
Notable Artists
Jacob van Ruisdael
(m) c. 1629-1682
Notable Artists
Jacob Roggeveen
(m) 1659-1729
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Josef I
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1678-1711
Bohemian Kings 1705-1711
Austrian Dukes and Emperors (Joseph I) 1705-1711
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors (Joseph I) 1690-1711
Hungarian Kings and Queens (József I) 1687-1711
John Jacob Astor
(m) 1763-1848
Notable Businesspeople
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
(m) 1779-1848
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jacob Grimm
(m) 1785-1863
Notable Writers
Jacob de Kempenaer
(m) 1793-1870
Dutch Prime Ministers 1848-1849
Adolphe Crémieux
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1796-1880
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jan Jacob Rochussen
(m) 1797-1871
Dutch Prime Ministers 1858-1860
Justinus van der Brugghen
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1804-1863
Dutch Prime Ministers 1856-1858
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(m) 1816-1890
Dutch Prime Ministers 1861
Jules van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1819-1894
Dutch Prime Ministers 1866-1868
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
(m) 1825-1913
Danish Prime Ministers 1875-1894
Jacob Marley
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1843 A Christmas Carol
Jacob Riis
(m) 1849-1914
Notable Journalists
John Jacob Astor IV
(m) 1864-1912
Notable Businesspeople
Jake Beckley
(m) 1867-1918
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (baseball)
Jacob Ruppert
(m) 1867-1939
Hall-of-Famers 2013 (baseball)
Jappe Nilssen
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1870-1931
Notable Writers
John M. Stahl
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1886-1950
Notable Filmmakers
Edward Lindberg
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1886-1978
Olympic Medalists 1912 400 m; 4x400 m relay (bronze/gold)
George Gershwin
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1898-1937
Notable Musicians
Jaap Boot
(m) 1903-1986
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Jack Gilford
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1908-1990
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Garfield
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1913-1952
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jaap Kraaier
(m) 1913-2004
Olympic Medalists 1936 canoe sprint (bronze)
Jack Kirby
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1917-1994
Notable Artists
Molly Geertsema
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1918-1991
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Rodney Dangerfield
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1921-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Jack Kruschen
(m) 1922-2002
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jake Carey
(m) 1926-1997
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2001 The Flamingos
Nellie Fox
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1927-1975
Hall-of-Famers 1997 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1959 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jack Kevorkian
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1928-2011
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Job de Ruiter
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1930-2015
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jacob Zuma
(m) 1942-
Other Leaders 2009-2018 South Africa (president)
Wouter Bos
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1963-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
J. J. Abrams
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1966-
Notable Filmmakers
Jacob Heym
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1969 Jakob the Liar
Jack Black
(m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Fernando Ricksen
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1976-2019
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Justin Long
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jacob Tomuri
(m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jacob Clear
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe sprint (gold)
Christopher Abbott
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jake Arrieta
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Jake Varner
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 wrestling (gold)
Jacob Wukie
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 archery - team (silver)
Jake Abel
(m) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
D. J. Conner
(a.k.a. Jacob) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1988; 2018 Roseanne; The Conners
Jacob Barsøe
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (bronze)
Jacob Anderson
(m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Jake Slicker
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Jacob Batalon
(m) 1996-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jake Short
(m) 1997-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jacob Elordi
(m) 1997-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jacob Bertrand
(m) 2000-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jacob Kiplimo
(m) 2000-
Olympic Medalists 2020 10000 m (bronze)
Jacob Ness
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Prison Break
Jacob Tremblay
(m) 2006-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jake Reilly
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Private Practice
Jake Puckerman
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Glee
Jacob de Zoet
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2010 The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Jacob
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 Noah and Jacob's Song