Namesakes
Belgian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Pierre de Decker (middle name Jacques) 1855-1857 
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Jean Chrétien (middle name Jacques) 1993-2003
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Ignatius J. Reilly (middle name Jacques) 1980 A Confederacy of Dunces
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales:
1 character
Frère Jacques French
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
4 prime ministers, 1 prime minister/president
(prime minister) Jacques Laffitte 1830-1831
(prime minister) Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure 1848
(prime minister) Albert de Broglie (a.k.a. Jacques) 1873-1874; 1877
(prime minister) Jacques Chaban-Delmas 1969-1972
(prime minister/president) Jacques Chirac 1974-1976; 1986-1988; 1995-2007
Haitian Presidents:
1 president
(president) Cincinnatus Leconte (middle name Jacques) 1911-1912
Hall-of-Famers:
3 ice hockey, 1 basketball
(ice hockey) Jacques Plante 1978
(ice hockey) Jacques Lemaire 1984
(ice hockey) Jacques Laperrière 1987
(basketball) Dominique Wilkins (a.k.a. Jacques) 2006
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Jacques Plante 1962 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry, 1 medicine
(medicine) Jacques Monod 1965
(chemistry) Jacques Dubochet 2017
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 revolutionary
(revolutionary) Jacques Hébert 1757-1794
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors
Jacques Tati 1907-1982
Jock Mahoney (a.k.a. Jacques) 1919-1989
Notable Artists:
1 painter, 1 painter/etcher
Jacques-Louis David 1748-1825
Marius Bauer (middle name Jacques) 1867-1932
Notable Athletes:
2 ice hockey, 2 soccer, 1 basketball, 1 cycling
(ice hockey) Jacques Plante 1929-1986
(cycling) Jacques Anquetil 1934-1987
(ice hockey) Jacques Lemaire 1945-
(basketball) Dominique Wilkins (a.k.a. Jacques) 1960-
(soccer) Jacques Zoua 1991-
(soccer) Jacques Haman 1994-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Jacques Cartier 1491-1557
Jacques Cousteau 1910-1997
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors
Jacques Tati 1907-1982
Jean-Jacques Annaud 1943-
Notable Musicians:
4 composers, 3 musicians, 2 singers
Jacquet of Mantua (a.k.a. Jacques) 1483-1559
Jacques Arcadelt c. 1507-1568
Fromental Halévy (a.k.a. Jacques) 1799-1862
Jacques Offenbach 1819-1880
Jacques Brel 1929-1978
Jacques Dutronc 1943-
Jean-Jacques Goldman 1951-
Jean-Jacques Burnel 1952-
Travis Scott (a.k.a. Jacques) 1991-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 philosophers, 1 psychologist
Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778
Jacques Lacan 1901-1981
Jacques Derrida 1930-2004
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Maxime Verhagen (middle name Jacques) 1956-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist
Jacques Monod 1910-1976
Notable Writers:
1 poet
Jacques Prévert 1900-1977
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 2 silver, 1 gold, 1 gold/silver
(bronze) Maurice Norland (middle name Jacques) 1924 cross country team
(gold/silver) Jacques van Egmond 1932 cycling - track
(silver) Jacques Lunis 1948 4x400 m relay
(silver) Jacques Perrier 1948 basketball
(bronze) Jacques Carette 1972 4x400 m relay
(gold) Bas van de Goor (middle name Jacques) 1996 volleyball
Other Leaders:
5 prime ministers
Prime Minister Jean-Jacques Willmar 1848-1853 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Jacques Rueff 1949-1950 Monaco
Prime Minister Jacques Santer 1984-1995 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Jean Ausseil (middle name Jacques) 1985-1991 Monaco
Prime Minister Jacques Dupont 1991-1994 Monaco
Other Royalty:
1 emperor, 1 prince
Jacques I 1804-1806 Haiti
Jacques of Monaco 2014- Monaco
Saints:
3 blessed, 2 saints
Blessed Jakub Strepa (a.k.a. Jacques) ?-1409
Blessed Jacques Sales 1556-1593
Saint Jacques-Honoré Chastan 1803-1839
Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval 1803-1864
Saint Jacques Berthieu 1838-1896
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Jacques de Boys As You Like It