Jacob (family name)

Jacob is a first name also used as a family name and a variant of Jakob .

Name bearer

A.

Alex Jacob (* 1984), American poker player
Alex Jacob (hotelier) (1936–2010), German entrepreneur
Alexandre André Jacob (1826–1878), French writer
Amoj Jacob (* 1998), Indian sprinter
Andreas Jacob (1950–2016), German zoologist and zoo director
Annemarie Jacob (1891–1990), German painter
Astrid Jacob (* 1945), German actress, cabaret artist, radio play speaker, theater and opera director

B.

Benno Jacob (1862–1945), German rabbi
Berthold Jacob (1898–1944), German journalist and pacifist
Bruno Jacob (1881–1954), German writer and local researcher

C.

Calmann Jacob (1771–1840), German dentist; see Joseph Calmann Linderer (in History of Dentistry )
Carl Jacob (politician) (1818–1895), German author and politician
Carl Heinz Jacob (1940–2017), German university chancellor
Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Jacob (1833–1880), German businessman and member of parliament
Catherine Jacob (born 1956), French actress
Christian Jacob (* 1959), French politician
Claud Jacob (1863–1948), British field marshal
Cornelia Jacob (* 1960), German speed skater

D.

Daniel Jacob (Romanist) (* 1957), German Romanist, philologist and university professor
Daniel Jacob (actor) (1963–1985), German actor
Daniel Jacob (ice hockey player) (* 1980), Canadian-Serbian ice hockey player
Daniel J. Jacob (* 1958), American atmospheric chemist
Daniela Jacob (* 1961), German climate scientist

E.

Edwin Jacob (1878–1964), British sailor
Emil Jacob (1910–1944), German resistance fighter against the Nazi regime
Erich Jacob (1907–1974), German police officer
Erich Jacob (soccer player) , German soccer player from 1920 to 1931
Ernst Jacob (rabbi) (1899–1974), German rabbi and university professor (exile in the USA since 1940)
Ernst Philipp Jacob (1886–1967), German politician (FDP, BHE)

F.

Felix Jacob (1900–1996), German painter and graphic artist
Filomeno Jacob (* 1960), East Timorese clergyman and minister of social affairs
François Jacob (1920–2013), French physician, geneticist and molecular biologist
François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (1770–1841), French cabinet maker
Frank Jacob (Designer) (* 1966), German designer and university professor
Frank Jacob (bobsleigh driver) , German bobsleigh driver and trainer
Frank Jacob (historian) (* 1984), German historian and Japanologist
Franz Jacob (1906–1944), German politician (SPD, KPD) and resistance fighter
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Jacob (1850–1906), German architect
Friedrich Jacob (entrepreneur) († 1947), German company founder
Fritz Jacob (* 1955/1956), German brewing engineer and university professor

G

Gallus Jacob (* 1670), German civil servant
Georg Jacob (1862–1937), German Turkologist
Georges Jacob (cabinet maker) (1739–1814), French cabinet maker
Georges Jacob (organist) (1877–1950), French organist and composer
Gernot Jacob-Friesen (1926–2019), German prehistoric
Gilles Jacob (* 1930), French film critic, producer, writer and director, President of the Cannes International Film Festival
Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), English composer, conductor and arranger
Günter Jacob (1906–1993), German theologian
Günter Jacob (geographer) (1924–1985), German geographer and transport scientist
Günther Jacob , German author and publicist

H

Hans Jacob (1884–1949), German politician (NSDAP)
Hans Jacob (author) (1896–1961), German writer and translator
Harro Jacob (* 1939), German sculptor and painter
Heilwig Jacob (* 1957), German painter
Heiner Jacob (1943–2013), German designer and communication scientist
Heinrich Jacob (* 1935), German Catholic clergyman, cathedral chapter, theologian and university professor
Heinrich Eduard Jacob (1889–1967), German-American writer and journalist
Helmut Jacob (1921–1988), German soccer player
Henrike Jacob , German singer (soprano)
Herbert Jacob (chemist) (* 1936), German chemist and university professor (Uni Kiel)
Herbert Jacob (soccer player) (* 1936), German soccer player
Herbert Jacob (Germanist) (* 1924), German Germanist, bibliographer and editor
Herbert Jacob (economist) (1927–1997), German economist and university professor (University of Hamburg)
Hugo Jacob (1883–1949), German teacher and local researcher

I.

Irène Jacob (* 1966), French actress
Isaac Ben Jacob (1801–1863), Russian publicist and author

J

Jack Farj Rafael Jacob (1924–2016), Indian military and politician
Jacqueline Jacob (* 1961), Austrian pop singer
Joachim Jacob (* 1939), German administrative lawyer
Joel Jacob (* 1992), Antiguan soccer player
Johann Friedrich Jacob (1792–1854), German pedagogue and classical philologist
Johann Nicolaus Jacob (1774–1856), German MP, economist and landowner
Johann Wilhelm Jacob (1816–1888), German MP and landowner
John J. Jacob (1829-1893), American politician
Jörg Jacob (* 1964), German writer
Josef Jacob (1859–1918), Austrian mathematician, teacher and textbook author
Josephine Jacob (* 1981), German actress
Jules Jacob (singer) (1906-1969), Canadian singer (tenor)
Jules Jacob (jazz musician) († 2008), American jazz and studio musician
Julius Jacob the Elder (1811–1882), German history, portrait and still life painter
Julius Jacob the Younger (1842–1929), German architecture and landscape painter
Jutta Krüger-Jacob (* 1963), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)

K

Karl Jacob (historian) (1864–1947), German historian and university professor, DNVP member and national conservative activist
Karl Jacob (director) (* 1979), American actor and director
Karl August Jacob (1798–1866), German entrepreneur
Karl Georg Jacob (1796–1849), German philologist and historian
Karl Hermann Jacob-Friesen (1886–1960), German prehistoric
Karl Theodor Jacob (1908–1980), German politician (CSU)
Katerina Jacob (* 1958), German actress and voice actress
Katharina Jacob (1907–1989), German resistance fighter
Klaus Jacob (rower) (* 1943), German rower
Klaus Jacob (1951–2016), German murder victim, see attack on the Berlin Christmas market at the Gedächtniskirche #Opfer
Klaus Jacob (political scientist) (* 1967), German political scientist
Klaus-Jürgen Jacob (1940–2013), German biologist and zoo director

L.

Ludwig Jacob (1853–1931), German musician
Ludwig Manfred Jacob (* 1971), German doctor and publicist
Luis Jacob (* 1971), Canadian artist
Luise Jacob (1826–1904), German cookbook author, see Emmy Braun

M.

Madeleine Jacob (1896–1985), French journalist
Marcel Jacob (1964–2009), Swedish bass player
Margaret C. Jacob (* 1943), American historian of science
Marius Jacob (birth name Alexandre Jacob , 1879–1954), French anarchist
Martha Jacob (1911–1976), German athlete
Mary Phelps Jacob (1891–1970), American inventor
Mathilde Jacob (1873–1943), German translator and stenographer
Matthias Jacob (* 1960), German biathlete
Matthias Jacob (soccer player) (* 1963), German soccer player
Maurice Jacob (1933–2007), French physicist
Max Jacob (architect) (1849–1921), German architect and building contractor
Max Jacob (painter-poet) (1876–1944), French poet and painter
Max Jacob (puppeteer) (1888–1967), German puppeteer
Mirko Jacob (* 1970), German radio presenter

N

Naomi Jacob (1884–1964), English author, actress and television presenter
Nickel Jacob (1505–1576), German beekeeper and writer
Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782–1871), French draftsman

O

Otto Jacob (* 1925), German homeland researcher

P

P. Walter Jacob (1905–1977), German actor, dramaturge and director
Paul Jacob-Langenbeck (1896–1987), German seaman and writer
Peter Jacob (* 1956), German physicist

R.

Ralf Jacob (microbiologist) (* 1965), German microbiologist and university professor
Ralf Jacob (* 1967), German archivist and historian
Reinhard Jacob (* 1951), German sculptor
Richard Jacob "Weißgerber" (1877–1960), German guitar maker
Richard Taylor Jacob (1825–1903), American politician
Romain Jacob (* 1988), French boxer
Rudolf Jacob (1888–1975), German painter and graphic artist
Ruthard Jacob (1925–2018), German physiologist and university professor

S.

Sebastian Jacob (soccer player) (* 1993), German soccer player
Sebastian Christoph Jacob (* 1968), German actor
Siegmund Jacob (1874–1944), German film producer and film manager
Steffi Jacob (* 1975), German skeleton pilot

T

Teuku Jacob (1929-2007), Indonesian paleoanthropologist
Theodor Jacob (philosopher) (1825–1882), German philosopher
Therese von Jacob (1797–1870), German writer, folk song researcher and Slavist
Thierry Jacob (* 1965), French boxer
Thomas Jacob (director) (* 1943), German director
Thomas Jacob (civil rights activist) (* 1963), German civil rights activist
Thomas Jacob (luge) (* 1965), German luge
Thomas Jacob (soccer player) (* 1986), South Sudanese soccer player
Thomas Jacob (journalist) , Indian journalist
Trude Jacob , German fencer

U

Uwe Jacob (* 1956), Director of the State Criminal Police Office in North Rhine-Westphalia

V

Violet Jacob (1863-1946), Scottish writer

W.

Walter Jacob (painter) (1893–1964), German painter and lithographer
Walter Jacob (manuscript researcher) (1910–1942), theologian and manuscript researcher
Walter Jacob (rabbi) (* 1930), American rabbi
Werner Jacob (1938–2006), German organist and composer
Wilhelm Jacob (* 1957), German publisher
Willibald Jacob (* 1932), German politician
Wolfgang Jacob (1919–1994), German doctor and medical philosopher