Yaakov
Yaakov or Jaakov is a male given name. It is the Hebrew form of the name Jacob .
Name bearer
- Yaacov Agam (* 1928), Israeli artist
- Yaakov Ariel (* 1937), from 1990 to 2017 Chief Rabbi of Ramat Gan in Israel
- Jaakov Blumas (* 1953), German artist
- Yaacov Dorchin (* 1946), Israeli sculptor, painter and entomologist
- Jaakow Dori (1899–1973), the first chief of staff of the Israeli armed forces
- Ja'akov Herzog (1921–1972), Israeli rabbi and diplomat
- Jaakow Jizchak Horowitz (1745–1815; later also called the "Seer or sage of Lublin"), Polish Rebbe
- Yaakov Litzman (* 1948), Israeli politician (Agudat Jisra'el Party), Minister of Health 2015–2017
- Yaacov Lozowick (* 1957), Israeli historian
- Yaʿaḳov Meshorer (1935–2004), Israeli numismatist and classical archaeologist
- Yaakov haLevi Molin (* probably 1375; † 1427), Talmudist and Posek
- Jaakov Neeman (1939–2017), Israeli legal scholar, politician and former minister
- Ja'akov Peri (* 1944), 1988 to 1995 head of the Israeli domestic secret service and politician of Yesh Atid
- Yaakov Rubinstein , Israeli violinist
- Yaakov Shimshon Shapira (1902–1993), Israeli politician and Minister of Justice
- Yaacov Trope (* 1945), American psychologist
- Yaakov Ziv (* 1931), Israeli electrical engineer
- Yaakov Zur (1924–2013), Israeli historian and university professor
Intermediate name
- Moscheh Ya'akov Ben-Gavriêl (* 1891, † 1965), Austrian-Israeli writer; Hagana activist and representative of pan-Semitism
- Daniel Jaakov Kühn (* 1972), German writer
- Jechiel Jaakov Weinberg (1884–1966), Orthodox rabbi, Posek, Talmud scholar and Rosh yeshiva