Jacob (surname)
Jacob is a surname, ultimately from the Biblical figure Jacob. Jakob is the German form of the name.
For the meaning of the name, see Jacob (name).
Notable people with the surname Jacob
- Alaric Jacob (1909–1995), British journalist and author
- Charles Donald Jacob (1838–1898), American politician and diplomat
- Claud Jacob (1863–1948), British soldier
- E. F. Jacob (1894–1971), British scholar
- Edgar Jacob (1844–1920), British religious leader
- Edward Jacob (c. 1710 -1788), British scholar and politician
- François Jacob (1920–2013), French biologist
- Georges Jacob (1739–1814), French artist
- Giles Jacob (1686–1744), British jurist and writer
- Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), British musician
- Ian Jacob (1899–1993), British soldier
- Irène Jacob (born 1966) French-born Swiss actress
- John Jacob of Montferrat (1395–1445), Italian soldier & government administrator
- John Jacob (British army officer) (1812–1858)
- John Edward Jacob (born 1934), American activist
- John J. Jacob (Kentucky) (1770–1852), businessman, industrialist and philanthropist
- John J. Jacob (West Virginia) (1829–1893), governor
- Marius Jacob (1879–1954), French activist
- Max Jacob (1876–1944), French writer
- P. L. Jacob (1806–1884), French writer Paul Lacroix
- Suzanne Jacob (born 1943), Canadian author
- Teun Jacob (1927-2009), Dutch wall painter and sculptor
- Violet Jacob (1863–1946), British writer
Notable people with the surname Jakob
- Anund Jakob (c. 1010–1050), a.k.a. Anund Jacob of Sweden
- Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (1759–1827), German economist
- Joseph Jakob (1886–1908), American diver
- Alfons Maria Jakob (1884–1931), German physician
- Hans Jakob (footballer) (1908–1994), German soccer player
- Hans Jakob (Esperantist) (1891–1967), German-born Swiss Esperantist
- Liane Jakob-Rost (born 1928), German scholar
- Winnie Jakob (born 1927), German artist
- Gabriele Jakob (born 1953), German politician
See also
- Jacob (name)
- Jacob (disambiguation)
- Jacobs (surname)
- Jakob (disambiguation)
- Jacobite (disambiguation)
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