Jake (given name)
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| Related names | Jacob, James, Jack, John |
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Jake is a masculine given name derived from Jacob. It can also be a nickname of Jacob and various other given names.
Individuals named Jake include:
- Jake Arnott (born 1961), British novelist
- Jake T. Austin (born 1994), American actor
- Jake Brendel (born 1992), American football player
- Jake Burns (born 1958), Northern Irish rock musician
- Jake W. Cameron (1913-1999), American politician
- Jake Canuso (born 1970 (Carmine Canuso) ), Italian actor born in Switzerland
- Jake Cohen (born 1990), American/Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Jake Colhouer (1922-1998), American football player
- Jake Friend (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
- Jake Granville (born 1989), Australian rugby league player
- Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980), American actor
- Jake Hager (born 1982), American professional wrestler better known as Jack Swagger
- Jake Humphrey (born 1978), sports television presenter
- Jake Hyde (born 1990), English professional footballer
- Jake LaMotta (born 1921), world middleweight champion boxer
- Jake Lloyd (born 1989), American actor
- Jake Locker (born 1988), American football player
- Jake Logue (born 1972), American football player
- Jake Long (born 1985), American football player
- Jake Mamo (born 1994), Australian rugby league player
- Jake Metz (born 1991), American football player
- Jake Plummer (born 1974), American retired football player
- Jake Roberts (born 1955), American professional wrestler (aka "Jake the Snake")
- Jake Robinson (born 1986), English footballer
- Jake Short (born 1997), American actor
- Jake Steinfeld (born 1958), American actor and fitness personality
- Jake Thackray (1938-2002), English singer-songwriter, poet and journalist
- Jake Thomas (born 1990), American actor and singer
- Jake Trbojevic (born 1994), Australian rugby league player
- Jake Weber (born 1964), English actor
- Jake Webster (born 1983), New Zealand rugby league player
- Jake White (born 1963), South African rugby coach
- Jake Young (1968-2002), American football player
Fictional characters named Jake include:
- Jake Berenson, from the Animorphs book series by K. A. Applegate
- Jake Blues, lead vocalist of The Blues Brothers band and one of the main characters in The Blues Brothers film
- Jake Chambers, a boy and one of the main characters in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series
- Jake Featherston, Hitler-like dictator in Harry Turtledove's Timeline-191 series
- Jake Kimble, the only survivor of The Grudge 2 and the first victim in its sequel
- Jake Martin (All My Children), in the soap opera All My Children
- Jake Martin (Degrassi character), in the Canadian television drama series Degrassi
- Jake Green, the protagonist of the television series Jericho
- Jake Spidermonkey, a main character in My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- Jake Tucker, a character in the animated series Family Guy
- Jake the Dog, one of the main characters in the animated series Adventure Time
- "Jake the Peg", a three-legged man and subject of a comedic song performed by Rolf Harris
- Jake Fratelli, one of the main antagonists in the film The Goonies.
- "Jake from State Farm", who wears khakis.
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