Jacob (surname)

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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

Caroline Jacob (1861–1940), South Australian school principal and owner

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 (East India Company 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

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

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