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Jacques ([ʒak], Quebec French pronunciation : [ʒɑɔ̯k]) is the French equivalent of James, ultimately originating from the name Jacob.
Jacques is derived from the Late Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰακώβος (Septuagintal Greek Ἰακώβ), from the Hebrew name Jacob יַעֲקֹב. (See Jacob.) James is derived from Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus.
As a first name, Jacques is often phonetically converted to English as Jacob, Jake (from Jacob), or Jack, but the last is not an accurate translation. (Jack, from Jankin, is strictly a diminutive of John.)
Bob Jacques (born 1947), Canadian animator
Brian Jacques (1939–2011), British author and radio host, known primarily for the Redwall series
Cheryl Jacques (born 1962), American activist
Hattie Jacques (1922–1980), British comedy actress
Jeph Jacques (born 1980), American webcomic artist
Kateřina Jacques (born 1971), Czech politician
Martin Jacques (born 1945), British journalist, former editor of Marxism Today
Richard Jacques (born 1973), British composer
Aracely Arambula (born 1975), Mexican singer & actress
Jean-François Jacques (born 1985), Canadian professional hockey player
Andrew T. Jacques (born 1987), known primarily for 2016 Fantasy Football meltdown
Jacques I (1689–1751), Prince of Monaco
Jacques Abady (1872–1964), British lawyer
Jacques Barzun (born 1907), French-born American historian
Jacques Beckers (born 1934), Dutch-born American astrophysicist
Jacques Brel (1929–1978), Belgian singer and songwriter
Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player and coach
Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997), French underwater explorer
Jacques Cartier (1491–1557), French explorer
Jacques Chapiro (1887–1972), painter
Jacques Chirac (born 1932), French politician
Jacques Delors (born 1925), French politician
Jacques de Molay (c.1243-1314), last Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Jacques Derrida (1930–2004), Algerian-born French philosopher
Jacques du Toit (cricketer) (born 1980), South African-born cricketer
Jacques du Toit (rugby union) (born 1993), South African-born rugby union player
Jacques Dutronc (Born 1943), French singer and actor
Jacques Ellul (1912–1994), French philosopher
Jacques Faty (born 1984), Senegalese footballer
Jacques Follorou (born 1968), French journalist
Jacques Gaillot (born 1935), French social activist and Roman Catholic Bishop
Jacques Grimaldi, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis de Baux (born 2014), heir to the Monegasque throne
Jacques Hanegraaf (born 1960), Dutch cyclist
Jacques Ibert (1880–1962), French composer of classical music
Jacques Kallis (born 1975), South African cricketer
Jacques La Degaillerie (born 1940), French fencer
Jacques Lacan (1901–1981), French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
Jacques Landry (born 1969), Canadian cyclist
Jacques Loeb (1859–1924), German-born American physiologist and biologist
Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825), French neo-classical painter
Jacques Marquette (1637–1675), French explorer, led first European expedition to the northern Mississippi River
Jacques Massu (1908–2002), French general
Jacques Monod (1910–76), French biologist and Nobel Prize recipient
Jacques Ochs(1883–1971), Belgian Olympic champion épée fencer
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), German born French composer, notable for composing the "Can Can"
Jacques Parizeau (born 1930), Premier of Québec
Jacques Pépin (born 1935), French chef
Jacques Prévert (1900–77), French poet and screenwriter
Jacques Pucheran (1817–94), French zoologist
Jacques Rancière (born 1940), French philosopher
Jacques Robert (1890–1928), Swiss silent actor and film director in the 1910s and 1920s.
Jacques Riparelli (born 1983), Cameroonian-born Italian athlete
Jacques Rit (born 1949), Monegasque politician.
Jacques Rivette (1928–2016), French filmmaker
Jacques Rogge (born 1942), Belgian sports administrator, president of the International Olympic Committee
Jacques Rougeau (born 1960), Canadian professional wrestler
Jacques Rudolph (born 1981), South African cricketer
Jacques Stas (born 1969), Belgian basketball coach and former player
Jacques Stroweis, special effects artist
Jacques Sylla (born 1946), Malagasy politician, former Prime Minister of Madagascar
Jacques Tati (1907–1982), French filmmaker
Jacques Villeneuve (born 1971), Canadian racing driver
Jacques Webster (born 1992), better known by his stage name Travi$ Scott, an American recording artist, music producer, and musician
Jacques Yoko (born 1972), French volleyball player
Jacques Zon (1872–1932), Dutch painter
Jacques the Cleaner Shrimp, from the animated movie Finding Nemo
Dr. Jacques Von Hämsterviel, from Lilo & Stitch
Jacques Blanc, from the Onimusha video game series
Jacques, boss character and level name from the original Spyro the Dragon video game
Jacques The Scratcher, a boss from the computer game Wizard 101
Jacques Beaupierre, character in the Aaron Elkins novel Skeleton Dance
Jacques Snicket, a character in the A Series of Unfortunate Events novel series
Jacques Dubrinsky, a character in Carpathian Novels series by Christine Feehan
Jacques Schnee, a character in the Animated web series RWBY
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, detective from The Pink Panther series
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