Iakovos is a transliteration of the Greek name Ἰάκωβος, which in an English form is

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. People with the name include: * Archbishop Iakovos of America (1911–2005), Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America *

Iakovos Garmatis Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago (Michael Garmatis; April 4, 1928 – June 2, 2017) was Metropolitan of Chicago under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople until his death on June 2, 2017. Biography Garmatis began his higher educat ...

(1928–2017), Metropolitan of Chicago under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople * Iakovos Kambanellis (1921–2011), Greek poet and writer * Iakovos Kolanian (born 1960), Armenian-Greek classical guitarist *

Iakovos Milentigievits Iakovos Milentigievits Alifieris (alternate spelling: Milentijević) (Greek: Ιάκωβος Μιλεντίγιεβιτς Αλιφιέρης; born January 11, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 in) tall. He ...

(born 1997), Greek basketball player * Iakovos Nafpliotis (1864–1942), Archon Protopsaltis of the Holy and Great Church of Christ in Constantinople * Iakovos Psaltis (born 1935), Greek weightlifter * Iakovos Rizos (1849–1926), Greek painter *

Iakovos Theofilas Iakovos Theofilas ( el, Ιάκωβος Θεοφιλάς, born 22 October 1861, date of death unknown) was a Greek sport shooter. He competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Career Theofilas was born in Athens A ...

(1861–unknown), Greek sports shooter *

Iakovos Tombazis Iakovos "Yiakoumakis" Tombazis ( el, Ιάκωβος Τομπάζης, –1829) was a merchant and ship-owner from the Greek island of Hydra who became the first Admiral of the Hellenic Navy during the Greek War of Independence. The Tomba ...

(c. 1782–1829), Greek ship-owner and Admiral of the Greek Navy * Iakovos Trivolis (died 1547), Greek Renaissance humanist and writer * Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis (born 1979), Georgian-born Greek basketball player

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