Jacobo is both a surname and a given name of Spanish origin. Based on the name

Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...

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Alfredo Jacobo Alfredo Jacobo Rodríguez (born April 7, 1982) is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Mexico. Career Alfredo is the older brother of fellow Mexican swimmer, Alejandro Jacobo. He represented Mexico at the 2000 Olympics.Cesar Chavez Jacobo Cesar Chavez Jacobo is a Dominican professional basketball player. He was born June 1, 1985, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to his father Luis Chávez and mother Rosa Julie Jacobo de Chávez. He attended high school at Our Savior New Americ ...

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Clara Jacobo Clara Jacobo (c. 1898 – 23 June 1966, Naples) was an Italian opera singer. She began her career around 1923 at the Italian provincial stages. She then emigrated to the U.S., where since 1928 she performed at the Metropolitan Opera of New York ...

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Jacobo Majluta Azar Jacobo Majluta Azar (9 October 1934 – 2 March 1996) was Vice President of the Dominican Republic from 16 August 1978 to 4 July 1982. He was one of the generations of politicians in the Dominican Republic whose ambition was continually thwarte ...

(born 1934), politician from Dominican Republic, was president for 43 days * Jacobo Arenas (1924–1990), Colombian guerrilla and ideological leader of FARC * Dan Jacobo Beninson (1931–2003), Argentine radiation expert *

Jacobo Bolbochán Jacobo Bolbochán (26 December 1906 – 29 July 1984) was an Argentine chess master. He played many times in the Argentine Chess Championships. He won twice (1931 and 1932), both ahead of Isaías Pleci. In 1933, he took 2nd, behind Luis Piazzini. ...

(1906–1984), Argentine chess master *

Jacobo Borges Jacobo Borges (born 28 November 1931 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a contemporary, neo-figurative Latin- American artist. His curiosity for exploring different mediums made him a painter, drawer, film director, stage designer and plastic artist. Kn ...

(born 1931), contemporary, neo-figurative Latin-American artist *

Jacobo Díaz ---- Jacobo Díaz Ruiz (born 11 July 1976) is a former professional male tennis player Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Eac ...

(born 1976), former professional male tennis player from Spain *

Juan Jacobo Fernandez Juan Jacobo Fernandez (July 25, 1808, Moire, Ourense, Spain – July 9, 1860, Damascus, Syria) was a Franciscan friar of the convent of Herbón who was a martyr who achieved beatification. He was martyred in Damascus when seven Spanish monks and ...

(1808–1860), Franciscan friar, a martyr who achieved beatification * Jacobo Fijman (1898–1970), Argentine poet born in Bessarabia, now mainly in Moldova * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba (1878–1953), Spanish noble, diplomat, politician and art collector *

Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 5th Duke of Liria and Jérica ''Don'' Jacobo Felipe Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Stolberg-Gedern, 5th Duke of Liria and Jérica, 5th Duke of Berwick, Grandee of Spain (Paris, 25 February 1773 – Madrid, 3 April 1794) was a Jacobite and Spanish nobleman. On 24 January 1790 he ...

(1773–1794), Spanish nobleman *

Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 6th Duke of Liria and Jérica ''Don'' Jacobo José María Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 6th Duke of Berwick, 6th Duke of Liria, 6th Duke of Jérica, Grandee of Spain (3 January 1792 – 5 January 1795) was the second surviving son of the 5th Duke of Berwick, briefly inheriting ...

(1792–1795), the second surviving son of the 5th Duke of Berwick * Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (1913–1971), Guatemalan military officer and politician *

Jacobo Mansilla Jacobo Mansilla (born June 15, 1987 in Castelli) is an Argentine footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Brown de Adrogué Mansilla made his league debut as a substitute against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgri ...

(born 1987), Argentine football midfielder * Jacobo Morales (born 1934), Puerto Rican actor, writer and film director * Jacobo Sanz Ovejero (born 1983), Spanish football goalkeeper * Jacobo Pacchiarotto, 16th-century Italian painter of the Renaissance period * Jacobo Palm (1887–1982), Curaçao-born composer * Jacobo Rispa, director and freelance producer working mainly in TV drama & film * Jacobo Timerman (1923–1999), publisher, journalist, and author * Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga (1582–1633), Japanese Roman Catholic priest and martyr * Jacobo Arbenz Villanova (born 1946), politician in Guatemala * Jacobo Ynclán (born 1984), Spanish football midfielder * Jacobo Zabludovsky (born 1928), Mexican journalist

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