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Jacobs is a
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.
Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...
medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. Its origin is from the
given name
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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 ...
, derived from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
''Jacobus'', itself derived from the
Hebrew language
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
personal name
A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...
''Yaakov'', from the Hebrew word ''akev'' ("heel"). It is common in
English speaking countries
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and
German speaking countries
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. There are many variant spellings. The first record of the surname is in 1244 in the "
Cartularium Monasterii de Rameseia".
Jacobs is also an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the baptismal name Jacob. The surname Jacobs referred to the son of Jacob which belongs to the category of patronymic surnames.
People with the surname Jacobs include:
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A. J. Jacobs (born 1968), American journalist and author
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AJ Jacobs (rugby union)
Adriaan Mauritz Jacobs (born ) is a professional rugby referee on the Premier Panel of the South African Rugby Union.
Career
As a player, Jacobs represented the at the 1998 Under-13 Craven Week and the at the 2001 Under-16 Grant Khomo Wee ...
(born 1985), South African rugby referee
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Aad Jacobs
Adrianus G. Jacobs (born 1936) is a Dutch businessman, the former chairman of Royal Dutch Shell from 2004 to 2006, and of ING Group from 1992 to 1998.
Jacobs has been a director of numerous companies. In 2002, Jacobs was inducted into the Insuranc ...
(born 1936), Dutch businessman
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Abe Jacobs
Abe Jacobs (born June 18, 1928) is a New Zealand retired professional wrestler. He was one of the first men to follow fellow New Zealander Pat O'Connor to the United States where, like O'Connor, Jacobs became a major star in the National Wres ...
(born 1938), New Zealand professional wrestler
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Adolph Jacobs
Adolph Jacobs, later known as Al Jacobs (April 15, 1939 – July 23, 2014), was an American guitar player, best known as an original member of The Coasters.
Biography
Born Adolf Jacobs in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas, he played guitar with Vern ...
(1939–2014), American guitar player
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Adrian Jacobs
Adrian Abraham 'Adi' Jacobs (born 14 August 1980) is a South African former rugby union footballer who played for the provincially and The Sharks in Super Rugby.
Playing career
At high school, Jacobs was often riled and made fun of because of ...
(born 1980), South African rugby player
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Alan Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Alan Jacobs (academic) (born 1958), American writer and professor
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Alan Jacobs (filmmaker)
Alan Jacobs is an American independent film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for his films ''Nina Takes a Lover'' (1994) and '' Down for Life'' (2009).
Born in Tappan, New York, Jacobs' career began at Apple Inc., where he was t ...
, American film director and screenwriter
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Aletta Jacobs
Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs (; 9 February 1854 – 10 August 1929) was a Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist. As the first woman officially to attend a Dutch university, she became one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. I ...
(1854–1929), Dutch physician, feminist and pacifist
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Alfred Jacobs (1897–1976), Australian activist for civil liberties and Aboriginal rights
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Allan Jacobs
Allan B. Jacobs (born 29 December 1928) is an urban designer, renowned for his publications and research on urban design. His well-known paper ''"Toward an Urban Design Manifesto"'', written with Donald Appleyard, describes how cities should be l ...
(born 1928), American urban designer, planner and writer
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Allen Jacobs American football player
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Alma Smith Jacobs (1916–1997), American librarian
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Ananda Jacobs
Ananda Dawn Jacobs (born March 12, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model, producer, and composer.
Early life
Jacobs was born in Los Angeles, California. She grew up in Arizona and Washingston. She has three sisters, Starlet, who is an art ...
(born 1983), American actress, singer, model, producer and composer
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Andreas Jacobs
Dr. W. Andreas Jacobs (born October 1963) is a Bremen-born entrepreneur who lives in Germany and is a German national.
Biography
Andreas Jacobs (1963) studied law at the Universities of Freiburg im Breisgau, Munich and Montpellier and subsequen ...
(born 1963), German businessman
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Andrew Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Andrew Jacobs (journalist)
Andrew Jacobs is an American correspondent for ''The New York Times''.
Jacobs has been based in Beijing, China, since April 2008, covering the country for ''The New York Times''. He is also the director and producer of a 2008 documentary, ''Fo ...
, reporter for ''The New York Times'' and documentary film director and producer
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Andrew Jacobs (lawyer)
Andrew Jacobs (February 22, 1906 – December 17, 1992) was a lawyer, judge, and Congressman for one term, in Indiana. His son, Andrew Jacobs Jr., was also a Congressman.
Biography
Jacobs attended the public schools near his birthplace ( Gera ...
(1906–1992), lawyer, judge, and Congressman for one term, in Indiana
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Andrew Jacobs, Jr.
Andrew Jacobs Jr. (February 24, 1932 – December 28, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and United States Congressional Delegations from Indiana, ...
(1932–2013), lawyer, Indiana state legislator, and Congressman
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Andy Jacobs
Andrew Ian Jacobs (born 26 November 1952) is a British sports radio personality who presents the ''Hawksbee and Jacobs'' show alongside Paul Hawksbee and on talkSPORT in the UK, every weekday live from 13:00-16:00.
They have been presenters on ...
(born 1952), British sports radio personality
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Anja Jacobs (born 1974), German film director
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Anthony Jacobs, Baron Jacobs (born 1931), British businessman and politician
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Ariël Jacobs
Ariël Jacobs (; born 25 July 1953) is a Belgian association football, football manager and former player who most recently managed Ligue 1 side Valenciennes FC and is currently employed as Director of Football at Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Managerial ...
(born 1953), Belgian football player and manager
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Arnold Jacobs
Arnold Maurice Jacobs (June 11, 1915 – October 7, 1998) was an American tubist who spent most of his career with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He held that position from 1944 until his retirement in 1988.
Jacobs was considered one of the fo ...
(1915–1998), American orchestral tuba player
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Arnold Jacobs (cricketer) (1892–1974), Argentine cricketer
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Art Jacobs
Arthur Evan Jacobs (August 28, 1902 – June 8, 1967) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League ...
(1902–1967), American baseball pitcher
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Arthur Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Arthur Jacobs
Arthur David Jacobs (14 June 1922 – 13 December 1996) was an English musicologist, music critic, teacher, librettist and translator. Among his many books, two of the best known are his ''Penguin Dictionary of Music'', which was reprinted in sev ...
(1922–1996), English musicologist
:*Arthur Jacobs, New Zealand cricketer known as
Bert Jacobs (cricketer)
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Arthur I. Jacobs (1858–1918), American drill-chuck innovator
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Arthur P. Jacobs
Arthur P. Jacobs (March 7, 1922 – June 27, 1973) was a press agent turned film producer responsible for such films in the 1960s and 1970s as the ''Planet of the Apes'' series, ''Doctor Dolittle'', ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', '' Play It Again, Sam'' ...
(1922–1973), American film producer
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Bárbara Jacobs (born 1947), Mexican writer
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Ben Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Ben Jacobs (American football)
Benjamin Jacobs (born April 17, 1988) is a former American football coach and former linebacker who is the assistant special teams coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cleveland Browns a ...
(born 1988), American football player
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Ben Jacobs (Australian rules footballer)
Ben Jacobs (born 9 January 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
From the Sandringham Dragons in ...
(born 1992), Australian rules footballer
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Ben Jacobs (journalist)
Ben Jacobs is an American political reporter. He formerly worked for ''The Guardian'' where he gained mass media attention for being assaulted by Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte in May 2017. He previously worked at ''The Daily ...
, U.S. journalist
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Ben Jacobs (rugby union) (born 1982), Australian rugby player
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Benjamin Jacobs (dentist) (1919–2004), Polish Jew, Auschwitz survivor
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Benjamin R. Jacobs
Benjamin Ricardo Jacobs, Ph.D. (March 15, 1879 – February 3, 1963) was born at the American Consulate in Lima, Peru to Rosa Mulet Jacobs of Valparaíso, Chile, a French-Chilean, and Washington Michael Jacobs of South Carolina in the Unite ...
(1879–1963), American biochemist
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Bert Jacobs
Bert Jacobs (March 5, 1941 – November 14, 1999) was a Dutch football manager, who played for HFC Haarlem. Jacobs was a football trainer at a young age, worked for Roda JC, FC Utrecht, Fortuna Sittard, Vitesse Arnhem, RKC Waalwijk and Sportin ...
(1941–1999), Dutch football player and manager
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Beverley Jacobs
Beverley K. Jacobs Member of the Order of Canada, CM (born 1965) is a Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) community representative from the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Bear Clan. An attorney, she became president of the Native Women's Association ...
(born 1965), Canadian First Nation lawyer and activist
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Bobby Jacobs (born 1965), Dutch bassist and composer for the prog-rock group Focus
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Brad Jacobs (curler)
Bradley Robert Jacobs (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He is an Olympic champion skip, having led Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Jacobs is also the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier champions ...
(born 1985), Canadian curler
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Brandon Jacobs
Brandon Christopher Jacobs (born July 6, 1982) is a former American football running back, who spent the majority of his career with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coffeyville, Auburn, ...
(born 1982), American football player
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Brian Jacobs (born 1995), Dutch footballer
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Brian Jacobs (actor)
Brian Jacobs is an American actor, who has appeared extensively on television shows and national commercials. Originally from New York City, he now resides in Los Angeles.
Career
He is known for his starring role on ''The Mr. Potato Head Show' ...
, American actor
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Bruce Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Bruce Jacobs (radio host) (born 1964), American talk radio host
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Bruce Jacobs (field hockey) (born 1975), South African field hockey player
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J. Bruce Jacobs (1943–2019), American-born Australian academic
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C. Scott Jacobs, American communication theorist
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Cameron Jacobs (born 1989), South African rugby player
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Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946), American singer, pianist, and songwriter
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Charles Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Charles Fenno Jacobs
Charles Fenno Jacobs (December 14, 1904 – June 27, 1974) was an American photographer in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Jacobs was born in Waltham, Massachusetts. His Dutch-descended father was a steamfitter. An ''enfant terrible extraordin ...
(1904–1974), American photographer
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Charles Jacobs (political activist), with American Anti-Slavery Group
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Charlotte Jacobs
Charlotte Jacobs (13 February 1847, Sappemeer - 31 October 1916, The Hague), was a Dutch feminist and pharmacist. She was the first of her gender in the Netherlands with a degree in pharmacology and also active within the women's movement. She ...
(1847–1916), Dutch feminist and pharmacist
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Chris Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Chris Jacobs (actor)
Chris Jacobs (born January 30, 1970) is a television host and personality. He is the Host of "Long Lost Family" on TLC and also the host of ''Overhaulin and Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions, which both air on Velocity. For several ...
, American co-host of Discovery Channel television show ''Overhaulin
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Chris Jacobs (swimmer) (born 1964), American swimmer
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Christian Jacobs
Christian Richards Jacobs (born January 11, 1972) is an American musician, television producer, and actor. He is perhaps most recognized as the co-creator of the award-winning Nick Jr. TV show ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'', on which he additionally serves a ...
(born 1972), American musician, television producer, voice actor and former child actor
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Christianne Meneses Jacobs
Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born March 28, 1971) is a Nicaraguan American writer, editor, and teacher. She is the publisher of ''Iguana;'' a Spanish language magazine for children.
Nicaragua (1971–1988)
Christianne Meneses Jacobs was born in ...
(born 1971), Nicaraguan American writer, editor, and teacher
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Christopher Jacobs (politician)
Christopher Louis Jacobs (born November 28, 1966) is an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 2020 to 2023. Jacobs served as the 62nd secretary of state of New York from April 2006 to January 200 ...
(born 1967), American politician
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Clare Jacobs (1886–1971), American pole vaulter
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Daniel Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Dan Jacobs (trumpeter) (born 1942), American jazz trumpeter
:*Dan Jacobs (born 1982), American metal guitarist with the band
Atreyu
Atreyu is an American metalcore band from Yorba Linda, California, formed in 1998. The band currently consists of clean vocalist Brandon Saller, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist and unclean vocals, unclean vocalist Marc "Porter ...
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Danie Jacobs (1904–1999), South African Olympic athlete
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Daniel Jacobs (boxer)
Daniel Jacobs (born February 3, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He is a two-time middleweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2018 to 2019 and the WBA (Regular) title from 2014 to 2017. Nicknamed the "Miracle Man," Jacobs ...
(born 1987), American professional boxer
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Danny Jacobs (actor)
Danny Jacobs is an American actor and comedian who made his voice acting debut in 1999 with an uncredited role in '' Full Blast''. He began his role of King Julien (originally voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen) in ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' (2008 ...
(born 1968), American voice actor
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Danny Jacobs (footballer)
Daniel "Danny" Jacobs (born 25 June 1980) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Essendon Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Essendon career
Jacobs played for Essendon from ...
(born 1980), Australian rules footballer
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Dave Jacobs (born 1957), American football player
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David Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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David Jacobs (broadcaster)
David Lewis Jacobs, CBE (19 May 1926 – 2 September 2013) was a British broadcaster perhaps best known as presenter of the BBC Television 1960s peak-time show ''Juke Box Jury'', and as chairman of the long-running BBC Radio 4 topical forum ''A ...
(1926–2013), BBC radio and television presenter and actor
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David Jacobs (cricketer, born 1989)
David Jacobs (born 3 May 1989) is a South African cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails b ...
, South African cricketer
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David Jacobs (gymnast), American gymnast
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David Jacobs (Ontario politician), Canadian lawyer and politician
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David Jacobs (sociologist), American sociologist
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David Jacobs (steroid dealer) ( 1973–2008), American personal trainer
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David Jacobs (table tennis)
Dian David Mickael Jacobs (21 June 1977 – 28 April 2023) was an Indonesian athlete who competed in table tennis, primarily Class 10 para table tennis. Born in Ujung Pandang, he took up table tennis at the age of ten and rose quickly through n ...
(born 1977), Indonesian table tennis player
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David Jacobs (Welsh athlete) (1888–1976), Welsh sprinter
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David Jacobs (writer)
David Jacobs (born August 12, 1939) is an American television writer, producer and director. He is most well known as the creator of the CBS primetime series ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'', ''Knots Landing'', and ''Paradise (American TV seri ...
(born 1939), American creator/writer of the television series ''Dallas'' and ''Knots Landing''
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David Anthony Jacobs, Baron Jacobs (1931–2014), British businessman and Liberal Democrat politician
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David M. Jacobs
David Michael Jacobs (born August 10, 1942) is an American historian and retired Associate Professor of History at Temple University specializing in 20th-century American history. Jacobs is a prominent figure in ufology and the study of the alleg ...
(born 1942), American UFO and abduction phenomenon researcher
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Davy Jacobs (born 1982), South African cricketer
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Debbie Jacobs
Debbie Jacobs (born November 10, 1955, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American singer who had several disco hits.Debbie J ...
(born 1955), American disco singer
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Dennis Jacobs
Dennis Jacobs (born February 28, 1944) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Education and career
Born and raised in New York City, Jacobs graduated from Forest Hills High School ...
(born 1944), American judge
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Denny Jacobs (born 1937), American politician
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Dolly Jacobs (born 1957), American circus aerialist
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Edgar P. Jacobs (1904–1987), Belgian comic book writer and artist
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Édouard Jacobs (1851–1925), Belgian cellist
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Elizabeth Jacobs (anthropologist)
Elizabeth Derr Jacobs (1903 – May 21, 1983) was an anthropologist specializing in the native cultures of the Pacific Northwest. She is known particularly for her work on the Nehalem Tillamook, the northernmost subgroup of the Tillamook, whom ...
(1903–1983), American anthropologist
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Elsy Jacobs
Elsy Jacobs (4 March 1933 – 27 February 1998) was a Luxembourgish road bicycle racer. She became the first ever women's Road World Champion when she won the inaugural race on 30 August 1958. Later the same year she broke the women's hour ...
(1933–1988), Luxembourgian road bicycle racer
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Elmer F. Jacobs (born 1945), American architect
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Ethel D. Jacobs
Ethel D. Jacobs (March 18, 1910 - November 9, 2001) was a prominent American Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder who was a three-time leading owner in North America.
Married to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Hirsch Jacobs, Ethel Jacobs us ...
(1910–2001), American racehorse owner/breeder
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Eva E. Jacobs
Eva Eisenberg Jacobs (January 17, 1921 – April 28, 2015) was a statistician with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics who edited their ''Handbook of U. S. Labor Statistics'' and headed their Division of Consumer Expenditure Surveys.
Eva Eisen ...
(died 2015), American statistician
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Ferdinand Jacobs ( 1713–1783), English Hudson's Bay Company officer
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Ferne Jacobs
Ferne Jacobs, who is also known as Ferne K. Jacobs and Ferne Kent Jacobs is an American fiber artist and basket maker.
Life
She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1942 to Jewish parents who emigrated from Eastern Europe. Her family moved to Lo ...
(born 1942), an American fiber artist
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Ferris Jacobs, Jr.
Ferris Jacobs Jr. (March 20, 1836 – August 30, 1886) was an American officer and politician; he was a United States representative from New York (state), New York.
Biography
Jacobs was born in Delhi (town), New York, Delhi, Delaware County, ...
(1836–1886), American (New York) politician and Union Army general
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Francis Jacobs
Sir Francis Geoffrey Jacobs (born 8 June 1939) is a British jurist who served as Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from October 1988 to January 2006. He was educated at the City of London School, and Christ ...
(born 1939), British jurist
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Franklin Jacobs
Franklin Jacobs (born December 31, 1957 ) is a former high jumper from the United States. His personal best of was a world indoor record in 1978, and at above Jacobs' own height of ,
it remains the record for high jump#Height differentials, ...
(born 1957), an American high jumper
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Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Jacobs
Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Jacobs (October 6, 1764 – March 30, 1847) a German classical scholar, was born at Gotha. After studying philology and theology at Jena and Göttingen, in 1785, Friedrich Jacobs (as he is known), became a teacher in ...
known as Friedrich Jacobs (1764–1847), German classical scholar
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Garry Jacobs
Garry Jacobs (born 29 July 1946) is an American writer, social thinker, researcher and consultant on the topics of business management, economic and social development, and global governance. He is the President and CEO of the World Academy of Ar ...
(born 1946), American sociologist
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Gary Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Gary Jacobs (boxer) (born 1965), Scottish boxer
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Gary Jacobs (solicitor) (c. 1946–2002), British lawyer
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Gary Jacobs (writer)
Gary Jacobs is an American television comedy writer and producer and author.
He was born in New York in 1952, grew up in Dallas, and was educated at the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his bachelor's degree in Journalism.
Immedia ...
(born 1952), American television comedy writer and producer
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Gary E. Jacobs (born 1962), American businessman and philanthropist
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George Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
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George Jacobs, Sr. ( 1620–1692), hanged for witchcraft in Salem witch trials
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George Jacobs (inventor) (1877–1945), American inventor
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George Jacobs (basketball)
George W. "Doc" Jacobs (February 23, 1900 – May 19, 1968) was an American coach and athletic director. He served as the third head men's basketball coach at Villanova University from 1929 to 1936. A three-sport star in football, basketball and ba ...
known as "Doc" Jacobs (died 1968), American basketball coach
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Georges Jacobs
Georges, Count Jacobs de Hagen (born 1940) is a leading Belgian businessman.
Jacobs obtained a PhD degree in Law (1962) and a licentiate in economics (1964) from the Universite Catholique de Louvain (Belgium). He also obtained a MA degree in ...
(born 1940), Belgian businessman
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Gerald Jacobs
Gerald Jacobs is a British author and the literary editor of ''The Jewish Chronicle''. His book ''Sacred Games'' is an account of a Hungarian Jew, Nicholas (Miklós) Hammer, a Holocaust survivor, was published in 1995. Hammer was a Hungarian Jew c ...
, British author
*Gillian Jacobs (born 1982), American actress
*Kane (wrestler), Glenn Jacobs (born 1967), American professional wrestler known as "Kane"
*Graeme Jacobs (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
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*Hannah Jacobs, British illustrator and animator
*Hans Jacobs (1907–1994), German sailplane designer and pioneer
*Harold Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Harold M. Jacobs (1912–1995), Jewish and civic leader in New York
:*Harold R. Jacobs (born 1939), American author and teacher of mathematics
*Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897), African-American writer and abolitionist
*Harry Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Harry Jacobs (American football) (born 1937), American football player
:*Harry Jacobs (Australian footballer) (1913–2000), Australian rules footballer
:*Harry Jacobs (conductor) (1888–1988), Australia musician
:*Harry Jacobs (tug of war) (fl. 1904), American tug of war athlete
:*Harry Allan Jacobs (1872–1932), American architect
*Heidi Hayes Jacobs (born 1948), American educator and businesswoman
*Helen Jacobs (1908–1997), American tennis player ranked world #1
*Helene Jacobs (1906–1993), German Resistance member
*Henry Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Henry Jacobs (1924–2015), American humorist
:*Henry Jacobs (priest) (1824–1901), first Dean of Christchurch, New Zealand
:*Henry Jacobs (1924–2015), American sound artist and humorist
:*Henry Barton Jacobs (1858–1939), American physician
:*Henry Eyster Jacobs (1844–1911), American religious figure and writer
*Herbert Jacobs, (1903–1987), American journalist and inventor of method of crowd measurement
*Hirsch Jacobs (1904–1970), American horse trainer
*Howard Jacobs, American sports lawyer
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*Irwin M. Jacobs (born 1933), American co-founder of Qualcomm
*Israel Jacobs (1726–1796), colonial Pennsylvania politician
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*Jack Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Jack Jacobs (1919–1974), American and Canadian football player
:*Jack Jacobs (cricketer) (1909–2003), New Zealand cricketer
:*Jack B. Jacobs, Delaware judge
:*Jack H. Jacobs (born 1945),American Medal of Honor recipient
*Jaco Jacobs (born 1980), South African children's book author
*Jacob Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Jacob Jacobs (painter) (1812–1879), Belgian painter
:*Jacob Jacobs (theater) (1890–1977), Yiddish theater and vaudeville director, producer, etc.
*James Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*James Jacobs (game designer), American game designer
:*James B. Jacobs (born 1947), American law professor
*Jamie Jacobs, second individual to assume identity of American western hero Phantom Rider
*Jamie Jacobs (footballer) (born 1997), Dutch (soccer) football player
*Jane Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Jane Jacobs (1916–2006), American-Canadian urbanist
:*Jane Jacobs (baseball) (1924–2015), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
:*Jane M. Jacobs (born 1958), Australian geographer
*Janet Jacobs (born 1928), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
*Janice L. Jacobs (born 1946), American Foreign Service Officer
*Jay Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Jay Jacobs (broadcaster) (born 1938), American sports announcer
:*Jay Jacobs (businessman) (1911–2013), American founder of Jay Jacobs clothing retailer
:*Jay Jacobs (politician) (born 1953), American politician
:*Jay Jacobs (athletic director) (born 1964), American athletic director
*Jean-Charles Jacobs (1821–1907), Belgian physician and entomologist
*Jerry Jacobs (disambiguation), multiple people
*Jill Jacobs (born 1951), American educator and wife of Vice President Joe Biden
*Jill Jacobs (rabbi) (born 1975), American Conservative rabbi
*Jim Jacobs (born 1942), American composer, lyricist, and writer
*Jim Jacobs (customizer), American hot rodder and customizer
*Jimmy Jacobs (born 1984), American professional wrestler
*Jimmy Jacobs (handballer) (1930–1988), American handball player and boxing manager
*Joan Jacobs Brumberg (born 1944), American social historian
*Jochem Jacobs (born 1977), Dutch guitarist, producer and recording engineer
*Joe Jacobs (American football) (born 1970), American Arena Football league player
*Joe Jacobs (actor) (born 1983), English actor
*Joe Jacobs (speedway rider) (born 1993), British speedway rider
*Joey Jacobs (born 1960), British boxer
*Joey Jacobs Sr. (born 1937), British boxer
*John Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*John Jacobs (activist) (1947–1997), SDS member and "weatherman"
:*John Jacobs (American golfer) (born 1945), American golfer
:*John Jacobs (English golfer) (1925–2017), English golfer
:*John Jacobs (evangelist) (born 1959), American evangelist and bodybuilder
:*John Jacobs (producer), American film and television producer
:*John Jacobs (student leader) (1947–1997), American student and anti-war activist
:*John C. Jacobs (1838–1894), New York politician
:*John E. Jacobs (1903–1971), American educator
:*John Henry Jacobs (1847–1934), American sandstone industrialist
:*John Hornor Jacobs (born 1971), American author
*Johnny Jacobs (1916–1982), American television announcer
*Jon Jacobs (actor) (born 1966), British actor and entrepreneur
*Jos Jacobs (born 1953), Belgian road bicycle racer
*Josef Jacobs (1894–1978), German pilot
*Joseph Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916), Australian-born folklorist, literary critic and historian
:*Joseph J. Jacobs (1916–2004), American engineer and businessman
*Josh Jacobs (born 1998), American football player
*Julian Jacobs (born 1937), American judge
*Julian Jacobs (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player
*June Jacobs, British Jewish peace activist
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*Kate Jacobs (born 1959), American singer-songwriter
*Katie Jacobs Stanton (born 1969), American businesswoman, head of international strategy at Twitter
*Keaghan Jacobs (born 1989), South African footballer
*Ken Jacobs (born 1933), American experimental filmmaker
*Kenneth Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Kenneth Jacobs (1917–2015), Australian judge
:*Kenneth M. Jacobs (born 1958), American businessman, CEO of Lazard
*Klaus Johann Jacobs (1936–2008), German-born Swiss billionaire
*Kristin Jacobs (1959-2020), American politician
*Kyle Jacobs (disambiguation), several people
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* Lamont Marcell Jacobs, (Born 1994) Italian 100m Olympic Champion
*L. Rowley Jacobs, (c.1823–1890s), itinerant American portrait painter
*Laura Jacobs, American novelist, journalist, and dance critic
*Laura Ann Jacobs, (born 1960) American sculptor and mixed media artist
*Lawrence Jacobs (born 1955), American executive and lawyer with News Corporation
*Leighshe Jacobs (born 1985), South African cricketer
*Leon Jacobs (born 1995), American football player
*Lesedi Sheya Jacobs (born 1997), Namibian tennis player
*Lewis Jacobs (1904–1997), American author, director and publisher
*Lionel M. Jacobs ( 1842–1922), American businessman and politician
*Lodewijk Jacobs (born 1951), Dutch sprint canoer
*Lohan Jacobs (born 1991), South African rugby player
*Lou Jacobs (1903–1992), American circus clown
*Lou Jacobs (footballer) (1884–1936), Australian rules footballer
*Louis Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Louis Jacobs (1920–2006), British Orthodox rabbi
:*Louis L. Jacobs (born 1948), American vertebrate paleontologist
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*Manis Jacobs (1782–1839), Dutch-born rabbi in New Orleans
*Marc Jacobs (born 1963), American fashion designer
*Marcell Jacobs (born 1994), Italian athlete
*Margaret Jacobs (artist) (born 1963), Native American artist
*Margaret D. Jacobs (born 1963), American historian
*Marie-Josée Jacobs (born 1950), politician from Luxembourg
*Marion Walter Jacobs (''Little Walter) (1930–1968), American blues harmonica player
*Mark Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Mark Jacobs (author) (born 1951), American writer and diplomat
:*Mark Jacobs (video game designer), American video game executive
*Mary C. Jacobs (1828–1909), American horticulturalist and writer
*Mary Frick Garrett Jacobs (1851–1936), American socialite, philanthropist, and art collector
*Matthew Jacobs (born 1956), British actor and writer for TV
*Matthew Jacobs (rugby union) (born 1985), English-born rugby player
*Maxwell Ralph Jacobs (1905–1979), Australian forester
*Melanie B. Jacobs, American legal scholar and administrator
*Michael Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Michael Jacobs (art and travel writer) (born 1952), travel and arts writer
:*Michael Jacobs (producer) (born 1955), American producer and playwright
:*Michael Jacobs (footballer) (born 1991), English footballer
:*Michael J. Jacobs (born 1952), English photojournalist
*Mike Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Mike Jacobs (shortstop) (1877–1949), American baseball player
:*Mike Jacobs (boxing) (1880–1953), American boxing promoter
:*Mike Jacobs (Illinois politician) (born 1960), American (Illinois) politician
:*Mike Jacobs (Georgia politician) (born 1976), American (Georgia) politician
:*Mike Jacobs (first baseman) (born 1980), American baseball player
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*Nancy Jacobs (born 1951), American (Maryland) politician
*Nat Jacobs (born 1939), English boxer
*Noel Jacobs (1898–1977), English commander in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps
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*Olu Jacobs (born 1942), Nigerian actor
*Onno Jacobs (born 1964), Dutch businessman associated with FC Feyenoord
*Oral Jacobs (1911-1995), American politician
*Orange Jacobs (1827–1914), American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician
*Otto Jacobs (1889–1955), American baseball catcher
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*Parker Jacobs (born 1975), American musician and graphic designer
*Patricia Jacobs (born 1934), British geneticist
*Patti Ruffner Jacobs (1875–1935), American suffragist
*Paul Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Paul Jacobs (ice hockey) (1894–1973), Canadian First Nation hockey player
:*Paul Jacobs (activist) (1918–1978), American activist
:*Paul Jacobs (Flemish writer) (born 1949), Flemish author
:*Paul Jacobs (organist) (born 1977), American organist
:*Paul Jacobs (pianist) (1930–1983), American pianist
:*Paul E. Jacobs (born 1962), American Chief Executive Officer of Qualcomm
:*Paul Emil Jacobs (1802–1866), German painter
:*Paul Jacobs (composer) (born 1950), American composer and musician
*Pete Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Pete Jacobs (musician) (1899–c.1952), American jazz drummer
:*Pete Jacobs (triathlete) (born 1981), Australian triathlete
*Peter Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Peter Jacobs (fencer) (born 1938), British Olympic fencer
:*Peter Jacobs (lacrosse) (born 1973), American lacrosse player
*Petrus Jacobs (1910–1967), South African military commander
*Pieter Jacobs (born 1986), Belgian road bicycle racer
*Pim Jacobs (1934–1996), Dutch jazz pianist and television presenter
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*Quinton Jacobs (born 1979), Namibian footballer
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*Regina Jacobs (born 1963), American middle distance runner
*René Jacobs (born 1946), Belgian conductor and countertenor
*Sir Roland Ellis Jacobs (1891–1981), South Australian businessman
*Rich Jacobs (born 1972), American artist
*Richard Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Richard Jacobs (businessman) (1925–2009), American businessman
:*Richard Jacobs (rabbi) (born 1956), American Reform rabbi
*Rick Jacobs, founder and chair of the Courage Campaign
*Ridley Jacobs (born 1967), Antiguan cricketer
*Rob Jacobs (born 1943), Dutch football player and manager
*Robert Nelson Jacobs (born 1954), American screenwriter
*Rodger Jacobs (born 1959), American writer
*Ron Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Ron Jacobs (rugby union) (1928–2002), English rugby player
:*Ron Jacobs (broadcaster) (1937–2016), American broadcaster
:*Ron Jacobs (basketball) (1942–2015), American basketball coach
*Rusty Jacobs (born 1967), American film actor
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*Sam Jacobs (bishop) (born 1938), American Roman Catholic bishop
*Sam Jacobs (footballer) (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
*Sam Jacobs (judge) (1920–2011), Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia
*S. J. Jacobs, Samuel Joshua Jacobs (1853–1937), South Australian businessman
*Samuel Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Samuel William Jacobs (1871–1938), Canadian lawyer and politician
*Sheek Louch (born Sean Divine Jacobs 1976), American rapper
*Sherelle Jacobs, British journalist
*Silveria Jacobs (born 1968), Prime Minister of Sint Maarten
*Simeon Jacobs (1839–1885), South African judge
*Simmone Jacobs (born 1966), British sprinter
*Solomon Jacobs (1861–1920), English rabbi
*Steve Jacobs (born 1967), Australian actor
*Steven Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Steven Jacobs (television presenter) (born 1967), Australian television presenter and actor
:*Steven Jacobs (footballer) (born 1987), Belgian footballer
:*Steven L. Jacobs (born 1947), American historian
*Stu Jacobs (born 1965), New Zealand footballer
*Susan S. Jacobs (born 1945), American diplomat and children's rights activist
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*Tanja Jacobs, Canadian actor and director
*Thomas Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*Thomas M. Jacobs (1926–2014), American Nordic skier
*Thornwell Jacobs (1877–1956), American educator, author, and Presbyterian minister.
*Tim Jacobs (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
*Tommy Jacobs (born 1935), American golfer
*Tramain Jacobs (born 1992), American football player
*Trevor Jacobs (born 1946), English footballer
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*W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943), English author
*Walter Jacobs (1930–1968), American blues harmonica player
*Walter Abraham Jacobs (1883–1967), American chemist
*Wayne Jacobs (born 1969), English footballer and football coach
*Werner Jacobs (1909–1999), German film director
*Wil Jacobs (born 1960), Dutch handball player
*Wilfred Jacobs (1919–1995), Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
*William Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:
:*William H. Jacobs (1831–1882), German-born American legislator and banker
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* Yehudah Jacobs (c. 1940–2020), American rabbi and mashgiach ruchani in Beth Medrash Govoha
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* Zina Jacobs (1821–1901), American Mormon pioneer
See also
*Justice Jacobs (disambiguation)
References
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Dutch-language surnames
English-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names