Jēkabs is a
Latvian masculine
given name
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; it translates in English
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 ...
and
James
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
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Jēkabs Alksnis
Yakov Ivanovich Alksnis (russian: Яков Иванович Алкснис, lv, Jēkabs Alksnis; – 28 July 1938) was a Soviet military leader and the commander of the Red Army Air Forces from 1931 to 1937.
Biography
Jēkabs Alksnis was b ...
(1897–1938), Latvian Soviet commander of Red Army Air Forces from 1931–1937
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Jēkabs Bīne
Jēkabs Bīne (11 April 1895 – 24 October 1955) was a Latvian painter, stained glass artist, teacher and art critic.
Biography
Jēkabs Bīne was born in Riga in 1895 in merchant family. He studied at the Riga City Art School (1913–1915 ...
(1895-1955), Latvian painter, stained glass artist, teacher and art critic
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Jēkabs Bukse
Jēkabs Bukse (14 June 1879 – 12 May 1942) was a Latvian cyclist. He competed in two events for the Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Bukse was arrested by Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Sociali ...
(1879–1942), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
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Jēkabs Kazaks
Jēkabs Kazaks (18 February 1895, in Riga – 30 November 1920, in Riga) was a Latvian modernist painter.
Biography
Kazaks was born in a relatively meager surroundings and had to struggle to finish his high school education. He studied at t ...
(1895–1920), Latvian modernist painter
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Jēkabs Peterss
Jēkabs Peterss (russian: Я́ков Христофо́рович Пе́терс, ''Yakov Khristoforovich Peters'', en, Jacob Peters; – 25 April 1938) was a Latvian people, Latvian Communist revolutionary who played a part in the es ...
(1886–1938), Latvian Soviet communist revolutionary, Soviet politician and chekist
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Jēkabs Rēdlihs
Jēkabs Rēdlihs (born March 29, 1982) is a Latvian ice hockey Defender currently playing for HK Kurbads in the Latvian Hockey League (LHL).
Playing career
Rēdlihs was selected in the fourth round 119th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in ...
(born 1982), Latvian ice hockey player
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Latvian masculine given names