Yakov (alternative spellings: Jakov or Iakov, cyrl, Яков) is a Russian or Hebrew variant of the given names Jacob and

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. People also give the nickname Yasha ( cyrl, Яша) or Yashka ( cyrl, Яшка) used for Yakov.

Notable people

People named Yakov * Yakov Blumkin (1900–1929), a

Left Socialist-Revolutionary The Party of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries (russian: Партия левых социалистов-революционеров-интернационалистов) was a revolutionary socialist political party formed during the Russian Revo ...

* Yakov Cherevichenko (1894–1976), Soviet military leader *

Yakov Chubin Yakov Chubin also known as Yakov Shub (Mstsislaw, Mogilyov Governorate, 1893 – Moscow, November 1956) served as the seventh General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR. His term began on 17 April 1937, following the resignat ...

(1893–1956), Soviet official *

Yakov Dzhugashvili Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili, ', russian: Яков Иосифович Джугашвили, ' ( – 14 April 1943) was the eldest child of Joseph Stalin, the son of Stalin's first wife, Kato Svanidze, who died nine months after his birth. Hi ...

(1907–1943), the oldest son of Joseph Stalin *

Yakov Eliashberg Yakov Matveevich Eliashberg (also Yasha Eliashberg; russian: link=no, Яков Матвеевич Элиашберг; born 11 December 1946) is an American mathematician who was born in Leningrad, USSR. Education and career Eliashberg receiv ...

(born 1946), American mathematician *

Yakov Ehrlich Yakov Nikolayevich Erlikh (russian: Яков Николаевич Эрлих; born 3 June 1988) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He works as a conditioning coach for FC Ufa. Biography He made his Russian Football Nat ...

(born 1988), former Russian football player * Yakov Eshpay (1890–1963), Soviet composer * Yakov Estrin (1923–1987), Soviet chess player *

Yakov Fedorenko Yakov Nikolayevich Fedorenko (russian: Яков Николаевич Федоренко; 26 March 1947) was a Soviet marshal and commander during World War II. Life Yakov Fedorenko was born to a working-class family in Tsareborisovo. He died ...

(1896–1947), Soviet military leader * Yakov Frenkel (1894–1952), Soviet physicist *

Yakov Fliyer Yakov Vladimirovich Flier (russian: Я́ков Влади́мирович Флие́р; , 1912 – December 18, 1977; last name also spelled Fliere or Fliyer) was a Jewish Russian concert pianist and teacher. Flier was born in Orekhovo-Zuy ...

(1912–1977), Soviet pianist *

Yakov Gakkel Yakov Yakovlevich Gakkel (russian: Яков Яковлевич Гаккель; July 18, 1901, Saint Petersburg – December 30, 1965, Leningrad) was a Soviet and Russian oceanographer, doctor of geographical sciences (1950), professor, director o ...

(1901–1965), Soviet oceanographer * Yakov "Yan" Gamarnik (1894–1937), Soviet official * Yakov Grot (1812–1893), Russian philologist *

Yakov Kazyansky Yakov Kazyansky (russian: Яков Казьянский; born Kuybyshev, 30 August 1948) is a Russian musician. He has been named an Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation ( Заслуженный работник культур� ...

(born 1948), Russian musician *

Yakov Knyazhnin Yakov Borisovich Knyazhnin (russian: Я́ков Бори́сович Княжни́н, November 3, 1742 or 1740, Pskov – January 1, 1791, St Petersburg) was Russia's foremost tragic author during the reign of Catherine the Great. Knyazhnin's cont ...

(1740/42–1791), Russian playwright * Yakov Kozalchik, Polish strongman and professional wrestler who was also known as Shimshon Eisen * Yakov Kreizberg (1959–2011), American conductor * Yakov Kreizer (1905–1969), Soviet military leader * Yakov Kulnev (1763–1812), Russian military leader * Yakov Malik (1906–1980), Soviet diplomat *

Yakov Malkiel Yakov Malkiel (July 22, 1914 – April 24, 1998) was a U.S. (Russian-born) Romance etymologist and philologist. His specialty was the development of Latin words, roots, prefixes, and suffixes in modern Romance languages, particularly Spanish. ...

(1914–1998), American philologist * Yakov I. Perelman (1882–1942), Soviet writer * Yakov Permyakov (?–1712), Russian polar explorer * Yakov Peters (1886–1938), Soviet official * Yakov Polonsky (1819–1898), Russian poet * Yakov Popok (1892–1938), Soviet official * Yakov Protazanov (1881–1945), Russian and Soviet filmmaker * Yakov Punkin, Soviet Olympic Greco-Roman featherweight wrestling champion *

Yakov Rylsky Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky (russian: Яков Ануфриевич Рыльский) (25 October 1928 – 9 December 1999) was an Olympic champion and three-time world champion Russian sabre fencer who competed for the Soviet Union. He took part i ...

, Soviet Olympic and world champion saber fencer * Yakov Sannikov, Russian merchant and explorer * Yakov Shakhovskoy, Russian statesman *

Yakov G. Sinai Yakov Grigorevich Sinai (russian: link=no, Я́ков Григо́рьевич Сина́й; born September 21, 1935) is a Russian-American mathematician known for his work on dynamical systems. He contributed to the modern metric theory of dy ...

Yakov Smirnoff Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (russian: Яков Наумович Похис; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (russian: Яков Смирнов; ), is a Ukrainian-American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stand ...

, Ukrainian-born American comedian, painter and teacher *

Yakov Springer Yakov Springer (June 10 1921 – 6 September 1972) was a wrestler and a Powerlifting, weightlifting coach and judge, but is best known as one of the victims of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. During the Holocaust, Springer to ...

* Yakov Sverdlov, Bolshevik party leader and official of the Russian Soviet Republic * Yakov Tolstikov, Russian distance runner * Yakov-Yan Toumarkin (born 1992), Israeli swimmer *

Yakov Vilner Yakov Vilner (1899, Odessa – 29 June 1931, Leningrad) was a Ukrainian chess master. Biography Vilner won the Odessa chess championships four times (1918, 1923, 1925, and 1928). He won the Ukrainian championships three times; at Kiev 1924 (ahe ...

, Ukrainian chess master *

Yakov Yurovsky Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky (; Unless otherwise noted, all dates used in this article are of the Gregorian Calendar, as opposed to the Julian Calendar which was used in Russia prior to . – 2 August 1938) was a Russian Old Bolshevik, revo ...

Old Bolshevik Old Bolshevik (russian: ста́рый большеви́к, ''stary bolshevik''), also called Old Bolshevik Guard or Old Party Guard, was an unofficial designation for a member of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Par ...

activist *

Yakov Zak Yakov Izrailevich Zak ( uk, Яків Ізраїлович Зак), (russian: link=no, Яков Израилевич Зак), ''Jiakov Israilevič Sak''; Odessa, – Moscow, 28 June 1976) was a Soviet and Russian pianist and pedagogue. People's ...

, Soviet pianist and teacher * Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Soviet physicist

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