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

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 ...

and James. 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 * Yakov Cherevichenko (1894–1976), Soviet military leader * Yakov Chubin (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 Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...

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 (born 1988), former Russian football player *

Yakov Eshpay Yakov Andreyevich Eshpai (russian: Я́ков Андре́евич Эшпа́й; , Zvenigovsky District, Kokshamary – 20 February 1963, Moscow) was a Russians, Russian composer and music teacher. He studied under Georgi Conus at the Moscow Conse ...

(1890–1963), Soviet composer * Yakov Estrin (1923–1987), Soviet chess player * Yakov Fedorenko (1896–1947), Soviet military leader * Yakov Frenkel (1894–1952), Soviet physicist * Yakov Fliyer (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 Yakov Karlovich Grot (russian: link=no, Я́ков Ка́рлович Грот) ( – ) was a nineteenth-century Russian philologist of German extraction who worked at the University of Helsinki. Grot was a graduate of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyc ...

(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 Yakov Kozalchik (1902 – 13 June 1953) was a known Polish-Israeli strongman and professional wrestler. Kozalchik was the head of the Jewish police in the town of Krynica-Zdrój, a Kapo in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Biography Kozalchi ...

, 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 (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 Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (russian: Яков Петрович Полонский; ) was a leading Pushkinist poet who tried to uphold the waning traditions of Russian Romantic poetry during the heyday of realistic prose. Of noble birth, Polonsky ...

(1819–1898), Russian poet *

Yakov Popok Yakov Abramovich Popok (1894–1938) served as the fifth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR. His term began in August 1930, replacing Grigory Aronshtam. He fell ill in early 1937, causing him to resign on 15 April. H ...

(1892–1938), Soviet official * Yakov Protazanov (1881–1945), Russian and Soviet filmmaker *

Yakov Punkin Yakov Grigrorievich Punkin (russian: Яков Григорьевич Пункин; 8 December 1921 – 12 October 1994) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Ukraine. Competing for the Soviet Union he won a gold medal at the 1952 Olym ...

, 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, Ukrainian-born American comedian, painter and teacher * Yakov Springer * 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, 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, rev ...

, Old Bolshevik activist * Yakov Zak, Soviet pianist and teacher *

Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich ( be, Я́каў Бары́савіч Зяльдо́віч, russian: Я́ков Бори́сович Зельдо́вич; 8 March 1914 – 2 December 1987), also known as YaB, was a leading Soviet physicist of Bel ...

, Soviet physicist

Notable people

See also