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

Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Alfredo Jacobo (born 1982), Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Mexico * Cesar Chavez Jacobo, Dominican professional basketball player * Clara Jacobo, Italian opera singer * Jordan Jacobo, American actor, writer and director Given name: * Jacobo Majluta Azar (1934 – 1996), politician from Dominican Republic, was president for 43 days in 1982 * Jacobo Arenas (1924–1990), Colombian guerrilla and ideological leader of FARC * Dan Jacobo Beninson (1931–2003), Argentine radiation expert * Jacobo Bolbochán (1906–1984), Argentine chess master * Jacobo Borges (born 1931), contemporary, neo-figurative Latin-American artist * Jacobo Díaz (born 1976), former professional male tennis player from Spain * Juan Jacobo Fernandez (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 (1773–1794), Spanish nobleman * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 6th Duke of Liria and Jérica (1792–1795), the second surviving son of the 5th Duke of Berwick * Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (1913–1971), Guatemalan military officer and politician * Jacobo Mansilla (born 1987), Argentine football midfielder *

Jacobo Morales Jacobo Morales (born 12 November 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and author born in Puerto Rico.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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