Jacobs

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A. J. Jacobs (born 1968), American journalist and author

AJ Jacobs (rugby union) (born 1985), South African rugby referee

Aad Jacobs (born 1936), Dutch businessman

Abe Jacobs (1928–2023), New Zealand professional wrestler

Adolph Jacobs (1939–2014), American guitar player

Adrian Jacobs (born 1980), South African rugby player

Alan Jacobs (academic) (born 1958), American writer and professor

Alan Jacobs (filmmaker), American film director and screenwriter

Aletta Jacobs (1854–1929), Dutch physician, feminist and pacifist

Alfred Jacobs (1897–1976), Australian activist for civil liberties and Aboriginal rights

Allan Jacobs (born 1928), American urban designer, planner and writer

Allen Jacobs American football player

Alma Smith Jacobs (1916–1997), American librarian

Amber Jacobs (born 1982), American basketball player

Ananda Jacobs (born 1983), American actress, singer, model, producer and composer

Andreas Jacobs (born 1963), German businessman

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Bárbara Jacobs (born 1947), Mexican writer

Ben Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

Ben Jacobs (American football) (born 1988), American football player

Ben Jacobs (Australian rules footballer) (born 1992), Australian rules footballer

Ben Jacobs (journalist), U.S. journalist

Ben Jacobs (rugby union) (born 1982), Australian rugby player

Benjamin Jacobs (dentist) (1919–2004), Polish Jew, Auschwitz survivor

Benjamin R. Jacobs (1879–1963), American biochemist

Bert Jacobs (1941–1999), Dutch football player and manager

Beverley Jacobs (born 1965), Canadian First Nation lawyer and activist

Bobby Jacobs (born 1965), Dutch bassist and composer for the prog-rock group Focus

Brad Jacobs (born 1985), Canadian curler

Brandon Jacobs (born 1982), American football player

Brian Jacobs (actor), American actor

Bruce Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

Bruce Jacobs (radio host) (born 1964), American talk radio host

C

C. Scott Jacobs, American communication theorist

Cameron Jacobs (born 1989), South African rugby player

Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946), American singer, pianist, and songwriter

Charles Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

Charles Fenno Jacobs (1904–1974), American photographer

Charles Jacobs (activist), with American Anti-Slavery Group

Charlotte Jacobs (1847–1916), Dutch feminist and pharmacist

Chris Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

Chris Jacobs (politician) (born 1967), American politician

Chris Jacobs (swimmer) (born 1964), American swimmer

Chris Jacobs (television host), American co-host of Discovery Channel television show Overhaulin'

Christian Jacobs (born 1972), American musician, television producer, voice actor and former child actor

Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971), Nicaraguan American writer, editor, and teacher

Clare Jacobs (1886–1971), American pole vaulter

Clare Jacobs, New Zealand general practitioner

Curtis Jacobs (born 2002), American football player

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Daniel Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

Dan Jacobs (trumpeter) (born 1942), American jazz trumpeter

Dan Jacobs (born 1982), American metal guitarist with the band Atreyu

Danie Jacobs (1904–1999), South African Olympic athlete

Daniel Jacobs (boxer) (born 1987), American professional boxer

Danny Jacobs (actor) (born 1968), American voice actor

Danny Jacobs (footballer) (born 1980), Australian rules footballer

Dave Jacobs (born 1957), American football player

David Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

David Jacobs (broadcaster) (1926–2013), BBC radio and television presenter and actor

David Jacobs (cricketer, born 1989), South African cricketer

David Jacobs (gymnast), American gymnast

David Jacobs (Ontario politician), Canadian lawyer and politician

David Jacobs (sociologist), American sociologist

David Jacobs (steroid dealer) (c. 1973–2008), American personal trainer

David Jacobs (table tennis) (born 1977), Indonesian table tennis player

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Edgar P. Jacobs (1904–1987), Belgian comic book writer and artist

Édouard Jacobs (1851–1925), Belgian cellist

Elizabeth Jacobs (anthropologist) (1903–1983), American anthropologist

Elsy Jacobs (1933–1988), Luxembourgish road bicycle racer

Elmer F. Jacobs (died 1945), American architect

Ethel D. Jacobs (1910–2001), American racehorse owner/breeder

Eva E. Jacobs (1921–2015), American statistician

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Ferdinand Jacobs (c. 1713–1783), English Hudson's Bay Company officer

Ferne Jacobs (born 1942), an American fiber artist

Ferris Jacobs Jr. (1836–1886), American (New York) politician and Union Army general

Francis Jacobs (born 1939), British jurist

Franklin Jacobs (born 1957), an American high jumper

Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Jacobs known as Friedrich Jacobs (1764–1847), German classical scholar

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Garry Jacobs (born 1946), American sociologist

Gary Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

Gary Jacobs (boxer) (born 1965), Scottish boxer

Gary Jacobs (solicitor) (c. 1946–2002), British lawyer

Gary Jacobs (writer) (born 1952), American television comedy writer and producer

Gary E. Jacobs (born 1962), American businessman and philanthropist

George Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

George Jacobs, Sr. (c. 1620–1692), hanged for witchcraft in Salem witch trials

George Jacobs (inventor) (1877–1945), American inventor

George Jacobs (basketball) known as "Doc" Jacobs (died 1968), American basketball coach

Georges Jacobs (born 1940), Belgian businessman

Gerald Jacobs, British author

Gidi Jacobs (1935–2016), Dutch football player and manager

Gillian Jacobs (born 1982), American actress

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) (1937–2021), 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

Helen Sheldon Jacobs Smillie (1854–1926; née Helen Sheldon Jacobs) American painter

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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 (1947–2020), 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

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Karl Jacobs (born 1998), American Youtuber

Kate Jacobs (born 1959), American singer-songwriter

Katie Jacobs Stanton (born 1970), American businesswoman, head of international strategy at Twitter

Keaghan Jacobs (born 1989), South African footballer

Ken Jacobs (1933–2025), American experimental filmmaker

Kenneth Jacobs (disambiguation), several people, including:

Kenneth Jacobs (judge) (1917–2015), Australian judge

Kenneth M. Jacobs (born c. 1958), American businessman, CEO of Lazard

Khalil Jacobs (born 2003), American football player

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 100 m 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

Laverne Jacobs, (born 1972), Canadian law professor and disability rights expert

Lawrence Jacobs (disambiguation), several people

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

Liam Jacobs (born 2002), South African politician

Lily Jacobs (born 1951), Dutch politician

Lionel M. Jacobs (1840–1922), 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

M

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

Maria Jacobs (born 1930), Canadian poet and publisher

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 (game designer), American video game executive

Martin Jacobs, American politician

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

N

Nancy Jacobs (born 1951), American (Maryland) politician

Nat Jacobs (born 1939), English boxer

Noel Jacobs (1898–1977), English commander in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps

O

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 (1934–2026), British geneticist and academic

Pattie 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:

Q

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 (1959–2016), 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

Samantha Jacobs, American politician

Sarah S. Jacobs (1813–1902), American writer and civic worker

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

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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 (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player

Tommy Jacobs (1935–2022), American golfer

Tramain Jacobs (born 1992), American football player

Trevor Jacobs (1946–2014), English footballer

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Vandrevius Jacobs (born 2004), American football player

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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

Wilson Jacobs (1815–1895), American businessman and co-founder of the Stock Exchange of Buenos Aires in 1854.

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Yehudah Jacobs (c. 1940–2020), American rabbi and mashgiach ruchani in Beth Medrash Govoha

Z

Zina Jacobs (1821–1901), American Mormon pioneer