Jacobs (surname)

This article is about the surname Jacobs. For other uses, see Jacobs.

Jacobs
Etymology	"son of Jacob"

Jacobs is a patronymic medieval surname. Its origin is from the given name Jacob, derived from the Latin Jacobus, itself derived from the Hebrew language personal name Yaakov, from the Hebrew word akev ("heel"). It is a common in English speaking countries. There are many variant spellings. The first record of the surname is in 1244 in the "Cartularium Monasterii de Rameseia". People with the surname Jacobs include:

A

• A. J. Jacobs (b. 1968), American journalist and author
• Abe Jacobs (b. 1938), New Zealand professional wrestler
• Adolph Jacobs (b. 1939), American guitar player
• Adrian Jacobs (b. 1980), South African rugby player
• Alan Jacobs (b. 1958), 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, urban designer, planner and writer
• Alma Smith Jacobs (1916–1997), American librarian
• Andreas Jacobs (b. 1963), German businessman
• Andy Jacobs (b. 1952), British sports radio personality
• Anja Jacobs (b. 1974), German film director
• Anthony Jacobs, Baron Jacobs (b. 1931), British businessman and politician
• Ariël Jacobs (b. 1953), Belgian football player and manager
• Arnold Jacobs (1892–1974), Argentine cricketer
• Arnold Jacobs (1915–1998), American orchestral tuba player
• Art Jacobs (1902–1967), American baseball pitcher
• Arthur Jacobs (1922–1996), English musicologist
• Arthur I. Jacobs (1858–1918), American drill-chuck innovator
• Arthur P. Jacobs (1922–1973), American film producer

B

• de:Bárbara Jacobs (b. 1947), Mexican writer
• Ben Jacobs (b. 1982), Australian rugby player
• Ben Jacobs (b. 1988), American football player
• Ben Jacobs (b. 1992), Australian rules footballer
• Benjamin R. Jacobs (1879–1963), American biochemist
• Bert Jacobs (1941–1999), Dutch football player and manager
• Beverley Jacobs, Canadian First Nation lawyer and activist
• Bobby Jacobs (b. 1965), Dutch bassist and composer for the prog-rock group Focus
• Blair Jacobs (b. 1970), English radio presenter
• Brad Jacobs (b. 1985), Canadian curler
• Brandon Jacobs (b. 1982), American football player
• Bruce Jacobs (b. 1964), American talk radio host
• Bruce Jacobs (b. 1975), South African field hockey player

C

• C. Scott Jacobs, American communication theorist
• Cameron Jacobs (b. 1989), South African rugby player
• Carol Jacobs (b. ~1950), American board game (reversi) player
• Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946), American singer, pianist, and songwriter
• Charles Fenno Jacobs (1904–1974), American photographer
• Charles Jacobs (born 1970) American judge
• Charlotte Jacobs (1847–1916), Dutch feminist and pharmacist
• de:Charly Jacobs (1948–2013), Belgian footballer
• Chris Jacobs (actor), American co-host of Discovery Channel television show Overhaulin'
• Chris Jacobs (b. 1964), American swimmer
• Christian Jacobs (b.1972), American musician, television producer and actor
• Christianne Meneses Jacobs (b. 1971), Nicaraguan American writer, editor, and teacher
• Clare Jacobs (1886–1971), American pole vaulter

D

• Dan Jacobs (b. 1942), American jazz trumpeter
• Dan Jacobs (b. 1982), American metal guitarist with the band Atreyu
• Daniel Jacobs (b. 1987), American professional boxer
• Danny Jacobs (b. 1968), American voice actor
• Danny Jacobs (b. 1980), Australian rules footballer
• David Jacobs (1888–1976), Welsh sprinter
• David Jacobs (c.1973–2008), American personal trainer, convicted steroid dealer and informant
• David Jacobs (b. 1977), Indonesian table tennis player
• Debbie Jacobs (b. 1955), American disco singer
• Dennis Jacobs (b. 1944), American judge
• Dolly Jacobs (b. 1957), American circus aerialist

E

• Edgar P. Jacobs (1904–1987), Belgian comic book writer and artist
• Édouard Jacobs (1851–1925), Belgian cellist
• Elizabeth Jacobs (1903–1983), American anthropologist
• Elsy Jacobs (1933–1988), Luxembourgian road bicycle racer
• Elmer F. Jacobs (b. 1945), American architect
• Ethel D. Jacobs (1910–2001), American racehorse owner/breeder

F

• Ferdinand Jacobs (c.1713–1783), English Hudson's Bay Company officer
• Ferne Jacobs (b. 1942), an American fiber artist
• Ferris Jacobs, Jr. (1836–1886), American (New York) politician and Union Army general
• Francis Jacobs (b. 1939), British jurist
• Franklin Jacobs (b. 1957), an American high jumper
• Friedrich Jacobs (1764–1847), German classical scholar

G

• Gary Jacobs (b. 1952), American television comedy writer and producer
• Gary Jacobs (b. 1965), Scottish boxer
• George Jacobs, Sr. (c.1620–1692), hanged for witchcraft in Salem witch trials
• George Jacobs (1877–1945), American inventor
• George W. "Doc" Jacobs (died 1968), American basketball coach
• Georges Jacobs (b. 1940), Belgian businessman
• Gerald Jacobs, British author
• Gillian Jacobs (b. 1982), American actress
• Glenn Jacobs (b. 1967), American professional wrestler better known as Kane
• Graeme Jacobs (b. 1944), Australian rules footballer

H

• Hans Jacobs (1907–1994), German sailplane designer and pioneer
• Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813–1897), African-American writer and abolitionist
• Harry Jacobs (fl. 1904), American tug of war athlete
• Harry Jacobs (b. 1937), American football player
• Heidi Hayes Jacobs (b. 1948), American educator and businesswoman
• Helen Jacobs (1908–1997), American tennis player
• Helene Jacobs (1906–1993), German Resistance member
• fr:Henri Jacobs (1864–1935), Belgian architect
• Henry Jacobs (1824–1901), first Dean of Christchurch, New Zealand
• Henry Jacobs (b. 1924), American sound artist and humorist
• Henry Eyster Jacobs (1844–1911), American religious figure and writer
• Herbert Jacobs, American journalist and inventor of Jacobs Method for Crowd Measurement
• Hirsch Jacobs (1904–1970), American horse trainer
• Howard Jacobs, American sports lawyer

I

• Irwin M. Jacobs (b. 1933), American co-founder of Qualcomm
• Israel Jacobs (1726–1796), colonial Pennsylvania politician

J

• Jack Jacobs (1919–1974), American and Canadian football player
• Jack H. Jacobs, Medal of Honor recipient
• Jaco Jacobs (b. 1980), South African children's book author
• Jacob Jacobs (1812–1879), Belgian painter
• Jacob Jacobs (1890–1977), Yiddish theater and vaudeville director, producer, etc.
• James Jacobs, American game designer
• James B. Jacobs (b. 1947), American law professor
• Jan Daniel Jacobs (b. 1981), South African business man and controls entire gas industry
• Jane Jacobs (1916–2006), American-Canadian urbanist
• Jane Jacobs (b. 1924), American baseball pitcher
• Jane M. Jacobs (b. 1958), Australian geographer
• Janice L. Jacobs (b. 1946), American Foreign Service Officer
• Jay Jacob (1911–2013), American founder of Jay Jacobs clothing retailer
• Jay Jacobs (b. 1938), American sports announcer
• Jay Jacobs (b. 1953), American politician
• Jay Jacobs (b. ~1964), American athletic director
• Jean-Charles Jacobs (1821–1907), Belgian physician and entomologist
• Jerry A. Jacobs (b. 1955), American sociologist
• Jill Jacobs (b. 1951), American educator and wife of Vice President Joe Biden
• Jill Jacobs (b. 1975), American Conservative rabbi
• Jim Jacobs (b. 1942), American composer, lyricist, and writer
• Jimmy Jacobs (1930–1988), American handball player and boxing manager
• Jimmy Jacobs (b. 1984), American professional wrestler
• Joan Jacobs Brumberg (b. 1944), American social historian
• Jochem Jacobs (b. 1977), Dutch guitarist, producer and recording engineer
• Joe Jacobs (b. 1970), American Arena Football league player
• Joe Jacobs (actor) (b. 1983), English actor
• John Jacobs (b. 1925), English golfer
• John Jacobs (b. 1945), American golfer
• John Jacobs (1947–1997), American student and anti-war activist
• John Jacobs, American evangelist and bodybuilder
• John C. Jacobs (1838–1894), New York politician
• John Henry Jacobs (1847–1934), American sandstone industrialist
• Johnny Jacobs (1916–1982), American television announcer
• Jon Jacobs, British actor and entrepreneur
• Jos Jacobs (b. 1953), Belgian road bicycle racer
• Josef Jacobs (1894–1978), German pilot
• Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916), Australian-born folklorist, literary critic and historian
• Joseph J. Jacobs (1916–2004), American engineer and businessman
• Julian Jacobs (b. 1937), American judge
• June Jacobs, British Jewish peace activist

K

• Kate Jacobs (b. 1959), American singer-songwriter
• Katie Jacobs Stanton (b. 1969), American businesswoman, head of international strategy at Twitter
• Keaghan Jacobs (b. 1989), South African footballer
• Ken Jacobs (b. 1933), American experimental filmmaker
• Kenneth Jacobs (b. 1917), Australian judge
• Kenneth M. Jacobs (b. ~1958), American businessman, CEO of Lazard
• Klaus Johann Jacobs (1936–2008), German-born Swiss billionaire
• Kristin Jacobs (b. 1959), American politician, mayor of Broward County, Florida
• Kyle Jacobs (b. 1973), American country musician and songwriter
• Kyle Jacobs (b. 1991), South African footballer

L

• L. Rowley Jacobs, itinerant American portrait painter
• Laura Jacobs, American novelist, journalist, and dance critic
• Laura Ann Jacobs, (born 1960) American sculptor and mixed media artist
• Lawrence Jacobs (b. 1955), American News Corporation executive and lawyer
• Leighshe Jacobs (b. 1985), South African cricketer
• Lesedi Sheya Jacobs (b. 1997), Namibian tennis player
• Lewis Jacobs (1904–1997), American author, director and publisher
• Lionel M. Jacobs ( 1842–1922), American businessman and politician
• Lodewijk Jacobs (b. 1951), Dutch sprint canoer
• Lohan Jacobs (b. 1991), South African rugby player
• Lou Jacobs (1903–1992), American circus clown
• Louis Jacobs (1920–2006), British Orthodox rabbi
• Louis L. Jacobs (b. 1948), American vertebrate paleontologist

M

• Manis Jacobs (1782–1839), Dutch-born rabbi in New Orleans
• Marc Jacobs (b. 1963), American fashion designer
• Margaret D. Jacobs (b. 1963), American historian
• Marie-Josée Jacobs (b. 1950), politician from Luxembourg
• Marion Walter Jacobs (Little Walter') (1930–1968), American blues harmonica player
• nl:Marius Jacobs (1929–1983), Dutch botanist
• Mark Jacobs (b. 1951), American writer and diplomat
• Mark Jacobs, American video game executive
• Mark Jacobs, American documentary maker
• Mary Frick Garrett Jacobs (1851–1936), American socialite, philanthropist, and art collector.
• Matthew Jacobs (b. 1985), English-born rugby player
• Michael Jacobs (b. 1952), travel and arts writer
• Michael Jacobs (b. 1955), American producer and playwright
• Michael Jacobs (b. 1991), English footballer
• Michael J. Jacobs (b. 1952), English photojournalist
• Mike Jacobs (1877–1949), American baseball player
• Mike Jacobs (1880–1953), American boxing promoter
• Mike Jacobs (b. 1960), American (Illinois) politician
• Mike Jacobs (b. ~1976), American (Georgia) politician
• Mike Jacobs (b. 1980), American baseball player

N

• Nancy Jacobs (b. 1951), American (Maryland) politician
• Nat Jacobs (b. 1939), English boxer
• Noel Jacobs (1898–1977), English commander in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps

O

• Olu Jacobs (b. 1942), Nigerian actor
• Onno Jacobs (b. 1964), Dutch businessman associated with FC Feyenoord
• Orange Jacobs (1827–1914), American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician
• Otto Jacobs (1889–1955), American baseball catcher

P

• Parker Jacobs (b. 1975), American musician and graphic designer
• Patricia Jacobs (b. 1934), British geneticist
• Patti Ruffner Jacobs (1875–1935), American suffragist
• Paul Jacobs (1894–1973), Canadian First Nation hockey player
• Paul Jacobs (1918–1978), American activist
• Paul Jacobs (b. 1949), Flemish author
• Paul Jacobs (b. 1977), American organist
• Paul Jacobs (1930–1983), American pianist
• Paul E. Jacobs (b. 1962), American Chief Executive Officer of Qualcomm
• Paul Emil Jacobs (1802–1866), German painter
• Paul Ross Jacobs (b. 1950), American composer and musician
• Pete Jacobs (1899-c.1952), American jazz drummer
• Pete Jacobs (b. 1981), Australian triathlete
• Peter Jacobs (b. 1938), British fencer
• Peter Jacobs (lacrosse) (b. 1973), American lacrosse player
• Petrus Jacobs (1910–1967), South African military commander
• Pieter Jacobs (b. 1986), Belgian road bicycle racer
• Pim Jacobs (1934–1996), Dutch jazz pianist and television presenter

Q

• Quinton Jacobs (b. 1979), Namibian footballer

R

• Regina Jacobs (b. 1963), American middle distance runner
• René Jacobs (b. 1946), Belgian conductor and countertenor
• Sir Roland Ellis Jacobs (1891–1981), South Australian businessman
• Richard Jacobs (1925–2009), American businessman
• Richard Jacobs (b. 1956), American Reform rabbi
• Ridley Jacobs (b. 1967), Antiguan cricketer
• Rob Jacobs (b. 1943), Dutch football player and manager
• Robert Nelson Jacobs (b. 1954), American screenwriter
• Rodger Jacobs (b. 1959), American writer
• Ron Jacobs (1928–2002), English rugby player
• Ron Jacobs (b. 1937), American broadcaster
• Ron Jacobs (b. 1942), American basketball coach
• Rusty Jacobs (b. 1967), American film actor
• de:Ruud Jacobs (b. 1938), Dutch jazz-bassist and music producer

S

• Sam Jacobs (b. 1938), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Sam Jacobs (b. 1988), Australian rules footballer
• Samuel William Jacobs (1871–1938), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Sean Divine Jacobs (b. 1976), American rapper
• Simeon Jacobs (1839–1885), South African judge
• Simmone Jacobs (b. 1966), British sprinter
• Solomon Jacobs (1861–1920), English rabbi
• Steve Jacobs (b. 1967), Australian actor
• Steven Jacobs (b. 1967), Australian television presenter and actor
• Steven Jacobs (b. 1987), Belgian footballer
• Steven L. Jacobs (b. 1947), American historian
• Stijn J.W. Jacobs (b. 1977), Belgian
• Stu Jacobs (b. 1965), New Zealand footballer
• Susan S. Jacobs (b. ~1945), American diplomat and children's rights activist

T

• Thomas M. Jacobs (b. 1926), American Nordic skier
• Thornwell Jacobs (1877–1956), American educator, author, and Presbyterian minister.
• Tim Jacobs (b. 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
• Tommy Jacobs (b. 1935), American golfer
• Tramain Jacobs (b. 1992), American football player
• Trevor Jacobs (b. 1946), English footballer

W

• W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943), English author
• Walter Jacobs (1930–1968), American blues harmonica player
• Walter Abraham Jacobs (1883–1967), American chemist
• Washington Michael Jacobs (1828–1899), American miner
• Wayne Jacobs (b. 1969), English footballer and football coach
• Werner Jacobs (1909–1999), German film director
• Wilfred Jacobs (1919–1995), Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
• William Carl Jacobs (b. 1978), American born gastrointestinal and liver pathologist.
• William H. Jacobs (1831–1882), German-born American legislator and banker

Z

• Zina Jacobs (1821–1901), American Mormon pioneer