Jacob (disambiguation)
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- See Jacob (name) for the etymology and versions in other languages.
Jacob is
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[edit] Famous persons with the given name Jacob
[edit] Theological
- Yaqub, Qur'an
- Jacob
- Yakub, Nation of Islam
- Saint James
- Jakub, Czech version
[edit] Rulers
- Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (1597–1603 & 1604–1606)
[edit] In Literature
- Jacob Marley, a fictional character whose ghost appears in the Charles Dickens novel, A Christmas Carol.
[edit] In American Football
- Jake Plummer, Quarterback for the Denver Broncos
- Jake Delhomme, Quarterback for the Carolina Panthers
[edit] Other
- Jacob Arabo, famous jeweler to hip hop artists
- Jacob ben Asher, rabbi, Talmudist
- Jacob Eiler, a human rights activist
- Jacob A. Marinsky, chemist
- Jacob Riis
- Jacob Epstein, an American sculptor
- Jake Epstein, a Canadian television actor
- Jacob (sheep)
- Jacob Thompson, a former US Congressman
[edit] Famous persons with the family name Jacob
- Charles Donald Jacob (1838-1898), three-term mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
- Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob
- Edgar Jacob
- Edward Jacob
- E. F. Jacob
- François Honoré Jacob
- Major-General Sir George Le Grand Jacob
- Georges Jacob
- Giles Jacob
- Gordon Jacob
- Lt-General Sir Ian Jacob
- General John Jacob of Jacobabad
- Irene Jacob, Swiss actress
- Marius Jacob
- Max Jacob
- Naomi Ellington Jacob
- P.L. Jacob, see Paul Lacroix
- Violet Jacob
[edit] Jacob in Mormonism
- In the Book of Mormon:
- The Book of Jacob, brother to Nephi
- Jacob, author of the aforementioned book
[edit] Other
- Jacob Faithful, by Frederick Marryat
- Jakob (band), a post-rock band from New Zealand
- A unit of measurement. See jow.