Famous People with Name Jacob

Jacob ("Jake") Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob ("Jake") Flores: is a retired male judoka from the United States. He claimed the bronze medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 56 kg) division at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina alongside Brazil's Rodolfo Yamayose.

Jacob Kurtzberg            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob Kurtzberg: better known by the pen name Jack Kirby, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor. Growing up poor in New York City, Kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. He drew various comic strips under different pseudonyms, ultimatel

Jacob Carl Rosenthal            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob Carl Rosenthal: was an American chess master.Born in Bialystok, Poland (then Russian Empire), he became a citizen of the Netherlands. Finally, he emigrated to the United States.

Jacob Dowell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob Dowell: is an American professional ice hockey center who currently plays center for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

Jacob Antonio Cruz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob Antonio Cruz: is a professional baseball player for the Potros de Tijuana of the Mexican Baseball League. Cruz played outfield in Major League Baseball from 1996-2005. He bats and throws left-handed.Cruz would make his Major League debut on July 18, 1996. Cruz spent most of 1996 and 1997 in the Giants minor league system and after playing for the Giants Triple-A affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies, for most of the 1998 season, was traded to the Cleveland Indians on July 23, 1998, along with Steve Reed, for Shawon Dunston, Jose Mesa, and Alvin Morman. Cruz would play one game for the Indians in 1998 and would spend the rest of the year playing for the Buffalo Bisons, the Indians' Triple-A affiliate. On June 2, 2001, the Indians traded Cruz to the Colorado Rockies for Jody Gerut and Josh Bard. Cruz would play 44 games for the Rockies and 20 for their Triple-A affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, before being released by the Rockies on November 30, 2001.

Alex Jacob            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alex Jacob: is an American professional poker player. Among his biggest poker accomplishments are winning the Peter A. Fabrizio Memorial Poker Classic in 2003 and finishing runner-up at the 2006 World Poker Tour (WPT) tournament in Foxwoods Resort Casino on April 9 2006, winning $655,507. Jacob secured his biggest paycheck to date by winning the 2006 U.S. Poker Championship with a first-place prize of $878,500. Jacob has 4 WSOP Final Tables, including a 3rd in Event 3 in No-Limit hold'em at the 2007 World Series of Poker.

Lisa Rae Jacob            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lisa Rae Jacob: is a former American swimmer won two gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

John Jeremiah Jacob            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Jeremiah Jacob: was a Democratic politician from Green Spring (Hampshire County), West Virginia. Jacob served two terms as the fourth Governor of the U.S. State of West Virginia. John Jeremiah Jacob was also elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates from Hampshire

Richard Taylor Jacob            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Taylor Jacob: was 17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1863–64). In 1859 Jacob was elected as a Democrat to Kentucky's state legislature. In 1860, Jacob supported John C. Breckinridge for president. But when the American Civil War broke out, he remained loyal to the U

Jean-Marc Jacob            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean-Marc Jacob: was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. He is a veterinarian by career. He was elected in the Charlesbourg electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 federal election, thus serving in the 35th Canadian Parliament. Jacob faced accusations that he advised Quebec members of the Canadian Forces to join a Quebec army if there was a winning vote for Quebec sovereignty in the 1995 Quebec referendum. The prevailing Liberal government decided to investigate these remarks, while the Reform Party demanded Jacob be charged with sedition. Reaction to this incident included a 22 March 1996 sketch on the English language television comedy series Royal Canadian Air Farce where Jacob "learns the meaning of the word sedition".