Austrian Chancellors and Presidents: 1 president
(president) Michael Hainisch (a.k.a. Jakob)   1920-1928  
Fictional Characters from Books: 1 character
Jacob Heym (a.k.a. Jakob)   1969   Jakob the Liar  
Notable Athletes: 2 soccer
(soccer) Jaap Stam   1972-  
(soccer) Jakob Jantscher   1989-  
Notable Businesspeople: 1 businessperson
Jakob Fugger   1459-1525  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 1 politician
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer   1948-  
Olympic Medalists: 1 gold, 1 silver
(silver) Jakob Silfverberg   2014   ice hockey  
(gold) Jakob Ingebrigtsen   2020   1500 m  
Saints: 3 blessed
Blessed Jakob Griesinger of Ulm   1407-1491  
Blessed Jakob Kern   1897-1924  
Blessed Jakob Gapp   1897-1943  
Swiss Presidents: 3 presidents
Jakob Stämpfli   1856; 1859; 1862  
Jakob Dubs   1864; 1868; 1870  
Johann Jakob Scherer   1875