Jaco may refer to:

Places

Jaco Island Jaco Island (, , Fataluku language, Fataluku: or ) is an uninhabited island in Timor-Leste, a country occupying the eastern end of the island of Timor in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia. It lies off the eastern tip with Cape Cutcha o ...

, island of East Timor *

Jacó, Costa Rica Jacó () is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the Garabito (canton), Garabito canton, in the Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. Jacó has a black sand beach that is long and is popular among surfers. History Jacó w ...

, a town in Western Costa Rica *

Jaco, West Virginia Jaco is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The ...

Animals

* Jaco is the local name for the Dominican endemic

red-necked amazon The red-necked amazon (''Amazona arausiaca''), also known as the red-necked parrot, Dominican blue-faced amazon, lesser Dominican amazon, and jaco parrot or jaco, is an amazon parrot endemic to Dominica. It is green, with bright splashes of vari ...

parrot * Usual name for the grey parrot in a number of languages

Arts and entertainment

* ''Jaco'', a 2014 American

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

about

Jaco Pastorius John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, also known as Jaco Pastorius (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987), was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, ...

* ''Jaco'', a 1974 jazz album by Jaco Pastorius et al. *''

Jaco the Galactic Patrolman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July to October 2013, with the eleven chapters collected into a single volume by Shueisha. It follows Jaco, an extraterres ...

'', Japanese manga series

People

Nickname

* Jaco (1932–2022), Jacob Azafrani Beliti, Moroccan footballer * Jacó (born 1996), Carlos Alberto Guimaraes Filho, Brazilian footballer

Given name

"Jaco" is a common

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Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

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James James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (disambiguation), various kings named James * Prince Ja ...

. Some of the better known people with this name include: *

Jaco Ahlers Jaco Ahlers (born 19 November 1982) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. Professional career Ahlers has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2006. He has won ten tournaments including the 2009 Vo ...

(born 1987), South African golfer *

Jaco Engelbrecht Jacobus Petrus Engelbrecht (born 8 March 1987) is a South African athlete specialising in the shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possi ...

(born 1987), South African shot putter * Jaco Erasmus (born 1979), South African-born Italian rugby player *

Jaco Kriel Jacobus Albertus Kriel (born 21 August 1989 in Standerton, South Africa) is a rugby union player for . He plays as a flanker. Kriel has also represented the University of Johannesburg in the Varsity Cup. He was the headboy of Hoërskool Stan ...

(born 1989), South African rugby player *

(1951–1987), American jazz musician *

Jaco Peyper Jaco Peyper is a former South African Rugby Union referee. Peyper rose through the ranks in South Africa quickly, making his Super Rugby debut in 2008 while still in his 20s. In 2011 he was named as an official for the 2011 IRB Junior World Ch ...

(born 1980), South African rugby referee *

Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael (born 9 February 1957) is a Belgium, Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His films especially focus on a respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disability, disabilities. Van Dorm ...

(born 1957), Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright *

Jaco Venter Jacobus Venter (born 13 February 1987) is a South African racing cyclist, who currently rides for amateur team Faucon Flacq KFC Pepsi. During his road racing career, Venter rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España. In 2016, he won the South African Nat ...

(born 1987), South African racing cyclist *

Jaco van der Westhuyzen Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 6 April 1978) is a South African former professional rugby union footballer who played fly-half or fullback. Early life Born in Groblersdal, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, van der Westhuyzen was educated at B ...

(born 1978), South African rugby player *

Jaco van Zyl Jaco Phillipus van Zyl (born 23 February 1979) is a professional golfer from South Africa. Early life and amateur career Van Zyl was born in Pretoria. He won the South African Amateur in 2000. Professional career In 2001, Van Zyl turned pr ...

(born 1971), South African golfer

Surname

Charles Jaco Charles Jaco (born August 21, 1950) is an American journalist and author, best known for his coverage of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the ensuing Gulf War. Jaco was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1 ...

(born 1950), American newscaster and radio personality *

David Jaco David Lee Jaco (born January 24, 1954Steven Ponall (June 22, 2003). "The Fights of His Life". ''The Bradenton Herald'' (Database: NewsBank Retrieved January 26, 2014).) is a retired heavyweight boxer. He spent his career as a journeyman, fighting ...

(born 1954), American boxer *

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, record producer and music educator. Born and raised in Chicago, he gained mainstream recognition for his guest appearance on ...

(born 1982), Chicago rapper better known as "Lupe Fiasco" *

William Jaco William Howard Jaco (born July 14, 1940) is an American mathematician who is known for his role in the Jaco–Shalen–Johannson decomposition theorem and efficient triangulations of 3-manifolds. He retired from Oklahoma State University in 2021 ...

(born 1940), American mathematician {{disambig, geo, given name, surname Dutch masculine given names Masculine given names