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Jacco

Jacco Arends Jacco Arends (born 28 January 1991) is a Dutch retired badminton player who specializes in doubles. Arends began playing badminton at his hometown club BC Duinwijck, and in 2009, he won European Junior Championships in mixed doubles with Selena P ...

(born 1991), Dutch badminton player *

Jacco Eltingh Jacco Folkert Eltingh (; born 29 August 1970) is a former professional male tennis player and former world No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands. He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis. Together t ...

(born 1970), Dutch tennis player * (born 1988), Dutch multi-instrumentalist *

Jacco Verhaeren Jacco Verhaeren (born April 4, 1969 in Rijsbergen) is a Dutch swimming coach and manager. He is best known for guiding Pieter van den Hoogenband, Inge de Bruijn, and Ranomi Kromowidjojo to multiple Olympic gold medals, and for leading significant ...

(born 1969), Dutch swimming coach * Jacco (singer), real name Jack Mattar, Swedish rapper of the band Labyrint Animals: * Jacco Macacco, fighting ape or monkey exhibited in monkey-baiting matches in London in the early 1820s

Jakko

Jakko Jakszyk Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk ( , born Michael Lee Curran, 8 June 1958) is an English musician, record producer, and actor. He has released several solo albums as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as lead singer and se ...

(born 1958), stage name of Michael Lee Curran, English musician *

Jakko Jan Leeuwangh Jakko Jan Leeuwangh (born 9 September 1972) is a former speed skater from the Netherlands. He finished fourth in the 1998 Olympic 1000 m event. In January 2000 he broke the 1500 m world record in Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the ...

(born 1972), Dutch speed skater

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