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Jacobo is both a surname and a given name of Spanish origin. Based on the name
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 ...
. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Alfredo Jacobo (born 1982), Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Mexico * Cesar Chavez Jacobo, Dominican professional basketball player * Clara Jacobo, Italian opera singer * Jordan Jacobo, American actor, writer and director Given name: * Jacobo Majluta Azar (1934 – 1996), politician from Dominican Republic, was president for 43 days in 1982 *
Jacobo Arenas Jacobo Arenas ("nom de guerre" of Luis Alberto Morantes Jaimes, 23 January 1924 – 10 August 1990) was a Colombian guerrilla leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (''Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia'', FARC). Im ...
(1924–1990), Colombian guerrilla and ideological leader of FARC * Dan Jacobo Beninson (1931–2003), Argentine radiation expert * Jacobo Bolbochán (1906–1984), Argentine chess master * Jacobo Borges (born 1931), contemporary, neo-figurative Latin-American artist * Jacobo Díaz (born 1976), former professional male tennis player from Spain * Juan Jacobo Fernandez (1808–1860), Franciscan friar, a martyr who achieved beatification * Jacobo Fijman (1898–1970), Argentine poet born in Bessarabia, now mainly in Moldova * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba (1878–1953), Spanish noble, diplomat, politician and art collector * Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 5th Duke of Liria and Jérica (1773–1794), Spanish nobleman *
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 6th Duke of Liria and Jérica ''Don'' Jacobo José María Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 6th Duke of Berwick, 6th Duke of Liria, 6th Duke of Jérica, Grandee of Spain (3 January 1792 – 5 January 1795) was the second surviving son of the 5th Duke of Berwick, briefly inheriting ...
(1792–1795), the second surviving son of the 5th Duke of Berwick * Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (1913–1971), Guatemalan military officer and politician * Jacobo Mansilla (born 1987), Argentine football midfielder *
Jacobo Morales Jacobo Morales (born 12 November 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and author born in Puerto Rico.Jacobo Sanz Ovejero (born 1983), Spanish football goalkeeper * Jacobo Pacchiarotto, 16th-century Italian painter of the Renaissance period *
Jacobo Palm Jacobo Palm (28 November 1887 – 1 July 1982) was a Curaçao-born composer. Biography Jacobo José Maria Palm was the grandson of Jan Gerard Palm (1831-1906) who is often referred to as the "father of Curaçao classical music". At the age of sev ...
(1887–1982), Curaçao-born composer *
Jacobo Rispa Jacobo Rispa is a director and freelance producer working in TV drama and film. Career After attending Emerson College in Boston, he directed the short film '' Un día perfecto'' for which he was awarded the Goya for Best Short Film in the 13t ...
, director and freelance producer working mainly in TV drama & film *
Jacobo Timerman Jacobo Timerman (6 January 1923 – 11 November 1999) was a Soviet-born Argentine publisher, journalist, and author, who is most noted for his confronting and reporting the atrocities of the Argentine military regime's Dirty War during a period ...
(1923–1999), publisher, journalist, and author *
Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga de Santa María, OP (, ''Yakobo de Santa Maria Tomonaga Gorōbyōe''; c. 1582 – August 17, 1633) was a Japanese Dominican friar and Catholic priest. He worked on the 1630 Spanish edition of the ''Nippo Jisho'' ...
(1582–1633), Japanese Roman Catholic priest and martyr *
Jacobo Arbenz Villanova Jacobo is both a surname and a given name of Spanish origin. Based on the name Jacob. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Alfredo Jacobo (born 1982), Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Mexico * Cesar Chavez Jacobo, Dominican professio ...
(born 1946), politician in Guatemala *
Jacobo Ynclán Jacobo María Ynclán Pajares (born 4 February 1984), sometimes known simply as Jacobo, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Madrid, Jacobo played once for Atlético Madrid's first team, co ...
(born 1984), Spanish football midfielder *
Jacobo Zabludovsky Jacobo Zabludovsky Kraveski (May 24, 1928 – July 2, 2015) was a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his TV news program, ''24 Horas'' (''24 Hours'') was for decades regarded as the most important in the co ...
(born 1928), Mexican journalist


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Jacobo Hunter District Jacobo Hunter District is one of the 29 districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru. Municipalidad Distrital de Jacobo HunterMunicipalidad Distrital Jacobo Hunter, Retrieved November 28, 2007. The district is named after Jacob Dixon Hunter (Jacob ...
, one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru *'' Jacobo Ortis'', 1916 Italian silent drama film based on the novel ''Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis'' by Ugo Foscolo * Que No Te Haga Bobo Jacobo, song by the Mexican rock band ''Molotov'' from their début album ''Dónde Jugarán las Niñas'' {{given name, type=both