Jaques is a

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and

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, a variant of

Jacques Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related t ...

People with the given name Jaques

Jaques Bagratuni Prince Yakov Gerasimovich Bagratuni (, ; 25 August 1879 – 23 December 1943) was a Russian and Armenian nobleman and military commander. He was a major general in the Imperial Russian Army. During World War I, he served under the Centro-Caspi ...

(1879-1943), Armenian prince * Jaques Bisan (b. 1993) Beninese footballer *

Jaques Étienne Gay Jaques Étienne Gay (1786 in Switzerland – 1864) was a Swiss-French botanist, civil servant, collector and taxonomist. His name is associated with plants in standardised botanical nomenclature, e.g. '' Crocus sieberi'' J.Gay. He was the most fa ...

(1786-1864) Swiss-French botanist * Jaques Lazier (1971-) American racing driver * Jaques Morelenbaum (1954-) Brazilian musician * Jaques-Louis Reverdin (1842-1929) Swiss surgeon * Jaques Sterne (1695-1759) English cleric and politician * Jaques Wagner (1951-) Brazilian politician * Jaques le Vinier (c 1240-60) French troubadour

Fictional characters

* Jaques in Shakespeare's ''As You Like It''

People with the surname Jaques

* Arthur Jaques (1888–1915), English cricketer *

Bob Jaques Robert Jaques (born 1956) is a Canadian-American animator and animation director. He is best known for the television series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', ''The Baby Huey Show'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He also was nominated for two Emmys in 1 ...

(born 1953), Canadian-American animation director *

Elliott Jaques Elliott Jaques (January 18, 1917 – March 8, 2003) was a Canadian psychoanalyst, social scientist and management consultant known as the originator of concepts such as corporate culture, midlife crisis, fair pay, maturation curves, time ...

, Canadian psychologist *

Faith Jaques Faith Jaques (1923–1997) was a British illustrator of the late twentieth century notable for her work as a children's book author, illustrator, artist, stamp designer and advocate for artists' rights over their work. Early life Faith Heather ...

(1923–1997), British artist *

Francis Lee Jaques Francis Lee Jaques (September 28, 1887 – July 24, 1969) was an American wildlife painter. Jaques hunted and trapped with his father and connected with editors and writers from major hunting magazines. While still a teenager, Jacques paid ten do ...

, American wildlife artist * Harold Vivian Jaques (1882–1952), Australian lawyer and politician. *

Hattie Jacques Hattie Jacques (; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the ''Carry On'' films, where she typically played strict, no-no ...

(1922–1980), English comedy actress (born Josephine Edwina Jaques) * Rev John Jaques (priest) (1728–1800), British clergyman who became prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral * John Jaques (Mormon), American Latter Day Saint hymnwriter, missionary, and historian * Jon Jaques, American-Israeli assistant men's basketball, played for Ironi Ashkelon in Israel * Peter Jaques (1919–2013), English cricketer *

Phil Jaques Philip Anthony Jaques (; born 3 May 1979) is a former Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cr ...

, Australian cricketer * Robin Jacques (1920–1995), English illustrator (born Robin Jaques) *

Émile Jaques-Dalcroze Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (6 July 1865 – 1 July 1950) was a Swiss composer, musician, and music educator who developed Dalcroze eurhythmics, an approach to learning and experiencing music through movement. Dalcroze eurhythmics influenced Carl O ...

, founder of Dalcroze Eurhythmics * Sophie Jaques (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player *

Victor Jaques Brigadier Victor Henry Jaques (sometimes Jacques) CBE DSO MC & Bar (31 December 1896 – November 1955) was a British Army officer. He served during the First World War before becoming a lawyer in Bangkok, Siam, with Tilleke & Gibbins. During ...

(1896–1955), British army officer and lawyer

Other uses

Jaques, Illinois Jaques is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its w ...

, an unincorporated community in the U.S.A *

Jaques Nunatak Jaques Nunatak () is a small nunatak lying south-southwest of Mount Kennedy in the Gustav Bull Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos taken in 1936 and 1959, ...

, a glacial mountain in Antarctica

People with the given name Jaques

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People with the surname Jaques

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