Coby or Koby is a male and female name, a surname, or a nickname originating from 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 ...
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Notable people with the name "Coby" include
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Koby Abberton
Koby Abberton (born 2 June 1979), an Australian former professional surfer, is a member of the Australian surf gang the Bra Boys. He rose to local prominence in 2006, when he was found guilty of perverting the course of justice in an inciden ...
(born 1979), Australian surfer
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Koby Altman
Koby Altman (born September 16, 1982) is an American basketball executive who currently serves as the President of Basketball Operations of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early life
Born to an African Ameri ...
(born 1982), American basketball executive
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Koby Arthur (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
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Coby Bell
Coby Scott Bell (born May 11, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jesse Porter on the USA Network original series ''Burn Notice'' and professional football player Jason Pitts on The CW/BET comedy-drama '' The Game''. He ...
(born 1975), American actor and producer
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Coby G. Brooks (born 1969), American businessman
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Coby Bryant
Coby Bryant (born March 29, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Early life
Bryant grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, ...
(born 1999), American football player
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Coby Carrozza
Coby Carrozza (born May 7, 2001) is an American swimmer for the University of Texas Longhorns men's swimming team. He is currently scheduled to swim the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the men's free relay for the United States of America t ...
(born 2001), American swimmer
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Koby Clemens (born 1986), American baseball player
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Coby Cotton
Dude Perfect (DP) is an American sports and comedy group and YouTube channel headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The group consists of Tyler "The Beard" Toney, "The Twins" Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett "The Purple Hoser" Hilbert, and Cody "The Tall ...
(born 1987), American media personality
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Coby Dietrick (born 1948), American basketball player
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Coby Fleener
Jacoby Fleener (born September 20, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, earning first-team All-American honors ...
(born 1988), American football player
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Koby Holland
Koby Holland (born September 24, 1974, in Dillon, Montana) is an American sport shooter. He has competed for Team USA in running target shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has won a bronze medal at the 2001 Championship of the Americas to ...
(born 1974), American sports shooter
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Koby Israelite (born 1966), Israeli musician
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Coby Iwaasa
Coby Iwaasa (born June 19, 1996) is a Canadian racquetball player. He is the currenInternational Racquetball Federation(IRF) World Champion in Men's Doubles, winning the title with Samuel Murray in 2024. Previously, Iwaasa and Murray won the 202 ...
(born 1996), Canadian racquetball player
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Coby Jones (born 2003), American soccer player
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Coby Karl
Coby Joseph Karl (born June 8, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of NBA head coach George Karl.
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(born 1983), American basketball player
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Koby Arthur Koomson
Koby Arthur Koomson is a Ghanaian diplomat. He served as Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America from 1997 to 2001.
Biography
Koomson was born in May 1951 in Gold Coast (now Ghana). He had his secondary education at Ghana National ...
(born 1951), Ghanaian diplomat
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Koby Lion (born 1976), Israeli paracyclist
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Koby Maxwell (born 1978), Ghanaian musician
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Coby Miller
Coby Miller (born October 19, 1976) is an American track and field athlete, who specialises in the sprint events. In his career, he recorded a sub-10 second personal best in the 100 meters and a sub-20 second best in the 200 meters. In the latt ...
(born 1976), American track and field athlete
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Koby Osei-Wusu
Christopher Koby Osei-Wusu (born December 26, 1995) is a Ghanaian-American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Malaga City in the Spanish División de Honor.
He has previously played for Richmond Kickers and ...
(born 1995), Ghanaian-American soccer player
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Coby Rhinehart
Jacoby Rhinehart (born February 7, 1977) is an American former professional football defensive back who played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected in the sixth round (190th overall) by the Arizona Ca ...
(born 1977), American football player
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Coby Rowe
Coby Jake Rowe (born 2 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Career
Rowe played for Hillingdon Borough during the 2014–15 season, before signing for Wingate & Finchley. He later played for Haringey Bo ...
(born 1995), English footballer
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Coby Sey
Coby Sey is a British musician, songwriter, artist, vocalist and NTS Radio host, born and based in Lewisham, South East London. He has worked with musicians Tirzah, Mica Levi, DELS, Kwes, Laurel Halo, Klein, Lafawndah and London Contempora ...
, British musician
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Coby Sikkens
Jacoba Catharina "Coby" Sikkens (born 11 May 1946, in Groningen) is a retired Dutch backstroke swimmer who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. She also participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics
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(born 1946), Dutch swimmer
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Koby Stevens
Koby Stevens (born 18 June 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast, Western Bulldogs, and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected as a second round pick ( ...
(born 1991), Australian rules footballer
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Coby van Baalen
Jacoba ("Coby") Maria Jozina van Baalen-Dorresteijn (born 6 April 1957 in Werkhoven, Utrecht) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She did so ...
(born 1957), Dutch equestrian
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Coby White
Alec Jacoby "Coby" White (born February 16, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. White was a top hig ...
(born 2000), American basketball player
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(1913–1988), American painter
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Doug Coby
Frank Douglas Coby III (born August 18, 1979) is an American professional racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the SMART Modified Tour, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Tommy Baldwin Racing. He has also ...
(born 1979), American racing driver
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Fred Coby
Frederick G. Beckner Jr. (March 1, 1916 – September 27, 1970) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Pony Deal in the fifth season of the American western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''.
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(1916–1970), American actor
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George Coby (1883–1967), Georgian businessman
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Jeff Coby (born 1994), Haitian-American basketball player
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Rudy Coby (born 1964), American magician
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Cobe (disambiguation) Cobe or COBE may refer to:
* Cobe (architectural firm), a Danish architectural firm
* Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), a satellite
* 9997 COBE, a main-belt asteroid
* Cobe Trophy Race, an auto race held in 1910 and 1911
People with the name
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Cobie
Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) is a United States-originated specification relating to managed asset information including space and equipment. It is closely associated with building information modeling (BIM) approac ...
, a page for the given name "Cobie"
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Cobi (disambiguation) Cobi or COBI may refer to:
People
* Cobi (musician) (Jacob Michael Schmidt, born 1986), an American musician
* Cobi Crispin (born 1988), an Australian wheelchair basketball player
* Cobi Hamilton (born 1990), an American football player
* Cobi Jone ...
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Jacob (given name), a page for the given name "Jacob"
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Kobe (given name)
Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in the Kansai re ...
, a page for the given name "Kobe"
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Kobe (surname) Kobe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Boris Kobe (1905–1981), Slovenian architect
* Gail Kobe (1932–2013), American actress and television producer
* Masahiko Kobe (born 1969), the "Iron Chef", Italian
* Milan Kobe (19 ...
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Kobi (given name) Kobi is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Kobi Alexander (born 1952), American businessman, founder of Comverse Technology
* Kobi Baladev (born 1965), Israeli footballer
* Kobi Dajani (born 1984), Israeli footballer ...
, a page for the given name "Kobi"
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