Yakov (alternative spellings: Jakov or Iakov, cyrl, Яков) is a Russian or Hebrew variant of the given names Jacob and James. People also give the nickname Yasha ( cyrl, Яша) or Yashka ( cyrl, Яшка) used for Yakov.

Notable people

People named Yakov * Yakov Blumkin (1900–1929), a

Left Socialist-Revolutionary The Party of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries (russian: Партия левых социалистов-революционеров-интернационалистов) was a revolutionary socialist political party formed during the Russian Revo ...

* Yakov Cherevichenko (1894–1976), Soviet military leader * Yakov Chubin (1893–1956), Soviet official * Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907–1943), the oldest son of Joseph Stalin *

Yakov Eliashberg Yakov Matveevich Eliashberg (also Yasha Eliashberg; russian: link=no, Яков Матвеевич Элиашберг; born 11 December 1946) is an American mathematician who was born in Leningrad, USSR. Education and career Eliashberg receiv ...

(born 1946), American mathematician *

Yakov Ehrlich Yakov Nikolayevich Erlikh (russian: Яков Николаевич Эрлих; born 3 June 1988) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He works as a conditioning coach for FC Ufa. Biography He made his Russian Football Nat ...

(born 1988), former Russian football player *

Yakov Eshpay Yakov Andreyevich Eshpai (russian: Я́ков Андре́евич Эшпа́й; , Zvenigovsky District, Kokshamary – 20 February 1963, Moscow) was a Russians, Russian composer and music teacher. He studied under Georgi Conus at the Moscow Conse ...

(1890–1963), Soviet composer * Yakov Estrin (1923–1987), Soviet chess player * Yakov Fedorenko (1896–1947), Soviet military leader * Yakov Frenkel (1894–1952), Soviet physicist * Yakov Fliyer (1912–1977), Soviet pianist * Yakov Gakkel (1901–1965), Soviet oceanographer * Yakov "Yan" Gamarnik (1894–1937), Soviet official * Yakov Grot (1812–1893), Russian philologist *

Yakov Kazyansky Yakov Kazyansky (russian: Яков Казьянский; born Kuybyshev, 30 August 1948) is a Russian musician. He has been named an Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation ( Заслуженный работник культур� ...

(born 1948), Russian musician * Yakov Knyazhnin (1740/42–1791), Russian playwright *

Yakov Kozalchik Yakov Kozalchik (1902 – 13 June 1953) was a known Polish-Israeli strongman and professional wrestler. Kozalchik was the head of the Jewish police in the town of Krynica-Zdrój, a Kapo in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Biography Kozalchi ...

, Polish strongman and professional wrestler who was also known as Shimshon Eisen * Yakov Kreizberg (1959–2011), American conductor * Yakov Kreizer (1905–1969), Soviet military leader * Yakov Kulnev (1763–1812), Russian military leader * Yakov Malik (1906–1980), Soviet diplomat * Yakov Malkiel (1914–1998), American philologist * Yakov I. Perelman (1882–1942), Soviet writer * Yakov Permyakov (?–1712), Russian polar explorer * Yakov Peters (1886–1938), Soviet official * Yakov Polonsky (1819–1898), Russian poet * Yakov Popok (1892–1938), Soviet official * Yakov Protazanov (1881–1945), Russian and Soviet filmmaker *

Yakov Punkin Yakov Grigrorievich Punkin (russian: Яков Григорьевич Пункин; 8 December 1921 – 12 October 1994) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Ukraine. Competing for the Soviet Union he won a gold medal at the 1952 Olym ...

, Soviet Olympic Greco-Roman featherweight wrestling champion *

Yakov Rylsky Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky (russian: Яков Ануфриевич Рыльский) (25 October 1928 – 9 December 1999) was an Olympic champion and three-time world champion Russian sabre fencer who competed for the Soviet Union. He took part i ...

, Soviet Olympic and world champion saber fencer * Yakov Sannikov, Russian merchant and explorer * Yakov Shakhovskoy, Russian statesman *

Yakov G. Sinai Yakov Grigorevich Sinai (russian: link=no, Я́ков Григо́рьевич Сина́й; born September 21, 1935) is a Russian-American mathematician known for his work on dynamical systems. He contributed to the modern metric theory of dy ...

* Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-born American comedian, painter and teacher * Yakov Springer * Yakov Sverdlov, Bolshevik party leader and official of the Russian Soviet Republic * Yakov Tolstikov, Russian distance runner * Yakov-Yan Toumarkin (born 1992), Israeli swimmer * Yakov Vilner, Ukrainian chess master * Yakov Yurovsky,

Old Bolshevik Old Bolshevik (russian: ста́рый большеви́к, ''stary bolshevik''), also called Old Bolshevik Guard or Old Party Guard, was an unofficial designation for a member of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Par ...

activist *

Yakov Zak Yakov Izrailevich Zak ( uk, Яків Ізраїлович Зак), (russian: link=no, Яков Израилевич Зак), ''Jiakov Israilevič Sak''; Odessa, – Moscow, 28 June 1976) was a Soviet and Russian pianist and pedagogue. People's ...

, Soviet pianist and teacher * Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Soviet physicist

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