List of Famous people named Jacob

Jacob William Hoggard is a Canadian singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the pop-rock band Hedley. Before Hedley was formed, Hoggard competed on the second season of Canadian Idol, in 2004; he placed third.

Jacob Seth Lofland is an American actor best known for his role as Neckbone in the film Mud and for his role as Aris in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Maze Runner: The Death Cure.

Jacob Appelbaum is an American independent journalist, computer security researcher, artist, and hacker. He studies at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and was formerly a core member of the Tor project, a free software network designed to provide online anonymity. Appelbaum is also known for representing WikiLeaks. He has displayed his art in a number of institutions across the world and has collaborated with artists such as Laura Poitras, Trevor Paglen, and Ai Weiwei. His journalistic work has been published in Der Spiegel and elsewhere. Appelbaum has repeatedly been targeted by U.S. law enforcement agencies, who obtained a court order for his Twitter account data, detained him at the U.S. border after trips abroad, and seized his laptop and several mobile phones.

Jacob Tandrup Holm is a Danish handball player who plays for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team.

Jacob Rives Pitts is an American television, film and stage actor. His most notable performances were as Cooper Harris in the film EuroTrip (2004), as Bill "Hoosier" Smith in the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), and as U.S. Marshal Tim Gutterson on the FX television drama Justified (2010–15). He appeared in the play Where Do We Live at the Vineyard Theatre in May 2004. Pitts has also appeared in TV shows such as Law & Order, Ed and Sex and the City. He had a recurring role in the first season of The Sinner and is currently starring as Lance Lord in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete. He is married to Slovakian actress/director Tereza Nvotová since June 2020.

Jacob O'Neal Latimore is an American actor and singer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2016, Latimore released his debut album Connection. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Black Nativity, The Maze Runner, Collateral Beauty and Detroit. He also starred in the Netflix Original movie Candy Jar alongside Sami Gayle.

Jacob Heidtmann is a German swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and the 400 metere medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Jacob Schopf is a German sprint canoeist.

Jacob Brunsborg is a Danish businessman, and the chairman of the Danish retail chain Jysk, founded by his father, Lars Larsen.

Jacob Vargas is a Mexican-American actor and dancer.