List of Famous people named Jacques

Jacobus Franciscus (Jacques) Benders was a Dutch mathematician and Emeritus Professor of Operations Research at the Eindhoven University of Technology. He was the first Professor in the Netherlands in the field of Operations Research and is known for his contributions to mathematical programming.

Jacques Grüber was a French woodworker and glass artist.

Jacques de la Presle (1888-1969) was a French composer. He won Second Prix at the Prix de Rome in 1920 with his cantata Don Juan. The following year he won the Grand Prix with a cantata Hermione, and departed to spend four years at the Villa Médicis 1922-1925.

Baron Jacob Adolphe Reinach, known as Jacques de Reinach was a French banker of Jewish German origin, involved in many major financial deals before being brought down by the Panama scandals. He was the son of Clementine Oppenheim (1822–1899) and her husband Adolphe de Reinach (1814–1879), Belgian consul in Frankfurt, ennobled in Italy in 1866 and then confirmed as a noble by William I of Germany.

Jacques Faivre, was the French Catholic bishop of Le Mans from 1997 to 2008.

Jacques Mauclair was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1950 and 2000. He was born in Paris, France.

Jacques Hustin was a Belgian singer-songwriter and artist who was successful in his homeland in both fields, and is best known internationally for his participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.

Jacques Despierre is a French Catholic bishop, and bishop emeritus of Carcassonne since 2004.