List of Famous people named Jakob

Name Jakob is among the most common names in Switzerland. Here are some famous Jakobs:

Jakob Thomasius

First Name Jakob

Last Name Thomasius

Born on August 27, 1622

Died on September 9, 1684 (aged 62)

Born in Germany, Saxony

Jakob Thomasius was a German academic philosopher and jurist. He is now regarded as an important founding figure in the scholarly study of the history of philosophy. His views were eclectic, and were taken up by his son Christian Thomasius.

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Jakob Sorger

First Name Jakob

Last Name Sorger

Born on August 19, 1999 (age 26)

Born in Austria

Badmintoner

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Jakob Heilmann

First Name Jakob

Last Name Heilmann

Born on August 21, 1846

Died on February 15, 1927 (aged 80)

Born in Germany, Bavaria

Jakob Heilmann was a German contractor.

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Jakob Heller

First Name Jakob

Last Name Heller

Born on January 1, 1455

Died on January 1, 1522 (aged 67)

Born in Germany, Hesse

Jakob Heller was a German patrician, politician, and merchant. He was born and died in Frankfurt am Main, and served as Senior Bürgermeister of the Free City of Frankfurt in 1501 and 1513. Heller is best remembered today as a patron of the arts, as he commissioned the Heller Altarpiece from Albrecht Dürer and Matthias Grünewald, and a large sculpture of the crucifixion from Hans Backoffen.

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Jakob Hansonis

First Name Jakob

Last Name Hansonis

Born on July 29, 1958 (age 67)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Jakob Steiner

First Name Jakob

Last Name Steiner

Born on March 18, 1796

Died on April 1, 1863 (aged 67)

Born in Switzerland, Canton of Bern

Jakob Steiner was a Swiss mathematician who worked primarily in geometry.

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Jakob Rosenberg

First Name Jakob

Last Name Rosenberg

Born on September 5, 1893

Died on April 7, 1980 (aged 86)

Born in Germany

Jakob Rosenberg was a German-American art historian and Rembrandt scholar.

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Jakob Ackeret

First Name Jakob

Last Name Ackeret

Born on March 17, 1898

Died on March 27, 1981 (aged 83)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

Jakob Ackeret, FRAeS was a Swiss aeronautical engineer. He is widely viewed as one of the foremost aeronautics experts of the 20th century.

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Jakob Bräckle

First Name Jakob

Last Name Bräckle

Born on December 10, 1897

Died on October 29, 1987 (aged 89)

Born in Germany, Baden-Württemberg

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Jakob Fugger

First Name Jakob

Last Name Fugger

Born on October 18, 1567

Died on January 14, 1626 (aged 58)

Born in Germany, Baden-Württemberg

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