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Jacob Saylors
Jacob Saylors (born 2001, Jasper, TN) is a Detroit Lions running back, ex-ETSU All-American and St. Louis Battlehawks UFL rushing leader, the Lions' 2025 kickoff returner with 897 return yards.
Jacob Schopf
Jacob Schopf is a German canoe sprint kayaker, born 1999 in Berlin, who won silver at Tokyo 2020 and two golds at Paris 2024, plus four world titles.
Jacob Slater
Jacob Vaughan Slater (born 2004) is an Irish left-back at Tranmere Rovers in EFL League Two; formerly Preston North End academy, Brighton & Hove Albion (no league apps), and Harrogate Town on loan; Republic of Ireland under-21 international.
Jacob Thomas (American football)
Jacob Thomas (born 2004, Ashburn, Virginia) is an NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings, signed as a 2026 undrafted free agent out of James Madison; former walk-on quarterback, second-team All-Sun Belt, distinct from drafted safety Jakobe Thomas.
Jacob Trouba
Jacob Trouba (born 1994) is an American NHL defenseman from Rochester, Michigan; drafted 9th overall by Winnipeg in 2012, Rangers captain 2022–24, later Ducks and Sharks, 2024 Mark Messier Leadership Award winner.
Jacob Tullin Thams
Jacob Tullin Thams (Tulla), 1898-1954, Norwegian ski jumper and sailor; first Olympic ski jumping champion (Chamonix 1924), 1926 world champion, 1928 St. Moritz 73 m fall, 1936 Berlin sailing silver; second dual-season Olympic medalist after Eddie Eagan.
Jacob Weitering
Jacob Weitering, born in 1997, is an Australian rules footballer, a key defender and co-vice-captain for Carlton, the first pick of the 2015 AFL draft and a 2024 All-Australian.
Jacob Wright
Jacob Anthony Wright (born 2005, Manchester) is an English midfielder for Norwich City; ex-Manchester City academy player who debuted in the 2024 FA Cup and joined Norwich permanently in June 2025 for £2.3m.
Jacobo Ortega
Jacobo Ortega Conde (born 2006, Madrid) is a Spanish striker for RC Strasbourg in Ligue 1. A Real Madrid academy product and 2025-26 UEFA Youth League winner, he was sold to Strasbourg in August 2026 for €10 million for 70% of his rights.
Jacobo Ramón
Jacobo Ramón (Jacobo Ramón Naveros, born 2005, Madrid) is a Spanish centre-back who came through Real Madrid's academy, debuted for its first team in 2025, and now plays for Como 1907 in Serie A with a Real Madrid buyback option.
Jacoby Brissett
Jacoby Brissett, NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals; drafted 91st overall in 2016 by New England out of NC State; has played for six teams, known for a 1.4% career interception rate and a 2025 Arizona season of 3,366 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Jacoby Ellsbury
Jacoby Ellsbury, born 1983 in Madras, Oregon, is a former MLB center fielder of Navajo descent who starred for the Red Sox (2007 and 2013 World Series, 2011 MVP runner-up) before an injury-plagued $153 million Yankees contract ended in release and a grievance.
Jacoby Jones
Jacoby Jones (1984-2024), NFL wide receiver and return specialist for the Texans, Ravens, Steelers, and Chargers; record 108-yard Super Bowl XLVII kickoff return TD and Mile High Miracle; died of heart disease at 40.
Jacoby transfer
Jacoby transfer: bridge convention after a 1NT opening in which responder bids 2♦ to show hearts or 2♥ to show spades, forcing opener to bid the major; devised by Olle Willner, popularized by Oswald Jacoby in 1956.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, nicknamed Bill, is a Washington Commanders running back drafted 245th overall in 2025 out of Arizona; Alabama State and New Mexico alum with 805 rookie rushing yards and 8 TDs.
Jacque Vaughn
Jacque Vaughn, born 1975, is a former NBA point guard and head coach of the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets (career 129-226), a 2007 champion with San Antonio, and a Kansas Jayhawks assistant since May 2025.
Jacqueline Delassaux
Jacqueline Delassaux (Bonnet-Delassaux, Delassaux-Daniel), born 1946, French race walker; set three world bests in the women's 5000 m walk (1975-76, best 23:58.0) and won the first French women's walking title in 1975.
Jacqueline Gareau
Jacqueline Gareau (born 1953, L'Annonciation, Quebec), Canadian marathoner; won the 1980 Boston Marathon in 2:34:28 after Rosie Ruiz's disqualification, won nine marathons 1979–1984, and held the Canadian marathon record.
Jacqueline Lolling
Jacqueline Lölling-Pfeifer (née Lölling, 'Jacka', born 1995, Siegen), German skeleton racer; Youth Olympic gold 2012, Olympic silver 2018, two bronzes 2026, three world titles, retired September 2026.
Jacqueline Moore
Jacqueline Moore (Jacqueline DeLois Moore, born 1966), also Miss Texas and Jacqueline, American professional wrestler from Dallas; first African American WWF Women's Champion, WWE Cruiserweight Champion, 14-time USWA Women's Champion, 2016 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
Jacques Baptiste Lebrun
Jacques Baptiste Lebrun, French sailor (1910–1996), 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in the singlehanded Snowbird dinghy; competed at five Games 1932–1960, later a boat designer and national technical director.
Jacques Brinkman
Jacques Brinkman (born 1966, Utrecht) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder, 337-cap record international, double Olympic champion (1996, 2000), world champion 1990 and 1998, father of Thierry Brinkman.
Jacques Cariou
Jacques Cariou was a French army officer and equestrian rider who won a medal of each color at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, including individual jumping gold on Mignon.
Jacques Cartonnet
Jacques Cartonnet (1911–1967) was a French breaststroke swimmer who set multiple world records in the 1930s and later became a Vichy militia propagandist implicated in denouncing rival Alfred Nakache.
Jacques Coutrot
Jacques Coutrot (1898–1965), French fencer and FIE president 1949–1952; Olympic team foil gold 1924, silver 1936; French foil champion 1926, épée 1939.
Jacques Dimont
Jacques René Émile Dimont (1945-1994), French foil fencer; Olympic team foil gold medalist at Mexico City 1968 with Berolatti, Magnan, Noël, and Revenu; also 1965 Junior World silver medalist.
Jacques Dupont
Jacques Dupont (Jacques Laurent Simon Dupont, "Jacques la méthode"), French cyclist, 1948 Olympic kilometre time trial champion in 1:13.5, 1948 team road race bronze, French road champion 1954, Paris-Tours winner 1951 and 1955.
Jacques Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis (born 1975), South African all-rounder, 1995-2014; only player with 10,000+ runs and 250+ wickets in both Tests and ODIs; 13,289 Test runs at 55.37, 292 wickets; ICC Hall of Fame 2020.
Jacques Laffite
Jacques Laffite (Jacques-Henri Marie Sabin Laffite, born 1943, Paris), French F1 driver 1974-1986; six wins, 32 podiums, all wins with Ligier; career ended by 1986 Brands Hatch crash.
Jacques Lataste
Jacques Lataste (Jacques Vital Lucien Lataste), French foil fencer, 1922-2011; Olympic team foil gold 1948 and 1952, silver 1956; world team champion 1951, 1953; later a Paris surgeon.