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Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: heavyweight boxing match, November 15, 2024, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, streamed on Netflix. Paul won a lopsided eight-round unanimous decision over 58-year-old Tyson; 65 million peak concurrent streams.
Jake Peavy
Jake Peavy is an American former MLB pitcher who won the 2007 NL Cy Young Award and World Series titles with the 2013 Red Sox and 2014 Giants.
Jake Plummer
Jake Plummer, "Jake the Snake" (born 1974, Boise, Idaho), NFL quarterback 1997-2006 for the Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos; 29,253 passing yards, 161 TDs, 161 INTs; ASU star and 2019 College Football Hall of Famer who retired early for handball.
Jake Retzlaff
Jake Retzlaff, American college quarterback from Corona, California; played at Golden West, Riverside City College, BYU (11-2 in 2024, first Jewish BYU QB, "BYJew"), then Tulane (2025, 11-2, first CFP berth); undrafted 2026, Seahawks camp invite.
Jake Roberts
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Aurelian Smith Jr., born 1955), American retired pro wrestler; WWF star of 1986-1992 known for his python Damien, inventing the DDT, and quiet, menacing promos; WWE Hall of Famer 2014; later AEW manager until 2026.
Jake Sanderson
Jake Sanderson is an American professional hockey defenseman for the Ottawa Senators, drafted fifth overall in 2020 and a two-time Olympian who won gold at Milano Cortina 2026.
Jake Shields
Jake Shields (born 1979) is an American retired MMA fighter and grappler of the Cesar Gracie Fight Team, former Strikeforce middleweight and EliteXC welterweight champion, 33-11-1 (1 NC), who challenged Georges St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight title in 2011.
Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter, Los Angeles Chargers center drafted No. 63 overall in 2026 out of Florida; two-time captain, 2024 AP first-team All-American, 2025 Rimington Trophy finalist, 33 career starts, 9.91 RAS.
Jake Solomon
Jake Solomon, American game designer, lead designer of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2, and Marvel's Midnight Suns at Firaxis; left in 2023, founded Midsummer Studios, whose life sim Burbank was canceled when the studio closed in 2026.
Jake Tapp
Jake Tapp (born 1988) is a Canadian backstroke and medley swimmer from Langley, BC, a Beijing 2008 Olympian (31st, 100m backstroke) and 2009 short-course 4x100m medley relay world record-holder, later a US college coach.
Jake Varner
Jake Varner (Jacob Stephen Varner, born 1986, Bakersfield, California) is an American freestyle wrestler, 2012 Olympic gold medalist at 96 kg, two-time NCAA champion for Iowa State, and Penn State assistant coach since 2016.
Jake Virtanen
Jake Virtanen (Jacob Virtanen, born 1996) is a Canadian right winger drafted sixth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 2014; 317 NHL games, 100 points; acquitted of sexual assault in 2022; later KHL, Swiss League, DEL, and Slovakia.
Jake Wetzel
Jake Wetzel (Jacob Wetzel), Canadian rower born 1976 in Saskatoon; three-time Olympian who won 2008 gold in the men's eight and 2004 silver in the coxless four for Canada after rowing for the United States at Sydney 2000.
Jakeem Grant
Jakeem Grant Sr. (born 1992), also called Jakeem Grant, is a retired NFL wide receiver and return specialist, 5-7, from Texas Tech, drafted by Miami in 2016, a 2021 Pro Bowler with six return touchdowns who retired in 2026.
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh, Dutch speed skater born 1972 in Alkmaar; 1998 Olympian (4th, 1000 m), 1500 m world record holder 2000-2001 (1:45.56, Calgary), double 1999 world single distances bronze medalist.
Jakob Brendel
Jakob Brendel (1907–1964), German wrestler, 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold and 1936 bronze in bantamweight Greco-Roman; also 1937 European freestyle champion and multiple German champion.
Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman for the Washington Capitals, drafted 16th overall by Arizona in 2016 and leading NHL defensemen in goals in 2020-21.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen), Norwegian distance runner born 2000 in Sandnes; Olympic 1500m champion Tokyo 2021 and 5000m champion Paris 2024, double world 5000m champion, holder of 3000m, 2000m, and indoor mile world records.
Jakob Johnson
Jakob Johnson, born 1994 in Stuttgart, is a German NFL fullback from the International Player Pathway Program who played for the Patriots, Raiders, and Giants after college at Tennessee.
Jakob Omrzel
Jakob Omrzel (born 2006, Novo Mesto) is a Slovenian road cyclist for Bahrain Victorious; 2025 Giro Next Gen and national champion, 2026 Vuelta stage 12 winner, youngest Slovenian Grand Tour stage winner.
Jakob Pöltl
Jakob Pöltl (Poeltl), born 1995 in Vienna, Austrian NBA center, first Austrian in the NBA, drafted ninth overall by Toronto in 2016; played for Spurs 2018-23, back with Raptors since 2023.
Jakob Robinson
Jakob Robinson, NFL cornerback from Orem, Utah; played at Utah State and BYU (11 college interceptions, All-Big 12 in 2023 and 2024); undrafted free agent with the 49ers in 2025, Tennessee Titans practice squad 2026.
Jakob Schuller
Jakob Schüller (1905–1944), German sprinter, sixth in the 200 m final at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics; set world records of 10.4 in the 100 m (1927) and 40.8 in the sprint relay (1928); killed in action in World War II.
Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas, safety for the Minnesota Vikings, drafted 98th overall in 2026 from Miami after stops at Middle Tennessee and Tennessee; Second-Team All-ACC with five interceptions in 2025.
Jakobi Meyers
Jakobi Meyers, NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars, formerly Patriots and Raiders; undrafted 2019 from NC State, first among undrafted players since 2019 in receptions and receiving yards, traded from Las Vegas in November 2025.
Jakson Follmann
Jakson Follmann, Brazilian goalkeeper, Chapecoense reserve and one of six survivors of LaMia Flight 2933 (28 November 2016, 71 dead); right leg amputated; later Popstar winner, motivational speaker, and author.
Jakub Błaszczykowski
Jakub Błaszczykowski, known as Kuba, Polish right winger born 1985 in Truskolasy; Wisła Kraków and Borussia Dortmund star, two German titles, Poland's EURO 2012 captain with 100 caps, retired 2023.
Jakub Janda
Jakub Janda is a Czech former ski jumper, born in 1978, who won the 2005–06 World Cup overall title and Four Hills Tournament and later served in the Czech Parliament.
Jakub Kiwior
Jakub Piotr Kiwior, Polish left-footed centre-back born 2000 in Tychy; played for Anderlecht youth, Slovak clubs, Spezia, Arsenal (68 games), and FC Porto from 2025; Poland international since 2022, 2022 World Cup squad member.
Jakub Wikłacz
Jakub Wikłacz (Jakub Wiklacz, "Masa"), Polish UFC bantamweight born 1996 in Olsztyn, 18-3-2 record, former KSW bantamweight champion, 11 submission wins including six guillotines, 2-0 in the UFC.