25 July: Jacob Name Day

In Sweden, today is the name day for people called Jacob.

The name comes either from the Hebrew meaning "to follow, to be behind" or "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel". 10 famous Jacobs:

1. Jacob: Hebrew patriarch who stole his brother Esau’s birthright.

2. Jacob: fictional character of the ABC television series Lost played by Mark Pellegrino, leader of the Others.

3. Jake Gyllenhaal: American actor.

4. Jacob Elordi: Australian actor.

5. Jacob Jacobs: Belgian landscape and seascape painter in the Romantic style, with a preference for northern and "oriental" scenes.

6. Jacob Astor: one of the wealthiest people in history.

7. Jacob Black: werewolf character in the Twilight book series by Stephenie Meyer.

8. Jake Bugg: English singer-songwriter.

9. Jacob Grimm: eldest of the Brothers Grimm, fairytale authors.

10. Jacob Rees-Mogg: British politician.

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