John Jacob may refer to:

  • John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat (1395–1445)
  • Sir John Jacob, 1st Baronet (c. 1597–1666), royalist MP in England
  • Sir John Jacob, 2nd Baronet of Bromley (c. 1633–1674), his son, of the Jacob baronets
  • Sir John Jacob, 3rd Baronet of Bromley (c. 1665–1740), his son, of the Jacob baronets
  • John J. Jacob (Kentucky businessman) (1770–1852), Kentucky businessman, financier, and philanthropist
  • John Jacob (East India Company officer) (1812–1858), British officer and founder of Jacobabad in Pakistan
  • John J. Jacob (West Virginia politician) (1829–1893), Governor of West Virginia in the United States
  • John Jacob (Indiana politician), member of the Indiana House of Representatives
  • John Edward Jacob (born 1934), president of the National Urban League in the United States
  • John C. Jacob (1936–2008), environmental pioneer in Kerala, India
  • John P. Jacob (born 1957), American writer and curator
  • E. John Jacob, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
  • S. John Jacob, member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

See also

  • "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt", a traditional children's song
  • John Jacobs (disambiguation)