Jēkabs is a Latvian masculine given name; it a cognate of the English-language name Jacob and may refer to: Jēkabs Alksnis, Latvian Soviet commander of Red Army Air Forces from 1931 to 1937 Jēkabs Bīne, Latvian painter, stained glass artist, teacher and art critic Jēkabs Bukse, Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor Jēkabs Kazaks, Latvian modernist painter Jēkabs Nākums, Latvian biathlete Jēkabs Peterss, Latvian Soviet communist revolutionary, Soviet politician and chekist Jēkabs Rēdlihs, Latvian ice hockey player Wikipedia