Famous People with Name Jacoba

Jacoba ("Coby") Maria Jozina Van Baalen-Dorresteij            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jacoba ("Coby") Maria Jozina Van Baalen-Dorresteij: is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and Arjen Teeuwissen. In the Individuel Competition Van Baalen finished in fifth position. Her daughter Marlies van Baalen is also an Olympic equestrian.

Jacoba Fransisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacoba Fransisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders: Her first role was as a guest in the Showtime sci-fi series Jeremiah, and she has guest starred in numerous television series since, including a recurring part in The L Word.Her first permanent series role was in the short-lived ABC series Veritas: The Quest; her second would be the series for which she is most well-known, the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, where she plays television reporter Robin Scherbatsky, also a Canadian.

Catharina Bernadetta Jacoba            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Catharina Bernadetta Jacoba: is a retired Dutch swimmer in the freestyle, who won the bronze medal in the 400 metres Freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in a time of 4:56,9. With the 4x100m Medley Relay Team, Lagerberg finished fourth at the same competition. Lagerberg broke the world record in the women's 200m butterfly on September 13, 1958 in Naarden, Netherlands.