Famous People with Name Jacobo

Jacobo Sanz Ovejero            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Jacobo Sanz Ovejero: a Spanish footballer, who currently plays for Getafe CF as a goalkeeper.A product of Real Valladolid's youth system, Jacobo served two loan stints before returning in 2005-06, with Valladolid in the Segunda División. He would be only third-choice during that period.In 2007-08, he contributed with 32 games to CD Numancia's return to the top flight after a three-year absence. He had been signed to a two-year deal, with Valladolid keeping 2 re-buy options on the player.[1]

Jacobo Bolbochán            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Jacobo Bolbochán: was an Argentine chess master.

Jacobo Morales            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Jacobo Morales: an actor, writer and director of Marrano descent, whom many consider to be the most influential film director in Puerto Rico's history. Marrano was a name given to Spanish Jewish converts to Roman Catholicism during the Inquisition. Because the same word in Spanish means swine or pig, a play of words can be found in writings of those with prejudices against the Spanish Jews.

Jacobo Arbenz Vilanova            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Jacobo Arbenz Vilanova: is a politician in Guatemala. He is the son of former progressive Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, who was overthrown in a CIA sponsored coup d'état in 1954. Arbenz Vilanova fled the country following the ouster of his father's government and spent almost 50 years in exile – in Mexico, Switzerland, Uruguay, and El Salvador, but mostly in Costa Rica – before deciding to return during the administration of Alfonso Portillo.

Jacobo Mansilla            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Jacobo Mansilla: an Argentine football midfielder. He currently plays for Independiente of the Primera Division Argentina.Mansilla made his league debut as a substitute against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy on June 16, 2007 where he came on as a stoppage time substitute in a meaningless last game of the season fixture.[1]