Famous People with Name Jacobo

Jacobo Timerman            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Jacobo Timerman: was a publisher, journalist, and author. Born in Bar, Ukraine, Timerman and his family emigrated to Argentina in 1928.In the decade of the 1960s, Timerman established himself as a popular journalist, and, before the decade had come to a close, he was able to found two different weekly news magazines. Later, from 1971 to 1977, Timerman edited and published the left-leaning daily La Opinión. Under his leadership, this paper publicized news and criticisms of the human rights violations of the Argentine government during the early years of the "Dirty War". On 15 April 1977, Timerman was arrested by the military. Thereafter, he was subjected to electric shock torture, beatings, and solitary confinement. These experiences were chronicled in his 1981 book Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number, and a 1983 movie by the same name: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0085745/.

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.