Jacques

Jacques [ zhahk ] is a French male given name and surname.

Jacques is from the Latin name Jacobus. It is a masculine name that means "supplanter" or "one who follows". It is also associated with the Hebrew name Yaakov, which means "he who supplants".

This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).

 People with the given name Jacques 
Jacques I (1689–1751), Prince of Monaco
Jacques Abady (1872–1964), British lawyer
Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987), French cyclist 
Jacques Arnold (born 1947), English politician and MP for Gravesham (1987–1997)
Jacques Barzun (1907–2012), French-born American historian
Jacques Beckers (born 1934), Dutch-born American astrophysicist
Jacques Brel (1929–1978), Belgian singer and songwriter
Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player and coach
Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997), French underwater explorer
Jacques Cartier (1491–1557), French explorer
Jacques Chapiro (1887–1972), painter
Jacques Chirac (1932–2019), French politician
Jacques D'Amours (born 1956/57), Canadian businessman
Jacques Delors (born 1925), French politician
Jacques de Molay (c. 1243–1314), last Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Jacques Derrida (1930–2004), Algerian-born French philosopher
Jacques du Toit (cricketer) (born 1980), South African-born cricketer
Jacques du Toit (rugby union) (born 1993), South African-born rugby union player
Jacques Dutronc (born 1943), French singer and actor
Jacques Ellul (1912–1994), French philosopher
Jacques Erwin (1908–1957), French actor 
Jacques Faty (born 1984), Senegalese footballer
Jacques Feyder (1885–1948), Belgian film director
Jacques Follorou (born 1968), French journalist
Jacques Frémontier (born surname Friedman; 1930–2020), French journalist and television producer
Jacques Gaillot (born 1935), French social activist and Roman Catholic Bishop
Jacques Grimaldi, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis de Baux (born 2014), heir to the Monegasque throne
Jacques Hanegraaf (born 1960), Dutch cyclist
Jacques Ibert (1880–1962), French composer of classical music
Jacques Kallis (born 1975), South African cricketer
Jacques La Degaillerie (born 1940), French fencer
Jacques Lacan (1901–1981), French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
Jacques Landry (born 1969), Canadian cyclist
Jacques Loeb (1859–1924), German-born American physiologist and biologist
Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825), French neo-classical painter
Jacques Maritain (1882–1973), French Catholic philosopher 
Jacques Marquette (1637–1675), French explorer, led first European expedition to the northern Mississippi River
Jacques Massu (1908–2002), French general
Jacques Mazoin (1929–2020), French rugby union player and coach
Jacques Monod (1910–1976), French biologist and Nobel Prize recipient
Jacques Ochs (1883–1971), Belgian Olympic champion épée fencer
Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880), German born French composer, notable for composing the "Can Can"
Jacques Onana (born 1993), Cameroonian footballer
Jacques Parizeau (1930–2015), Premier of Québec
Jacques Pépin (born 1935), French chef
Jacques Plante (1929–1986), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
Jacques Prévert (1900–1977), French poet and screenwriter
Jacques Pucheran (1817–1894), French zoologist
Jacques Puisais (1927–2020), French oenologist
Jacques Rancière (born 1940), French philosopher
Jacques Robert (film director) (1890–1928), Swiss silent actor and film director in the 1910s and 1920s
Jacques Riparelli (born 1983), Cameroonian-born Italian athlete
Jacques Rit (born 1949), Monegasque politician
Jacques Rivette (1928–2016), French filmmaker
Jacques Rogge (born 1942), Belgian sports administrator, president of the International Olympic Committee
Jacques Rougeau (born 1960), Canadian professional wrestler
Jacques Rudolph (born 1981), South African cricketer
Jacques Stas (born 1969), Belgian basketball coach and former player
Jacques Stroweis, special effects artist
Jacques Sylla (born 1946), Malagasy politician, former Prime Minister of Madagascar
Jacques Tati (1907–1982), French filmmaker
Jacques Villeneuve (born 1971), Canadian racing driver
Jacques Webster (born 1992), known as Travis Scott, American rapper
Jacques Yoko (born 1972), French volleyball player
Jacques Zabor (1941–2007), French actor
Jacques Zon (1872–1932), Dutch painter
Jacques Cousteau, French Naval Officer who co-invented open circuit demand scuba

People with the surname Jacques
Bob Jacques, rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s
Brian Jacques (1939–2011), British author and radio host, known primarily for the Redwall series
Cheryl Jacques (born 1962), American activist
Hattie Jacques (1922–1980), British comedy actress
Jean-François Jacques (born 1985), Canadian professional hockey player
Jeph Jacques (born 1980), American webcomic artist
Kateřina Jacques (born 1971), Czech politician
Martin Jacques (born 1945), British journalist, former editor of Marxism Today
Martyn Jacques (born 1959), British musician, singer and songwriter, founder of The Tiger Lillies
Rémy Jacques (1817–1905), French lawyer and politician.
Richard Jacques (born 1973), British composer
Richard Jacques (military officer) (1704–1745), American colonial officer during Father Rale's War

 Fictional characters 
Dr. Jacques Von Hämsterviel, from Lilo & Stitch
Jacques Snicket, a character in the A Series of Unfortunate Events novel series
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, detective from The Pink Panther series

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