Jakab is the Hungarian equivalent of the given name James.

Jakab may refer to:

Jakab Industries, former Australian coachbuilder Jakab-hegy (James's Hill), a mountain in Hungary

People with the surname

Andrea Jakab (born 1981), Romanian speed skater Dávid Jakab (born 1993), Hungarian footballer Dezső Jakab (1864-1932), Hungarian architect Irene Jakab (1919-2011), Hungarian-born American psychiatrist and humanist István Jakab (born 1949), Hungarian agronomist and politician János Jakab (born 1986), Hungarian table tennis player József Jakab (born 1954), Hungarian boxer Judit Jakab (born 1989), Swiss basketball player Péter Jakab (born 1980), Hungarian politician Réka Jakab (born 1987), Hungarian footballer Vilmos Jakab (1952–2024), Hungarian boxer Zsuzsanna Jakab (born 1951), Hungarian public health expert

See also Includes people with first name Jakab