What is "jakobson"

Jakobson may refer to:

• Jakobson (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
• Jakobson Shipyard, a defunct shipyard formerly based in New York

Jakobson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• August Jakobson (1904–1963), Estonian writer
• Carl Robert Jakobson (1841–1882), Estonian writer
• Edmund Jacobson (1888–1983), an American physiologist
• Eduard Magnus Jakobson (1847–1903), Estonian wood engraver
• Gregg Jakobson (born 1939), American songwriter
• Idel Jakobson (1904–1997), Estonian NKVD investigator
• Lars Jakobson (born 1959), Swedish author
• Lars Jakobson Thingnæsset (1760–1829), Norwegian farmer and politician
• Max Jakobson (born 1923), Finnish diplomat
• Roman Jakobson (1896–1982), Russian linguist