Iakovos is a transliteration of the Greek name Ἰάκωβος, which in an English form is Jacob or James. People with the name include: Archbishop Iakovos of America (1911–2005), Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America Iakovos Garmatis (1928–2017), Metropolitan of Chicago under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Iakovos Kambanellis (1921–2011), Greek poet and writer Iakovos Kolanian (born 1960), Armenian-Greek classical guitarist Iakovos Milentigievits (born 1997), Greek basketball player Iakovos Nafpliotis (1864–1942), Archon Protopsaltis of the Holy and Great Church of Christ in Constantinople Iakovos Psaltis (born 1935), Greek weightlifter Iakovos Rizos (1849–1926), Greek painter Iakovos Theofilas (1861–unknown), Greek sports shooter Iakovos Tombazis (c. 1782–1829), Greek ship-owner and Admiral of the Greek Navy Iakovos Trivolis (died 1547), Greek Renaissance humanist and writer Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis (born 1979), Georgian-born Greek basketball player See also Saint James (disambiguation) Agios Iakovos, a village in Cyprus Masculine given names Greek masculine given names