Jacob Davis may refer to:
- Jacob Davis (inventor) (1831–1908), Latvian-American entrepreneur
- Jacob C. Davis (1820–1883), American politician (Illinois) & criminal defendant
- Jacob E. Davis (1905–2003), American politician (Ohio)
Famous quotes containing the words jacob and/or davis:
“As for me, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are now only the subtlest imaginable essences, which would not stain the morning sky.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“While the light burning within may have been divine, the outer case of the lamp was assuredly cheap enough. Whitman was, from first to last, a boorish, awkward poseur.”
—Rebecca Harding Davis (1831–1910)