Jaco facts for kids

Jaco may refer to:

Places

• Jaco Island, island of East Timor
• Jacó, Costa Rica, a town in Western Costa Rica
• Jaco, West Virginia

Animals

• Usual name for the grey parrot in many languages

Arts and entertainment

• Jaco, a 2014 American documentary movie about Jaco Pastorius
• Jaco, a 1974 life jazz album by Jaco Pastorius et al.
• Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Japanese manga series

People

Nickname

• Jaco (born 1932), Jacob Azafrani Beliti, Moroccan footballer
• Jacó (born 1996), Carlos Alberto Guimaraes Filho, Brazilian footballer

Given name

"Jaco" is a common Afrikaans form of Jacob and James. Some of the better known people with this name include:

• Jaco Ahlers (born 1987), South African golfer
• Jaco Engelbrecht (born 1987), South African shot putter
• Jaco Erasmus (born 1979), South African-born Italian rugby player
• Jaco Kriel (born 1989), South African rugby player
• Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987), American jazz musician
• Jaco Peyper (born 1980), South African rugby referee
• Jaco Van Dormael (born 1957), Belgian movie director, screenwriter and playwright
• Jaco Venter (born 1987), South African racing cyclist
• Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 1978), South African rugby player
• Jaco van Zyl (born 1971), South African golfer

Surname

• Charles Jaco (born 1950), American newscaster and radio personality
• David Jaco (born 1954), American boxer
• Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born 1982), Chicago rapper better known as "Lupe Fiasco"
• William Jaco (born 1940), American mathematician