Paul Jacobs is the name of:
- Paul Jacobs (activist) (1918–1978), American activist
- Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang, documentary film about the above
- Paul Jacobs (Flemish writer) (born 1949), Flemish author
- Paul Jacobs (ice hockey) (1894–1973), professional hockey player
- Paul Jacobs (composer), American songwriter
- Paul Jacobs (organist) (born 1977), American organist
- Paul Jacobs (pianist) (1930–1983), American pianist
- Paul Jacobs (politician), American politician
- Paul E. Jacobs (born 1962), former executive chairman of Qualcomm
- Paul Emil Jacobs (1802–1866), German painter