Yakov Leybov was born on December 31, 1902 in Osveya, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vitebsk oblast, Belarus]. Yakov was a cinematographer, known for
Boksyory (1941),
Lyagavyy (1930) and
Geroi Markhoty (1931). Yakov died on January 12, 1945 in Hungary.