Jacob Johann Vollrath (September 19, 1824 – May 15, 1898) was an industrialist in the city of Sheboygan, Wisconsin in the United States.

[1] Vollrath was born on September 19, 1824[2] in Dörrebach in the Prussian Rhineland,[3] where he learned the trade of molding (casting of wrought iron).

In 1874 he began to manufacture porcelain enamelware made of cast iron coated with ceramic glaze.

In 1884 he founded the Jacob J. Vollrath Manufacturing Company, which grew steadily under his leadership[1] and which he headed until his death in 1898.

[6] The Vollrath family which he founded was long prosperous and prominent in Sheboygan affairs.