John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
that is used in various languages. (See the “Other names” section in this page’s infobox for more variants.)
The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, Devon dialect, Dutch, German, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Scandinavian and Finnic languages. It is the most prevalent in
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. In English, the name "Jan" is unrelated to "John", but is a shortened form of the first names
Janice Janice may refer to:
* Janice (given name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
* ''Janice & Abbey'', a reality TV series
* Processor codename of the Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android smartphone
* Janice, Łódź Voivodes ...
, January or
Janet
Janet may refer to:
Names
* Janet (given name)
* Janet (French singer) (1939–2011)
Surname
* Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table
* Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psych ...
, with corresponding pronunciation. It has a separate origin in Persian,
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
, and
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
.
Netherlands and Flanders
In the
Netherlands
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and
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...
, the name used to be one of the most popular given first names. From the 1950s the occurrence of the name decreased. In 2014, no more than 3% of the boys are given this name. However, it still is one of the most widely distributed names. It is also the most common name of Dutch players in the Netherlands national football team.
The name Jan is sometimes combined with another first name, such as in Jan Peter (for instance in
Jan Peter Balkenende
Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende Jr. (; born 7 May 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 to 14 October 2010.
Balkenende studied ...
), or in Klaas Jan (for instance in
Klaas Jan Huntelaar
Dirk Jan Klaas "Klaas-Jan" Huntelaar (; born 12 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Huntelaar played for PSV, De Graafschap, AGOVV Apeldoorn, Heerenveen, Ajax, Real Madrid and Milan, before joining S ...
). Very rarely the name Jan is given to a girl, as variants like ''Jannie'', ''Janneke'' or ''Jantje'' are more common.
Because it used to be so common, it found its way into many expressions still widely used today, even though the popularity of the name itself has faded. "Jan met de pet", literally "Jan wearing a cap", signifies the common man; and "Jan en alleman", literally "Jan and everyman", signifies a large group of people, often used when referring to a cross-section of society.
Jan Akkerman
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(born 1946), Dutch rock musician
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Jan Baalsrud
Jan Sigurd Baalsrud, MBE (13 December 1917 – 30 December 1988) was a commando in the Norwegian resistance trained by the British during World War II.
Biography
Early life
Jan Baalsrud was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway and moved w ...
(1917–1988), Norwegian commando
*
Jan Peter Balkenende
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Balkenende studied ...
(born 1956), Dutch politician and former prime minister of the Netherlands
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Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
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For most of his life Baudouin de Courtenay worked at Imper ...
(1845–1929), Polish linguist and Slavist
* Jan Bednarek (born 1996), Polish professional footballer
* Jan van Bemmel (born 1938), Dutch medical informatician
*
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
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(born 1951), Polish liberal politician and economist, former Prime Minister of Poland
*
Jan Björklund
Jan Arne Björklund (born 18 April 1962) is a Swedish Liberal politician. He was member of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2019, representing Stockholm County, and served as leader of the Liberals from 2007 to 2019. Björklund served as Minister for ...
(born 1962), Swedish politician
*
Jan Błachowicz
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(born 1983), Polish professional mixed martial artist
* Jan Boháček (born 1969), Czech ice hockey player
*
Jan de Bont
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(born 1943), Dutch cinematographer, producer, and film director
* Jan Borgman (1929–2021), Dutch astronomer
*
Jan Brewer
Janice Kay Brewer (''née'' Drinkwine, formerly Warren; born September 26, 1944) is an American politician and author who was the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Brewer is the fourth woman (and was ...
(born 1944), former governor of
Arizona
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* Jan Broberg (born 1962), American actress, singer, dancer and twice victim of kidnapping by a family friend.
*
Jan Buijs
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(1889–1961), Dutch architect
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Jan Choinski
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Juniors
Choinski reached the semifinals of the 2014 US Open ...
(born 1996), British tennis player
* Jan Czekanowski (1882–1965), Polish anthropologist, statistician, ethnographer, traveller, and linguist
* Jan Czerlinski (born 1967), Czech ice hockey player
*
Jan Czerski
Jan Stanisław Franciszek Czerski (russian: Иван Дементьевич Черский; 3 May 1845, in Swolna – 25 June 1892, nr. Kolyma) was a Polish paleontologist, osteologist, geologist, geographer and explorer of Siberia.
He was e ...
(1845–1892), Polish paleontologist, osteologist, geologist, geographer and explorer of
Siberia
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*
Jan Czochralski
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(1885–1953), Polish chemist
* Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755–1818), Polish general and statesman
*
Jan Derbyshire
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Early life and education
Derb ...
, Canadian writer and comedian
* Jan Dijkstra (1910–1993), Dutch mayor
*
Jan Domarski
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(born 1946), Polish footballer
* Jan Drenth (born 1925), Dutch chemist
*
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
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(born 1998), Polish chess grandmaster
*
Jan Egeland
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(born 1957), former UN humanitarian official, from
Norway
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*
Jan Erixon
Jan Erixon (born July 8, 1962) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Erixon was the thirtieth overall pick in the second round by the New York Rangers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters ...
(born 1962), Swedish former professional hockey player
*
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
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(1787–1869), Czech anatomist, and physiologist, discoverer of Purkinje cells
F–L
*
Jan Fedder
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(1955–2019), German actor
* Jan Fontein (1927–2017), Dutch art historian
* Jan Garbarek (born 1947), Norwegian jazz saxophonist
* Jan Geersing (1940–2021), Dutch politician
*
Jan E. Goldstein
Jan Ellen Goldstein (born 1946) is an American intellectual historian of Modern Europe. She is the Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History at the University of Chicago, and co-editor of the ''Journal of Modern History''.
Scholarship
Goldste ...
(born 1946), Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History at the
University of Chicago
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Jan Grabowski
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Jan-Gunnar Isberg
Brigadier General Jan-Gunnar Isberg (7 April 1947 – 14 December 2022) was a Swedish Army officer. Isberg has served extensively abroad, in Cyprus, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Afghanistan and the Democrati ...
(born 1947), Swedish brigadier general
*
Jan Gunnar Røise
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He was born in Eidsvoll, and took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. He made his stage debut in 2000 at the National Theatre, and has been employed there ...
(born 1975), Norwegian actor
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Jan Gustafsson
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Biography
Gustafsson was born ...
(born 1979), German chess Grandmaster
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Jan Hammer
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(born 1948), Czech musician
* Jan de Hartog (1914–2002), Dutch writer
* Jan Heweliusz (1611–1687), Polish astronomer
* Jan van Hooff (born 1936), Dutch biologist
*
Jan Hooks
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(1957–2014), American actress
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Jan Howard
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(1929–2020), American country music singer
* Jan Hron (born 1941), Czech agroscientist, Rector of University of Life Sciences Prague
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Jan Huitema
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(born 1984), Dutch politician
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Jan Hus
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(burned 1415), Czech religious reformer
* Jan Jacobsz May, Dutch seafarer and explorer
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Jan Jagla
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(born 1981), German basketball player
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Jan Mohammad Jamali
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, Afghan politician
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Jan Janský
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(1873–1921), Czech scientist, first classified 4 blood types
* Jan Jonsson (1952–2021), Swedish Air Force officer
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Jan Kalvoda
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Early life
Kalvoda was born in 1953.
Career
Kalvoda is a lawyer b ...
, (born 1953), Czech politician and lawyer
* Jan Karski (1914–2000), Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat
* Jan Kefer (1906–1941), Czech theurgist, astrologist and occult writer
* Jan Mohammed Khan (died 2011), Afghan politician
*
Jan Kickert
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(born 1964), Austrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations
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Jan Koller
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He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he becam ...
(born 1973), Czech footballer
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Jan Amos Komenský
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(1592–1670), Czech teacher, scientist, educator, and writer
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Jan Koum
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(born 1976), Ukrainian ex. software infrastructure engineer, creator of WhatsApp
* Jan O. Korbel (born 1975), German biologist
* Jan Korte (born 1956), Dutch footballer and manager
*
Jan Kubiš
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(1913–1942), Czech soldier
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Jan Kubíček
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(1927–2013), Czech painter
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Jan Kulczyk
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(1950–2015), Polish billionaire businessman
* Jan Kvalheim (born 1963), Norwegian beach volleyball player
* Jan Laštůvka (born 1982), Czech footballer
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Jan Lisiecki
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(born 1995), Polish-Canadian pianist
* Jan Lucemburský (1296–1346), king of Bohemia
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Jan Łaski
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(1499–1560), Polish Calvinist reformer
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Jan Łukasiewicz
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(1878–1956), Polish logician and philosopher
M–Z
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Jan Martín
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(born 1984), German-Israeli-Spanish basketball player
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Jan Masaryk
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(1886–1948), Czech diplomat and politician
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Jan Matejko
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(1838–1893), Polish painter
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Jan Matulka
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(1890–1972), Czech-American painter
* Jan Mazurkiewicz (1896–1988), Polish military leader and politician
* Jan Močnik (born 1987), Slovenian basketball player
*
Jan Morris
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(born 1963), Welsh historian, author and travel writer.
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Jan Mølby
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(born 1963), Danish footballer.
* Jan Murray (1916–2006), American stand-up comedian
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Jan Nagórski
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Bio ...
(1888–1976), Polish engineer and pioneer of aviation
* Jan Nepomucký (c. 1345–1393), Czech saint
*
Jan Neruda
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Early lif ...
(1834–1891), Czech journalist, writer and poet
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Jan Nowak-Jeziorański
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(1914–2005), Polish journalist, writer, politician and social worker
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Jan Oblak
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Ob ...
(born 1993), Slovenian professional footballer (goalkeeper)
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Jan Oort
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(1900–1992), Dutch astronomer
* Jan Õun (born 1977), Estonian footballer
* Jan Palach (1948–1969), Czech student self-immolated in 1969 protesting against the Soviet invasion
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Jan Peerce
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(1904-1984), American operatic
tenor
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*
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
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(1587–1629), officer of the Dutch East India Company
* Jan Podebradský (born 1974), Czech decathlete
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Jan Polák
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Career
In his younger days he played for FC Zbrojovka Brno and Tatran Bohunice. Formerly a member of the Czech national under-21 side, Po ...
(born 1981), Czech footballer
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Jan Potocki
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(1761–1815), Polish nobleman, novelist, ethnologist, linguist and traveller
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Jan Ravens
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Early life
Ravens grew up in Hoylake, then in Cheshire, on the west side of the Wirral with he ...
(born 1958), English actress
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Jan Reehorst
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Reehorst became a member of the Labour Party in 1946. From 1953 until 1973, he was member of the municipal council of Rotterdam. Between 1956 and 1967, he was a member of the Hou ...
(born 1923), Dutch politician
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Jan van Riebeeck
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Life
Early life
Jan van Riebeeck was born in Culemborg, as the son of a surgeon. ...
(1619–1677), Dutch seafarer and explorer
* Jan Rodowicz (1923–1949), Polish
Home Army
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soldier
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Jan Rubeš
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Life and career
Rubeš was born in Volyně, Czechoslovakia, to Ružena (née Kellnerová) and Jan Rubeš. Not long after World War II, ...
(1920–2009), Czech-Canadian singer and actor
* Jan van Ruiten (1931–2016), Dutch politician
* Jan Sladký Kozina (1652–1695), Czech revolutionary leader of Chodové
* Jan Šimák (born 1978), Czech footballer
*
Jan Smuts
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(1870–1950), South African statesman
* Jan Shearer (born 1958), New Zealand sailor
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Jan Sobieski
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Born into Polish nobility, Sobie ...
(born 1629), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696
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Jan Soukup
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Jan Steen
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Lif ...
(c.1626–1679), Dutch artist
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Jan Stenerud
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(born 1942), Norwegian American football player
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Jan Paul Strid
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Biography
Strid received his PhD in Nordic languages from Stockholm University in 1981, where he was made a ...
(1947–2018), Swedish toponymist
* Jan Stussy (1921–1990), American artist
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Jan Szczepanik
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(1872–1926), Polish inventor
* Jan Szymański (born 1989), Polish speed skater
*
Jan Tomaszewski
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(born 1948), Polish footballer
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Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich (; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in front of a home c ...
(born 1973), German former professional road bicycle racer
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Jan van der Marck
Jan van der Marck (19 August 192926 April 2010) was a Dutch-born American museum administrator, art historian, and curator, focused on modern and contemporary art. Van der Marck authored and published many essays, articles and books about artis ...
(1929–2010) Dutch-born American museum administrator, art historian, and curator.
* Jan Van Loon, Dutch settler
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Jan Veentjer
Jan Veentjer (13 February 1938 – 2 April 2020) was a field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internationa ...
(1938–2020), Dutch field hockey player
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Jan Verroken
Jan Verroken (30 January 1917 – 24 July 2020) was a Belgian politician.
Biography
Born on 30 January 1917, Verroken served as burgomaster of Oudenaarde, President of the Christelijke Volkspartij in the Belgian Parliament, and a Deputy for th ...
(1917–2020), Belgian politician
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Jan Vertonghen
Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen (born 24 April 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back.
Vertonghen began his senior car ...
(born 1987), Belgian footballer
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Jan Erazim Vocel
Jan Erazim Vocel (23 August 1803 – 16 September 1871) was a Czech poet, archaeologist, historian and cultural revivalist. Though as heir to his father's trade he was to become a baker, his parents, observing his youthful enthusiasm for Gothic hi ...
(1803–1871), Czech poet, archaeologist, historian and cultural revivalist
* Jan Vetter (born 1963), lead singer of German punk band
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs.
History Ea ...
, commonly known as ''Farin Urlaub''
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Jan Uuspõld
Jan Uuspõld (born 14 December 1973) is an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actor and musician.
Early life and music career
Jan Uuspõld was born in Tallinn, the eldest of three sons of Ingar and Heidi Uuspõld. His mother is an accoun ...
(born 1973), Estonian actor and musician
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Jan-Michael Vincent
Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known for portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in the TV series ''Airwolf'' (1984–1987) and the protagonist, Matt Johnson, in the 1978 film ''Big W ...
(1944–2019), American actor
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Jan Washausen
Jan Washausen (born 12 October 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for New York International in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
Career
Washausen, made his debut in senior football in 2007 for Eint ...
(born 1988), German footballer
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Jan-Michael Williams
Jan-Michael Grantley Williams (born 26 October 1984) is a Trinidadian football coach and semi-retired professional footballer who serves as a player–goalkeeper coach for Canadian club HFX Wanderers.
Over the course of his playing career, Willi ...
(born 1984), Trinidadian footballer
* Jan de Wit (born 1945), Dutch politician and lawyer
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Jan Wohlschlag
Jan Chesbro-Wohlschlag (born July 14, 1958) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her personal best on July 1, 1989, jumping 2.00 metres at a meet in Oslo, Norway
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and ...
(born 1958), American high jumper
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Jan Zamoyski
Jan Sariusz Zamoyski ( la, Ioannes Zamoyski de Zamoscie; 19 March 1542 – 3 June 1605) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, and the 1st '' ordynat'' of Zamość. He served as the Royal Secretary from 1565, Deputy Chancellor from 1576, Grand Cha ...
(1542–1605), Polish nobleman and magnate
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
Jan Dismas Zelenka (16 October 1679 – 23 December 1745), baptised Jan Lukáš Zelenka was a Czech composer and musician of the Baroque period. His music is admired for its harmonic inventiveness and mastery of counterpoint.
Zelenka was rais ...
(1679–1745), Czech baroque composer
* Jan Žižka z Trocnova (c.1360–1424), Czech hussite leader
* Jan Zoon (1923–2016), Dutch politician
* Jan Zumbach (1915–1986), Polish fighter pilot and a flying ace during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
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Jan Żabiński
Jan Żabiński () (8 April 1897 – 26 July 1974) and his wife Antonina Żabińska (née Erdman) (1908–1971) were a Polish couple from Warsaw, recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic rescue of Jews during the H ...
(1897–1974), Polish soldier, educator and scientist
People (middle name)
* Kim Dickens (born Kimberly Jan Dickens) (born 1965), American actress
Georg Jan
Giorgio Jan (21 December 1791 in Vienna – 8 May 1866, Milan) was an Italian taxonomist, zoologist, botanist, herpetologist, and writer. He is also known as Georg Jan or Georges Jan.
Biography
After having been an assistant at the University ...
(1791–1866), Italian taxonomist
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Masood Jan
Masood Jan is a blind cricketer from Pakistan. He was part of the Pakistani team during the inaugural edition of the 1998 Blind Cricket World Cup. He held the world record for the highest individual score by a blind cricketer in a 40 over blind cr ...
The Brady Bunch
''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, afte ...
'' (1969–1974)
* "Jan Levinson" - ''
The Office
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original ser ...
'' (2005–2013)
* "Jan Valek" - ''
Vampires
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or dea ...
Element Lad
Element Lad (Jan Arrah) is a fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the , a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. A native of the planet Trom, he has the power to transmute chemical elements.
Publication history
Element Lad first ...
from the
Legion of Superheroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st cent ...