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* Janko Benša (born 1977), Serbian distance runner * Janko Bobetko (1919–2003), Croatian general * Janko Brašić (1906–1994), Serbian naïve painter *

Janko Drašković Janko Drašković (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Draskovich János''; 20 October 1770 – 14 January 1856) was a Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatian politician who is associated with the beginnings of the Illyrian movement, a 19th-centur ...

(1770–1856), Croatian politician * Janko Dreyer (born 1994), South African cricketer * Janko Gagić (died 1804), Serbian hajduk leader *

Janko Gojković Janko Gojković (born April 14, 1973) is a Bosnian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is a three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, and 2000), and a member of the Bosnian swimming team since the breakup of SFR Yu ...

(born 1973), Bosnian swimmer * Janko Gredelj (1916–1941), Yugoslav communist * Janko Halkozović (fl. 1757), Serbian painter * Janko Janša (1900–?), Slovenian cross-country skier *

Janko Jesenský Baron Ján Jesenský (30 December 1874 in Tučiansky Svätý Martin (), Kingdom of Hungary (present day Martin, Slovakia) – 27 December 1945 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak lower nobleman of the House of Jeszenszky, poet, prose ...

(1874–1945), Slovak lower nobleman and member of the Slovak national movement * Janko Kamauf (1801–1874), city magistrate of Gradec and mayor of Zagreb, Croatia * Janko Kersnik (1852–1897), Slovene writer and politician * Janko Kobentar (born 1940), Slovenian cross-country skier *

Janko Konstantinov Janko Konstantinov (; 18 January 1926 in Bitola, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 2010) is a Macedonian architect and artist. Education and career Janko Konstantinov studied at Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade Belgrade is t ...

(1926–2010), Macedonian architect and artist *

Janko Kos Janko Kos (born 9 March 1931) is a Slovenian literary historian, theoretician, and critic. Early life He was born in Ljubljana in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as the son of the painter and sculptor Tine Kos. His father was a liberal ...

(born 1931), Slovenian literary historian *

Janko Lavrin Janko Lavrin (10 February 1887 – 13 August 1986) was a Slovene novelist, poet, critic, translator, and historian. He was Professor Andrej Jelenc DiCaprio of Slavonic Studies at the University of Nottingham. An enthusiast for psycho-analysis, h ...

(1887–1986), Slovene novelist, poet, critic, translator, and historian *

Janko Leskovar Janko Leskovar (12 December 1861 – 4 February 1949) was a Croatian novelist. His literary form was marked with the novella ''Misao na vječnost''. Biography Leskovar was born in Valentinovo to a noble family. His grandfather was a blacksmith. ...

(1861–1949), Croatian novelist *

Janko Lukovski Janko Lukovski (; 7 April 1946 – 6 November 2023) was a Macedonian professional basketball player and coach who played for Rabotnički and MZT Skopje. Lukovski died in Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for ...

(1946–2023), Macedonian basketball player and coach *

Janko Mavrović Janko Mavrović (born 24 October 1977) is a former Croatian team handball player who started out in left wing position and was later switched to centre back position. He played for his local hometown clubs RK Kvarner, RK Pećine, RK Zamet, R ...

(born 1977), Croatian team handball player *

Janko Mežik Janko Mežik (23 September 1921 – 7 March 1998) was a Slovenian ski jumper. He competed in the individual event at the 1948 Winter Olympics. References External links * 1921 births 1998 deaths Slovenian male ski jumpers Olym ...

(1921–1998), Slovenian ski jumper *

Janko Mihailović Moler Janko Mihailović Moler (in Cyrillic Serbian: Јанко Михаиловић Молер; Negrišori, Ottoman Empire, 1792 - Negrišori, Principality of Serbia, 1853) was a Serbian priest and artist. He was an icon and portrait painter. Biography ...

(1792–1853), Serbian priest and artist *

Janko Neuber Janko Neuber (born 25 June 1971) is a German former cross-country skier. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly k ...

(born 1971), German cross-country skier *

Janko Nilović Janko Nilović (born 20 May 1941) is a pianist, arranger and composer of Montenegrin and Greek descent who was born in Turkey and has lived in France since 1960. He has published many works, most of them on library labels not available for sal ...

(born 1941), pianist, arranger, and composer * Janko Orožen (1891–1989), Slovene historian and schoolteacher * Janko Pacar (born 1990), Swiss footballer * Janko Pleterski (1923–2018), Slovenian historian, politician, and diplomat * Janko Popović Volarić (born 1980), Croatian actor * Janko Premrl (1920–1943), Slovene Partisan * Janko Prunk (born 1942), Slovenian historian * Janko Sanković (fl. 1963–1978), Yugoslavian football goalkeeper * Janko Simović (born 1986), Montenegrin footballer * Janko Smole (1921–2010), Slovenian politician * Janko Tipsarević (born 1984), Serbian tennis player *

Janko Tumbasević Janko Tumbasević (; born 14 January 1985) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian club Mladost Lučani. Club career Tumbasević made his senior debut with Zeta under manager Nikola Rakojević ...

(born 1985), Montenegrin footballer * Janko Veber (born 1960), Slovenian politician * Janko Veselinović (lawyer) (born 1965), Serbian academic and politician * Janko Veselinović (writer) (1862–1905), Serbian writer * Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinović (1920–2015), Croatian politician and diplomat *

Janko Vukotić Janko Vukotić ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Вукотић; 18 February 1866 – 4 February 1927) was a Montenegrin serdar, general in the armies of the Principality and Kingdom of Montenegro in the Balkan Wars and World War I. Biography Vukotić was b ...

(1866–1927), Montenegrin general *

Janko Vuković Janko Vuković, sometimes spelt Janko Vukovich or von Vukovich, also known as Janko Vuković de Podkapelski or Janko Vuković-Podkapelski (27 September 1871 – 1 November 1918) was a Croatian naval officer who served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy ...

(1871–1918), Croatian admiral * Janko Vučinić (1966–2019), Montenegrin professional boxer and politician * Janko Šimrak (1883–1946), Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch * Janko Štefe (1923–?), Slovenian alpine skier

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* Anna Janko (born 1957), Polish poet, writer, columnist and literary critic * Eva Janko (born 1945), Austrian javelin thrower * Lubomír Janko (born 1955), Czech rower *

Marc Janko Marc Janko (born 25 June 1983) is an Austrian former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at Austrian Footb ...

(born 1983), Austrian footballer * Paul von Jankó, Hungarian inventor of the Jankó keyboard * Richard Janko, British-American classicist * Saidy Janko (born 1995), Swiss footballer * Sepp Janko (1905–2001), Volksgruppenführer and SS Obersturmführer * Zvonimir Janko (1932–2022), Croatian mathematician

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