Janney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Allison Janney Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. In a career spanning three decades, she is known for her performances across multiple genres of screen and stage. Janney has received various accolades, including an Academ ...

(born 1959), American actress * Christopher Janney (born 1950), American interactive sound and light artist *

Craig Janney Craig Harlan Janney (born September 26, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey center (ice hockey), center who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League from 1987–88 NHL season, 1987–88 until 1998–99 NHL season, 1998� ...

(born 1967), American retired hockey player *

Edward Janney Edward Janney is an American musician, producer and artist who has played guitar for many Washington, D.C.-based hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the lat ...

an American musician, producer and artist * Ernest Lloyd Janney (1893–1941), Canadian military pilot *

Eli H. Janney Eli H. Janney (November 12, 1831 – June 16, 1912), aka Eli Hamilton Janney or simply Eli Janney, was the inventor of the modern knuckle coupler that replaced link and pin couplers on North American railroads. Biography He was born in 1 ...

(1831–1912), American inventor *

Eli Janney (musician) Eli Janney is an American record producer and engineer born in Washington, D.C. Janney played bass and keyboards as well as sang backing vocals in indie rock/ post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys. He currently plays keyboard in and is associate ...

, American record producer and musician *

Jack R. Janney Jack Raymond Janney (June 17, 1924 – October 9, 2006), born in Alamosa, Colorado, was a U.S. structural engineer and an innovator in the understanding of structural behavior and a recognized leader in the investigation of structural collapses. J ...

(1924–2006), American structural engineer and innovator in the understanding of structural collapses * John Janney (1798–1872), Virginia politician, president of the American

Virginia Secession Convention The Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 was called in Richmond to determine whether Virginia would secede from the United States, to govern the state during a state of emergency, and to write a new Constitution for Virginia, which was subsequent ...

Leon Janney Leon Janney (April 1, 1917 – October 28, 1980) was an American actor and radio personality from 1920 to 1980. Career Leon Elbert Janney was born in Ogden, Utah, to Nathan Haines Janney and Bernice Rebecca Kohn. The names of his parents are co ...

(1917–1980), American actor and radio personality *

Stuart S. Janney, Jr. Stuart may refer to: Names *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile * Stuart (automobile) Places Australia Generally * Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory North ...

(1907–1988), American attorney and husband of

Barbara Phipps Janney Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously ...

of the American horse racing

Phipps family The Phipps family of the United States is a prominent American family that descends from Henry Phipps Jr. (1839–1930), a businessman and philanthropist. His father was an English shoemaker who immigrated in the early part of the 19th century ...

, leading horse breeders *

William Janney William Janney (born Russell Dixon Janney, February 15, 1908 – December 22, 1992) was an American actor who appeared in 39 films between 1929 and 1937. He was the son of author and theatrical producer Russell Janney,(28 December 1940)William ...

(1908–1992), American actor *

William Le Baron Janney William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

(1832–1907), American architect

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