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January January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the ...

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Januarius Januarius ( ; la, Ianuarius; Neapolitan and it, Gennaro), also known as , was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved, lat ...

People

* Janusz Akermann (born 1957), Polish painter * Janusz Bardach, Polish gulag survivor and physician * Janusz Bielański, Roman Catholic priest * Janusz Bojarski (born 1956), Polish general * Janusz Bokszczanin (1894–1973), Polish Army colonel *

Janusz Christa Janusz Christa (19 July 1934, Wilno – 15 November 2008, Sopot) was a Polish author of comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comi ...

(1934–2008), Polish author of comic books *

Janusz Domaniewski Janusz Domaniewski (1891–1954) was a Polish ornithologist. Notable published works include the following: * 1918: Die Stellung des ''Urocynchramus pylzowi'' Przev. in der Systematik. ''J. Ornithol.'' 66(4): 421–424. (first appraisal of ...

(1891–1954), Polish ornithologist * Janusz Gajos, Polish actor * Janusz Gaudyn (1935–1984), Polish physician, writer and poet * Janusz Głowacki (1938–2017), Polish-American author and screenwriter *

Janusz Janowski Janusz Janowski (born September 9, 1965 in Połczyn Zdrój, Poland) is a Polish painter, jazz drummer, art theorist, since 2006 president of the Gdańsk Branch of the Association of Polish Painters and Designers (ZPAP), co-creator of the Kazimi ...

(born 1965), Polish painter, jazz drummer and art theorist *

Janusz Kamiński Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (; born June 27, 1959) is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his films since 1993. He won the Academy A ...

(born 1959), Polish cinematographer and film director *

Janusz Korczak Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish educator, children's author and pedagogue known as ''Pan Doktor'' ("Mr. Doctor") or ''Stary Doktor'' ("Old Doctor"). After spending ...

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Henryk Goldszmit Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish educator, children's author and pedagogue known as ''Pan Doktor'' ("Mr. Doctor") or ''Stary Doktor'' ("Old Doctor"). After spending ma ...

), Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child pedagogist *

Janusz Kurtyka Janusz Marek Kurtyka (13 August 1960 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish historian, and from December 2005 until his death in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash, the second president of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN). Kurtyka was b ...

(born 1960), Polish historian specializing in the culture and religion of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries * Janusz Liberkowski (born 1953), winner of ''American Inventor'' season one *

Janusz Magnuski Janusz Magnuski (1933–1999) was a Polish author and military historian. His principal works document the development and deployment of Polish and Soviet armor utilized during World War II and he has been called "the world's most noted historian of ...

(1933–1999), Polish author and military historian *

Janusz Meissner Janusz Meissner (pen name: "''porucznik'' Herbert," English: "Flt Lt Herbert"; 21 January 1901 in Warsaw – 28 February 1978 in Kraków) was a Polish writer and journalist, and a pilot of Polish Air Force. Life In late 1919 Meissner completed ...

(1901–1978), Polish Air Force pilot, journalist and author *

Janusz Olejniczak Janusz Olejniczak (; born 2 October 1952 in Wrocław) is a Polish classical pianist and actor. Career Olejniczak began playing piano at the age of six. He studied under Luiza Walewska, Ryszard Bakst and Zbigniew Drzewiecki in Warsaw and Łó ...

(born 1952), Polish classical pianist *

Janusz Pasierb Janusz Stanisław Pasierb (7 January 1929 – 15 December 1993), Polish Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with ...

(1929–1993), Polish catholic priest, poet, writer, and historian *

Janusz Pawłowski Janusz Pawłowski (born 20 July 1959 in Sopot) is a retired male judoka from Poland. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and won the bronze medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (– 65 kg) division. He also competed at the 1988 Su ...

(born 1959), Polish judoka *

Janusz Piekałkiewicz Janusz Piekałkiewicz (1925 in Warsaw – March 9, 1988) was a Polish underground soldier, historian, writer, as well as a television and cinema director and producer. He was a world-renowned author on many aspects of World War II history; over 30 ...

(1925–1988), Polish underground soldier, historian, writer, and television/cinema director and producer *

Janusz Sanocki Janusz Sanocki (5 March 1954 – 7 December 2020) was a Polish politician. Sanocki served as a member of the Sejm from 2015 to 2019 for Law and Justice. He died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious di ...

(1954–2020), Polish politician *

Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz ( lt, Jonušas Skuminas Tiškevičius) (1570–1642) was a noble of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a politician, a sponsor of Baroque music and a writer (1610+). He held numerous political offices, including voivod ...

, Lithuanian writer *

Janusz Spyra Dr Hab. Janusz Jan Spyra (born 26 October 1958) is a Polish historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and ...

(born 1958), Polish historian specializing in Cieszyn Silesia *

Janusz Szrom Janusz Szrom (born 16 November 1968 in Grodków) is a Polish jazz vocalist and composer. Biography His musical education started in 1977 on the piano, at Nysa School of Music. Then, in 1981, he started to play on trumpet while continuing to ...

(born 1968), Polish jazz vocalist and composer *

Janusz Waluś Janusz Jakub Waluś ( , ; born 14 January 1953) is a Goral Polish right-wing extremist convicted of the 1993 assassination of Chris Hani, General Secretary of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) ...

(born 1953), Polish assassin * Janusz Witwicki (1903–1946), Polish architect and art historian * Janusz Wójcik (born 1953), Polish politician, and former football player and coach * Janusz Zajdel (1938–1985), Polish science-fiction author * Janusz Andrzej Zakrzewski (1932–2008), Polish physicist *

Janusz Zalewski Janusz Rajmund Zalewski (15 August 1903 – 6 August 1944) was a Polish sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Zalewski was wounded during the Warsaw Uprising and was killed in reprisals for the rebellion. Pers ...

(1903–1944), Polish sailor * Janusz K. Zawodny (1921–2012), Polish-American historian, political scientist, and former World War II resistance fighter and soldier * Janusz Zaorski (born 1947), Polish film director, scenarist and actor * Janusz Żurakowski, Polish-born fighter and test pilot

Politics

* Janusz I of Warsaw (c. 1340 – 1429), Duke of Warsaw * Janusz III of Masovia (1502–1526), Polish duke of Masovia * Janusz Aleksander Sanguszko (1712–1775), Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnate * Janusz Chwierut (born 1965), Polish politician * Janusz Dobrosz, Polish politician *

Janusz Jędrzejewicz Janusz Jędrzejewicz (; 21 June 1885 – 16 March 1951) was a Polish politician and educator, a leader of the Sanacja political group, and 24th Prime Minister of Poland from 1933 to 1934. Life He joined Józef Piłsudski's Polish Socialist Part ...

(1885–1951), Polish politician and educator * Janusz Kaczmarek (born 1961), Polish lawyer, prosecutor and politician * Janusz Kiszka (1600–1653), Polish-Lithuanian politician and magnate * Janusz Kochanowski (born 1940), Polish lawyer and diplomat * Janusz Kołodziej (politician) (born 1959), Polish politician * Janusz Korwin-Mikke (born 1942), Polish conservative liberal political commentator and politician * Janusz Krasoń (born 1956), Polish politician * Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 1954), Polish scientist and writer * Janusz Lewandowski (born 1951), Polish economist and politician * Janusz Maksymiuk (born 1947), Polish politician * Janusz Onyszkiewicz (born 1937), Polish mathematician, alpinist and politician *

Janusz Ostrogski Prince Janusz Ostrogski () (1554 – 17 September 1620 in Tarnów) was a Polish-Lithuanian noble and statesman. He served as a voivode of Volhyn (1584-1593), as a castellan of Kraków (from 1593 on), and as a starosta of Bohuslav (from 1591), B ...

(1554–1620), Polish-Lithuanian noble *

Janusz Palikot Janusz Marian Palikot (; born 26 October 1964) is a Polish politician, activist and businessman. Palikot studied philosophy and became wealthy as a businessman who dealt with crates and distilled beverages (dealt with international trade with ta ...

(born 1964), Polish politician, activist and businessman * Janusz Pałubicki (born 1948), Polish politician and activist *

Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620) Janusz Radziwiłł ( lt, Jonušas Radvila; 2 July 1579 – 3 December 1620) was a noble and magnate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the deputy cup-bearer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1599, the castellan of Vilnius sinc ...

, Polish nobleman * Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–1655), Polish-Lithuanian noble and magnate * Janusz Radziwiłł (1880–1967), Polish nobleman and politician * Janusz Reiter (born 1952), Polish diplomat * Janusz Śniadek (born 1955), Polish politician * Janusz Suchywilk (c. 1310 – 1382), Polish nobleman *

Janusz Tazbir Janusz Tazbir (August 5, 1927 – May 3, 2016 ) was a Polish historian, specializing in the culture and religion of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries. He was the Polish-side Chairman of German-Polish Textbook Commission from 1991 to 1997. C ...

(born 1927), Polish historian * Janusz Tomaszewski (born 1956), Polish politician * Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnate and politician * Janusz Wiśniowiecki, starost of Krzemieniec * Janusz Wojciechowski (born 1954), Polish politician * Janusz Zabłocki (born 1926), Polish politician, publicist, Catholic activist, lawyer and soldier of Armia Krajowa * Janusz Zemke (born 1949), Polish politician *

Janusz Ziółkowski Janusz Aleksander Ziółkowski (6 April 1924, in Sosnowiec – 5 April 2000) was a Polish sociologist and politician. He was a professor of sociology at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, and briefly (in 1981) its rector. He was a Sol ...

(1924–2000), Polish sociologist and politician

Sports

* Janusz Brzozowski (handballer) (born 1951), Polish handball player * Janusz Centka, Polish glider pilot *

Janusz Dziedzic Janusz Dziedzic (born 17 August 1980) is a Polish former football striker. Career Club In July 2011, he joined Olimpia Grudziądz Olimpia Grudziądz is a Polish football club from Grudziądz. The club was formed on 30 June 1923. Currentl ...

(born 1980), Polish football striker * Janusz Gol (born 1985), Polish football midfielder * Janusz Gortat (born 1948), Polish boxer * Janusz Jojko (born 1960), Polish footballer *

Janusz Karweta Janusz Karweta (born March 20, 1988 in Oświęcim, Poland) is a Polish former competitive pair skater. He competed with Krystyna Klimczak. They are the 2007 Polish national silver medalists. They have competed internationally on the junior leve ...

(born 1988), Polish pair skater * Janusz Kołodziej (speedway rider) (born 1984), Polish speedway rider * Janusz Kupcewicz (born 1955), Polish football player * Janusz Krawczyk, Polish luger * Janusz Krężelok (born 1974), Polish cross country skier * Janusz Kudyba (born 1961), Polish football striker *

Janusz Kulig Janusz Kulig (19 October 1969 in Łapanów near Kraków – 13 February 2004 in Rzezawa near Bochnia, Poland) was a Polish rally driver. He started his career behind the wheel of a Polski Fiat 126p and during his early years in rally he also dr ...

(1969–2004), Polish rally driver * Janusz Kusociński (1907–1940), Polish athlete *

Janusz Michallik Janusz Michallik (born April 22, 1966 in Chorzów, Poland) is a Polish-American retired soccer defender, current soccer coach and television sports commentator. Youth Michallik moved to the United States with his father Krystian, a former Pol ...

(born 1966), Polish-born retired soccer defender and current coach *

Janusz Patrzykont Janusz Stanisław Patrzykont (9 May 1912 in Golina – 9 December 1982 in Poznań) was a Polish basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, comp ...

(1912–1982), Polish basketball player * Janusz Pyciak-Peciak (born 1949), Polish modern pentathlete * Janusz Sidło (1933–1993), Polish javelin thrower *

Janusz Ślązak Janusz Lubomir Ślązak (20 March 1907 – 24 February 1985) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was part of the Polish boat which finished fourth ...

(1907–1985), Polish rower * Janusz Sybis (born 1952), Polish football striker *

Janusz Trzepizur Janusz Roman Trzepizur (born 21 May 1959 in Namysłów) is a retired high jumper from Poland. He won a silver medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships and the 1982 European Championships, both times finishing behind Dietmar Mögenburg ...

(born 1959), Polish high jumper * Janusz Turowski (born 1961), Polish football coach and former player *

(born 1953), Polish ski jumper * Janusz Wojnarowicz (born 1980), Polish judoka * Janusz Wolański (born 1979), Polish football midfielder

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