Janz is a given name and a

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. It may refer to:

People

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Given name

Janž Tulščak Janž Tulščak (? – 1594, first name also spelled ''Ivan, Hans'', last name also spelled ''Tulschak, Tulszhak'', a.k.a. Feistenberger or Scherer) was a Slovene Protestant preacher and writer. His designation ''Feistenberger'' (literally, 'pers ...

(? – c. 1594), Slovene Protestant preacher and writer *

Jan Janz Slop Jan Janz Slop, or Jan Slob (1643 in Edam – 1727), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Houbraken, he was a glasspainter who lived to be the last of a breed. He had been a pupil of Jozef Oostfries and was still active at 75 when Houbra ...

, or Jan Slob (1643–1727), Dutch Golden Age painter *

Geoff Jansz Geoff Jansz (born 1958 ) is a Sri Lankan-born Australian chef and television presenter. Career After graduating from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1984, Geoff Jansz first worked as a pharmacist. He later opened a rest ...

or Jeff Janz (born 1958), Sri Lankan-born Australian chef and television presenter

Surname

Alicia Janz Alicia Janz (born 25 May 1990) is a former Australian rules football and netball player who played in the AFL Women's competition and ANZ Championship. Early life Janz was born in Katherine, Northern Territory to a Papua New Guinean and Torre ...

(born 1990), Australian rules footballer * B. B. Janz (1877–1964), minister of the Mennonite Brethren Church *

Helmut Janz Helmut Janz (April 11, 1934 Gladbeck, Germany – November 19, 2000 Neu-Ulm, Germany) was a German track and field athlete. He finished fourth behind an American sweep in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1960 Olympics. Later in the season he ...

(1934-2000), German track and field athlete *

Josie Janz-Dawson Josie Janz-Dawson (born 24 February 1988) is an Australian netball player in the Netball Superleague The Netball Super League is an elite netball league in the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams bas ...

(born 1988), Australian netball player *

Karin Büttner-Janz Karin Büttner-Janz ( Janz, born 17 February 1952) is a German medical doctor who won World and Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics for East Germany. She is co-inventor of the first artificial intervertebral disc, and from 1990 to 2012 ...

(born 1952), East German medical doctor and athlete *

Paul Janz Paul Janz (born 1951) is a Canadian theologian who was formerly a prominent singer-songwriter of pop rock music in the mainstream and contemporary Christian markets. He is known for such hits as "Every Little Tear", "One Night", "All I Have", " ...

(born 1951), Canadian musician *

Robert Janz Robert Janz (Belfast December 25, 1932 - New York City October 26, 2021), was a New York-based visual artist whose work often dealt with ephemeral phenomena. His work has been described as having a "nomadic aspect", exploring "change and transie ...

(1932-2021), American artist *Thiele Janz (born 1957) Mathematician

Places

Šentjanž (disambiguation) Šentjanž, Šent Janž, or Št. Janž, after the Slovene name for St. John, is the name of several settlements in Slovenia: * Šent Janž pri Radljah, Municipality of Radlje * Šentjanž nad Dravčami, Municipality of Vuzenica * Šentjanž nad � ...

, a number of municipalities in Slovenia

Other

* Janz, a German firearms manufacturer

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