List of Famous people with last name Jansson

Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication, as well as creating the graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist and a writer for the rest of her life.

Pontus Sven Gustav Jansson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Brentford and the Sweden national team. He won his first international cap in 2012 and represented Sweden at Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Lars Fredrik Jansson was a Finnish author and cartoonist.

Viktor Bernhard "Faffan" Jansson was a Finnish sculptor belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland.

Vivica Sophia Jansson is the daughter of cartoonist Lars Jansson and the niece of the famous Finnish writer and painter Tove Jansson. Jansson has worked as a Spanish language teacher, creative/artistic director, chairman, and majority shareholder of Oy Moomin Characters, Ltd, and provided direct oversight together with her father for the 1990 Moomin animated series.

Lars-Olof Mikael Jansson is a Swedish politician who was Leader of the Sweden Democrats (SD) from 1995 to 2005. He served as defence spokesman for the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag from 2010 to 2018. Jansson is currently the Deputy Chairman of Alternative for Sweden.

Mats Jansson is a Swedish businessperson. He was Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group from 2007 to 2010.