List of Famous people named Jan

Jan Mydlář (1572–1664) was a 17th-century executioner from Bohemia. He is mostly known for his performance of the 1621 execution of 27 Bohemian Revolt leaders, and is remembered by his red hood-like mask he donned when performing his executions.

Jan Šimák is a Czech former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his career in Germany while making one appearance for the Czech Republic national team. As a player, he was well known for his powerful shot and goalscoring from midfield.

Jan Zygmunt Dydak was a Polish amateur boxer, who won the Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Czeladź, Śląskie.

Jan Gustafsson is a German chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2003. He is a co-founder of Chess24.com, and regularly analyses and commentates games for the website.

Jan Zimmermann is a German football manager and former player who manages Hannover 96.

Jan Schur is a retired track cyclist and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Uwe Ampler, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann. He was a Stasi informer under the codename "Reinhold" from 1981 to 1989.

Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. was a Belgian-Congolese bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Upon his death at the age of 102, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church, the oldest European-born bishop and the final living one to have been consecrated by Cardinal Jozef-Ernest van Roey.

Jan Vandrey is a German sprint canoeist.

Jan Mojto is a film producer and international distributor of TV- and theatre rights and operates several classical music channels in Europe.

Jan Henrik Stahlberg is a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than sixty films since 2000.