List of Famous people named Jan
Jan Klemens Branicki
Count Jan Klemens Branicki was a Polish nobleman, magnate and Hetman, Field Crown Hetman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth between 1735 and 1752, and Great Crown Hetman between 1752 and 1771. One of the wealthiest Polish magnates in the 18th century, owner of 12 towns, 257 villages and 17 palaces. He was the last male representative of the Branicki family.
Jan Vogeler
Jan Kopiec
Jan Nepomuk Škroup
Jan Nepomuk Škroup was a Czech composer, conductor, and choirmaster. His brother František Škroup was also a successful composer, known today as the composer of the Czech national anthem, "Kde domov můj?" . His father, Dominik Škroup, and other brother, Ignác Škroup, were also composers.
Jan Clayton
Jan Clayton was a film, musical theater, and television actress. She starred in the popular 1950s TV series Lassie.
Ján Figeľ
Ján Figeľ is a Slovak politician. Figeľ served as European Commissioner from 2004 to 2009, then as Slovak minister of Transports from 2010 to 2012. From 2016 to 2019 he was European Commission special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion outside the EU.
Jan Hoet
Knight Jan Hoet was the Belgian founder of SMAK in Ghent, Belgium.
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer is a Czech retired filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his stop-motion animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others.
Jan Egil Storholt
Jan Egil Storholt is a former speed skater from Norway. He was born in Trondheim.
Jan Zabrzeziński
Jan Jurjewicz Zabrzeziński or Zaberezhsky was a noble of Leliwa coat of arms from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, who achieved the height of his influence during the reign of Alexander I Jagiellon (1492–1506). He was duke's marshal (1482–1496), regent of Polatsk (1484–1496), castellan of Trakai (1492–1498), voivode of Trakai (1498–1505), and Grand Marshal of Lithuania (1498–1508). Zabrzeziński was married to Anna, daughter of Jan, elder of Brest and Hrodna.