List of Famous people named Jan

Name Jan is among the most common names in Germany, Canada, Australia. Shortened forms: Jean. Similar names: Jean, Jane, Jana, Janne, Jani, Jann, Jaan, Janna, Janni, Janny, Jannie, Jaana, Jian, Jahn, Janio, Janaya, Jaani, Janie, Jany, Janae, Janey. Here are some famous Jans:

Jan Nieuwenhuys

Johannes Theodorus Nieuwenhuijs
First Name Jan
Last Name Nieuwenhuys
Born on January 8, 1922
Died on December 28, 1986 (aged 64)

Jan Nieuwenhuys was a Dutch painter and one of the early active founders of the Dutch Experimentalists group (Reflex) that later became part of CoBrA.

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Jan Krenz

First Name Jan
Last Name Krenz
Born on July 14, 1926
Died on September 15, 2020 (aged 94)

Jan Krenz was a Polish composer and orchestra conductor.

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Jan Schakowsky

First Name Jan
Last Name Schakowsky
Born on May 26, 1944 (age 82)

Janice Danoff Schakowsky is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Jan Bočan

First Name Jan
Last Name Bočan
Born on October 17, 1937
Died on December 7, 2010 (aged 73)
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Jan Elias Nicolaas Schimmelpenninck van der Oye

First Name Jan
Last Name Oye
Born on August 12, 1836
Died on April 11, 1914 (aged 77)

Jan Elias Nicolaas, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch politician.

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Jan Graubner

First Name Jan
Last Name Graubner
Born on August 29, 1948 (age 77)

Jan Graubner is the Roman Catholic archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic. On 23 June 1973, he was ordained as a priest. On 17 March 1990, he was named auxiliary bishop of Olomouc and titular bishop of Tagaria. The principal consecrator at Graubner's ordination as a bishop on 7 April 1990 was Olomouc's then archbishop, František Vanák. Vanák died on 14 September 1991, and on 28 September 1992, Graubner was appointed archbishop of Olomouc.

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Jan Baliński

First Name Jan
Last Name Baliński
Died on March 11, 1902
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Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon

First Name Jan
Last Name Simon
Born on July 20, 1940
Died on August 15, 2021 (aged 81)

Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon is a British peer.

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Jan Pastwa

First Name Jan
Last Name Pastwa
Born on May 23, 1962 (age 64)
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Jan van Kessel the Younger

First Name Jan
Last Name Younger
Died on January 1, 1708

Jan van Kessel the Younger or Jan van Kessel II, known in Spain as Juan Vanchesel el Mozo or el Joven, was a Flemish painter who after training in Antwerp worked in Spain. Known mainly for his portraits he became a court painter to the King and Queen of Spain. A few landscapes and mythological and allegorical scenes have also been attributed to him. He was formerly believed to have been active as a landscape painter, but this is now no longer generally accepted.

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