List of Famous people named Janis

Janis Ian is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child " and the 1975 Top Ten single "At Seventeen", from her LP Between the Lines, which in September 1975 reached no. 1 on the Billboard album chart.

Jānis Timma is a Latvian professional basketball player for BC Khimki of the VTB League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Latvian national team. At a height of 2.03 m (6'8") tall, and a weight of 103 kg, he plays mainly at the small forward position.

Janis Paige is an American actress and singer. Paige is considered to be one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Janis Jonathan Blaswich is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club Heracles Almelo.

Jānis Pujats is the archbishop emeritus of Riga, Latvia, and a Cardinal.

Jānis Porziņģis is a Latvian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m, he played at the small forward position. He is the older brother of Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porziņģis.

Jānis Bulis is a Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona in Latvia.

Jānis Urbanovičs is a Latvian politician and a member of the Saeima since 1994. He was the chairman of Harmony from 2010–2014. From 2005–2010 he was chairman of the National Harmony Party.