List of Famous people named Janusz
Janusz Korwin-Mikke
Janusz Korwin-Mikke is a Polish far-right politician, paleolibertarian and author. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2018. He was the leader of the Congress of the New Right (KNP), which was formed in 2011 from Liberty and Lawfulness, which he led from its formation in 2009, and the Real Politics Union, which he led from 1990 to 1997 and from 1999 to 2003. Currently, he is the chairman of the party Liberty, which changed its name from KORWiN, and since 2019 he is a member of the Sejm, elected from the electoral list of Confederation Liberty and Independence.
Janusz Waluś
Janusz Jakub Waluś is a Polish convicted murderer. He previously held dual Polish-South African citizenship from 1986 until his South African citizenship was revoked in 2017.
Janusz Kamiński
Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television, who started his career in the United States. He rose to fame in the 1990s with his work on Schindler's List (1993). He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his movies since 1993. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan (1998). In recent years, Kamiński has also moved into the field of directing, first with the horror film Lost Souls, and later television series like The Event and The Divide.
Janusz Gajos
Janusz Gajos is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors.
Janusz Stepnowski
Janusz Bogusław Stepnowski is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża since 2011. He was previously a doctor of canon law.
Janusz Kusociński
Janusz Tadeusz Kusociński was a Polish athlete, winner in the 10,000 meters event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Janusz Góra
Janusz Góra is a retired Polish footballer who played for Górnik Wałbrzych, Śląsk Wrocław, Stuttgarter Kickers, SSV Ulm 1846 and FC Augsburg. He also represented the Poland national football team 11 times between 1989 and 1992.
Janusz Śniadek
Janusz Józef Śniadek is a Polish labor and political leader who was Chairman of Solidarity in the years 2002-2010.
Janusz Wojciechowski
Janusz Czesław Wojciechowski is a Polish politician and was a long-standing Member of the European Parliament, elected from the Lodz Voivodship representing the Polish People's Party (PSL) (2004–2006), the Polish People's Party "Piast" (2006–2010) and, lately, Law and Justice. In 2016, he left the parliament to become a member of the Court of Auditors.
Janusz Kaleta
Janusz Wiesław Kaleta was a Catholic bishop who was laicized in 2016.