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Jan Kochanowski (b. 1530, Sycyna Północna, d. August 22nd 1584, Lublin) was a Polish renaissance poet. Was an author of „Fraszki”, „Psalmy” and, most prominently, „Treny” - which he had dedicated to his deceased daughter - Urszulka.

Jan Rozmanowski, known professionally as Jann, is a Polish singer and songwriter.

Jan Peteh is a Slovene guitarist of the shagadelic rock ‘n’ roll band Joker Out, who represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song Carpe Diem.

Jan Axel Blomberg, known by his stage name "Hellhammer", is the drummer of the Norwegian Black Metal band.

The variant "Jan" exists in Occitan also (At the very least, in the Limousin and Gascon dialects. "Joan" is far more common, and is found just about everywhere), and is the name of a famous person from Limousin, Jan dau Melhau.

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Name shown in a journal article: https://opinion.jornalet.com/joan-peire-cavalier/blog/3090/melhau-lemosin-refractari

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Occitan Wikipedia has a cite note, which I've translated after the link: https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_dau_Melhau#cite_note-1 "In the fixed classic form by Loís Alibèrt, it advises the form 'Joan' and considers 'Jan' a Frenchism. But the form 'Jan' is the sole one used in Limousin in recent centuries."

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Another carrier, from a region speaking the Gascon dialect: https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teod%C3%B2r_Blanc (also mentioned are "his mother, Jana Dòsque", and "his daughter, Jana Clotilda". This would be the feminine.)

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Music lyrics in southern Gascon. The page formatting is off, but the lyrics appear correct. Here we again see "Jan" (m), "Jana" (f): https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelic%C3%A0

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Rosina de Pèira, a woman from the border region between the Languedocian and Gascon dialects (these lyrics appear to be in Languedocian), also uses the feminine "Jana" in one of her songs: https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_l%E2%80%99ombreta_d%E2%80%99un_albar

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^Following the potential that "Jan" is in the Limousin dialect only, other sources *without* the Limousin dialect included only mention "Joan" as a given name. https://www.locongres.org/images/flipbook/lexics/prenoms/files/assets/basic-html/index.html#44 However, the other sources I've found show it's at least present in Gascon and the border dialects also.

Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, and the NFL's Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings. He is the first pure placekicker to be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Stenerud is distinguished as being the first Norwegian to play in the National Football League.

Jan Egil Brekke is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Alta IF. He has played in the Norwegian Premier League for FK Bodø/Glimt and Tromsø IL. He grew up in Karasjok, and is the brother of fellow footballer Leif Arne Brekke.

Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch cinematographer and film director. He is best known for being the cinematographer of Die Hard and directing the films Speed and Twister.

Jan Zimmermann is a German goalkeeper who is currently playing for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Heidenheim.

My name is Jan. It was an extremely common name in my native Netherlands in the 50s and 60s and somewhat less so today.

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Jan Akkerman, Dutch guitarist (Brainbox, Focus).

Jan van de Cappelle (1626-1679) was a Dutch marine landscape painter.

Jan Hermansz van Bijlert (1597 or 1598 – November 1671) was a Dutch portrait painter in the style of Caravaggio.

Jan Breughel (1568-1625) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He had two sons: Jan and Ambrosius.

Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst (1603–1661) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.

Jan de Bray (1627-1697) was a Dutch painter of portraits.

Jan Dirksz Both (1618-1652) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and etcher.

Jan Borman II (1479-1520) was a Netherlandish sculptor, mainly in wood.

Jan Borman III continued his father's tradition.

Johannes (Jan) Symonsz van der Beeck (1589, Amsterdam - buried 17 February 1644, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter.

Jan de Beer [Netherlandish Painter, ca.1475-1528]

Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraten (1622-1666) was a Dutch painter.

Jan de Baen (1633-1702) was a Dutch painter.

Jan Asselyn (1615-1652) was a Dutch painter of French descent. Famous for 'The Threatened Swan'.

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski was a general of the Polish Army, and is a national hero of Poland. The Polish national anthem, Mazurek Dąbrowskiego ("Dąbrowski's Mazurka") is even named after him.

Czech photographers Samuel Saudek and Šárka Směšná have a son Jan.

Architect Jan Kaplický (KAHP-lit-skee), 18th April 1937, Prague – 14th February 2009, Prague.

Jan Blahoslav, author, theologist and historian
Jan Burian, songwriter and folk singer
Jan Čenský, actor
Jan Drda, journalist and author
Jan Hrubý, rock and jazz musician
Jan Hřebejk, director
Jan Janský, serologist, neurologist and psychiatrist. He is credited with the first classification of blood into the four types (A, B, AB, O) of the ABO blood group system.
Jan "Sladký" Kozina, rebel and literary character
Jan Kraus, actor and moderator
Jan Libíček, actor
Jan Garrigue Masaryk, diplomatist and politician
Jan Nedvěd, folk singer
Jan Neruda, poet and journalist
Jan Antonín Pacák, artist and drummer
Jan Palach, national martyr
Jan Panenka, musician and pianist
Jan Patočka, philospher and founder of Charta 77
Jan Petránek, publicist
Jan Antonín Pitínský, poet and theatrical director
Jan Pivec, actor
Jan Polák, footballer
Jan Evangelista Purkyně, scientist
Jan Roháč z Dubé, hussite marshal
Ján Roháč, TV and film director
Jan Rokycana, Hussite priest
Jan Rosák, moderator and actor
Jan Ruml, politician and journalist
Jan Jakub Ryba, composer
Jan Blažej Santini, architekt
Jan Sokol, professor and publicist
Jan Skácel, poet
Jan Svěrák, film director
Jan Špáta, film director
Jan Švejnar, economist
Jan Tříska, actor
Jan Křtitel Vaňhal, composer
Jan Veselý, bicyclist
Jan Vodňanský, author, poet and songwriter
Jan Werich, actor and author
Jan Zábrana, poet and author
Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer
Jan Zrzavý, painter and graphic designer
Jan Železný, athlet
Jan Želivský, Hussite priest

Indian rapper Jan "Rotvajler" Surmaj.

Famous bearers:
Musician Jan P. Muchow
Photographer Jan Saudek
Painter Jan Kaplický
Actor Jan Révai
Actor Jan Apolenář
Actor Jan Hrušínský
Actor Jan Hraběta
Actor Jan Dolanský
Actor Jan Antonín Duchoslav
Actor Jan Šťastný
Actor Jan Kanyza
Actor Jan Kačer
Priest Jan Hus, born 1369/1370 Husinec – 6/7/1415 in Kostnice was executed for heresy
Warrior Jan Žižka, 1360, Trocnov – 11/10/1424, Přibyslav

A famous bearer is hockey player Yan Pavol Šťastný, born 30. September, 1982 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Some famous Czech bearers were the church reformator Jan Hus and Jan Ámos Komenský (Comenius).

Jan Vermeer painted 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'. It's also the name of a book and a movie based on the book. The book's really good! Everyone should read it.

Jan Rubeš - famous Czech-Canadian actor.

Jan van Eyck was the one who painted the famous portrait "The Arnolfini Marriage".

Jan Myrdal was a Swedish author, political writer and wine columnist.