Namesakes
Jan of Ruysbroeck
(m) 1293-1381 
Saints
Jan the Blind
(m) 1296-1346
Bohemian Kings 1310-1346
Jan Hus
(m) c. 1370-1415
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jan of Kanty
(m) 1390-1474
Saints
Jan Nepomucene
(m) ?-1393
Saints
Jan van Eyck
(m) c. 1395-1441
Notable Artists
Jan I Albert
(m) 1459-1501
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1492-1501
Jan Brueghel the Elder
(m) 1568-1625
Notable Artists
Jan Sarkander
(m) 1576-1620
Saints
Jan Amos Komenský
(m) 1592-1670
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jan Berchmans
(m) 1599-1621
Saints
Jan Brueghel the Younger
(m) 1601-1678
Notable Artists
Jan II Casimir
(m) 1609-1672
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1648-1668
Jan Vos
(m) 1612-1667
Notable Writers
Jan van Riebeeck
(m) 1619-1677
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Jan Steen
(m) 1626-1679
Notable Artists
Jan III
(m) 1629-1696
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1674-1696
Jan Vermeer
(m) 1632-1675
Notable Artists
Jan Dismas Zelenka
(m) 1679-1745
Notable Musicians
Jan Jacob Rochussen
(m) 1797-1871
Dutch Prime Ministers 1858-1860
John Neumann
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1811-1860
Saints
Domien Sleeckx
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1818-1901
Notable Writers
Jan Heemskerk
(m) 1818-1897
Dutch Prime Ministers 1874-1877; 1883-1888
Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
(m) 1822-1895
Dutch Prime Ministers 1877-1879
Jan Matejko
(m) 1838-1893
Notable Artists
Jan Beyzym
(m) 1850-1912
Saints
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
(m) 1860-1941
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1919 (prime minister)
Jan Adalbert Balicki
(m) 1869-1948
Saints
Dirk Jan de Geer
(m) 1870-1960
Dutch Prime Ministers 1926-1929; 1939-1940
Joep Packbiers
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1875-1957
Olympic Medalists 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team (gold)
Tiest van Gestel
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1881-1969
Olympic Medalists 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team (gold)
Jan de Vries
(m) 1896-1939
Olympic Medalists 1924 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Jan Verheijen
(m) 1896-1973
Olympic Medalists 1928 weightlifting (bronze)
Jan Buiskool
(m) 1899-1960
Other Leaders 1951-1952 Suriname (prime minister)
Jan Oort
(m) 1900-1992
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jan de Quay
(m) 1901-1985
Dutch Prime Ministers 1959-1963
Jan Tinbergen
(m) 1903-1994
Nobel Prize Winners 1969 (economics)
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Rein de Waal
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1904-1985
Olympic Medalists 1928; 1936 field hockey (silver/bronze)
Willy Vandersteen
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1913-1990
Notable Artists
Notable Writers
John Paul II
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1920-2005
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1978-2005
Saints
Jan Rubeš
(m) 1920-2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jan Sterling
(f) 1921-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Kraaijkamp Sr.
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1925-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Jan Wolkers
(m) 1925-2007
Notable Artists
Notable Writers
Bé Udink
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1926-2016
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jan de Koning
(m) 1926-1994
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jan Olszewski
(m) 1930-2019
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1991-1992 (prime minister)
Jan P. Syse
(m) 1930-1997
Norwegian Prime Ministers 1989-1990
Jan Pesman
(m) 1931-2014
Olympic Medalists 1960 speed skating (bronze)
Jan Terlouw
(m) 1931-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Notable Writers
Miloš Forman
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1932-2018
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1976; 1985 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Amadeus (director)
Jan Kruis
(m) 1933-2017
Notable Artists
Janusz Sidło
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1933-1993
Olympic Medalists 1956 javelin throw (silver)
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
(m) 1937-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Wiesław Maniak
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1938-1982
Olympic Medalists 1964 4x100 m relay (silver)
Jan Pronk
(m) 1940-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jan Jongbloed
(m) 1940-2023
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jan Wienese
(m) 1942-
Olympic Medalists 1968 rowing (gold)
Jan Stenerud
(m) 1942-
Hall-of-Famers 1991 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Robert Long
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1943-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Jan de Bont
(m) 1943-
Notable Filmmakers
Jan Andrew
(f) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze/silver)
Ján Čarnogurský
(m) 1944-
Other Leaders 1991-1992 Slovakia (prime minister)
Jan-Michael Vincent
(m) 1944-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eduard Bomhoff
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1944-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jan Decleir
(m) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jan Werner
(m) 1946-2014
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x400 m relay (silver)
Jan Cameron
(f) 1947-2018
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Jan Henne
(f) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze/gold)
Jan Hammer
(m) 1948-
Notable Musicians
Jan Palach
(m) 1948-1969
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Piet Hein Donner
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1948-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jan Evert Veer
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1976 water polo (bronze)
Jan Johnson
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1972 pole vault (bronze)
Jan Fischer
(m) 1951-
Other Leaders 2009-2010 Czech Republic (prime minister)
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
(m) 1951-
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1991 (prime minister)
Jan Marijnissen
(m) 1952-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jan Peters
(m) 1954-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jan Poortvliet
(m) 1955-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Ingemar Stenmark
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1956-
Notable Athletes (skiing)
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1980 alpine skiing (bronze/gold)
Jan Peter Balkenende
(m) 1956-
Dutch Prime Ministers 2002-2010
Jan Ceulemans
(m) 1957-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jan Hooks
(f) 1957-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Gijs Scholten van Aschat
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gerard Joling
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Notable Musicians
Jan Wouters
(m) 1960-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Hidde Kruize
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1988 field hockey (bronze)
Jan Ykema
(m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1988 speed skating (silver)
Jan Spears
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Patrik Sjöberg
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988; 1992 high jump (bronze/silver)
Kim Dickens
(a.k.a. Jan) (f) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jan-Ove Waldner
(m) 1965-
Notable Athletes (table tennis)
Olympic Medalists 1992; 2000 table tennis (gold/silver)
Jan Železný
(m) 1966-
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000 javelin throw (silver/gold)
Jan Brady
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1969; 1990 The Brady Bunch; The Bradys
Jan Kees de Jager
(m) 1969-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Gert-Jan Segers
(m) 1969-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jan Tromp
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1970 Jan, Jans en de kinderen
Jan Siemerink
(m) 1970-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Jan Hempel
(m) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 diving - platform; diving - synchronized platform (silver/bronze)
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh
(m) 1972-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Jan Řehula
(m) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 2000 triathlon (bronze)
Jan Bos
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 1998; 2002 speed skating (silver)
Geert-Jan Derksen
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2004 rowing (silver)
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
(m) 1978-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jan Böhmermann
(m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/presenter)
Jan Štěrba
(m) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe sprint (bronze)
Jan Frodeno
(m) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2008 triathlon (gold)
Jan Hudec
(m) 1981-
Notable Athletes (skiing)
Olympic Medalists 2014 alpine skiing (bronze)
Ján Ďurica
(m) 1981-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Richardsson
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 cross-country skiing (bronze/gold)
Jannie du Plessis
(m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Ján Mucha
(m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Ján Novota
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jan Smeets
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (chess)
Adriaan Strauss
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Jan Smit
(m) 1985-
Notable Musicians
Ted-Jan Bloemen
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Jan Vertonghen
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Tim Visser
(a.k.a. Jan) (m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Jan-Philipp Rabente
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2012 field hockey (gold)
Jan Szymański
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2014 speed skating (bronze)
Jan Blokhuijsen
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 speed skating (bronze/gold)
Jan-Lennard Struff
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Ján Greguš
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jan Driessen
(m) 1996-
Olympic Medalists 2024 3x3 basketball (gold)
Jan Levinson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Office