Jan of Ruysbroeck
(m)
1293-1381
Jan the Blind
(m)
1296-1346
Jan Hus
(m)
c. 1370-1415
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jan of Kanty
(m)
1390-1474
Jan Nepomucene
(m)
?-1393
Jan van Eyck
(m)
c. 1395-1441
Jan I Albert
(m)
1459-1501
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1492-1501
Jan Brueghel the Elder
(m)
1568-1625
Jan Sarkander
(m)
1576-1620
Jan Amos Komenský
(m)
1592-1670
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jan Berchmans
(m)
1599-1621
Jan Brueghel the Younger
(m)
1601-1678
Jan II Casimir
(m)
1609-1672
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1648-1668
Jan Vos
(m)
1612-1667
Jan van Riebeeck
(m)
1619-1677
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Jan Steen
(m)
1626-1679
Jan III
(m)
1629-1696
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1674-1696
Jan Vermeer
(m)
1632-1675
Jan Dismas Zelenka
(m)
1679-1745
Jan Jacob Rochussen
(m)
1797-1871
Dutch Prime Ministers 1858-1860
John Neumann
(a.k.a. Jan) (m)
1811-1860
Domien Sleeckx
(a.k.a. Jan) (m)
1818-1901
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
Jan Beyzym
(m)
1850-1912
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
(m)
1860-1941
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1919 (prime minister)
Jan Adalbert Balicki
(m)
1869-1948
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
(middle name Jan) (m)
1904-1985
Olympic Medalists 1928; 1936 field hockey (silver/bronze)
Willy Vandersteen
(middle name 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
(middle name 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
Janusz Sidło
(middle name Jan) (m)
1933-1993
Olympic Medalists 1956 javelin throw (silver)
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
(m)
1937-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Wiesław Maniak
(middle name 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-
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
(middle name 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-
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
(middle name Jan) (m)
1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gerard Joling
(middle name 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 (silver/bronze)
Kim Dickens
(middle name 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-
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-
Adriaan Strauss
(a.k.a. Jan) (m)
1985-
Jan Smit
(m)
1985-
Ted-Jan Bloemen
(m)
1986-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Jan Vertonghen
(m)
1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Tim Visser
(middle name Jan) (m)
1987-
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