Jānis is a Latvian masculine given name, the equivalent of the English John. The first written use of the name Jānis dates back to 1290.^[1] It may refer to:

• Jānis Ādamsons (born 1956), Latvian politician
• Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Latvian poet, writer, playwright and politician
• Jānis Andersons (born 1986), Latvian ice hockey defenceman
• Jānis Balodis (1881–1965), Latvian army general and politician
• Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis (1834–1891), Latvian architect
• Jānis Bebris (1917–1969), Latvian footballer
• Jānis Beinarovičs (1907–1967), Latvian wrestler
• Jānis Bērziņš (1889–1938), Latvian and Soviet communist military official and politician
• Jānis Bērziņš (born 1993), Latvian basketball player
• Jānis Birks (born 1956), Latvian politician
• Jānis Blūms (born 1982), Latvian professional basketball player
• Jānis Bojārs (1956–2018), Latvian shot putter
• Jānis Brikmanis (1940–2019), Latvian zoologist, environmental conservationist, radio and television presenter, and writer
• Jānis Buivids (1864–1937), Latvian military general
• Jānis Bulis (born 1950), Latvian Roman Catholic bishop
• Jānis Čakste (1859–1927), Latvian politician and lawyer, former President of Latvia
• Jānis Cimze (1814–1881), Latvian pedagogue, collector and harmoniser of folk songs and organist
• Jānis Čoke (1878–1910), Latvian revolutionary and bank robber
• Jānis Daliņš (1904–1978), Latvian race walker and Olympic medalist
• Jānis Dimza (1906–c.1942), decathlete and Olympic competitor
• Jānis Doniņš (born 1946), Latvian javelin thrower
• Jānis Dreimanis (born 1949), Latvian football manager football defender
• Jānis Dūklavs (born 1952), Latvian politician
• Jānis Dukšinskis (born 1963), Latvian politician
• Jānis Eglītis (born 1961), Latvian politician
• Jānis Endzelīns (1873–1961), Latvian linguist
• Jānis Francis (1877–1956), Latvian army general
• Jānis Gailītis (born 1985), Latvian basketball player and coach
• Jānis Gilis (1943–2000), Latvian football manager
• Jānis Ikaunieks (1912–1969), Latvian astronomer
• Jānis Ikaunieks (born 1995), Latvian footballer
• Jānis Ilsters (1851–1889), Latvian botanist, teacher and folklore collector
• Jānis Ivanovs (1906–1983), Latvian classical music composer
• Jānis Jaks (born 1995), Latvian ice hockey player
• Jānis Jansons (born 1982), Latvian floorball player
• Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš (1877—1962), Latvian writer and painter
• Jānis Joņevs (born 1980), Latvian writer
• Jānis Judiņš (1884–1918), Latvian Riflemen commander and Red hero of the Russian Civil War
• Jānis Jurkāns (born 1946), Latvian politician
• Jānis Kalējs (born 1965), Latvian film director
• Jānis Kalmīte (1907–1996), Latvian expressionist painter
• Jānis Kalniņš (1904–2000), Latvian and Canadian composer
• Jānis Karlivāns (born 1982), Latvian decathlete and Olympic competitor
• Jānis Kaufmanis (born 1989), Latvian basketball player
• Jānis Ķipurs (born 1958), Latvian bobsledder and Olympic medalist
• Jānis Klovāns (1935–2010), Latvian chess Grandmaster
• Jānis Krūmiņš (1930–1994), Latvian basketball player
• Jānis Lagzdiņš (born 1952), Latvian politician
• Jānis Leitis (born 1989), Latvian long jumper
• Jānis Lidmanis (1910–1986), Latvian footballer and basketballer
• Jānis Liepiņš (1894–1964), Latvian painter
• Jānis Liepiņš (born 1988), Latvian conductor
• Jānis Lipke (1900–1987), Latvian rescuer of Jews during World War II
• Jānis Līvens (1884–????), was a Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
• Jānis Lūsis (1939–2020), Latvian javelin thrower and Olympic medalist
• Jānis Matulis (1911–1985), Latvian prelate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and Archbishop of Riga
• Jānis Medenis (1903–1961), Latvian poet and writer
• Jānis Mediņš (1890–1966), Latvian composer
• Jānis Miglavs (born 1948), Latvian-born American photographer and writer
• Jānis Miņins (born 1980), Latvian bobsledder
• Jānis Paipals (born 1983), Latvian cross-country skier and Olympic competitor
• Jānis Paukštello (born 1951), Latvian stage and film actor
• Jānis Pauļuks (1865–1937), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia
• Jānis Pētersons (born 1995), Latvian singer (Citi Zēni)
• Jānis Pīnups (1925–2007), Latvian partisan
• Jānis Pliekšāns (aka Rainis) (1865–1929), Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician
• Jānis Podžus (born 1994), Latvian tennis player
• Jānis Polis (1938–2011), Latvian pharmacologist
• Jānis Porziņģis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player
• Jānis Pujats (born 1930), Latvian Roman Catholic archbishop emeritus of Riga
• Jānis Reinis (born 1960), Latvian stage and film actor
• Jānis Rinkus (born 1977), Latvian footballer
• Janis Rozentāls (1866–1916), Latvian painter
• Jānis Rozītis (1913–1942), Latvian football forward
• Jānis Rudzītis (1903–1967), Latvian wrestler and Olympic competitor
• Jānis Rudzutaks (1887–1938), Latvian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician
• Janis Skroderis (born 1983), Latvian professional tennis player
• Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 1987), Latvian beach volleyball player and Olympic competitor
• Jānis Šmits (born 1968), Latvian politician
• Jānis Sprukts (born 1982), Latvian professional ice hockey forward
• Jānis Straume (born 1962), Latvian politician
• Jānis Straupe (born 1989), Latvian ice hockey player
• Jānis Streičs (born 1936), Latvian film director
• Jānis Strēlnieks (born 1989), Latvian basketball player
• Jānis Strupulis (born 1949), Latvian sculptor and graphic designer
• Jānis Sudrabkalns (1894–1975), Latvian poet and writer
• Jānis Tilbergs (1880–1972), Latvian painter and a sculptor
• Jānis Timma (born 1992), Latvian basketball player
• Jānis Tutins (born 1966), Latvian politician
• Jānis Urbanovičs (born 1959), Latvian politician
• Jānis Vanags (born 1958), archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
• Jānis Vilsons (1944–2018), Latvian handball player and Olympic competitor
• Jānis Vinters (born 1971), Latvian rally racing motorcycle rider
• Jānis Vītols (1911–1993), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
• Jānis Vucāns (born 1956), Latvian politician and mathematician

See also

• Janis (disambiguation)
• Jāņi

References