Janz

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Janz is a given name and a surname. It may refer to:

People[1][edit]

Given name[edit]

  • Janž Tulščak (? – c. 1594), first name also spelled Ivan, Hans, last name also spelled Tulschak, Tulszhak, a.k.a. Feistenberger or Scherer), Slovene Protestant preacher and writer
  • Jan Janz Slop, or Jan Slob (1643–1727), Dutch Golden Age painter
  • Geoff Jansz or Jeff Janz (born 1958), Sri Lankan-born Australian chef and television presenter

Surname[edit]

  • Alicia Janz (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
  • B. B. Janz (1877–1964), minister of the Mennonite Brethren Church
  • Helmut Janz (1934-2000), German track and field athlete
  • Josie Janz-Dawson (born 1988), Australian netball player
  • Karin Büttner-Janz (born 1952), East German medical doctor and athlete who won world and Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics for East Germany
  • Paul Janz (born 1951), Canadian theologian, formerly a singer-songwriter of pop rock music in the mainstream and in contemporary Christian music
  • Robert Janz (born 1932), American artist
  • Thiele Janz (born 1957) Mathematician (QUE corporation)

Places[edit]

Other[edit]

  • Janz, a German firearms manufacturer

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Raimund Janz - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.mathgenealogy.org. Retrieved 2022-11-30.