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For the Latvian given name, see Jānis.

Janis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Latvian writer
• Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist
• Jānis Andriksons (1912–1967), Latvian speed skater
• Janis Antiste (born 2002), French footballer
• Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist
• Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian cancer victim
• Jānis Bērziņš, multiple people
• Janis Birkeland (born 1945), American architect and planner
• Janis Blaswich (born 1991), German footballer
• Janis Brenner, American dance artist, choreographer, and singer
• Janis Bubenko (1935–2022), Swedish computer scientist
• Janis Carter (1913–1994), American actress
• Jānis Čakste (1859–1927), President of Latvia from 1918 to 1927
• Janis Claxton (1964–2018), Australian choreographer
• Jānis Daliņš (1904–1978), Latvian athlete
• Jānis Elsiņš (born 1974), Latvian bobsledder
• Janis Hansen (1940–2021), American talent agent and actress
• Janis Hape (1958–2021), American swimmer
• Janis Hughes (born 1958), British politician
• Janis Ian (born 1951), American songwriter and folksinger
• Jānis Ikaunieks (born 1995), Latvian footballer
• Janis Irwin (born 1984), Canadian politician
• Jānis Jansons (born 1982), Latvian floorball player
• Janis Johnson (born 1946), Canadian politician
• Jānis Joņevs (born 1980), Latvian writer
• Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American singer and songwriter
• Jānis Jurkāns (born 1946), Latvian politician
• Jānis Kalnbērziņš (1893–1986), Latvian politician
• Jānis Karlivāns (born 1982), Latvian decathlete
• Janis Karpinski (born 1953), United States Army officer
• Janis Kazocins (born 1959), British Army officer and Latvian national security consultant
• Janis Kelly (born 1971), Canadian volleyball player
• Janis Kelly, Scottish opera singer
• Jānis Kļaviņš (1933–2008), Latvian chess master
• Jānis Klovāns (1935–2010), Latvian chess player
• Jani Lane (1964–2011), American rock singer
• Jānis Liepiņš, multiple people
• Jānis Līvens (born 16 May 1884, date of death unknown), Latvian cyclist
• Jānis Lūsis (1939–2020), Latvian javelin thrower
• Jānis Mendriks (1907–1953), Latvian Catholic priest and servant of God
• Janis Morweiser (born 1991), German Nordic combined skier
• Janis Oldham (1956–2021), American mathematician
• Janis Paige (1922–2024), American actress
• Jānis Paipals (1871–1911), Latvian cross-country skier
• Janis Paterson (1945–2024), New Zealand academic
• Jānis Poruks (1871–1911), Latvian poet and writer
• Jānis Puriņš (1889–1944), Latvian Riflemen
• Janis Rafailidou (born 1984), Greek artist
• Janis Rozentāls (1866–1916), Latvian painter
• Jānis Rudzutaks (1887–1938), Latvian-Soviet revolutionary and politician
• Janis Scott (1951–2024), American arts patron and transportation advocate
• Janis Siegel (born 1952), American singer
• Jānis Skroderis (born 1983), Latvian tennis player
• Janis Spindel, American matchmaker, author, and entrepreneur
• Jānis Sprukts (born 1982), Latvian ice hockey player
• Jānis Straume (1962–2024), Latvian politician
• Jānis Strēlnieks (born 1989), Latvian basketball player
• Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American bassist
• Jānis Timma (1992–2024), Latvian basketball player
• Jānis Vucāns (born 1956), Latvian politician
• Janis Wilson (1930–2003), American actress
• Janis Winehouse, British pharmacist, mother of Amy Winehouse

Fictional Characters

• Janis Goldman, character from the 1978 film I Wanna Hold Your Hand
• Janis Ian, fictional character from the Mean Girls franchise

See also

• Janice (given name)