Janusz () is a masculine Polish

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. It is also the shortened form of

January January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the ...

and Januarius.

People

* Janusz Akermann (born 1957), Polish painter *

Janusz Bardach Janusz Bardach (July 28, 1919 in Odessa – August 16, 2002 in Iowa City) was a gulag survivor, author, and noted plastic surgeon. He was the younger brother of Polish legal scholar Juliusz Bardach. Survivors include: his wife, Phyllis Harper- ...

, Polish gulag survivor and physician * Janusz Bielański, Roman Catholic priest * Janusz Bojarski (born 1956), Polish general *

Janusz Bokszczanin Janusz Bokszczanin (1894, Grodno – 1973) was a colonel of the Polish Army and one of the first Polish commanders of the motorized troops in the reborn Second Polish Republic. During World War II he joined the ZWZ resistance organization and la ...

(1894–1973), Polish Army colonel * Janusz Christa (1934–2008), Polish author of comic books *

Janusz Domaniewski Janusz Domaniewski (1891–1954) was a Polish ornithologist. Notable published works include the following: * 1918: Die Stellung des ''Urocynchramus pylzowi'' Przev. in der Systematik. ''J. Ornithol.'' 66(4): 421–424. (first appraisal of ...

(1891–1954), Polish ornithologist * Janusz Gajos, Polish actor * Janusz Gaudyn (1935–1984), Polish physician, writer and poet * Janusz Głowacki (1938–2017), Polish-American author and screenwriter *

Janusz Janowski Janusz Janowski (born September 9, 1965 in Połczyn Zdrój, Poland) is a Polish painter, jazz drummer, art theorist, since 2006 president of the Gdańsk Branch of the Association of Polish Painters and Designers (ZPAP), co-creator of the Kazim ...

(born 1965), Polish painter, jazz drummer and art theorist *

Janusz Kamiński Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (; born June 27, 1959) is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his films since 1993. He won the Academy Awa ...

(born 1959), Polish cinematographer and film director *

Janusz Korczak Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish educator, children's author and pedagogue known as ''Pan Doktor'' ("Mr. Doctor") or ''Stary Doktor'' ("Old Doctor"). After spending m ...

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Henryk Goldszmit Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish educator, children's author and pedagogue known as ''Pan Doktor'' ("Mr. Doctor") or ''Stary Doktor'' ("Old Doctor"). After spending m ...

), Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child pedagogist *

Janusz Kurtyka Janusz Marek Kurtyka (13 August 1960 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish historian, and from December 2005 until his death in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash, the second president of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN). Kurtyka was bo ...

(born 1960), Polish historian specializing in the culture and religion of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries * Janusz Liberkowski (born 1953), winner of ''American Inventor'' season one *

Janusz Magnuski Janusz Magnuski (1933–1999) was a Polish author and military historian. His principal works document the development and deployment of Polish and Soviet armor utilized during World War II and he has been called "the world's most noted historian o ...

(1933–1999), Polish author and military historian *

Janusz Meissner Janusz Meissner (pen name: "''porucznik'' Herbert," English: "Flt Lt Herbert"; 21 January 1901 in Warsaw – 28 February 1978 in Kraków) was a Polish writer and journalist, and a pilot of Polish Air Force. Life In late 1919 Meissner completed ...

(1901–1978), Polish Air Force pilot, journalist and author * Janusz Olejniczak (born 1952), Polish classical pianist *

Janusz Pasierb Janusz Stanisław Pasierb (7 January 1929 – 15 December 1993), Polish Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It ...

(1929–1993), Polish catholic priest, poet, writer, and historian *

Janusz Pawłowski Janusz Pawłowski (born 20 July 1959 in Sopot) is a retired male judoka from Poland. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and won the bronze medal in the Men's Half-Lightweight (– 65 kg) division. He also competed at the 1988 Su ...

(born 1959), Polish judoka *

Janusz Piekałkiewicz Janusz Piekałkiewicz (1925 in Warsaw – March 9, 1988) was a Polish underground soldier, historian, writer, as well as a television and cinema director and producer. He was a world-renowned author on many aspects of World War II history; over 30 ...

(1925–1988), Polish underground soldier, historian, writer, and television/cinema director and producer *

Janusz Sanocki Janusz Sanocki (5 March 1954 – 7 December 2020) was a Polish politician. Sanocki served as a member of the Sejm from 2015 to 2019 for Law and Justice. He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland The COVID-19 pandemic in ...

(1954–2020), Polish politician *

Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz ( lt, Jonušas Skuminas Tiškevičius) (1570–1642) was a noble of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a politician, a sponsor of Baroque music and a writer (1610+). He held numerous political offices, including voivod ...

, Lithuanian writer *

Janusz Spyra Dr Hab. Janusz Jan Spyra (born 26 October 1958) is a Polish historian. He is specializing in history of Cieszyn Silesia. He graduated from the Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University ( Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is ...

(born 1958), Polish historian specializing in Cieszyn Silesia *

Janusz Szrom Janusz Szrom (born 16 November 1968 in Grodków) is a Polish jazz vocalist and composer. Biography His musical education started in 1977 on the piano, at Nysa School of Music. Then, in 1981, he started to play on trumpet while continuing t ...

(born 1968), Polish jazz vocalist and composer *

Janusz Waluś Janusz Jakub Waluś ( , ; born 14 January 1953) is a Goral Polish right-wing extremist convicted of the 1993 assassination of Chris Hani, General Secretary of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), ...

(born 1953), Polish assassin *

Janusz Witwicki Janusz Witwicki (10 September 1903 in Lwów – 16 July 1946 also in Lwów) was a Polish architect and art historian, creator of the Plastic Panorama of Old Lviv. He was the son of Władysław Witwicki – a psychologist, philosopher, translato ...

(1903–1946), Polish architect and art historian *

Janusz Wójcik Janusz Marek Wójcik (November 18, 1953 – November 20, 2017) was a Polish politician, football player and coach. Playing career He played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik Warszawa, Ravalpandi ...

(born 1953), Polish politician, and former football player and coach * Janusz Zajdel (1938–1985), Polish science-fiction author * Janusz Andrzej Zakrzewski (1932–2008), Polish physicist *

Janusz Zalewski Janusz Rajmund Zalewski (15 August 1903 – 6 August 1944) was a Polish sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Zalewski was wounded during the Warsaw Uprising and was killed in reprisals for the rebellion. Perso ...

(1903–1944), Polish sailor * Janusz K. Zawodny (1921–2012), Polish-American historian, political scientist, and former World War II resistance fighter and soldier * Janusz Zaorski (born 1947), Polish film director, scenarist and actor * Janusz Żurakowski, Polish-born fighter and test pilot

Politics

* Janusz I of Warsaw (c. 1340 – 1429), Duke of Warsaw *

Janusz III of Masovia Janusz III of Masovia (pl: ''Janusz III mazowiecki''; ca. 27 September 1502 – 9/10 March 1526), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast in the Masovian branch. He was a Duke of Czersk, Warsaw, Liw, Zakroczym and Nur during 1503-152 ...

(1502–1526), Polish duke of Masovia *

Janusz Aleksander Sanguszko Janusz Aleksander Sanguszko (5 May 1712, Lubartów – 14 September 1775, Dubno) was a magnate in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He held the titles of miecznik and Court Marshal of Lithuania. He was not interested in politics, and spent m ...

(1712–1775), Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnate * Janusz Chwierut (born 1965), Polish politician *

Janusz Dobrosz Janusz Konrad Dobrosz (, born 7 March 1954 in Wieruszów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14,655 votes in 3 Wrocław district as a candidate from the League of Polish Families list. He was also ...

, Polish politician * Janusz Jędrzejewicz (1885–1951), Polish politician and educator *

Janusz Kaczmarek Janusz Kazimierz Kaczmarek (born 25 December 1961 in Gdynia) is a Polish lawyer, prosecutor and politician. He was National Public Prosecutor from 31 October 2005 to 8 February 2007, and Polish Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration fr ...

(born 1961), Polish lawyer, prosecutor and politician *

Janusz Kiszka Janusz Kiszka (born 1600 in Krzywicze (today Belarus) – 1653) was a Polish politician and magnate in the 17th century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Last of the Kiszka family. Royal Rotmistrz, starosta of Parnawa from 1610, Voivode of Polo ...

(1600–1653), Polish-Lithuanian politician and magnate * Janusz Kochanowski (born 1940), Polish lawyer and diplomat * Janusz Kołodziej (politician) (born 1959), Polish politician * Janusz Korwin-Mikke (born 1942), Polish conservative liberal political commentator and politician * Janusz Krasoń (born 1956), Polish politician * Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 1954), Polish scientist and writer * Janusz Lewandowski (born 1951), Polish economist and politician * Janusz Maksymiuk (born 1947), Polish politician *

Janusz Onyszkiewicz Janusz Adam Onyszkiewicz (, born 18 December 1937) is a Polish mathematician, alpinist, politicianEuropa Publications, "The International Who's Who 2004", Routledge, 2003pg. 1258/ref> and was a vice-president of the European Parliament's Foreign ...

(born 1937), Polish mathematician, alpinist and politician * Janusz Ostrogski (1554–1620), Polish-Lithuanian noble * Janusz Palikot (born 1964), Polish politician, activist and businessman * Janusz Pałubicki (born 1948), Polish politician and activist *

Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620) Janusz Radziwiłł ( lt, Jonušas Radvila; 2 July 1579 – 3 December 1620) was a noble and magnate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the deputy cup-bearer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1599, the castellan of Vilnius since ...

, Polish nobleman *

Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–1655) Prince Janusz Radziwiłł, also known as Janusz the Second or Janusz the Younger ( lt, Jonušas Radvila, 2 December 1612 – 31 December 1655) was a noble and magnate in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Throughout his life he occupied a num ...

, Polish-Lithuanian noble and magnate *

Janusz Radziwiłł (1880–1967) Prince Janusz Franciszek Radziwiłł (3 September 1880 – 4 October 1967) was a Polish nobleman and politician. Early life Prince Radziwiłł was born on 3 September 1880 in Berlin in the then German Empire. He was the son of Prince Ferdyna ...

, Polish nobleman and politician * Janusz Reiter (born 1952), Polish diplomat *

Janusz Śniadek Janusz Józef Śniadek (; born 26 May 1955 in Sopot) is a Polish labor and political leader who was Chairman of Solidarity in the years 2002-2010. He studied in the department of shipbuilding of the Gdańsk University of Technology from 1975, an ...

(born 1955), Polish politician *

Janusz Suchywilk Janusz Suchywilk of Grzymala Coat of Arms (c. 1310 – 5 April 1382) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic), relative of Jarosław z Bogorii i Skotnik. Janusz became Chancellor of the Polish Kingdom and Archbishop of Gniezno in 1374. From 1357 un ...

(c. 1310 – 1382), Polish nobleman *

Janusz Tazbir Janusz Tazbir (August 5, 1927 – May 3, 2016 ) was a Polish historian, specializing in the culture and religion of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries. He was the Polish-side Chairman of German-Polish Textbook Commission from 1991 to 1997. C ...

(born 1927), Polish historian * Janusz Tomaszewski (born 1956), Polish politician * Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnate and politician *

Janusz Wiśniowiecki Prince Janusz Wiśniowiecki (1598–1636) was Polish nobleman, ''koniuszy wielki koronny'' (i.e. ''High Royal Equerry'') from 1633, starost of Krzemieniec. In 1631 after the death of Jerzy Zbaraski inherited Puławy. Marriage and issue Janusz ...

, starost of Krzemieniec * Janusz Wojciechowski (born 1954), Polish politician *

Janusz Zabłocki Janusz Zbigniew Zabłocki (18 February 1926 – 13 March 2014) was a Polish politician, journalist, Catholic activist, lawyer, soldier of Armia Krajowa. Life He was born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. He studied law at the Jagiellonian University The ...

(born 1926), Polish politician, publicist, Catholic activist, lawyer and soldier of Armia Krajowa *

Janusz Zemke Janusz Władysław Zemke (pronounced ; born 24 February 1949, Kowalewo Pomorskie) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 33,672 votes in 4 Bydgoszcz district as a candidate from the Democratic Left Allia ...

(born 1949), Polish politician *

Janusz Ziółkowski Janusz Aleksander Ziółkowski (6 April 1924, in Sosnowiec – 5 April 2000) was a Polish sociologist and politician. He was a professor of sociology at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, and briefly (in 1981) its rector. He was a Sol ...

(1924–2000), Polish sociologist and politician

Sports

Janusz Brzozowski (handballer) Janusz Brzozowski (born 29 June 1951) is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye O ...

(born 1951), Polish handball player * Janusz Centka, Polish glider pilot *

Janusz Dziedzic Janusz Dziedzic (born 17 August 1980) is a Polish former football striker. Career Club In July 2011, he joined Olimpia Grudziądz.Janusz Gol Janusz Gol (born 11 November 1985) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I liga club Arka Gdynia. Career Club Having begun his playing career with local side Polonia Świdnica, Gol moved to GKS Bełchatów ...

(born 1985), Polish football midfielder *

Janusz Gortat Janusz Kazimierz Gortat (born November 5, 1948) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight ...

(born 1948), Polish boxer *

Janusz Jojko Janusz Andrzej Jojko (born 20 April 1960, in Chorzów) is a Polish football coach and former professional footballer who played for Ruch Chorzów, GKS Katowice and KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski in the Polish Ekstraklasa. He is currently the go ...

(born 1960), Polish footballer *

Janusz Karweta Janusz Karweta (born March 20, 1988 in Oświęcim, Poland) is a Polish former competitive pair skater. He competed with Krystyna Klimczak. They are the 2007 Polish national silver medalists. They have competed internationally on the junior leve ...

(born 1988), Polish pair skater * Janusz Kołodziej (speedway rider) (born 1984), Polish speedway rider * Janusz Kupcewicz (born 1955), Polish football player * Janusz Krawczyk, Polish luger *

Janusz Krężelok Janusz Adam Krężelok (born 18 December 1974 in Istebna) is a Polish cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a seventh in the individual sprint in 2005 while his bes ...

(born 1974), Polish cross country skier *

Janusz Kudyba Janusz Kudyba (born 12 July 1961) is a Polish football striker. He is currently a member of the board at Miedź Legnica Miedź Legnica is a Polish professional football club, based in Legnica, Poland, that competes in the Polish Ekstraklasa. ...

(born 1961), Polish football striker *

Janusz Kulig Janusz Kulig (19 October 1969 in Łapanów near Kraków – 13 February 2004 in Rzezawa near Bochnia, Poland) was a Polish rally driver. He started his career behind the wheel of a Polski Fiat 126p and during his early years in rally he also dro ...

(1969–2004), Polish rally driver *

Janusz Kusociński Janusz Tadeusz Kusociński (15 January 1907 – 21 June 1940) was a Polish athlete, winner in the 10,000 meters event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Warsaw into the family of a railroad worker, Janusz Kusociński, or ''Ku ...

(1907–1940), Polish athlete *

Janusz Michallik Janusz Michallik (born April 22, 1966 in Chorzów, Poland) is a Polish-American retired soccer defender, current soccer coach and television sports commentator. Youth Michallik moved to the United States with his father Krystian, a former Po ...

(born 1966), Polish-born retired soccer defender and current coach * Janusz Patrzykont (1912–1982), Polish basketball player *

Janusz Pyciak-Peciak Janusz Gerard Pyciak-Peciak (born 9 February 1949) is a Polish modern pentathlete, Olympic champion and several times world champion. Olympics Pyciak-Peciak competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Four years later at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Mo ...

(born 1949), Polish modern pentathlete *

Janusz Sidło Janusz Jan Sidło (19 June 1933 – 2 August 1993) was a Polish javelin thrower. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics and finished in 18th, 2nd, 8th, 4th and 7th place, respectively. He was awarded the Officer's Cross of ...

(1933–1993), Polish javelin thrower * Janusz Ślązak (1907–1985), Polish rower *

Janusz Sybis Janusz Sybis (born 10 October 1952) is a Polish football striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goal ...

(born 1952), Polish football striker *

Janusz Trzepizur Janusz Roman Trzepizur (born 21 May 1959 in Namysłów) is a retired high jumper from Poland. He won a silver medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships and the 1982 European Championships, both times finishing behind Dietmar Mögenburg ...

(born 1959), Polish high jumper * Janusz Turowski (born 1961), Polish football coach and former player *

(born 1953), Polish ski jumper *

Janusz Wojnarowicz Janusz Wojnarowicz (born 14 April 1980 in Tychy) is former Polish judoka and an american football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by t ...

(born 1980), Polish judoka *

Janusz Wolański Janusz Wolański (born 13 July 1979 in Pilzno) is a Polish midfielder who most recently played for Wisłok Wiśniowa.

(born 1979), Polish football midfielder

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