János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

Places

Janos Municipality Janos is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the extreme northwest of Chihuahua, on the border with the state of Sonora and the U.S. states of Arizona & New Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total populat ...

, a municipality of Chihuahua **

Janos, Chihuahua Janos is a town located in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of government for the surrounding Janos Municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the town of Janos had a population of 2,738. Janos was possibl ...

, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos Trail, trade route from New Mexico to Janos

People

* James Janos (born 1951), legal birth name of Jesse Ventura *

János Aczél (mathematician) János Dezső Aczél (; 26 December 1924 – 1 January 2020), also known as John Aczel, was a Hungarian-Canadian mathematician, who specialized in functional equations and information theory. Professional career Aczél earned a doctorate in ...

(1924–2020), Hungarian-Canadian mathematician * János Adorján (1938–1995), former Hungarian handball player * János Aknai (1908–1992), Hungarian footballer *

János Arany János Arany (; archaic English: John Arany; 2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian poet, writer, translator and journalist. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 102 ballads that have been transl ...

(1817–1882), Hungarian writer, poet *

János Balogh (biologist) János Balogh (19 February 1913, Lonka, Austro-Hungarian Empire – 15 August 2002, Budapest) was a Hungarian zoologist, ecologist, and professor, a recipient of the Kossuth and Széchenyi Prizes, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ...

(1913–2002), Hungarian zoologist, ecologist, and professor *

János Balogh (chess player) János Balogh (10 September 1892, Kézdivásárhely, now Târgu Secuiesc – 12 September 1980, Budapest) was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master. He was a Romanian Champion in 1930. Balogh played for Romania in Chess Olympiads: * In 2nd uno ...

(1892–1980), Hungarian–Romanian chess master * János Balogh (footballer) (born 1982), Hungarian football goalkeeper * Janos Bardi (1923–1990) * János Bartl (1878–1958), magic supply dealer *

János Batsányi János Batsányi (9 May 1763 in Tapolca – 12 May 1845 in Linz) was a Hungarian poet. In 1785, he published his first work, a patriotic poem, "The Valour of the Magyars". In the same year he obtained a job as clerk in the treasury of the Hung ...

(1763–1845), Hungarian poet * János Bédl (1929–1987), Hungarian football manager * János Bencze (basketball) (1934–2014), Hungarian basketball player * János Bergou (born 1947), Hungarian physicist and academic *

János Beszteri-Balogh János Beszteri-Balogh (born August 9, 1938) is a former Hungarian ice hockey player. He played for the Hungary men's national ice hockey team at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Austro-Bavarian ) is t ...

(born 1938), former Hungarian ice hockey player *

János Bethlen János Bethlen de Bethlen (1613 – 13 February 1678)Markó 2006, p. 102. was a Hungarian noble in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1659 to 1678. Life János was the only son of Farkas Bethle ...

(1613–1678), Chancellor of Transylvania *

János Bihari János Bihari (21 October 1764 – 26 April 1827) was an influential Hungarian Romani violinist. He is one of the founders of Romani academic music and the musical genre verbunkos. By the middle of the nineteenth century, "Gypsy music" ...

(1764–1827), Hungarian Romani violinist *

János Biri János Biri (21 July 1901 – 29 March 1983) was a Hungarian footballer and coach. Biri played as a goalkeeper for a number of clubs, most notably Padova and MTK Budapest FC, also representing Hungary in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He is best kn ...

(1901–1983), Hungarian footballer and coach *

János Bódi János Bódi (born 10 July 1932) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbo ...

(born 1932), Hungarian modern pentathlete *

János Bogár János Bogár (born July 26, 1964, in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian ultramarathon runner. Ultramarathon career highlights Bogár has set and held national records in nearly all Hungarian ultramarathon events in which he has competed. H ...

(born 1964), Hungarian ultramarathon runner *

János Bognár János Bognár (24 April 1914 – 8 March 2004) was a Hungarian cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), official ...

(1914–2004), Hungarian cyclist *

János Bókai János Bókai (1822–1884, full name in Hungarian Idősebb Bókai János) was a Hungarian University professor,Benedek 1983:107 pediatrician and the director of a children's hospital in Budapest. He also pioneered rhino-laryngology and the develop ...

(1822–1884), Hungarian professor, pediatrician, and children's hospital director *

János Boldóczki János Boldóczki (according to other sources ''János Boldoczki''; 22 August 1912 – 23 December 1988) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1953 and 1956. He was member of the Hungarian Communist Party ...

(1912–1988), Hungarian politician *

János Bolyai János Bolyai (; 15 December 1802 – 27 January 1860) or Johann Bolyai, was a Hungarian mathematician, who developed absolute geometry—a geometry that includes both Euclidean geometry and hyperbolic geometry. The discovery of a consisten ...

(1802–1860), Hungarian mathematician * János Borsó (born 1953), Hungarian international football player *

János Börzsei János Börzsei (9 October 1921 – 30 August 2007) was a former Hungarian footballer. He won a gold medal with the Hungarian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, but he did not play in any matches. Honours ;MTK Budap ...

(1921–2007), former Hungarian footballer *

János Brenner János (Anasztáz) Brenner (; 17 December 1931 – 15 December 1957) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic priest and professed member of the Cistercian Order. Brenner studied for the priesthood during a period of communist persecution of religious ...

(1931–1957), Hungarian Roman Catholic priest * János Bud (1880–1950), Hungarian politician *

János Csák János Csák (born 15 October 1962) is a Hungarian corporate leader, honorary professor of management, who has been the Minister of Culture and Innovation since 24 May 2022. Formerly, he served as Ambassador of Hungary to the United Kingdom betwe ...

(born 1962), Hungarian corporate leader and ambassador * János Csank (born 1946), former goalkeeper and football manager * János Cserni (born 1971), Hungarian judge and journalist *

János Cseszneky Count János Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (ca. 1535-1593) was a Hungarian magnate, member of the Cseszneky family. János Cseszneky was mentioned as one of the neighbour nobles in a charter that installed Palatine Tamás Nádasdy and Orso ...

(1535-1593), Hungarian magnate *

János Csík János Csík (born 20 December 1946 in Orosháza) is a former Hungarian handball player and handball coach. In 1972 he was part of the Hungarian team which finished eighth in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially ...

(born 1946), Hungarian handball player and handball coach * János Czetz (1822–1904), prominent Hungarian freedom fighter * János Dalmati (born 1942), Hungarian racewalker * Janos Delacruz (born 1985), Filipino painter, illustrator, etcher, and printmaker * János Derzsi (born 1954), Hungarian actor * János Dévai (1940–2006), Hungarian cyclist * János Donát (1744–1830), German-born Hungarian painter * János Dosztály (1920–1998), Hungarian sports shooter * János Drágffy (?-1526), Judge Royal of the Kingdom of Hungary * János Drapál (1948–1985), Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Budapest * János Dudás (1911–1979), Hungarian football midfielder * János Dzvonyár (born 1961), Hungarian swimmer * János Eilingsfeld (born 1991), Hungarian basketball player * János Erdei (1919–1997), Hungarian boxer *

János Farkas János Farkas (27 March 1942 in Budapest – 29 September 1989 in Budapest) was a Hungarian footballer. During his club career he played for Vasas SC. He earned 33 caps and scored 20 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1961 ...

(1741–1788), Hungarian jurist, lawyer and landowner *

(1774–1847), Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, vice-ispán * János Farkas (footballer, born 1984), Hungarian football player * János Fuzik (1957–2022), Hungarian journalist and politician * János Garay (fencer) (1889–1945), Hungarian Olympic champion saber fencer * Janos Mohoss (1936–2020), Swiss fencer * János Murányi (born 1944), Hungarian discus thrower * János Neumann (John von Neumann) (1903–1957), Hungarian born American mathematician, computer scientist *

Janos Pasztor (diplomat) Janos Pasztor (born 1955) is a Hungarian diplomat. His current role is Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and Executive Director of thCarnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative He was Assistant Se ...

(born 1955), Hungarian diplomat * Janos Ruthaly (1875–1963), American light heavyweight boxing champion, better known as "Jack Root" *

János Scholz János Scholz (December 20, 1903 – June 3, 1993) was a Hungarian-born American cellist and art collector. Early life Scholz was born in 1903 in Sopron, Hungary. He graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Career Scholz ...

(1903–1993), Hungarian-born American cellist and art collector * Janos Spiegel (1876–1956), Hungarian violin maker *

János Starker János Starker (; ; July 5, 1924 – April 28, 2013) was a Hungarian-American cellist. From 1958 until his death, he taught at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he held the title of Distinguished Professor. Starker is consider ...

(1924–2013), Hungarian-American cellist * Janos Sztipanovits (born 1946), electrical engineer and computer scientist * János Uzsoki (born 1972), Hungarian long jumper

Characters

* Janos Audron, introduced in the 1996 game ''Blood Omen'' * Janos Skorzeny, a vampire in the 1972 television film '' The Night Stalker'' * Janos Skorzeny, a werewolf in the 1987-88 television series ''

Werewolf In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (; ; uk, Вовкулака, Vovkulaka), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely ...

'' * Janos Slynt, Commander of the City Watch in George Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' {{disambiguation, geo Hungarian masculine given names