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 János Adorján (October 30, 1938 in Budapest – December 15, 1995 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () a ...

(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 Janos Bardi (born 1923 in Budapest, d. 1990 in Hamburg) was a journalist and writer. He worked as a journalist until after World War II, when the Authoritarianism, authoritarian government then in power no longer allowed him to write for newspaper ...

(1923–1990) *

János Bartl János Bartl (1878–1958), a descendant of a German craftsman family which had emigrated to Hungary, was one of the most important magic supply dealers of the pre-war era. Biography His parents called him Johann, but on his Hungarian birth cert ...

(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 Hunga ...

(1763–1845), Hungarian poet *

János Bédl Janos Bedl (born 10 September 1929 - 9 December 1987) was a Hungary, Hungarian football manager. In 1967, he managed the Pittsburgh Phantoms (NPSL), Pittsburgh Phantoms of the National Professional Soccer League (1967), National Professional S ...

(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 The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games ...

(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 Bethlen ...

(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" w ...

(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 The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. T ...

(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 Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in ...

(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 János Borsó (born 18 April 1953) is a retired Hungary, Hungarian international Association football, football player. Club career János Borsó was one of the most influential players of MTK Budapest in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He i ...

(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 Noble János Bud de BudfalvaAlexandru FILIPAȘCU, ''Enciclopedia familiilor nobile maramureșene de origine română/ The encyclopedia of noble families of a romanian origin in Maramureș county'', by Ion and Livia Piso, Ed. Eikon, 2015, p.150-1 ...

(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 János Csank (born 27 October 1946, in Ózd, Hungary) is a former Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and football manager. Club coaching career Csank won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, National Championship twice, at first in 1994 with ...

(born 1946), former goalkeeper and football manager *

János Cserni János Cserni (born Budapest, 1971) is a Hungarian judge and journalist, the founding member of Galamus, a left-wing Hungarian online newspaper. Cserni holds degrees of both journalism and law. Work Cserni's judgements first gained media attent ...

(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 János Czetz (June 8, 1822 – September 6, 1904) was a prominent Hungarian freedom fighter of Armenian and Hungarian- Székely origin, a military commander during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and the organizer of Argentina's first national m ...

(1822–1904), prominent Hungarian freedom fighter * János Dalmati (born 1942), Hungarian racewalker * Janos Delacruz (born 1985), Filipino painter, illustrator, etcher, and printmaker *

János Derzsi János Derzsi (born 20 April 1954 in Nyírábrány Nyírábrány is a large village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population typically ...

(born 1954), Hungarian actor * János Dévai (1940–2006), Hungarian cyclist *

János Donát János Donát (born as Johann Daniel Donat; December 22, 1744 – May 11, 1830) was a German people, German-born Hungary, Hungarian Painting, painter. Life Early life János Donát was born as ''Johann Daniel Donat'' in Neuzelle, Brandenburg, P ...

(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 János Dzvonyár (born 28 March 1961) is a Hungarian swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. References 1961 births Living people Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Hungary Swimmers at the 1980 Su ...

(born 1961), Hungarian swimmer *

János Eilingsfeld János Eilingsfeld (born February 5, 1991) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Atomerőmű SE and the Hungary national basketball team, Hungarian national team. He participated at the EuroBasket 2017. References

1991 births ...

(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 János Fuzik (10 October 1957 – 7 September 2022) was a Hungarian journalist and politician. A member of the , he served as of Slovaks in Hungary in the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislat ...

(1957–2022), Hungarian journalist and politician *

János Garay (fencer) János Garay (23 February 1889 – 21 April 1945) was a Jewish Hungarian fencer, and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s. Personal Garay had two children: Jànos, a water polo player and Mària, a swimmer. He was al ...

(1889–1945), Hungarian Olympic champion saber fencer *

Janos Mohoss Janos Mohoss (21 June 1936 – 12 December 2020) was a Swiss fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Mohoss died from COVID-19 on 12 December 2020, in Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the c ...

(1936–2020), Swiss fencer *

János Murányi János Murányi (born January 13, 1944 in Mezőkövesd, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) is a retired male discus thrower from Hungary. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he ended up in 12th place in the overal ...

(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 Janos Spiegel (1876-1956) was a Hungarian violin maker. He was born in Sopron, Hungary in 1876 and died in Budapest in 1956. Spiegel worked for W.J Schunda from 1896 to 1896 and worked for R.Lumman from 1896 to 1900. He made several types of strin ...

(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 János Uzsoki (born 9 September 1972) is a retired Hungary, Hungarian long jumper. He was born in Mezőtúr. He competed at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump, 1994 European Championships and the Athletics at the 1996 ...

(born 1972), Hungarian long jumper

Characters

Janos Audron ''Legacy of Kain'' is a series of dark fantasy action-adventure video games primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics and formerly published by Eidos Interactive, then Square Enix Europe after 2009. The first title, '' Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain' ...

, 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 or ...

'' *

Janos Slynt George R. R. Martin's '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others bey ...

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