Boeyens
Boeyens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens, birth name of Pope Adrian VI * Jan C. A. Boeyens (1934–2015), South African chemist and educator See also * Beyens * Boelens * Boyens Boyens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Boyens (born 1983), New Zealand footballer * Philippa Boyens Philippa Jane Boyens (born 1962) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer who co-wrote the screenpla ...

Pope Adrian VI
Pope Adrian VI ( la, Hadrianus VI; it, Adriano VI; nl, Adrianus/Adriaan VI), born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens (2 March 1459 – 14 September 1523), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his death on 14 September 1523. The only Dutchman to become pope, he was the last non-Italian pope until the Polish John Paul II 455 years later. Born in the Episcopal principality of Utrecht, Adrian studied at the University of Leuven in the Low Countries, where he rose to the position of professor of theology, also serving as its rector (the equivalent of president or vice-chancellor). In 1507, he became the tutor of the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who later trusted him as both his emissary and his regent. In 1516, Charles, now King of Castile and Aragon, appointed Adrian bishop of Tortosa, Spain, and soon thereafter Grand Inquisitor of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. Pope Leo X made him a cardinal in 1517 and after Le ...
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Boelens
Boelens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Larry Boelens (1942–1988), American television lighting consultant, electrician, gaffer, and photographer *Mischa Boelens (born 1995), Curaçao footballer * Boelens Loen, patrician family of Amsterdam, Dutch Republic See also *Boelen *Boeyens Boeyens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens, birth name of Pope Adrian VI * Jan C. A. Boeyens (1934–2015), South African chemist and educator See also * Beyens * Boelens * Boyens Boyens is a sur ...

Jan C
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * '' Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mi ...
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Beyens
Beyens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Beyens de Grambais, Dutch-Belgian nobility * Beyens (Belgian family), Belgian nobility * Beyens (Spanish family), Spanish merchant family in Cadiz * Kristof Beyens (born 1983), Belgian sprinter See also * Boyens Boyens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Boyens (born 1983), New Zealand footballer * Philippa Boyens Philippa Jane Boyens (born 1962) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer who co-wrote the screenpla ...