Janko is a name that derives from a diminutive form of the name '' Jan'' (Slavic languages), '' Janez'' (Slovenian), ''

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Yakov Yakov (alternative spellings: Jakov or Iakov, cyrl, Яков) is a Russian or Hebrew variant of the given names Jacob (name), Jacob and James (name), James. People also give the nickname Yasha ( cyrl, Яша) or Yashka ( cyrl, Яшка) used for Ya ...

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Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

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Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Y ...

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Janko Benša Janko Benša (born 28 June 1977) is a Serbians, Serbian retired long-distance running, distance runner. He was the men's winner of the 2000 Austin Marathon. He competed internationally for Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia during the 1990s. Runni ...

(born 1977), Serbian distance runner *

Janko Bobetko Janko Bobetko (10 January 1919 – 29 April 2003) was a Croatian general who had participated in World War II and later in the Croatian War of Independence. He was one of the founding members of 1st Sisak Partisan Detachment, the first anti- ...

(1919–2003), Croatian general *

Janko Brašić Janko Brašić ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Брашић; Oparić, January 1, 1906 – June 15, 1994) was a Serbian painter. He is considered to be one of the foremost contributors to the naïve art genre, with a worldwide reputation. Biography Bra ...

(1906–1994), Serbian naïve painter *

Janko Drašković Janko Drašković (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Draskovich János''; 20 October 1770 – 14 January 1856) was a Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatian politician who is associated with the beginnings of the Illyrian movement, a 19th-centur ...

(1770–1856), Croatian politician * Janko Dreyer (born 1994), South African cricketer *

Janko Gagić Janko Gagić ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Гагић; died 4 February 1804) was a Serbian hajduk leader (''buljubaša'') He was killed during the '' Slaughter of the Knezes'', the incident that sparked the Serbian Revolution, ultimately leading to Serbi ...

(died 1804), Serbian hajduk leader *

Janko Gojković Janko Gojković (born April 14, 1973) is a Bosnian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is a three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, and 2000), and a member of the Bosnian swimming team since the breakup of SFR Yu ...

(born 1973), Bosnian swimmer *

Janko Gredelj Janko Gredelj (28 March 1916 – 23 December 1941) was a Yugoslav communist and one of the organizers of the antifascist struggle in Zagreb in 1941. He was born in Zagreb in 1916. After finishing public school, he went on railway school. He also g ...

(1916–1941), Yugoslav communist *

Janko Halkozović Janko Halkozović was a Serbian painter from Old Serbia, modern-day North Macedonia. His art, like Hristofor Žefarović's, developed in the tradition of Serbian southern regions. He became a renowned artist when he moved to Vojvodina in the nort ...

(fl. 1757), Serbian painter * Janko Janša (1900–?), Slovenian cross-country skier *

Janko Jesenský Baron Ján Jesenský (30 December 1874 in Tučiansky Svätý Martin (), Kingdom of Hungary (present day Martin, Slovakia) – 27 December 1945 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak lower nobleman of the House of Jeszenszky, poet, prose ...

(1874–1945), Slovak lower nobleman and member of the Slovak national movement *

Janko Kamauf Janko Kamauf (1801–1874) was the last city magistrate of Gradec and the first mayor of Zagreb, the current capital of Croatia. He saw the unification of Gradec, Kaptol and several surrounding villages into Zagreb by ban Josip Jelačić in 1 ...

(1801–1874), city magistrate of Gradec and mayor of Zagreb, Croatia *

Janko Kersnik Janko Kersnik (4 September 1852 – 28 July 1897) was a writer and politician from Austria-Hungary who was an ethnic Slovenes, Slovene. Together with Josip Jurčič, he is considered the most important representative of literary realism in the ...

(1852–1897), Slovene writer and politician * Janko Kobentar (born 1940), Slovenian cross-country skier *

Janko Konstantinov Janko Konstantinov (; 18 January 1926 in Bitola, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 2010) is a Macedonian architect and artist. Education and career Janko Konstantinov studied at Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade Belgrade is t ...

(1926–2010), Macedonian architect and artist *

Janko Kos Janko Kos (born 9 March 1931) is a Slovenian literary historian, theoretician, and critic. Early life He was born in Ljubljana in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as the son of the painter and sculptor Tine Kos. His father was a liberal ...

(born 1931), Slovenian literary historian *

Janko Lavrin Janko Lavrin (10 February 1887 – 13 August 1986) was a Slovene novelist, poet, critic, translator, and historian. He was Professor Andrej Jelenc DiCaprio of Slavonic Studies at the University of Nottingham. An enthusiast for psycho-analysis, h ...

(1887–1986), Slovene novelist, poet, critic, translator, and historian *

Janko Leskovar Janko Leskovar (12 December 1861 – 4 February 1949) was a Croatian novelist. His literary form was marked with the novella ''Misao na vječnost''. Biography Leskovar was born in Valentinovo to a noble family. His grandfather was a blacksmith. ...

(1861–1949), Croatian novelist *

Janko Lukovski Janko Lukovski (; 7 April 1946 – 6 November 2023) was a Macedonian professional basketball player and coach who played for Rabotnički and MZT Skopje. Lukovski died in Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for ...

(1946–2023), Macedonian basketball player and coach *

Janko Mavrović Janko Mavrović (born 24 October 1977) is a former Croatian team handball player who started out in left wing position and was later switched to centre back position. He played for his local hometown clubs RK Kvarner, RK Pećine, RK Zamet, R ...

(born 1977), Croatian team handball player *

Janko Mežik Janko Mežik (23 September 1921 – 7 March 1998) was a Slovenian ski jumper. He competed in the individual event at the 1948 Winter Olympics. References External links * 1921 births 1998 deaths Slovenian male ski jumpers Olym ...

(1921–1998), Slovenian ski jumper *

Janko Mihailović Moler Janko Mihailović Moler (in Cyrillic Serbian: Јанко Михаиловић Молер; Negrišori, Ottoman Empire, 1792 - Negrišori, Principality of Serbia, 1853) was a Serbian priest and artist. He was an icon and portrait painter. Biography ...

(1792–1853), Serbian priest and artist *

Janko Neuber Janko Neuber (born 25 June 1971) is a German former cross-country skier. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly k ...

(born 1971), German cross-country skier *

Janko Nilović Janko Nilović (born 20 May 1941) is a pianist, arranger and composer of Montenegrin and Greek descent who was born in Turkey and has lived in France since 1960. He has published many works, most of them on library labels not available for sal ...

(born 1941), pianist, arranger, and composer *

Janko Orožen Janko Orožen (; 10 December 1891 – 30 September 1989)Šlebinger, Janko. 1935. "Orožen Janko." ''Slovenski biografski leksikon'', vol. 6: Mrkun–Peterlin. Ljubljana: Zadružna gospodarska banka. was a Slovene historian and schoolteacher. L ...

(1891–1989), Slovene historian and schoolteacher * Janko Pacar (born 1990), Swiss footballer * Janko Pleterski (1923–2018), Slovenian historian, politician, and diplomat *

Janko Popović Volarić Janko Popović Volarić (born 14 March 1980) is a Croatian actor. Filmography Television roles Movie roles References External links * 1980 births Living people 21st-century Croatian male actors Croatian male stage actors C ...

(born 1980), Croatian actor * Janko Premrl (1920–1943), Slovene Partisan *

Janko Prunk Janko Prunk () (born 30 December 1942) is a Slovenian historian of modern history. He has published articles and monographs on analytical politology, modern history, the genesis of modern political formations, and the history of social and politi ...

(born 1942), Slovenian historian *

Janko Sanković Janko Sanković, also known as Yanko Sanković (born 7 May 1942), is a Yugoslavian retired football goalkeeper who spent much of his career playing in Latin America. Career Born in Pula in 1942, Sanković played for FK Vojvodina in the 1960s and ...

(fl. 1963–1978), Yugoslavian football goalkeeper * Janko Simović (born 1986), Montenegrin footballer * Janko Smole (1921–2010), Slovenian politician *

Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarević ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Типсаревић, ; born 22 June 1984) is a Serbian tennis coach and former professional player. He is also a politician, serving as a member of the City Assembly of Belgrade since 21 June 2024. He is ...

(born 1984), Serbian tennis player *

Janko Tumbasević Janko Tumbasević (; born 14 January 1985) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian club Mladost Lučani. Club career Tumbasević made his senior debut with Zeta under manager Nikola Rakojević ...

(born 1985), Montenegrin footballer * Janko Veber (born 1960), Slovenian politician * Janko Veselinović (lawyer) (born 1965), Serbian academic and politician *

Janko Veselinović (writer) Janko Veselinović ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Веселиновић, ; 13 May 1862 – 26 June 1905) was a Serbian writer and novelist. Biography Janko Veselinović was born in Salaš Crnobarski on 1 May 1862 to a Serbian Orthodox family. He compl ...

(1862–1905), Serbian writer * Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinović (1920–2015), Croatian politician and diplomat *

Janko Vukotić Janko Vukotić ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Вукотић; 18 February 1866 – 4 February 1927) was a Montenegrin serdar, general in the armies of the Principality and Kingdom of Montenegro in the Balkan Wars and World War I. Biography Vukotić was b ...

(1866–1927), Montenegrin general *

Janko Vuković Janko Vuković, sometimes spelt Janko Vukovich or von Vukovich, also known as Janko Vuković de Podkapelski or Janko Vuković-Podkapelski (27 September 1871 – 1 November 1918) was a Croatian naval officer who served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy ...

(1871–1918), Croatian admiral *

Janko Vučinić Janko Vucinic (Serbian Cyrillic: Јанко Вучинић; 13 May 1966 – 25 October 2019) was a Montenegrin professional boxer, union leader and politician, member of the Parliament of Montenegro. He was the president of the Workers' Party (RP ...

(1966–2019), Montenegrin professional boxer and politician *

Janko Šimrak Janko Šimrak (29 May 1883 – 9 August 1946) was a Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was Apostolic Administrator from 1941 to 1942 and bishop from 1942 to 1946 of the Eastern Catholic Eparchy of Križevci. Life Born in Šimraki, near Samobo ...

(1883–1946), Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch * Janko Štefe (1923–?), Slovenian alpine skier

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* Anna Janko (born 1957), Polish poet, writer, columnist and literary critic * Eva Janko (born 1945), Austrian javelin thrower * Lubomír Janko (born 1955), Czech rower *

Marc Janko Marc Janko (born 25 June 1983) is an Austrian former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at Austrian Footb ...

(born 1983), Austrian footballer *

Paul von Jankó Paul von Jankó (2 June 1856 – 17 March 1919) was a Hungary, Hungarian pianist, engineer and Idist. He first studied mathematics and music in Vienna, where he was a pupil of H. Schmitt, J. Krenn and Anton Bruckner. He then moved to Berlin wher ...

, Hungarian inventor of the Jankó keyboard *

Richard Janko Richard Charles Murray Janko (born May 30, 1955) is an Anglo-American classical scholar and the Gerald F. Else Distinguished University Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan.

, British-American classicist * Saidy Janko (born 1995), Swiss footballer * Sepp Janko (1905–2001), Volksgruppenführer and SS Obersturmführer * Zvonimir Janko (1932–2022), Croatian mathematician

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