János is a masculine Hungarian

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. It originates from the

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Johanan Yohanan ('), sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of ('), meaning " YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple arou ...

and is thus a variant of the English name

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People

Notable people with the name include: * János Aczél (mathematician) (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 Scienc ...

(1913–2002), Hungarian zoologist, ecologist, and professor * János Balogh (chess player) (1892–1980), Hungarian–Romanian chess master * János Balogh (footballer) (born 1982), Hungarian football goalkeeper *

Janos Bardi Janos Bardi (1923 in Budapest – 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 newspapers. He ...

(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 Hu ...

(1763–1845), Hungarian poet *

János Bédl János Bédl (10 September 1929 – 9 December 1987) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Managerial career In 1967, Bédl managed the Pittsburgh Phantoms of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1968, the NSPL merged with the U ...

(1929–1987), Hungarian football manager *

János Bencze (basketball) János Bencze (12 October 1934 – 31 July 2014) was a Hungarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), ...

(1934–2014), Hungarian basketball player *

János Bergou János Bergou (born 22 March 1947) is a Hungarian physicist and academic who is currently a professor at Hunter College in New York. In 2009, he was awarded the status of Fellow in the American Physical Society, after they were nominated by their ...

(born 1947), Hungarian physicist and academic *

János Beszteri-Balogh János Beszteri-Balogh (9 August 1938 – 22 January 2024) was a Hungarian ice hockey player. He played for the Hungary national team at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and ...

(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 Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Hungarian Romani people, Romani violinist. He is one of the founders of Romani academic music and the musical genre verbunkos. By the m ...

(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 bes ...

(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 the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an internationa ...

(born 1932), Hungarian modern pentathlete * János Bogár (born 1964), Hungarian ultramarathon runner * János Bognár (1914–2004), Hungarian cyclist * János Bókai (1822–1884), Hungarian professor, pediatrician, and children's hospital director * János Boldóczki (1912–1988), Hungarian politician * János Bolyai (1802–1860), Hungarian mathematician * János Borsó (born 1953), Hungarian international football player * János Börzsei (1921–2007), former Hungarian footballer * János Brenner (1931–1957), Hungarian Roman Catholic priest * János Bud (1880–1950), Hungarian politician * János Csák (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 (1535-1593), Hungarian magnate * János Csík (born 1946), Hungarian handball player and handball coach * János Czetz (1822–1904), prominent Hungarian freedom fighter * János Dalmati (1942–2020), Hungarian racewalker * Janos Delacruz (born 1985), Filipino painter, illustrator, etcher, and printmaker *

János Derzsi János Derzsi (born 20 April 1954 in Nyírábrány) is a Hungarian actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1979. He is probably best known for his collaborations with director Béla Tarr, having appeared in six of Tarr's films betwee ...

(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 János Drapál (3 February 1948 – 11 August 1985) was a Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer from Budapest. He had little chance to race in the Grand Prix world championships during the Cold War, but sti ...

(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 – 29 September 1989) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. During his club career he played for Vasas SC. At international level, he earned 33 caps and scored 20 goals for the Hungary natio ...

(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) (born 1955), Hungarian diplomat *

Janos Prohaska Janos Prohaska (born János Prohászka; October 10, 1919 – March 13, 1974) was a Hungarian-born American actor and stunt performer. He appeared on American television from the 1960s and usually played the roles of animals (mostly bears and gori ...

(1919–1974), actor and stuntman * János Rácz (1941–2023), Hungarian basketball player * Janos Ruthaly (1875–1963), American light heavyweight boxing champion, better known as "Jack Root" * János 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 conside ...

(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'' * Háry János, protaganist of Kodaly's opera Háry János (the given name, Janos, comes after the surname) *

, Blackhawk in the DC Comics universe * Janos Rukh, a character in the 1936 film The Invisible Ray * Janos Skorzeny, a vampire in the 1972 television film '' The Night Stalker'' * Janos Skorzeny, a werewolf in the 1987–1988 television series ''

Werewolf In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek ), is an individual who can shapeshifting, shapeshift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a Shapeshifting, therianthropic Hybrid beasts in folklore, hybrid wol ...

'' * Janos Slynt, Commander of the City Watch in George Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire''

References

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