Janz Explained

Janz is a given name and a surname. It may refer to:

People

Source:^[1]

Given name

• Janž Tulščak (? – c. 1594), first name also spelled Ivan, Hans, last name also spelled Tulschak, Tulszhak, a.k.a. Feistenberger or Scherer), Slovene Protestant preacher and writer
• Jan Janz Slop, or Jan Slob (1643–1727), Dutch Golden Age painter
• Geoff Jansz or Jeff Janz (born 1958), Sri Lankan-born Australian chef and television presenter

Surname

• Alicia Janz (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
• B. B. Janz (1877–1964), minister of the Mennonite Brethren Church
• Helmut Janz (1934-2000), German track and field athlete
• Josie Janz-Dawson (born 1988), Australian netball player
• Karin Büttner-Janz (born 1952), East German medical doctor and athlete who won world and Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics for East Germany
• Paul Janz (born 1951), Canadian theologian, formerly a singer-songwriter of pop rock music in the mainstream and in contemporary Christian music
• Robert Janz (born 1932), American artist
• Thiele Janz (born 1957) Mathematician (QUE corporation)

Places

• Šentjanž (disambiguation), a number of municipalities in Slovenia

Other

• Janz, a German firearms manufacturer

See also

• Jansz or Janszoon, a number of persons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raimund Janz - The Mathematics Genealogy Project . 2022-11-30 . www.mathgenealogy.org.