Janson (surname)

Janson is a surname, and may refer to:

Agnes Janson (1861–1947), Swedish mezzo-soprano singer
Aleksander Janson (1881–1939), Estonian politician
Alfred Janson (1937–2019), Norwegian pianist and composer
Andrew Janson (1935–2007), South African rugby union footballer
Anton Janson (1620–1687), Dutch printer and typographer after whom the font "Janson" is named
Astrid Janson (born 1947), Canadian set and costume designe
August Janson (1870–1925), Estonian politician
Bengan Janson (born 1963), Swedish accordionist
Beth Janson, Canadian film industry executive
Cassidy Janson (born 1980), British actress
Charles Auguste Marie Joseph, Comte de Forbin-Janson (1785–1844), French Bishop of Nancy and Toul, and founder of the Association of the Holy Childhood
Chris Janson (born 1986), American country music singer and songwriter
Ciara Janson (born 1987), English actress
David Janson (born 1950), English actor and theatre director, father of Ciara Janson
Dora Jane Janson (1916–2002), American art historian, collaborator of her husband H. W. Janson
Edward Mason Janson (1847–1880), British entomologist in Nicaragua, son of Edward Wesley Janson
Edward Wesley Janson (1822–1891), English entomologist
Ernest A. Janson (1878–1930), United States Marine
Gunnar Janson (1901–1983), Norwegian sculptor
Herman Didrich Janson (1757–1822), Norwegian shipper and businessman
Henrik Janson (born 1961), Swedish musician and record producer
Horst Janson (actor) (1935–2025), German film and television actor
H. W. Janson (1913–1982), American art historian
Jamie Janson (1975–2019), British aid worker
Jean-Baptiste Janson (1742–1803), French cellist and composer
Johannes Ludwig Janson (1849–1914), German veterinary scientist
Jonathan Janson (painter) (born 1950), American painter and art historian
Jonathan Janson (sailor) (1930–2015), British competitive sailor
Josephine Janson (born 1991), Swedish golfer
Karin Stahre-Janson (born 1956/7), Swedish cruise ship captain
Klaus Janson (born 1952), American comic book artist
Kristofer Janson (1841–1917), Norwegian poet, author and Unitarian clergyman
Lacy Janson (born 1983), American track and field athlete
Len Janson, American animated film director and writer
Lucas Janson (born 1994), Argentine footballer
Marc Janson (1930–2022), Belgian-French painter
Marie Janson (1873–1960), Belgian politician, sister of Paul-Émile Janson
Mette Janson (1934–2004), Norwegian journalist
Mihkel Janson (born 1888), Estonian politician
Nikolai Janson (1882–1938), Estonian revolutionary and Soviet politician
Nils Janson (born 1978), Swedish jazz trumpeter
Oliver Erichson Janson (1850–1925), English entomologist, son of Edward Wesley Janson
Oscar Janson (born 1975), Swedish pole vaulter
Paul Janson (1840–1913), Belgian politician, father of Paul-Émile Janson and Marie Janson
Paul-Émile Janson (1872–1944), Belgian politician, brother of Marie Janson
Pauline Janson (born 1957), British rower
Peter Janson (born 1940), Australian motor racing driver
Robert Janson (born 1965), Polish composer, singer and guitarist
Roland Janson (1939–2019), Swedish actor
Selmar Janson (1881–1960), German-American pianist and teacher
Svante Janson (born 1955), Swedish mathematician
Tore Janson (born 1936), Swedish linguist
Toussaint de Forbin-Janson (1631–1713), French cardinal
Uwe Janson (born 1959), German screenwriter, director and producer
Victor Janson (1884–1960), German actor and film director

Fictional characters

Paul Janson, the protagonist of The Janson Directive, a novel by Robert Ludlum
Wes Janson, an X-Wing pilot in Rogue Squadron in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe novels

Fictional characters

See also