Jansen (family name)

Jansen (see also synonymous Janssen ) is a family name .

Origin and meaning

Jansen is a patronymic educated surname meaning son of Jan .

Name bearer

A.

Adolf Jansen (1872–1942), German sculptor
Albert Jansen (businessman) (1903–1974), German entrepreneur
Albert Jansen (1936–2000), German football player
Alfred Jansen (* 1969), German photographer
Amund Grøndahl Jansen (* 1994), Norwegian cyclist
Anco Jansen (* 1989), Dutch soccer player
Andrea Jansen (* 1980), Swiss television presenter
Andreas Jansen (* 1972), German politician (Pirate Party) and dermatologist
Antje Jansen (* 1950), German politician (Die Linke)
Arne Jansen (* 1975), German jazz musician
Arne Jansen (singer) (1951-2007), Dutch pop singer
Arno Jansen (* 1938), German photographer, photographer and university lecturer
Arnold Jansen op de Haar (* 1962), Dutch poet and columnist

B.

Barend Coenraad Petrus Jansen (1884–1962), Dutch chemist
Bernd Jansen (* 1945), German photographer
Bernhard Jansen (Jesuit) (1877–1942), German Jesuit, theologian, philosophy historian and university professor
Bernhard Jansen (engineer) (1898–1958), German engineer and manager
Bernt Jansen (* 1949), German table tennis player
Björn Jansen (manager) (* 1958), German entrepreneur and manager
Björn Jansen (politician) (* 1977), German politician (SPD)
Brigitte ES Jansen (* 1953), German bioethicist

C.

Carl Jansen (journalist) (also Karl Jansen ;? –1931), German journalist
Carl Jansen (librarian) (1899–1970), German librarian
Christian Jansen (* 1956), German modern historian
Christiane Jansen (* 1929), German actress
Cisita Joity Jansen (* 1990), German badminton player of Indonesian origin
Claudia Jansen (* 1970), German soccer player
Cornelius Jansen (1585–1638), Dutch theologian

D.

Dan Jansen (* 1965), American speed skater
Daniela Jansen (* 1977), German political scientist and politician (SPD)
David Jansen (director) (* 1981), German director, animator, illustrator and screenwriter
David Jansen (* 1987), German soccer player
Dominik Jansen (* 1982), German soccer player
Dorothea Jansen (1956–2017), German sociologist

E.

Eckhard Jansen (* 1963), German cameraman
Ellen Jansen (* 1992), Dutch soccer player
Elmar Jansen (1931–2017), German art historian, author and editor
Emile Jansen (* 1959), Dutch film producer, director and actor
Eric Jansen (* 2000), German soccer player
Erich Jansen (1897–1968), German writer
Ernst Jansen (* 1945; Ernst Jansen Steur), Dutch neurologist
Ernst Jansen-Winkeln (1904–1992), German church artist

F.

F. Gustav Jansen ( Friedrich Gustav Jansen ; 1831–1910), German organist and musicologist
Farina Jansen (* 1981), German actress
Fasia Jansen (1929–1997), German songwriter and peace activist
Floor Jansen (* 1981), Dutch singer
Frank Jansen (* 1959), German journalist
Frans Jansen (* 1962), Dutch ornithologist and photographer
Franz Jansen (1903–1962), German pharmacist, art historian and museum director
Franz M. Jansen (1885–1958), German painter
Frederik J. Billeskov Jansen (1907–2002), Danish literary scholar
Friedrich Jansen (administrative officer) (1798–1861), German statistician and administrative officer
Friedrich Jansen (entrepreneur) (1813–1884), German textile entrepreneur and politician (National Liberal Party)
Friedrich Jansen (Meldorf) (1883–1945), German wine merchant and murder victim
Friedrich Gustav Jansen (1831–1910), German organist and musicologist, see F. Gustav Jansen
Friedrich Karl Daniel Jansen (1823-1894), German historian and teacher
Fritz Jansen (painter) (1892–1974), German painter
Fritz Jansen (psychologist) (* 1952), German psychologist and behavioral therapist

G

Gaite Jansen (* 1991), Dutch actress
Geert Jansen (athlete) (* 1942), Dutch long-distance runner
Geert Jansen (politician) (* 1946), Dutch politician
Gerhard Friedrich August Jansen (1791–1869), German ministerial official in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Gero Jansen (* 1990), German techno DJ, music producer and sound designer
Gerrit Jansen (* 1981), German actor
Gregor Jansen (* 1965), German art historian and curator
Günter Jansen (director) , German radio play director and speaker
Günter Jansen (soccer player) (1932–2019), German soccer goalkeeper
Günther Jansen (politician, 1831) (1831–1914), German politician, State Minister of Oldenburg
Günther Jansen (politician, 1936) (* 1936), German politician (SPD)
Gustav Jansen (manufacturer) (1898–1955), German paper manufacturer
Gustav Theodor Jansen (1829–1885), German lawyer

H

Hanna Jansen (* 1946), German author
Hans Jansen (theologian) (1931–2019), Dutch theologian
Hans Jansen (journalist) (1934 / 1935–2014), German cultural journalist
Hans Jansen (Arabist) (1942–2015), Dutch Arabist and Islamologist
Hans-Hermann Jansen (* 1960), German musician, educator and university lecturer
Hans J. Hansen (* 1946), German journalist, bookseller and publisher
Hans-Jürgen Jansen (* 1941), German soccer player
Heinrich Jansen (1876–1945), German landowner and politician
Heinz Jansen (librarian) (1885–1965), German librarian
Heinz Jansen (1940-2018), German politician (CDU)
Helga Jansen (1950–2010), German social economist and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
Helga Kämpf-Jansen (1939–2011), German art teacher
Herman Ludin Jansen (1905–1986), Norwegian theologian and historian of religion
Hermann Jansen (architect) (1869–1945), German architect
Hermann Jansen (photographer) (1877–1963), German photographer and publisher
Hermann Jansen (Vicar General) (1904 – after 1969), German Catholic priest
Hermann Jansen (politician) (1931-2020), German politician (SPD)

I.

Inge Jansen (missionary) (* 1935), German nun of the Medical Missionary Sisters
Inge Jansen (water diver) (* 1994), Dutch water diver

J

Jakob Jansen (1815-1892), German landowner
Jan Jansen (medic) (1898–1984), Norwegian medic
Jan Jansen (cyclist) ( Johannes Hendrikus Jansen ; * 1945), Dutch cyclist
Jan P. Jansen (1929–2014), Norwegian journalist and presenter
Jan Willem Jansen (organist) , Dutch organist
Jan Willem Jansen (basketball player) (* 1952), Dutch basketball player and coach
Janine Jansen (* 1978), Dutch violinist
Janus Billeskov Jansen (* 1951), Danish film editor
Jean Jansen (1825–1849), German revolutionary
Johan Jansen (* 1989), Dutch football player
Johann Ferdinand Jansen (1758–1834), German painter and local poet
Johannes Jansen (soccer player, 1956) (* 1956), German soccer player
Johannes Jansen (writer) (* 1966), German writer
Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen (1868–1936), Dutch clergyman, Archbishop of Utrecht
Jones Ralfy Jansen (* 1992), Indonesian badminton player
Josef Jansen (entrepreneur) (1894–1984), Swiss entrepreneur
Josef Jansen (diplomat) (1909–1966), German diplomat
Joseph Jansen (1829–1905), German painter
Jürgen Jansen (* 1960), German soccer referee

K

Karen Jansen (* 1971), German actress
Karl Jansen (1908–1961), German weightlifter
Karl Jansen-Winkeln (* 1955), German Egyptologist
Karlheinz Jansen (carnivalist) (1926–2017), German carnivalist and handcrafted speaker
Karlheinz Jansen (politician) (* 1943), German politician (CDU)
Katherine L. Jansen (* 1957), American historian
Kevin Jansen (* 1992), Dutch soccer player
Klaus Jansen (Abbot) (1922–2008), German-Austrian Abbot
Klaus Jansen (association official) (* 1955), German detective and trade unionist
Knud Jansen (1913–1982), Danish medic

L.

Laura Jansen (* 1977), American-Dutch pop singer
Leo Jansen (1934–2012), Dutch politician and sustainability researcher
Leonhard Jansen (1906–1997), German writer
Lodewijk Antoon Jansen (1919–1988), Belgian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Isangi
Lou Jansen (1900–1943), Dutch politician and resistance fighter (CPN)
Louis Jansen (1915-2010), Dutch local politician
Ludwig Jansen (? –1940), German company owner
Luise Jansen (1835–1912), German landscape painter, flower painter and still life painter from the Düsseldorf School

M.

Magda Berndsen-Jansen (* 1950), Dutch politician and police chief
Mallory Jansen (* 1989), Australian actress
Manfred Jansen (soccer player, 1927) (1927–2002), German soccer player
Manfred Jansen (soccer player, 1956) (* 1956), German soccer player
Marcell Jansen (* 1985), German soccer player
Margrit Jansen (* 1947), German politician (SPD)
Marie-Luise Schulta-Jansen (* 1953), German badminton player
Mark Jansen (* 1978), Dutch guitarist
Markus Maria Jansen (* 1957), German musician
Martin Jansen (* 1944), German chemist
Max Jansen (* 1993), German soccer player
Mechtild Jansen (* 1952), German social scientist and author
Mechtild M. Jansen (* 1948), German social worker and women's rights activist
Michael Jansen (State Secretary) (* 1941), German lawyer and diplomat
Michael Jansen (archaeologist) (* 1947), German architectural historian and archaeologist
Michael Jansen (artist) (* 1951), German visual artist and composer

N

Nikolaus Jansen (1880–1965), Roman Catholic prelate, politician and Nazi opponent
Nils Jansen (* 1967), German legal historian

O

Otto Jansen (1879–1938), German art dealer and world traveler

P

Paul Jansen (* 1950), top German civil servant with the rank of ministerial director
Paul Jansen (painter) (* 1951), Dutch painter
Paul Jansen (psychologist) (* 1954), Dutch business psychologist and university professor

Peter Jansen (politician) (1852-1923), American sheep farmer and politician (Nebraska)

Peter Jansen (theologian) (1912 – after 1977), German Catholic theologian and university professor for religious education

Peter Jansen (composer) (1921–2009), German composer

Peter-Erwin Jansen (* 1957), German publicist

Peter W. Jansen (1930–2008), German film publicist and journalist

Petra Jansen (* 1966), German sports psychologist and university professor

Pidder Jansen-Dürr (* 1956), German biologist, biochemist and university professor

Pierre Jansen (1930–2015), French composer

Q

Quirin Jansen (1888–1953), German local politician (NSDAP), Lord Mayor of Aachen

R.

Renate Jansen (* 1990), Dutch soccer player
Richard Jansen (1878–1941), German architect
Robbie Jansen (1949-2010), South African musician
Robert Jansen (politician) (1881 – after 1924), German journalist and politician (DDP)
Robert Jansen (athlete) , Dutch hurdler
Robert Jansen (actor) , German actor
Robert K. Jansen (* 1954), American botanist and university professor
Rolf Jansen (1927 / 1928–2018), German chemist
Rolf H. Jansen (* 1946), German engineer and university professor
Rolf Habben Jansen (* 1966), Dutch manager
Ronja Jansen (* 1995), Swiss politician (Juso / SP)
Rudolf Jansen (lawyer) (around 1925–2012), German lawyer and tax law expert
Rudolf Jansen (musician) (* 1960), Dutch pianist and organist

S.

Sabine Jansen (* 1957), German nurse and politician (SPD)
Silke Jansen (* 1976), German Romance philologist, linguist and university lecturer
Sophie Jansen (1862–1942), German writer and poor relief worker
Stephan A. Jansen (* 1971), German economist and systems theorist

T

Theo Jansen (* 1948), Dutch artist
Theodor Jansen (? –1964), German manufacturer
Thomas Jansen (* 1939), German political scientist and politician (CDU)
Timothy J. Jansen (* 1964), American composer, organist, pianist and music teacher
Torsten Jansen (* 1976), German handball player

U

Ulli Jansen (1931–2006), German ice hockey player
Ulrich Jansen (* 1961), German painter

V

Volker Jansen (* 1970), German firefighter and athlete

W.

Walter Jansen (politician) (1899–1969), German politician (CDU)
Walter Jansen (bishop) (1923-2004), German bishop
Walter Jansen (chemist) (* 1938), German chemistry teacher
Walther Jansen (1897–1959), co-founder of the German Scout Association
Werner Jansen (1890–1943), German writer and doctor
Wilhelm Jansen (1900–2002), German Protestant pastor and author
Wilhelm Hermann Jansen (1886–1959), German doctor and specialist author
Willi Jansen (* 1947), German soccer player
Wim Jansen (* 1946), Dutch football player
Winfried Jansen (* 1935), German architect and university professor
Wolfgang Jansen (actor) (1938–1988), German actor
Wolfgang Jansen (theater scholar) (* 1951), German theater scholar

Y

Yves Jansen (* 1952), Swiss theater director, actor and author