Janson
Janson is a patronymic family name derived from the name Jan (son of Jan). He is the family name of the following people:
- Alban Janson (* 1948), German architect, urban planner, architectural theorist and professor of architecture.
- Alfred Janson (1937–2019), Norwegian composer and musician
- Anton Janson (1620–1687), Dutch die cutter and type caster
- August von Janson (1844–1917), German officer, most recently general of the infantry
- Carl-Heinz Janson (* 1931), German politician (SED)
- Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph de Forbin-Janson (1785–1844), French bishop, missionary, founder of a missionary organization
- Edward Wesley Janson (1822-1891), British entomologist
- Ernest A. Janson (1878–1930), American soldier, two-time Medal of Honor holder
- Erik Janson (* 1967), German composer
- Fritz Janson (1885–1946), German local politician and Lord Mayor of Eisenach
- Gene Janson (1934-2006), American actor
- Gerhard von Janson (1881–1961), German officer and political activist
- Gustav Ludwig Janson (1710–1788), German Lutheran theologian and superintendent of the county of Oldenburg
- Hans Janson (1880–1949), German writer
- Harald Janson (* 1969/1970), German basketball coach
- Heinrich Janson (1869–1940), German politician (DVP)
- Horst Janson (* 1935), German actor
- Horst W. Janson (Horst Woldemar Janson, also: Peter Janson; 1913–1982), German-American art historian
- Ida Janson (1847–1923), German educator and headmistress in Bremen
- Jean Janson (1823–1895), landowner and member of the German Reichstag
- Jean-Baptiste Janson (1742–1803), French cellist and composer
- Jillian Janson (* 1995), American porn actress
- Johann August Martin Janson (1816–1878), German educator
- Johann Philipp Janson (1707–1758), German priest and patron
- Johannes Ludwig Janson (1849–1914), German veterinarian
- Jonathan Janson (born 1930), British sailor
- Joseph Palamede de Forbin-Janson (1726–1809), French general in German exile
- Klaus Janson (* 1952), American comic artist
- Kristofer Janson (1841-1917), Norwegian poet
- Len Janson , American author, screenwriter, animator, film producer, film director and story editor
- Marie Janson (1873–1960), Belgian suffragette and senator
- Oskar Janson (1919–2011), German manager
- Paul Janson (1840-1913), Belgian politician
- Paul-Émile Janson (1872–1944), Belgian Prime Minister
- Peter Janson (racing driver) (* 1940), New Zealand racing driver and celebrity
- Peter Janson (bassist) (* 1960), Swedish jazz musician
- Simone Janson (* 1976), German author and blogger
- Uwe Janson (* 1959), German director and screenwriter
- Victor Janson (1884–1960; also Viktor ), German actor and director
- Walter Janson (* 1953), German journalist and television presenter
- William A. Janson († 2000), American bishop
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