# Jānis

Jānis is a Latvian masculine given name, the equivalent of the English John. The first written use of the name Jānis dates back to 1290. It may refer to:
* Jānis Ādamsons (born 1956), Latvian politician
* Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Latvian poet, writer, playwright and politician
* Jānis Andersons (born 1986), Latvian ice hockey defenceman
* Jānis Balodis (1881–1965), Latvian army general and politician
* Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis (1834–1891), Latvian architect
* Jānis Bebris (1917–1969), Latvian footballer
* Jānis Beinarovičs (1907–1967), Latvian wrestler
* Jānis Bērziņš (1889–1938), Latvian and Soviet communist military official and politician
* Jānis Bērziņš (born 1993), Latvian basketball player
* Jānis Birks (born 1956), Latvian politician
* Jānis Blūms (born 1982), Latvian professional basketball player
* Jānis Bojārs (1956–2018), Latvian shot putter
* Jānis Brikmanis (1940–2019), Latvian zoologist, environmental conservationist, radio and television presenter, and writer
* Jānis Buivids (1864–1937), Latvian military general
* Jānis Bulis (born 1950), Latvian Roman Catholic bishop
* Jānis Čakste (1859–1927), Latvian politician and lawyer, former President of Latvia
* Jānis Cimze (1814–1881), Latvian pedagogue, collector and harmoniser of folk songs and organist
* Jānis Čoke (1878–1910), Latvian revolutionary and bank robber
* Jānis Daliņš (1904–1978), Latvian race walker and Olympic medalist
* Jānis Dimza (1906–c.1942), decathlete and Olympic competitor
* Jānis Doniņš (born 1946), Latvian javelin thrower
* Jānis Dreimanis (born 1949), Latvian football manager football defender
* Jānis Dūklavs (born 1952), Latvian politician
* Jānis Dukšinskis (born 1963), Latvian politician
* Jānis Eglītis (born 1961), Latvian politician
* Jānis Endzelīns (1873–1961), Latvian linguist
* Jānis Francis (1877–1956), Latvian army general
* Jānis Gailītis (born 1985), Latvian basketball player and coach
* Jānis Gilis (1943–2000), Latvian football manager
* Jānis Ikaunieks (1912–1969), Latvian astronomer
* Jānis Ikaunieks (born 1995), Latvian footballer
* Jānis Ilsters (1851–1889), Latvian botanist, teacher and folklore collector
* Jānis Ivanovs (1906–1983), Latvian classical music composer
* Jānis Jaks (born 1995), Latvian ice hockey player
* Jānis Jansons (born 1982), Latvian floorball player
* Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš (1877—1962), Latvian writer and painter
* Jānis Joņevs (born 1980), Latvian writer
* Jānis Judiņš (1884–1918), Latvian Riflemen commander and Red hero of the Russian Civil War
* Jānis Jurkāns (born 1946), Latvian politician
* Jānis Kalējs (born 1965), Latvian film director
* Jānis Kalmīte (1907–1996), Latvian expressionist painter
* Jānis Kalniņš (1904–2000), Latvian and Canadian composer
* Jānis Karlivāns (born 1982), Latvian decathlete and Olympic competitor
* Jānis Kaufmanis (born 1989), Latvian basketball player
* Jānis Ķipurs (born 1958), Latvian bobsledder and Olympic medalist
* Jānis Klovāns (1935–2010), Latvian chess Grandmaster
* Jānis Krūmiņš (1930–1994), Latvian basketball player
* Jānis Lagzdiņš (born 1952), Latvian politician
* Jānis Leitis (born 1989), Latvian long jumper
* Jānis Lidmanis (1910–1986), Latvian footballer and basketballer
* Jānis Liepiņš (1894–1964), Latvian painter
* Jānis Liepiņš (born 1988), Latvian conductor
* Jānis Lipke (1900–1987), Latvian rescuer of Jews during World War II
* Jānis Līvens (1884–????), was a Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
* Jānis Lūsis (1939–2020), Latvian javelin thrower and Olympic medalist
* Jānis Matulis (1911–1985), Latvian prelate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and Archbishop of Riga
* Jānis Medenis (1903–1961), Latvian poet and writer
* Jānis Mediņš (1890–1966), Latvian composer
* Jānis Miglavs (born 1948), Latvian-born American photographer and writer
* Jānis Miņins (born 1980), Latvian bobsledder
* Jānis Paipals (born 1983), Latvian cross-country skier and Olympic competitor
* Jānis Paukštello (born 1951), Latvian stage and film actor
* Jānis Pauļuks (1865–1937), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia
* Jānis Pētersons (born 1995), Latvian singer (Citi Zēni)
* Jānis Pīnups (1925–2007), Latvian partisan
* Jānis Pliekšāns (aka Rainis) (1865–1929), Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician
* Jānis Podžus (born 1994), Latvian tennis player
* Jānis Polis (1938–2011), Latvian pharmacologist
* Jānis Porziņģis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player
* Jānis Pujats (born 1930), Latvian Roman Catholic archbishop emeritus of Riga
* Jānis Reinis (born 1960), Latvian stage and film actor
* Jānis Rinkus (born 1977), Latvian footballer
* Janis Rozentāls (1866–1916), Latvian painter
* Jānis Rozītis (1913–1942), Latvian football forward
* Jānis Rudzītis (1903–1967), Latvian wrestler and Olympic competitor
* Jānis Rudzutaks (1887–1938), Latvian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician
* Janis Skroderis (born 1983), Latvian professional tennis player
* Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 1987), Latvian beach volleyball player and Olympic competitor
* Jānis Šmits (born 1968), Latvian politician
* Jānis Sprukts (born 1982), Latvian professional ice hockey forward
* Jānis Straume (born 1962), Latvian politician
* Jānis Straupe (born 1989), Latvian ice hockey player
* Jānis Streičs (born 1936), Latvian film director
* Jānis Strēlnieks (born 1989), Latvian basketball player
* Jānis Strupulis (born 1949), Latvian sculptor and graphic designer
* Jānis Sudrabkalns (1894–1975), Latvian poet and writer
* Jānis Tilbergs (1880–1972), Latvian painter and a sculptor
* Jānis Timma (1992–2024), Latvian basketball player
* Jānis Tutins (born 1966), Latvian politician
* Jānis Urbanovičs (born 1959), Latvian politician
* Jānis Vanags (born 1958), archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
* Jānis Vilsons (1944–2018), Latvian handball player and Olympic competitor
* Jānis Vinters (born 1971), Latvian rally racing motorcycle rider
* Jānis Vītols (1911–1993), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
* Jānis Vucāns (born 1956), Latvian politician and mathematician