Janz
# Janz

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

## People

### 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
