Janson (name)
Janson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Latvian, Norwegian and Swedish spellings. Surname Notable people with this surname include: Anton Janson (1620–1687), Dutch printer and typographer after whom the font "Janson" is named 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 father of Ciara Janson Ernest A. Janson (1878–1930), highly decorated United States Marine of World War I H. W. Janson (1913–1982), American art historian Horst Janson (actor), German film and television actor Jonathan Janson (born 1950), American painter and art historian Klaus Janson (born 1952), American comic book artist Lucas Janson (born 1994), Argentine footballer Marie Janson (1873–1960), Belgian politician and first woman to serve in the Belgian Senate; sister of Paul-Émile Janson Oscar Janson (born 1975), Swedish athlete Paul Janson (1840–1913), Belgian liberal politician; father of Paul-Émile Janson and Marie Janson Paul-Émile Janson (1872–1944), Belgian liberal politician, brother of Marie Janson Svante Janson, Swedish mathematician Fictional 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 Given name While Janson is uncommon as a given name, notable people with this first name include: Janson Junk (born 1996), American baseball player Janson van Keulen (1593–1661), variant name of Cornelius Johnson, English portrait painter See also Jansons (surname) Jansson Jenson (name) Patronymic surnames