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János is a masculine
Hungarian
given name . It originates from the
Hebrew name
Johanan and is thus a variant of the English name
John .
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People
Notable people with the name include:
János Aczél (mathematician) (1924–2020), Hungarian-Canadian mathematician
János Adorján (1938–1995), former Hungarian handball player
János Aknai (1908–1992), Hungarian footballer
János Arany (1817–1882), Hungarian writer, poet
János Balogh (biologist) (1913–2002), Hungarian zoologist, ecologist, and professor
János Balogh (chess player) (1892–1980), Hungarian–Romanian chess master
János Balogh (footballer) (born 1982), Hungarian football goalkeeper
Janos Bardi (1923–1990)
János Bartl (1878–1958), magic supply dealer
János Batsányi (1763–1845), Hungarian poet
János Bédl (1929–1987), Hungarian football manager
János Bencze (basketball) (1934–2014), Hungarian basketball player
János Bergou (born 1947), Hungarian physicist and academic
János Beszteri-Balogh (born 1938), former Hungarian ice hockey player
János Bethlen (1613–1678), Chancellor of Transylvania
János Bihari (1764–1827), Hungarian Romani violinist
János Biri (1901–1983), Hungarian footballer and coach
János Bódi (born 1932), Hungarian modern pentathlete
János Bogár (born 1964), Hungarian ultramarathon runner
János Bognár (1914–2004), Hungarian cyclist
János Bókai (1822–1884), Hungarian professor, pediatrician, and children's hospital director
János Boldóczki (1912–1988), Hungarian politician
János Bolyai (1802–1860), Hungarian mathematician
János Borsó (born 1953), Hungarian international football player
János Börzsei (1921–2007), former Hungarian footballer
János Brenner (1931–1957), Hungarian Roman Catholic priest
János Bud (1880–1950), Hungarian politician
János Csák (born 1962), Hungarian corporate leader and ambassador
János Csank (born 1946), former goalkeeper and football manager
János Cserni (born 1971), Hungarian judge and journalist
János Cseszneky (1535-1593), Hungarian magnate
János Csík (born 1946), Hungarian handball player and handball coach
János Czetz (1822–1904), prominent Hungarian freedom fighter
János Dalmati (1942–2020), Hungarian racewalker
Janos Delacruz (born 1985), Filipino painter, illustrator, etcher, and printmaker
János Derzsi (born 1954), Hungarian actor
János Dévai (1940–2006), Hungarian cyclist
János Donát (1744–1830), German-born Hungarian painter
János Dosztály (1920–1998), Hungarian sports shooter
János Drágffy (?-1526), Judge Royal of the Kingdom of Hungary
János Drapál (1948–1985), Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Budapest
János Dudás (1911–1979), Hungarian football midfielder
János Dzvonyár (born 1961), Hungarian swimmer
János Eilingsfeld (born 1991), Hungarian basketball player
János Erdei (1919–1997), Hungarian boxer
János Farkas (1741–1788), Hungarian jurist, lawyer and landowner
János Farkas (1774–1847), Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, vice-ispán
János Farkas (footballer, born 1984) , Hungarian football player
János Fuzik (1957–2022), Hungarian journalist and politician
János Garay (fencer) (1889–1945), Hungarian Olympic champion saber fencer
Janos Mohoss (1936–2020), Swiss fencer
János Murányi (born 1944), Hungarian discus thrower
János Neumann (John von Neumann) (1903–1957), Hungarian born American mathematician, computer scientist
Janos Pasztor (diplomat) (born 1955), Hungarian diplomat
Janos Prohaska (1919–1974), actor and stuntman
János Rácz (1941–2023), Hungarian basketball player
Janos Ruthaly (1875–1963), American light heavyweight boxing champion, better known as "Jack Root"
János Scholz (1903–1993), Hungarian-born American cellist and art collector
Janos Spiegel (1876–1956), Hungarian violin maker
János Starker (1924–2013), Hungarian-American cellist
Janos Sztipanovits (born 1946), electrical engineer and computer scientist
János Uzsoki (born 1972), Hungarian long jumper
Characters
Janos Audron , introduced in the 1996 game Blood Omen
Janos Prohaska , Blackhawk in the DC Comics universe
Janos Skorzeny, a vampire in the 1972 television film
The Night Stalker
Janos Skorzeny, a werewolf in the 1987–1988 television series
Werewolf
Janos Slynt , Commander of the City Watch in George Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
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