JAN

Pronunciation: The name Jan is commonly pronounced as “Jan” (female) or “Yahn” (male).

Male Historical Figures:

• Jan Hus (1369-1415), Czech religious reformer
• Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), Flemish painter
• Jan Długosz (1415-1480), Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, and soldier
• Jan Karski (1914-2000), Polish resistance fighter and diplomat
• Jan Olszewski (1930-2019), Polish prime minister

Female Historical Figures:

• Jan Morris (1926-2020), Welsh writer and travel writer

Male Famous People:

• Jan Vayne (born 1964), Dutch pianist
• Jan Ullrich (born 1973), German former professional road bicycle racer
• Jan Koller (born 1973), Czech former footballer who played as a striker

Female Famous People:

• Jan Brewer (born 1944), former governor of Arizona
• Jan Smithers (born 1952), American actress

Male Fictional Characters:

• Jan Klaassen, Character of popular Dutch puppet theatre in The Low Countries
• Jan Valentine, A character from the anime and manga series “Hellsing”

Female Fictional Characters:

• Jan Brady – née Jan Martin, in The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
• Jan, in Grease (1978)
• Jan, in Bring It On (2000)
• Jan Levinson, in The Office (2005–2013)