Janez (given name)

Janez is the Slovenian version of the masculine name Johannes. Short form: Anže.

Well-known bearers of the name

Janez Bernik ( born 1933), Slovenian painter and graphic artist
Janez Brajkovic (* 1983), Slovenian cyclist
Janez Drnovšek (1950-2008), Slovenian politician and statesman
Janez Drozg (1933-2005), Slovene television and film director
Janez Janša (born 1958 ), Slovenian politician and president of the Slovenian Democratic Party
Janez Lapajne (born 1967 ), Slovenian film director
Janez Marič ( born 1975 ), Slovenian biathlete
Janez Novak Baptist (1756-1833), Slovene composer
Janez Ožbolt (born 1970 ), Slovenian biathlete
Janez Potočnik (born 1958 ), Slovenian politician and European Commissioner
Janez Puh (1862-1914), Slovene- Austrian mechanical engineer and industrialist
Janez Strajnar (born 1971 ), Slovenian football goalkeeper
Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1741-1793), Slovene polymath, topographer and historian

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