Jaan (given name)

Jaan is an Estonian masculine first name as an Estonian form of Johann and Jan.

Bearers of the name

First name

• Jaan Anvelt (1884-1937), Estonian writer and Communist
• Jaan Ehlvest (born 1962 ), Estonian chess player
• Jaan Einasto ( born 1929 ), Estonian astrophysicist
• Jaan Eslon (1952-2000), Swedish chess player
• Jaan Kärner (1891-1958), Estonian writer
• Jaan Kaplinsky ( born 1941 ), Estonian writer, poet, translator and philosopher
• Jaan Kiivit junior (1940-2005), Estonian Evangelical theologian
• Jaan Kika (1892-1944), Estonian weightlifter
• Jaan Kirsipuu (born 1969 ), Estonian cyclists
• Jaan Koha (1929-1993), Estonian composer
• Jaan Kross (1920-2007), Estonian writer
• Jaan Kruusvall (1940-2012), Estonian writer
• Jaan Lattik (1878-1967), Estonian politician, writer and theologian
• Jaan Manitski ( born 1942 ), Estonian businessman and politician
• Jaan Oks (1884-1918), Estonian writer
• Jaan Patterson ( born 1975 ), German composer and poet
• Jaan Poska (1866-1920), Estonian politician
• Jaan Puhvel ( born 1932 ), Estonian- American Indo-Europeanist
• Jaan Rääts ( born 1932 ), Estonian composer
• Jaan Talts ( born 1944 ), Estonian weightlifter
• Jaan Tätte (born 1964 ), Estonian playwright, actor and singer
• Jaan Teemant (1872-1941), Estonian lawyer and politician
• Jaan Tõnisson (1868 - after 1940 ), Estonian lawyer and politician
• Jaan Undusk (born 1958 ), Estonian writer and literary critic

Artist Name

• Suve Jaan (1777-1851), Estonian writer