Jansen (surname)
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Jansen is a Dutch/Flemish and Low German patronymic surname meaning son of Jan, a common derivative of Johannes. It is equivalent to the English surname Johnson. The near homonyms "Jensen" and "Jansson" are its Danish, Norwegian and Swedish counterparts.
Jansen is a very common surname in the Dutch-language area. Jansen is one of the
second most common name
.
People named Jansen
- Ada Jansen (born 1942), Dutch politician
- Adam Jansen, American archivist
- Alandson Jansen da Silva(born 1988), Belgian-Brazilian footballer
- Alexandre Jansen Da Silva(born 1987), Belgian-Brazilian footballer
- Alf-Inge Jansen (born 1939), Norwegian political scientist and politician
- Amund Grøndahl Jansen (born 1994), Norwegian cyclist
- Anco Jansen (born 1989), Dutch football forward
- Angela Jansen (born 1929), American artist
- Annemiek Padt-Jansen (1921–2007), Dutch harpist and Labour Party politician
- Arne Jansen (born 1975), German jazz guitarist
- Astrid Jansen (born 1950s), Dutch figure skater
- Barend Coenraad Petrus Jansen (1884–1962), Dutch chemist and biochemist
- Bernt Jansen (table tennis)(born 1949), German table tennis player
- Birger Jansen (1948–2016), Norwegian ice hockey player and sailor
- Cas Jansen (born 1977), Dutch actor
- Catherine Jansen (born 1950), American photographer
- Chris Jansen (born 1966), Dutch politician
- Cisita Joity Jansen (born 1990), Indonesian badminton player representing Germany
- Ciska Jansen (born 1944), Dutch track and field athlete
- Cornelius Jansen (1585–1638), Dutch theologian (Jansenism)
- Cornelius Jansen (Bishop of Ghent) (1510–1576), Flemish religious leader (Jansen of Ghent)
- Dan Jansen (born 1964), American speed skater
- Dan Jansen (sledge hockey), Canadian ice sledge hockey player
- Daniel Jansen (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player
- Daniel Jansen Van Doorn (born 1990), Canadian volleyball player
- Daniëlle Jansen (born 1970), Dutch politician
- Danny Jansen (born 1995), American baseball player
- Dave Jansen (born 1979), American mixed martial artist
- David Jansen (born 1987), German football forward
- DeWitt Clinton Jansen (1840–1894), American hotelier and politician and judge in Shanghai
- Dolf Jansen (born 1963), Dutch comedian and radio presenter
- Duan Jansen (born 2000), South African cricketer
- Ea Jansen (1921–2005), Estonian historian
- Eelco Jansen (born 1969), Dutch baseball player
- Einar Jansen (1893–1960), Norwegian historian, genealogist and archivist
- Ellen Jansen (born 1992), Dutch football forward
- Emily Jansen(born 1977), Australian amputee skier
- Eric Jansen (born 2000), German footballer
- Ernest George Jansen (1881–1959), South African politician
- Ernst Jansen Steur (born 1945), Dutch neurologist
- Eystein Jansen (born 1953), Norwegian marine geologist
- Floor Jansen (born 1981), Dutch singer
- Floris Jansen (born 1962), Dutch cricketer
- Fons Jansen (1925–2001), Dutch comedian
- Freek Jansen (born 1992), Dutch politician
- Froukje Jansen (born 1976), Dutch gymnast and television presenter
- Gaite Jansen (born 1991), Dutch actress
- Geert Jan Jansen (born 1943), Dutch art forger
- George Jansen (fl. 1950s), American test pilot
- Gérard Jansen (born 1964), Dutch draughts player
- Haakon Jansen (1900–1968), Norwegian long-distance runner
- Hanneke Jansen (born c. 1970), Dutch computational chemist
- Hans Jansen (1931–2019), Dutch theologian and scholar of anti-semitism
- Hans Jansen (1942–2015), Dutch politician and scholar of contemporary Islam
- Hans-Jürgen Jansen (born 1941), German footballer
- Harm Jansen (born 1967), Dutch racing cyclist
- Harrie Jansen (born 1947), Dutch racing cyclist
- Harry August Jansen (1883–1955), Danish-born American magician
- Heinrich Jansen (1625–1667), Danish Baroque painter
- Hermann Jansen (1869–1945), German urban planner
- Hernán Jansen (born 1985), Venezuelan fencer
- Huub Jansen (born 1962), Dutch cricket umpire
- Igor Jansen (born 2004), Brazilian actor
- Irene Jansen (born 1983), Dutch singer
- J. J. Jansen (born 1986), American football long snapper
- Jacques Jansen (1913–2002), French singer
- Jacquin Jansen (born 1986), South African rugby player
- Jan Jansen (cyclist) (born 1945), Dutch cyclist
- Jan Jansen (historian) (born 1962), Dutch historian
- Jan B. Jansen (1898–1984), Norwegian professor of medicine
- Jan Helge Jansen (born 1937), Norwegian politician
- Jan K. S. Jansen (1931–2011), Norwegian professor of medicine
- Janine Jansen (born 1978), Dutch violinist
- Jarrad Jansen (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
- Jennette Jansen (born 1968), Dutch Paralympian
- Jens Jonas Jansen (1844–1912), Norwegian priest
- Jochem Jansen (born 1990), Dutch football defender
- Joeri Jansen (born 1979), Belgian middle-distance runner
- Johan Jansen (born 1989), Dutch football goalkeeper
- Johann Joseph Jansen (1825–1849), German socialist revolutionary
- Johannes Jansen (1829–1891), German historian and priest
- Johannes Jansen (mayor) (1665–1734), Mayor of New York City from 1725 to 1726
- Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen (1868–1936), Dutch Archbishop
- John Jansen (politician) (born 1947), Canadian (British Columbia) politician
- John Jansen (record producer) (born 1947), American recording engineer and music producer
- John Jansen (rugby league) (born 1955), Australian rugby league player
- John Jansen (water polo) (born 1963), Dutch water polo player
- Jon Jansen (born 1976), American football offensive tackle.
- Jonas Jansen (1900–1975), Norwegian archivist
- Jones Ralfy Jansen (born 1992), Indonesian badminton player
- Jordan Jansen (born 1998), Australian pop singer
- Jos Jansen (born 1954), Belgian rallycross driver
- Karl Jansen (1908–1061), German weightlifter
- Kathleen Jansen, American (Michigan) judge
- Kati Jansen (born 1934), German freestyle swimmer
- Kenley Jansen (born 1987), Dutch baseball player
- Kevin Jansen (born 1992), Dutch football midfielder
- Larry Jansen (1920–2009), American baseball player
- Laura Jansen (born 1977), Dutch-born American singer-songwriter
- Laura Jansen van Vuuren(born c.1958), South African Navy admiral
- Lauren Jansen (born 1992), Australian basketball player
- Leen Jansen (1930–2014), Dutch boxer
- Leo Jansen (1930–1980), Dutch painter
- Leoni Jansen (born 1955), Dutch singer
- Louise Mai Jansen (born 1984), Danish swimmer
- Lynette Jansen, South African racing cyclist
- Maarten Jansen (born 1952), Dutch archaeologist and Mesoamericanist
- Mallory Jansen (born 1989), Australian actress
- Marcell Jansen (born 1985), German footballer
- Marco Jansen (born 2000), South African cricketer
- Marco Jansen van Vuren (born 1996), South African rugby player
- Marcus Jansen (born 1968), American painter in Germany
- Marie Jansen (1857–1914), American actress
- Marijke Jansen(born 1944), Dutch tennis player
- Marius Jansen(1922–2000), American Japanese history academic
- Mark Jansen (born 1978), Dutch metal musician
- Mark Jansen (politician), American (Michigan) politician
- Marlon Jansen (born 1980), South African cricket umpire
- Matt Jansen (born 1977), English footballer
- Maximilian Jansen (born 1993), German footballer
- Maya Jansen (born 1994), American tennis player
- Michael Jansen (born 1984), Dutch footballer
- Michel Jansen (born 1966), Dutch football manager
- Misael Silva Jansen(born 1987), Brazilian football striker
- Monifa Jansen(born 1993), Curaçaoan beauty pageant
- Monique Jansen (born 1978), Dutch discus thrower
- Nils Jansen (born 1959), Norwegian jazz musician
- Paige Jansen-Nichols, American Jewelry designer and business executive
- Patrick Jansen (1920–2003), Indian hockey player
- Paulus Jansen (born 1954), Dutch politician
- Pearl Jansen (born 1950), South African beauty queen and singer
- Per Jansen (1941–2022), Norwegian stage and film actor
- Peter Jansen (art educator) (born 1938), Dutch artist
- Peter Jansen (politician) (1852–1923), American (Nebraska) politician
- Peter Jansen (rower), New Zealand rower
- Petter Jansen (born 1955), Norwegian business executive
- Philip Jansen (born 1967), British businessman
- Pierre Jansen (1930–2015), French film scores composer
- Pieter Jansen (born 1995), South African rugby player
- Pieter Jansen van Vuren (born 1991), South African rugby player
- Querelle Jansen (born 1985), Dutch model
- Quint Jansen (born 1990), Dutch footballer
- Rassie Jansen van Vuuren (born 1985), South African rugby player
- Ray Jansen (1889–1934), American baseball player
- Renate Jansen (born 1990), Dutch football striker
- Robbie Jansen (1949–2010), South African musician
- Rocco Jansen (born 1986), South African rugby player
- Roeliff Jansen (1602–1637), Norwegian settler in New Netherland
- Rogier Jansen (born 1984), Dutch basketball player
- Ronald Jansen (born 1963), Dutch hockey player
- Ross Jansen (1932–2010), New Zealand politician, mayor of Hamilton
- Roy Jansen (born 1950), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Rudolf Jansen (1940–2024), Dutch pianist
- Rudy Jansen (born 1979), Dutch footballer
- Sacharias Jansen(1585–1632), Dutch spectacle-maker associated with the invention of the telescope and microscope
- Sandra Jansen (born 1963), Canadian (Alberta) politician
- Sharon Jansen, New Zealand architect
- Sigurd Jansen (born 1932), Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor
- Stefan Jansen (born 1972), Dutch footballer
- Steve Jansen (born 1959), English musician, composer and record produce
- Steve Jansen (soccer) (born 1967), Canadian soccer player
- Susan Estelle Jansen, American television producer and writer
- Theo Jansen (born 1948), Dutch artist
- Theo Jansen van Rensburg (born 1967), South African rugby player
- Therese Jansen Bartolozzi (ca.1770–1843), German pianist
- Tom Jansen (born 1945), Dutch movie actor
- Torsten Jansen (born 1976), German handballer
- Torsten Stiig Jansen (born 1963), Danish journalist
- Ulli Jansen (1931–2006), German ice hockey player
- Uwe Jansen, German rugby league coach
- Wim Jansen (1946–2022), Dutch footballer
- Wolfgang Jansen (1938–1988), German actor
- Yibbi Jansen (born 1999), Dutch field hockey player
As a patronym
- Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt (c. 1520 – c. 1594), Dutch Christian mystic
- Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold(1690–1720), Norwegian naval hero
- Rutger Jansen Bleecker (1675–1756), Mayor of Albany, New York
Fictional characters
- Cam Jansen, eponymic character of a mystery book series by David A. Adler
- Tek Jansen, fictional character featured on The Colbert Report
See also
References
- Ana Jansen[1] (page in Portuguese)