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Jan Hendrik Scholten
Jan Hendrik Scholten (Johannes Henricus Scholten, 1811–1885) was a Dutch Reformed theologian who founded and led the Dutch modern theology movement, teaching at Leiden from 1843.
Jan Henne
Jan Henne (Jan Margo Henne-Hawkins), American swimmer born 1947 in Oakland, California; 1968 Olympic gold in 100 m freestyle and 4x100 m freestyle relay, silver 200 m freestyle, bronze 200 m IM; former breaststroker, ISHOF honoree.
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755–1818) was a Polish general who organized the Polish Legions in Italy in 1797, led the 1806 Greater Poland uprising, and is named in Poland's national anthem.
Jan Herben
Jan Herben (1857–1936) was a Czech journalist, historian, and politician, founder and chief editor of the periodical Čas, the main press organ of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk's Realist movement.
Jan Hochadel
Jan Hochadel is an American Democratic politician and labor leader who has represented Connecticut's 13th Senate district since 2022 and led AFT Connecticut since 2015.
Jan Holmgren
Jan Holmgren is a Swedish microbiologist, immunologist, and vaccinologist at the University of Gothenburg, known for work on cholera toxin and for developing the oral cholera vaccine Dukoral.
Jan Hooks
Jan Hooks (Janet Vivian Hooks, 1957–2014), American comedian and actress, SNL cast member 1986–1991 known for Nancy Reagan, Tammy Faye Bakker, and the Sweeney Sisters; later Designing Women, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and 30 Rock.
Jan Huisken
Jan Huisken, born 1974, is a German physicist turned developmental biologist who co-invented light sheet microscopy (SPIM) in 2004 and heads a lab at the University of Göttingen.
Jan Hus
Jan Hus, also known as John Hus, was a Czech university master and preacher at Bethlehem Chapel in Prague, condemned by the Council of Constance and burned in 1415.
Jan Huyghen van Linschoten
Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (जान हाय्गेन फान लिन्स्कोटेन) was a Dutch traveler and writer whose 1596 Itinerario revealed Portuguese Asia's trade routes to northern Europe.
Jan J. Weigand
Jan J. Weigand is an inorganic molecular chemist who has held the Chair of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry at TU Dresden since 2013, working on cationic phosphorus chemistry.
Jan Jacob Lodewijk ten Kate
Jan Jacob Lodewijk ten Kate (1850–1929) was a Dutch painter of landscapes, seascapes, portraits, and genre pieces, and son of the poet Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate.
Jan Jacob Prins
Jan Jacob Prins, printed as Johannes Jacobus Prins (1814–1898), was a Dutch Reformed theologian who pastored three towns, taught theology at Leiden University, and translated the Dutch New Testament.
Jan Jacob Slauerhoff
Jan Jacob Slauerhoff, who published as J. Slauerhoff, was a Dutch physician and poet and ship's doctor, one of the major Dutch poets of the interwar period.
Jan Jakob van Oosterzee
Jan Jakob van Oosterzee, also known as Johannes Jacobus van Oosterzee, was a Dutch Reformed preacher and theologian, pastor in Rotterdam and professor at Utrecht University from 1862.
Jan Jambon
Jan Jambon is a Belgian politician of the N-VA party, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finances and Pensions since February 2025, after serving as Flemish Minister-President until 2024.
Jan Jeník z Bratřic
Jan Jeník z Bratřic (1756–1845) was a Bohemian nobleman and Habsburg infantry captain who became a leading figure of the Czech National Revival as a collector.
Jan Jenisch
Jan Jenisch is a Swiss construction-materials executive who was CEO of Sika from 2012 to 2017 and of Holcim from 2017 to 2024, and now leads Amrize, Holcim's North American spin-off, as Chairman and CEO.
Jan Jesenius
Jan Jesenius, also known as Ján Jesenský, was a Central European physician, surgeon, anatomist and politician best known for performing Prague's first public autopsy in 1600.
Jan Jindra
Jan Jindra (1932–2021), Czechoslovak rower from Třeboň; Olympic gold in coxed fours at Helsinki 1952, bronze in eights at Rome 1960; three Games 1952–1960; not the hockey players or other namesakes.
Jan Jiskra of Brandýs
Jan Jiskra of Brandýs (Jan Jiskra z Brandýsa), born around 1400, was a Moravian mercenary captain who governed Upper Hungary and defeated John Hunyadi at Losonc in 1451.
Jan Johansen
Jan Johansen (born 1944, Tønsberg) is a Norwegian sprint kayaker, Olympic K4 1000 m champion at Mexico City 1968 and bronze medalist at Munich 1972 with the "Gullfireren" crew, also a 1970 world champion.
Jan K. Brueckner
Jan K. Brueckner is an American economist, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Emeritus at UC Irvine, known for research on urban sprawl, urban spatial structure, and airline economics after deregulation.
Jan Karlseder
Jan Karlseder is an Austrian-born molecular biologist at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, who studies telomeres and aging, and has been the institute's chief science officer since 2024.
Jan Karlsson
Jan Karlsson is the name of several Swedish athletes, best known the wrestler Jan Egon Karlsson, born 1945, who won silver and bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz was a Lithuanian magnate, Grand Hetman of Lithuania from 1605, best known for defeating a much larger Swedish army at Kircholm in 1605.
Jan Karon
Jan Karon (Janice Meredith, born 1937) is the American author of the 15-novel Mitford series about Episcopal priest Father Tim Kavanagh; a former advertising executive, she debuted at 57 and sold over 40 million books.
Jan Karski
Jan Karski was the pseudonym of Jan Kozielewski (born 1914), a Polish Underground courier who in late 1942 and 1943 brought the western Allies eyewitness reports of the Holocaust.
Jan Kautz
Jan Kautz is a computer vision and machine learning researcher who leads Learning and Perception Research at NVIDIA, and is known for PWC-Net optical flow and Super SloMo video interpolation.
Jan Kemper
Jan Kemper is a German finance executive, business angel, and honorary professor at RWTH Aachen who has been chairman and investor at the Cologne endurance-sports apparel maker Ryzon since 2016.