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Janet Treasure
Janet Treasure is a British psychiatrist and professor at King's College London known for research on eating disorders and for developing MANTRA, a NICE-recommended therapy for anorexia nervosa.
Janet Truncale
Janet Truncale is an American accountant who has served as Global Chair and CEO of EY since 2024, the first woman to run a Big Four firm.
Janet Varney
Janet Varney (born 1976, Tucson, Arizona) is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster, voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), host of The JV Club, co-host of Avatar: Braving the Elements, and co-founder of SF Sketchfest.
Janet W. McArthur
Janet W. McArthur was an American reproductive endocrinologist who developed a bioassay for luteinizing hormone and in 1972 became the first woman at MGH with a Harvard full professorship.
Janet Waldo
Janet Waldo, born Jeanette Marie Waldo, was an American radio and voice actress whose teenage-sounding voice defined Judy Jetson on The Jetsons, Penelope Pitstop, and Corliss Archer on radio.
Janet Werker
Janet Werker is a Canadian developmental psychologist at the University of British Columbia who studies how infants perceive speech and how that perception is tuned to the native language during the first year of life.
Janet Yang Rohr
Janet Yang Rohr is an American Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 41st district, previously on the Naperville District 203 School Board from 2017 to 2021.
Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen, American economist; first woman to lead the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury and first person to head the Fed, CEA, and Treasury; Fed chair 2014-2018, Treasury Secretary 2021-2025.
Janette Manrara
Janette Manrara, Cuban-American dancer from Miami, SYTYCD US season 5 top-eight finalist, Strictly Come Dancing professional 2013–2020 (fifth with Jake Wood, 2020 final with HRVY), co-host of It Takes Two and Morning Live, wife of Aljaž Škorjanec.
Janette Nesheiwat
Janette Nesheiwat is a Jordanian-American physician and Fox News medical contributor during the COVID-19 pandemic whose 2024 surgeon general nomination was withdrawn in May 2025.
Janette Oke
Janette Oke (born February 18, 1935) is the Canadian author of Love Comes Softly (1979), pioneer of inspirational romance with over 30 million copies sold, Hallmark adaptations, and ECPA, CBA, and Gold Medallion awards.
Janette Scott
Janette Scott (Thora Janette Scott, born 1938) is a retired English actress, daughter of Thora Hird, known for School for Scoundrels and The Day of the Triffids, and named in Rocky Horror's opening song.
Janeu (जनेऊ) (sacred thread)
The janeu (जनेऊ), in Sanskrit the yajñopavīta, is a three-strand cotton thread worn over the left shoulder by twice-born Hindu men, conferred at the upanayana ceremony and renewed annually at Upakarma.
Janey Godley
Janey Godley (Jane Godley Currie, 1961–2024) was a Scottish stand-up comedian, actor and writer from Glasgow's East End, known for her 2016 anti-Trump protest sign and viral Covid-era voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon's briefings ending "Frank, get the door!".
Janez Cigler Kralj
Janez Cigler Kralj, born in 1978, is a Slovenian politician of Nova Slovenija who has been Minister of Agriculture since 2026, after serving as Minister of Labour.
Janez Evangelist Krek
Janez Evangelist Krek (1865–1917) was a Slovene Catholic priest, theologian, and politician who founded the Christian social movement among the Slovenes, organized peasant cooperatives, and led the Slovene People's Party until his death.
Janez Janša
Janez Janša, born 1958 in Ljubljana, is a Slovenian politician serving as Prime Minister since 2026, who previously held the office from 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, and 2020 to 2022.
Janez Plavec
Janez Plavec is a Slovenian structural biologist who heads the Slovenian NMR Centre at the National Institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana and identified four-stranded DNA structures named AGCGA-quadruplexes in 2017.
Jang Bahadur
Jang Bahadur (जङ्ग बहादुर), born Jang Bahadur Kunwar, seized power after Nepal's 1846 Kot massacre, ruled as prime minister until 1877, and founded the Rana dynasty.
Jang Bogo
Jang Bogo (장보고) was a 9th-century Silla merchant and commander who built the maritime base of Cheonghaejin and dominated trade among Silla, Tang China, and Japan.
Jang Da-ah
Jang Da-ah (장다아, birth name Jang Jin-young, born 2001) is a South Korean actress with KingKong by Starship, older sister of IVE's Jang Won-young; she debuted as Baek Ha-rin in TVING's Pyramid Game (2024), won AAA Rookie of the Year, and later starred in My Troublesome Star and Salmokji.
Jang Deok-su
Jang Deok-su (장덕수, 1894–1947) was a Korean journalist and politician, first chief editor of the Dong-A Ilbo, who collaborated with Japan and was assassinated in 1947.
Jang Dong-gun (장동건)
Jang Dong-gun (장동건), born 1972 in Seoul, is a South Korean actor who debuted in 1992 on MBC's Our Heaven, starred in Friend (2001) and Taegukgi (2004), married Ko So-Young in 2010, and returned to film in A Normal Family (2024).
Jang Dong-hyeok
Jang Dong-hyeok (장동혁), born 1969 in Boryeong, is a former judge and lawyer who leads South Korea's People Power Party since August 2025, elected 50.27% over Kim Moon-soo as a hard-line anti-impeachment conservative.
Jang Dong-yoon (장동윤)
Jang Dong-yoon (장동윤, born 1992) is a South Korean actor and director, breakout star of The Tale of Nokdu (2019); also known for Like Flowers in Sand, Devils, and directing The Yeast (2026).
Jang Geon-sang
Jang Geon-sang, pen name Sohae, was a Korean independence activist and politician who served the Provisional Government in Shanghai and Chongqing, then won a National Assembly seat in 1950.
Jang Gyu Cheol
Jang Gyu Cheol (장규철, Chang Gyu-cheol), born 1992, South Korean butterfly swimmer; 2010 Youth Olympic 100 m butterfly champion, 2012 Olympian, former Korean record holder in 100 m and 200 m butterfly.
Jang Hui-bin
Jang Hui-bin (장희빈, 1659–1701), born Jang Ok-jeong, was a royal consort of King Sukjong of Joseon who was enthroned as queen in 1690 and executed in 1701.
Jang Hye Jin
Jang Hye Jin (장혜진, Chang Hye-Jin), born 1987 in Daegu, is a South Korean recurve archer who won double gold, individual and team, at the 2016 Rio Olympics, beating Lisa Unruh 6-2.
Jang Hyuk
Jang Hyuk (장혁, birth name Jung Yong-jun), South Korean actor born 1976 in Busan; debuted in SBS's Model (1997), starred in Volcano High, Windstruck, and The Slave Hunters (2010 KBS Grand Prize, Emmy nomination), and is known for doing his own stunts in jeet kune do–trained action roles.