János

János is a masculine Hungarian given name. It originates from the Hebrew name Johanan and is thus a variant of the English name John.

People
Notable people with the name include:


 * János Aczél (mathematician) (1924–2020), Hungarian-Canadian mathematician
 * János Adorján (1938–1995), former Hungarian handball player
 * János Aknai (1908–1992), Hungarian footballer
 * János Arany (1817–1882), Hungarian writer, poet
 * János Balogh (biologist) (1913–2002), Hungarian zoologist, ecologist, and professor
 * János Balogh (chess player) (1892–1980), Hungarian–Romanian chess master
 * János Balogh (footballer) (born 1982), Hungarian football goalkeeper
 * Janos Bardi (1923–1990)
 * János Bartl (1878–1958), magic supply dealer
 * János Batsányi (1763–1845), Hungarian poet
 * János Bédl (1929–1987), Hungarian football manager
 * János Bencze (basketball) (1934–2014), Hungarian basketball player
 * János Bergou (born 1947), Hungarian physicist and academic
 * János Beszteri-Balogh (born 1938), former Hungarian ice hockey player
 * János Bethlen (1613–1678), Chancellor of Transylvania
 * János Bihari (1764–1827), Hungarian Romani violinist
 * János Biri (1901–1983), Hungarian footballer and coach
 * János Bódi (born 1932), Hungarian modern pentathlete
 * János Bogár (born 1964), Hungarian ultramarathon runner
 * János Bognár (1914–2004), Hungarian cyclist
 * János Bókai (1822–1884), Hungarian professor, pediatrician, and children's hospital director
 * János Boldóczki (1912–1988), Hungarian politician
 * János Bolyai (1802–1860), Hungarian mathematician
 * János Borsó (born 1953), Hungarian international football player
 * János Börzsei (1921–2007), former Hungarian footballer
 * János Brenner (1931–1957), Hungarian Roman Catholic priest
 * János Bud (1880–1950), Hungarian politician
 * János Csák (born 1962), Hungarian corporate leader and ambassador
 * János Csank (born 1946), former goalkeeper and football manager
 * János Cserni (born 1971), Hungarian judge and journalist
 * János Cseszneky (1535-1593), Hungarian magnate
 * János Csík (born 1946), Hungarian handball player and handball coach
 * János Czetz (1822–1904), prominent Hungarian freedom fighter
 * János Dalmati (1942–2020), Hungarian racewalker
 * Janos Delacruz (born 1985), Filipino painter, illustrator, etcher, and printmaker
 * János Derzsi (born 1954), Hungarian actor
 * János Dévai (1940–2006), Hungarian cyclist
 * János Donát (1744–1830), German-born Hungarian painter
 * János Dosztály (1920–1998), Hungarian sports shooter
 * János Drágffy (?-1526), Judge Royal of the Kingdom of Hungary
 * János Drapál (1948–1985), Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Budapest
 * János Dudás (1911–1979), Hungarian football midfielder
 * János Dzvonyár (born 1961), Hungarian swimmer
 * János Eilingsfeld (born 1991), Hungarian basketball player
 * János Erdei (1919–1997), Hungarian boxer
 * János Farkas (1741–1788), Hungarian jurist, lawyer and landowner
 * János Farkas (1774–1847), Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, vice-ispán
 * János Farkas (footballer, born 1984), Hungarian football player
 * János Fuzik (1957–2022), Hungarian journalist and politician
 * János Garay (fencer) (1889–1945), Hungarian Olympic champion saber fencer
 * Janos Mohoss (1936–2020), Swiss fencer
 * János Murányi (born 1944), Hungarian discus thrower
 * János Neumann (John von Neumann) (1903–1957), Hungarian born American mathematician, computer scientist
 * Janos Pasztor (diplomat) (born 1955), Hungarian diplomat
 * Janos Prohaska (1919–1974), actor and stuntman
 * János Rácz (1941–2023), Hungarian basketball player
 * Janos Ruthaly (1875–1963), American light heavyweight boxing champion, better known as "Jack Root"
 * János Scholz (1903–1993), Hungarian-born American cellist and art collector
 * Janos Spiegel (1876–1956), Hungarian violin maker
 * János Starker (1924–2013), Hungarian-American cellist
 * Janos Sztipanovits (born 1946), electrical engineer and computer scientist
 * János Uzsoki (born 1972), Hungarian long jumper

Characters

 * Janos Audron, introduced in the 1996 game Blood Omen
 * Janos Prohaska, Blackhawk in the DC Comics universe
 * Janos Skorzeny, a vampire in the 1972 television film The Night Stalker
 * Janos Skorzeny, a werewolf in the 1987–1988 television series Werewolf
 * Janos Slynt, Commander of the City Watch in George Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire