Jānis

Jānis is a Latvian masculine given name, the equivalent of the English John. The first written use of the name Jānis dates back to 1290. It may refer to:
 * Jānis Ādamsons (born 1956), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Latvian poet, writer, playwright and politician
 * Jānis Andersons (born 1986), Latvian ice hockey defenceman
 * Jānis Balodis (1881–1965), Latvian army general and politician
 * Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis (1834–1891), Latvian architect
 * Jānis Bebris (1917–1969), Latvian footballer
 * Jānis Beinarovičs (1907–1967), Latvian wrestler
 * Jānis Bērziņš (1889–1938), Latvian and Soviet communist military official and politician
 * Jānis Bērziņš (born 1993), Latvian basketball player
 * Jānis Birks (born 1956), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Blūms (born 1982), Latvian professional basketball player
 * Jānis Bojārs (1956–2018), Latvian shot putter
 * Jānis Brikmanis (1940–2019), Latvian zoologist, environmental conservationist, radio and television presenter, and writer
 * Jānis Buivids (1864–1937), Latvian military general
 * Jānis Bulis (born 1950), Latvian Roman Catholic bishop
 * Jānis Čakste (1859–1927), Latvian politician and lawyer, former President of Latvia
 * Jānis Cimze (1814–1881), Latvian pedagogue, collector and harmoniser of folk songs and organist
 * Jānis Čoke (1878–1910), Latvian revolutionary and bank robber
 * Jānis Daliņš (1904–1978), Latvian race walker and Olympic medalist
 * Jānis Dimza (1906–c.1942), decathlete and Olympic competitor
 * Jānis Doniņš (born 1946), Latvian javelin thrower
 * Jānis Dreimanis (born 1949), Latvian football manager football defender
 * Jānis Dūklavs (born 1952), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Dukšinskis (born 1963), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Eglītis (born 1961), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Endzelīns (1873–1961), Latvian linguist
 * Jānis Francis (1877–1956), Latvian army general
 * Jānis Gailītis (born 1985), Latvian basketball player and coach
 * Jānis Gilis (1943–2000), Latvian football manager
 * Jānis Ikaunieks (1912–1969), Latvian astronomer
 * Jānis Ikaunieks (born 1995), Latvian footballer
 * Jānis Ilsters (1851–1889), Latvian botanist, teacher and folklore collector
 * Jānis Ivanovs (1906–1983), Latvian classical music composer
 * Jānis Jaks (born 1995), Latvian ice hockey player
 * Jānis Jansons (born 1982), Latvian floorball player
 * Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš (1877—1962), Latvian writer and painter
 * Jānis Joņevs (born 1980), Latvian writer
 * Jānis Judiņš (1884–1918), Latvian Riflemen commander and Red hero of the Russian Civil War
 * Jānis Jurkāns (born 1946), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Kalējs (born 1965), Latvian film director
 * Jānis Kalmīte (1907–1996), Latvian expressionist painter
 * Jānis Kalniņš (1904–2000), Latvian and Canadian composer
 * Jānis Karlivāns (born 1982), Latvian decathlete and Olympic competitor
 * Jānis Kaufmanis (born 1989), Latvian basketball player
 * Jānis Ķipurs (born 1958), Latvian bobsledder and Olympic medalist
 * Jānis Klovāns (1935–2010), Latvian chess Grandmaster
 * Jānis Krūmiņš (1930–1994), Latvian basketball player
 * Jānis Lagzdiņš (born 1952), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Leitis (born 1989), Latvian long jumper
 * Jānis Lidmanis (1910–1986), Latvian footballer and basketballer
 * Jānis Liepiņš (1894–1964), Latvian painter
 * Jānis Liepiņš (born 1988), Latvian conductor
 * Jānis Lipke (1900–1987), Latvian rescuer of Jews during World War II
 * Jānis Līvens (1884–????), was a Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
 * Jānis Lūsis (1939–2020), Latvian javelin thrower and Olympic medalist
 * Jānis Matulis (1911–1985), Latvian prelate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and Archbishop of Riga
 * Jānis Medenis (1903–1961), Latvian poet and writer
 * Jānis Mediņš (1890–1966), Latvian composer
 * Jānis Miglavs (born 1948), Latvian-born American photographer and writer
 * Jānis Miņins (born 1980), Latvian bobsledder
 * Jānis Paipals (born 1983), Latvian cross-country skier and Olympic competitor
 * Jānis Paukštello (born 1951), Latvian stage and film actor
 * Jānis Pauļuks (1865–1937), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia
 * Jānis Pētersons (born 1995), Latvian singer (Citi Zēni)
 * Jānis Pīnups (1925–2007), Latvian partisan
 * Jānis Pliekšāns (aka Rainis) (1865–1929), Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician
 * Jānis Podžus (born 1994), Latvian tennis player
 * Jānis Polis (1938–2011), Latvian pharmacologist
 * Jānis Porziņģis (born 1982), Latvian basketball player
 * Jānis Pujats (born 1930), Latvian Roman Catholic archbishop emeritus of Riga
 * Jānis Reinis (born 1960), Latvian stage and film actor
 * Jānis Rinkus (born 1977), Latvian footballer
 * Janis Rozentāls (1866–1916), Latvian painter
 * Jānis Rozītis (1913–1942), Latvian football forward
 * Jānis Rudzītis (1903–1967), Latvian wrestler and Olympic competitor
 * Jānis Rudzutaks (1887–1938), Latvian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician
 * Janis Skroderis (born 1983), Latvian professional tennis player
 * Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 1987), Latvian beach volleyball player and Olympic competitor
 * Jānis Šmits (born 1968), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Sprukts (born 1982), Latvian professional ice hockey forward
 * Jānis Straume (born 1962), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Straupe (born 1989), Latvian ice hockey player
 * Jānis Streičs (born 1936), Latvian film director
 * Jānis Strēlnieks (born 1989), Latvian basketball player
 * Jānis Strupulis (born 1949), Latvian sculptor and graphic designer
 * Jānis Sudrabkalns (1894–1975), Latvian poet and writer
 * Jānis Tilbergs (1880–1972), Latvian painter and a sculptor
 * Jānis Timma (born 1992), Latvian basketball player
 * Jānis Tutins (born 1966), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Urbanovičs (born 1959), Latvian politician
 * Jānis Vanags (born 1958), archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
 * Jānis Vilsons (1944–2018), Latvian handball player and Olympic competitor
 * Jānis Vinters (born 1971), Latvian rally racing motorcycle rider
 * Jānis Vītols (1911–1993), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
 * Jānis Vucāns (born 1956), Latvian politician and mathematician