Jani (surname)

Jani is a surname.

The Indian surname meaning 'learned' (from Sanskrit jnana, 'knowledge') is found among Brahmins in the western state of Gujarat, and is a Gotra and surname among Jats and Bishnois in the Western Rajasthan

Gyani, an honorific title from Sikhism also meaning learned, is from the same root

Linguistic Roots of Jani
The Sanskrit root ज्ञा- jñā- shares its origins with Slavic znati, the English word know, along with the Greek γνώ- (seen in γνῶσις gnosis) and Lithuanian žinoti. On the contrary, its opposite is represented by अज्ञान ajñāna, which translates to "ignorance."

Arts and entertainment

 * Agha Jani Kashmiri, was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet
 * Ayaz Jani, was a Sindhi-language poet
 * Chirag Jani (actor), an Indian film Actor
 * Jyotish Jani, novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India
 * Kamiya Jani, an Indian YouTuber, entrepreneur, and social media influencer
 * Nirmal Jani, Indian cinematographer
 * Purnamasi Jani, poet, social activist from India

Business and law

 * Reshma Saujani, American lawyer
 * Tushar Jani, business entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist

Politics and government

 * Alauddin Jani, governor of Bengal during the time of Mamluk dynasty
 * Babajani Durrani, an Indian politician
 * Jagadish Jani, Indian politician
 * Masud Jani, the Governor of Bengal, 1247–1251 CE
 * Surjit Kumar Jyani, Indian politician

Religion and spirituality

 * Mulji Jani, known as Gunatitanand Swami a Hindu spiritual teacher
 * Prahlad Jani, Indian breatharian monk
 * Sayyid Jani Shah, a Muslim Pir who accepted Dharma

Sciences and education

 * A. N. Jani, Indian scholar and Indologist
 * Karan Jani, an Indian astrophysicist
 * Shyam Sunder Jyani, Indian environmentalist and academic

Sports

 * Chirag Jani, an Indian cricketer
 * Neel Jani, Swiss professional Porsche factory driver. His father is from India and his mother is German Swiss.
 * Réka Luca Jani, a Hungarian female tennis player