Janis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Latvian writer Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist Jānis Andriksons (1912–1967), Latvian speed skater Janis Antiste (born 2002), French footballer Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian cancer victim Jānis Bērziņš, multiple people Janis Birkeland (born 1945), American architect and planner Janis Blaswich (born 1991), German footballer Janis Brenner, American dance artist, choreographer, and singer Janis Bubenko (1935–2022), Swedish computer scientist Janis Carter (1913–1994), American actress Jānis Čakste (1859–1927), President of Latvia from 1918 to 1927 Janis Claxton (1964–2018), Australian choreographer Jānis Daliņš (1904–1978), Latvian athlete Jānis Elsiņš (born 1974), Latvian bobsledder Janis Hansen (1940–2021), American talent agent and actress Janis Hape (1958–2021), American swimmer Janis Hughes (born 1958), British politician Janis Ian (born 1951), American songwriter and folksinger Jānis Ikaunieks (born 1995), Latvian footballer Janis Irwin (born 1984), Canadian politician Jānis Jansons (born 1982), Latvian floorball player Janis Johnson (born 1946), Canadian politician Jānis Joņevs (born 1980), Latvian writer Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American singer and songwriter Jānis Jurkāns (born 1946), Latvian politician Jānis Kalnbērziņš (1893–1986), Latvian politician Jānis Karlivāns (born 1982), Latvian decathlete Janis Karpinski (born 1953), United States Army officer Janis Kazocins (born 1959), British Army officer and Latvian national security consultant Janis Kelly (born 1971), Canadian volleyball player Janis Kelly, Scottish opera singer Jānis Kļaviņš (1933–2008), Latvian chess master Jānis Klovāns (1935–2010), Latvian chess player Jani Lane (1964–2011), American rock singer Jānis Liepiņš, multiple people Jānis Līvens (born 16 May 1884, date of death unknown), Latvian cyclist Jānis Lūsis (1939–2020), Latvian javelin thrower Jānis Mendriks (1907–1953), Latvian Catholic priest and servant of God Janis Morweiser (born 1991), German Nordic combined skier Janis Oldham (1956–2021), American mathematician Janis Paige (1922–2024), American actress Jānis Paipals (1871–1911), Latvian cross-country skier Janis Paterson (1945–2024), New Zealand academic Jānis Poruks (1871–1911), Latvian poet and writer Jānis Puriņš (1889–1944), Latvian Riflemen Janis Rafailidou (born 1984), Greek artist Janis Rozentāls (1866–1916), Latvian painter Jānis Rudzutaks (1887–1938), Latvian-Soviet revolutionary and politician Janis Scott (1951–2024), American arts patron and transportation advocate Janis Siegel (born 1952), American singer Jānis Skroderis (born 1983), Latvian tennis player Janis Spindel, American matchmaker, author, and entrepreneur Jānis Sprukts (born 1982), Latvian ice hockey player Jānis Straume (1962–2024), Latvian politician Jānis Strēlnieks (born 1989), Latvian basketball player Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American bassist Jānis Timma (1992–2024), Latvian basketball player Jānis Vucāns (born 1956), Latvian politician Janis Wilson (1930–2003), American actress Janis Winehouse, British pharmacist, mother of Amy Winehouse
Fictional Characters
Janis Ian, fictional character from the Mean Girls franchise
See also Janice (given name)