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Jan Krekels Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus ("Jan") Krekels (born August 26, 1947 in Sittard) is a retired cyclist from The Netherlands. He became Olympic champion of the Team 100k Time Trial in the 1968 Oympics along with Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog.
Jan Krukowiecki Count Jan Stefan Krukowiecki (1772-1850) was a Polish general and chairman of the Polish National Government (prezes RzÄ…du Narodowego) during the November Uprising and general during Napoleonic Wars fighting in the troops of Napoleon.
Jan Krzysztof Kelus Jan Krzysztof Kelus (born 1942, also known by his initials JKK) is a Polish singer, poet, composer and a member of the democratic opposition in Poland between the 1960s and 1980s. A professional sociologist, Kelus is best known for a number of ballads which gained him a nick-name of the Bard of the opposition and Polish Woody Guthrie.
Jan Kubiš Jan Kubiš (June 24, 1913 – June 18, 1942) was one of a team of Czechoslovak British-trained agents sent to assassinate one of the most important Nazis, Reinhard Heydrich, in 1942 as part of Operation Anthropoid. Heydrich was mortally wounded by Kubiš´s anti-tank grenade.
Jan Kubisz Jan Kubisz (24 January, 1848 in Końska, Austrian Empire - 26 March, 1929 in Gnojnik, Czechoslovakia) was a Polish educator and poet. His poem Płyniesz Olzo po dolinie became unofficial anthem of Cieszyn Silesia, especially Poles in Zaolzie.
Jan Kulczyk Jan Kulczyk (born June 24, 1950 in Bydgoszcz), Polish businessman, according to the Wprost weekly newspaper, his fortune is estimated at PLN 12.5-billion (approximately USD$ 4-billion), which makes him the richest person in Poland.
Jan Kupecký Ján Kupecký or Jan Kupecký (1667, Pezinok, Royal Hungary (today Slovakia) - 1740, Nürnberg, Germany) was a Czech and Slovak portrait painter during the baroque. He was active in Slovakia, Vienna and Nürnberg.
Jan L. Perkowski Jan L. Perkowski, aka "The Perkolator" or "Perksy" as affectionately called by his students, is originally from Perth Amboy, NJ, and is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Virginia.
Jan Lam Jan Lam (1838 - 1886) was a Polish journalist, writer and comic, as well as a teacher in numerous schools of Galicia. He is probably best remembered as the author of a poem Marsz Sokołów, the anthem of the Sokół, as well as a long-time journalist of the Dziennik Polski daily.
Jan Lambrecht Domien Sleeckx Jan Lambrecht Domien Sleeckx or Dominicus Jan Lambrecht (Antwerp, 2 February, 1818-Liege, 13 October, 1901) , was a Flemish writer. He started his career as a notary clerk and a journalist, in 1861 he became a teacher of Dutch in Lier and later head school inspector of primary schools.
Jan Leitner Ján Leitner (born September 14, 1953) is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia. His greatest achievements were gold medals at the European Indoor and World Indoor Championships in 1984 and 1985.
Jan Leśniak Jan Leśniak (1898 — 1976, Vienna) was a Polish military intelligence officer in the Interbellum and World War II. He was from fall 1935 deputy director of the Polish General Staff's German Office and for a year, from April 1938, its director.
Jan Leschly Jan Leschly is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, May 2000 to present. Chief Executive and Director, SmithKline Beecham, a company that develops and markets pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medicines, 1994 to May 2000.
Jan Linton Jan Linton, full name Jan Linton-Jones, is a singer, musician and producer from Warrington, England, who helped internationalize the music scene in Tokyo, Japan. He studied violin from the age of six, moving briefly onto piano, before discovering pop music and electric guitar as a teenager.
Jan Škorka Jan Škorka is a well-known Czechoslovakian painter, as well as the founder and only member of the School of Skorkism which is noted for a high richness of color and paranoid- schizoid- dissociable view towards society. His most popular paintings in both the Czech and Slovak republics are Heavy metal, Hromasův nejčernější den(Hromas's blackest day), Smrtící, smrdící sousto (Lethal stinking morsel), Šarvátka (Squabble), and Brutální škrabka (The Brutal Scrape).
Jan Žižka Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov, German: Johann Ziska or Johann Schischka) (c. 1360 - 1424), Czech general and Hussite leader, follower of Jan Hus, was born at Trocnov in Bohemia, of a family which belonged to the gentry.
Jan Łaski Jan Łaski, John Laski, Johannes Alasco, John a Lasco (b. 1499 in Łask - 1560 in Pinczów, Poland) was a Polish Protestant evangelical reformer, the son of Jaroslaw Łaski, the voivode of Sieradz Voivodship and Susanna Bak, the daughter of the Bakova-Gora councilman, Zbigniew Bak.
Jan Łaski (1456-1531) Jan Łaski (b. March 1456 in Lask - May 19, 1531 in Kalisz, Poland) was a Polish nobleman, Grand Chancellors of the Crown in 1503-1510, diplomate, since 1490 secretary of the King and since 1508 coadjutor of the Archbishop of Lwów.
Jan Łączny Jan Łączny (born December 19, 1950 in Dobrzyca) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 2229 votes in 40 Koszalin district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Jan Mabuse Jan Mabuse (d. October 1, 1532), the name adopted (from his birthplace, Maubeuge) by the Flemish painter Jenni Gosart, or Jennyn van Hennegouwe (Hainault), as he called himself when he matriculated in the gild of St Luke, at Antwerp, in 1503.
Jan Marinus Wiersma Jan Marinus Wiersma (born 26 August 1951 in Groningen) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Labour Party, vice-chair of the Party of European Socialists group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan Markell Jan Markell is host of Understanding The Times, a national talk radio show seen on various christian stations across the USA including KPSZ and KKMS. Jan is also the founder and Director of Olive Tree Ministries.
Jan Martin Jan Elizabeth Martin (born November 21, 1959 in Auckland) is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Jan Matejko Jan Matejko (also known as Jan Mateyko; July 24, 1838, Kraków, Poland – November 1, 1893, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events.Jan Matejko: The Painter and Patriot.
Jan Maurycy Paweł Cardinal Puzyna de Kosielsko His Eminence Prince Jan Maurycy Paweł Cardinal Puzyna de Kosielsko (13 September 1842 in Gwoździec, Galicia – 8 September 1911 in Kraków, Poland) was a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) from 1886 to 1895, and the bishop of Kraków from 1895 until his death in 1911. Receiving the red hat in 1901, he was known for his conservative views and authoritarianism.
Jan Mayen Jan Mayen Island, a part of the Kingdom of Norway, is a 55 km long (southwest-northeast) and 373 km² large arctic volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, partly covered by glaciers. It has two parts: larger Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, both linked by an isthmus 2.
Jan Miel Jan Miel (1599-1663) was a Flemish painter, active in Italy, emerging from the circle of genre painters influenced by Pieter van Laer and the so-called Bamboccianti painters. He was born in Beveren-Was near Antwerp, but had traveled to Rome by 1636.
Jan Michaelsen Jan Munch Michaelsen (born November 28, 1970 in Nantes, France) is a Danish football player for Hamarkameratene. Michaelsen has made 19 international appearances and scored a single goal for the Danish national team.
Jan Mikusinski Jan Mikusinski (April 3, 1913-July 27, 1987) was a Polish mathematician known for his pioneering work in mathematical analysis. Mikusinki developed an operational calculus which is relevant for solving differential equations.
Jan MilĂ­ÄŤ Jan MilĂ­ÄŤ, or Johann Militsch (Milicz, Militz) (d. 1374), Bohemian divine, was the most influential among those preachers and writers in Moravia and Bohemia who, during the 14th century, in a certain sense paved the way for the reforming activity of Jan Hus.
Jan Miner Jan Miner (October 15, 1917, Boston, Massachusetts - February 15, 2004, Bethel, Connecticut) was an American actress who became an icon to TV viewers as Madge, the wisecracking manicurist in commercials for Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent. Miner played Madge for 27 years, and made the commercials in French, German, Danish and Italian.
Jan Morcha The Jan Morcha (literally, the 'People's Front') was founded by Vishwanath Pratap Singh when he was dismissed from his post of Defence Minister and subsequently left the Congress Party in 1987. Together with Arun Nehru and Arif Mohammed Khan he formed a nucleus of opposition to the government of Rajiv Gandhi which at that time possessed a commanding majority in the Lok Sabha.
Jan Morris Jan Morris CBE (born James Humphrey Morris on 2 October, 1926, in Clevedon, Somerset, England, educated at Lancing college, Shoreham, West Sussex, but by heritage and adoption Welsh) is a British historian and travel writer.
Jan Nagórski Jan Nagórski (1888–1976), also known by his Russified name of Ivan Nagurski (Иван Нагурский)) was a Polish engineer and pioneer of aviation, the first person to fly an airplane in the Arctic and the first aviator to perform a loop with a flying boat.
Jan Narveson Jan Narveson (born 1936), is a professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. An anarcho-capitalist and contractarian, Narveson's form of libertarianism is deeply influenced by the thought of Robert Nozick, David Gauthier and Anthony de Jasay.
Jan Niecisław Baudouin de Courtenay Jan Niecislaw Baudouin de Courtenay (March 13, 1845 - November 3, 1929) was a Polish linguist and slavist, best known for his theory of the phoneme and phonetic alternations. For most of his life he worked at Imperial Russian universities: Kazan (1874-1883), Yuryev (as Tartu, Estonia was then known) (1883-1893), Kraków (1893-1899) and St.
Jan Nilsson Jan Nilsson (born December 15th, 1960) is a Swedish racecar driver. He is most famous for his appearance in the Swedish Touring Car Championship, having appeared in all eleven seasons and for being the most victorious driver (two championship wins and 30 race wins).
Jan Nisar Akhtar Jaan Nisaar Akhtar (February 14, 1914 - August 19, 1976) was a famous Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms and also a lyricist for Bollywood and father of lyricist and script-writer Javed Akhtar and psychiatrist and poet Salman Akhtar and grandfather of Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar. Father-in-law of Shabana Azmi and ex father-in-law of Honey Irani.
Jan Nowak * "Jan Nowak" (pronounced: ) is commonly regarded to be the most widespread personal name in Poland and hence often serves as the Polish equivalent of the English "John Doe". Another Polish name thought to be very popular is "Jan Kowalski".
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (October 3, 1914 – January 20, 2005) was a Polish journalist, writer, politician, social worker and patriot. He served during the Second World War as one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army.
Jan O. Karlsson Jan Olov Karlsson (born 1 June 1939), Swedish politician, former President of the European Court of Auditors, and former Minister for Development Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy from 2002 and from September 11, 2003 to October 10, 2003 acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, following the murder of Anna Lindh.
Jan Olof Olsson Jan Olof Olsson (nicknamed Jolo) (31 March 1920 Stockholm, Sweden — 30 April 1974, Hjärnarp, Skåne) was a popular Swedish writer and a journalist for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter where he elevated ths short sketch to an art. He was married to Margareta Sjögren, a journalist at another Swedish newspaper.
Jan Opaliński (1581-1637) Jan Opaliński (1581-1637) of Łodzia Coat of Arms, son of Jan Opaliński (1546-1598), brother of Piotr Opaliński, was the head of Opaliński family in the 17th century. Voivode of Poznań since 1628, castellan of Kalisz since 1624, starost of Inowrocław, pious Catholic and supporter of Society of Jesus, he gathered much wealth.
Jan Ottosson Jan Bo Ottosson (born March 10 1960 in Högsäter, Dalsland) is a former Swedish Cross-country skier, former national team skier he represented Åsarna IK during the 1980's and early 1990's. He won two gold medals in the 4 x 10km relay at the Winter Olympics (1984 and 1988).
Jan PatoÄŤka Jan PatoÄŤka (June 1 1907 - March 13 1977) is considered one of the most important contributors to Czech philosophical phenomenology, as well as one of the most influential central European philosophers of the 20th century. Having studied in Prague, Paris, Berlin and Freiburg, he was one of the last pupils of Edmund Husserl, who is considered the founder of phenomenology, and Martin Heidegger.
Jan Perner Jan Perner (September 7 1815 in Bratčice near Čáslav - September 10 1845 in Pardubice) was a Czech railway engineer. During 1842 - 1845 was responsible for construction of several railways in Austrian Empire.
Jan Peter Toennies Professor Jan Peter Toennies (3 May 1930–) is a German-American scientist and former director of the Max Planck Institute for Flow Research. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of German immigrant parents.
Jan Petersen Jan Petersen (born June 11, 1946) is a Norwegian politician. He is Candidate of Law 1973 from the University of Oslo, member of the Parliament since 1981, leader of the Conservative Party from 1994 to 2004 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from October 2001 to October 2005 in a coalition government led by Kjell Magne Bondevik from the Christian Democratic Party.
Jan Pieterszoon Coen Jan Pieterszoon Coen (8 January 1587 – 21 September 1629) was an officer of Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early seventeenth century, holding two terms as its Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
Jan Piotr Norblin Jan Piotr Norblin de la Gourdaine (French: Jean Pierre) (15 July 1740 - 23 February 1830) was a French-born painter, draughtsman, engraver, drawing artist and caricaturist. From 1774 until 1804 he resided in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where he gained a citizenship.
Jan Poortvliet Jan Poortvliet (born September 21, 1953 in Arnemuiden, Zeeland) is a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number two jersey. His biggest club successes came when he played for PSV Eindhoven in the mid- and late 1970s.
Jan Powell Jan Powell is a competitive clay target shooter based in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. He is considered to be an upcoming competitor having won several competitions despite having only started competitive shooting in 2003.
Jan Pronk Johannes "Jan" Pieter Pronk (born 16 March 1940 in Scheveningen, The Hague) is a Dutch politician and diplomat. He is currently the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission for the United Nations Mission in Sudan, a mandate to expire at the end of 2006.
Jan Provoost The complex and inventive Flemish painter Jan Provoost, or Jan Provost (Mons 1465–Bruges 1529) was one of the most famous Netherlandish painters of his generation, a prolific master who left his early workshop in Valenciennes to run two workshops, one in Bruges, where he was made a burgher in 1494, the other simultaneously in Antwerp, which was the economic center of the Low Countries. Provoost was also a cartographer engineer and architect.
Jan Quast Jan Quast (born January 9, 1970) is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the light flyweight (– 48kg) division during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he won the bronze medal.
Jan Raas Jan Raas (born November 8, 1952, Heinkenszand) is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 career wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship in Valkenburg, he also won three of the sports "Monuments": the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1979 and 1983, Paris-Roubaix in 1982 and the Milan-Sanremo in 1977, he also took the Dutch Classic, the Amstel Gold Race on five occasions and won ten stages in the Tour de France. Raas, who wore glasses, was regarded as one of the shrewdest tacticians and cleverest sprinters in the pro peloton.
Jan Randall Jan Randall is a Canadian composer who has composed music for over seven hundred broadcast productions. In addition he is a performer, producer, recording engineer, musical director, orchestrator, conductor, midi programmer and lyricist who sings and plays a variety of instruments including piano, guitar, electric bass, harmonica, and accordion.
Jan Ravens Jan Ravens (born May 14, 1958 in Bebington, Wirral) is an English actress and impressionist, famous for her voices on Spitting Image and Dead Ringers. She was the first female President of Cambridge University Footlights Club in 1979-1980.
Jan Renier Snieders Jan Renier Snieders (Bladel, 22 November, 1812 - Turnhout, 9 April 1888), a brother of August Snieders, was a Belgian writer. He studied medicine in Leuven, and in 1838 he settled as a physician in Turnhout, where he did much to promote literature and for which reason he founded the society De Dageraad.
Jan Rodrigues Juan "Jan" Rodrigues (born in Santo Domingo) was the first black man to live in New York City. He was among the first settlers that established a Dutch fur trading post in Lower Manhattan in 1613 founded by Christian Hendricksen.
Jan Rokita Jan Rokita (born June 18 1959 in KrakĂłw) is a Polish liberal-conservative politician, a member of Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament, and chairman of the parliamentery club of Platforma Obywatelska (Citizens' Platform).
Jan Romocki Jan Romocki codename: Bonawentura (b. April 17, 1925 in Warsaw - August 18, 1944 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish Scoutmaster (podharcmistrz), Second Lieutenant of AK-Szare Szeregi, poet and younger brother of Andrzej "Morro" Romocki.
Jan Ruhtenberg Jan Ruhtenberg was an architect who, “made significant contributions in introducing modern architecture to the United States as a teacher and a modern architect”(1). Ruhtenberg was involved in the Bauhaus movement in Germany, studying under Mies Van der Rohe and worked with Phillp Johnson.
Jan Santini Aichel Jan BlaĹľej Santini Aichel (February 3, 1677 - December 7, 1723), also called Giovanni Battista Santini, was a Czech architect of Italian descent, whose major works represent a curious amalgam of the Baroque and Gothic styles.
Jan Savitt Jan Savitt (born Jacob Savetnick in Shumsk, Russia September 4, 1907, died October 4, 1948 Sacramento, CA) was an American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist. He was invited to joined the Philadelphia Orchestra when was only nineteen, having studied at The Curtis Institute and in Europe.
Jan Sørensen Jan Sørensen (born May 14, 1955) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who played in the striker position. He most notably played professionally for Belgian club Club Brugge as well as Feyenoord Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Jan Scruggs Jan Scruggs is best known for being the founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Scruggs served as a corporal in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, and upon completion of his service attended American University in Washington, D.
Jan Sejna Jan Šejna, also Sejna in English, (12 May 1927, Radhostice CSR – 23 August 1997, New York) has risen in communist Czechoslovakia to the highest political army post of General of the Czechoslovak Army. After losing political power and influence in the beginning of the Prague Spring, he emigrated to the USA.
Jan Shipps Jan Shipps is a historian specializing in Mormon History, particularly in the latter half of the 20th century to the present. Shipps is generally regarded as the foremost non-Mormon scholar of the Latter Day Saint movement, having given particular attention to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Jan Schultsz Jan Schultsz was born in Amsterdam in 1965, where he first took piano lessons at the age of 4 and commenced horn lessons at the age of 10. Emphasis was laid on both these instruments during his student years under Jan Wijn and Adriaan van Woudenberg at the Sweelinck Conservatoire in Amsterdam.
Jan Sloot Romke Jan Bernhard Sloot (died 1999) was a Dutch electronics technician, who claimed to have developed a revolutionary data compression technique, the Sloot Digital Coding System, which could compress a complete movie down to 8 kilobytes of data— this is orders of magnitude greater compression than the best currently available technology.
Jan Słomka Jan Słomka (1842–1932) was the Habsburg Polish mayor of Dzikow in the late 19th and early 20th century. He is perhaps best known for his memoir, "From Serfdom to Self-Government: Memoirs of a Polish Village Mayor", with its descriptions of Polish peasant life from the time of Polish serfdom until after WWI.
Jan Smuts Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS (May 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman, military leader, and philosopher. In addition to various cabinet appointments, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948.
Jan Smuts and a British Transvaal Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM (May 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman and military leader. He served as a Boer General duning the Boer War, a British General during the First World War and was appointed Field Marshal during the Second World War.
Jan Smuts and the Old Boers Jan Christian Smuts, OM (May 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman and military leader. He served as a Boer General duning the Boer War, a British General during the First World War and was appointed Field Marshal during the Second World War.
Jan Smuts in the Boer War Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM (May 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman and military leader. He served as a Boer General duning the Boer War, a British General during the First World War and was appointed Field Marshal during the Second World War.
Jan Smuts in the South African Republic Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS (May 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman, military leader, and philosopher. He served as a Boer General during the Boer War, a British General during the First World War and was appointed Field Marshal by King George VI during the Second World War.
Jan Stanisław Jankowski Stanisław Jankowski (6 May 1882 - 13 March 1953; noms de guerre Doktor, Jan, Klonowski, Sobolewski, Soból) was a Polish politician, an important figure in the Polish civil resistance during World War II and a Government Delegate at Home. Arrested by the NKVD, he was sentenced in the Trial of the Sixteen and murdered in a Soviet prison.
Jan Stanisław Olbrycht Jan Stanisław Olbrycht (1886–1968) was a Polish medic, university professor and one of the most renowned specialists in forensics of the early 20th century. Throughout his life he served as a chief specialist in various trials, especially in the assessment of evidence.
Jan Strande Henriksen Jan Strande Henriksen was a player, coach, and Secretary General for the NoAFF. He quarterbacked for the Aspervika 89ers, Sandnes Oilers and the Otra Raiders, and coached for the Oilers, Oslo Vikings, and Norwegian national junior and senior teams.
Jan Struther Jan Struther was the pen name of Joyce Anstruther, later Joyce Maxtone Graham and finally Joyce Placzek (June 6 1901 – July 20 1953), an English writer remembered for her character Mrs. Miniver and a number of hymns, including Lord of All Hopefulness and When a knight won his spurs.
Jan Svěrák Jan Svěrák (born February 6, 1965 in Žatec and living in Prague) is the most successful Czech film director since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. He is the son of the prominent screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák.
Jan Swammerdam Jan Swammerdam (February 12, 1637 - February 17, 1680) was a Dutch biologist and microscopist. His work on insects demonstrated that the various phases during the life of an insect—egg, larva, pupa, and adult—are different forms of the same animal.
Jan Szczęsny Herburt Jan Szczęsny Herburt (1567–1616), Polish political writer, diplomat, poseł to the Sejm. Early supporter of kanclerz Jan Zamoyski, took part in many diplomatic missions (to Sweden, United Kingdom, the Vatican and Ottoman Empire).
Jan Szczepański Jan Antoni Szczepański (born November 20, 1939 in Małecz) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the gold medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he defeated Hungary's László Orbán on points (5:0).
Jan Szwarc Jan Szwarc (born July 08, 1946 in Ustroń) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7642 votes in 27 Bielsko-Biała district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list.
Jan Szyszko Jan Szyszko (born April 19, 1944 in Stara Miłosna) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7042 votes in the 20th Warsaw district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Jan Tennant Jan Tennant is a Canadian television journalist. She was formerly an announcer for the CBC Radio and CBC Television including commentary on Science Magazine and in the 1970s, became the first woman to host The National when she appeared as a substitute newsreader.
Jan Theodoor van Rijswijck Jan Theodoor van Rijswijck (Antwerp, 7 July 1811, Antwerp ,7 May 1849) was a Belgian writer. He did not get much formal education, but his father, a teacher, read the works of Cats, Vondel and other poets to his children.
Jan Tinbergen Jan Tinbergen (The Hague, April 12, 1903 – June 9, 1994 The Hague), Dutch economist, was awarded the first Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes.
Jan Tore Sanner Jan Tore Sanner (born 6 May 1965 in Bærum) is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party. He is currently a representative of Akershus in the Storting, he was first elected in 1993, but took Kaci Kullmann Five's seat from 16 October 1989 to 3 November 1990.
Jan Tregeagle The historical Jan Tregeagle was a magistrate in the early 17th century, a steward under the Duchy of Cornwall, and was known for being particularly harsh; darker stories circulated as well, that he had murdered his wife or made a pact with the Devil. As a lawyer he was a peculiarly nefarious agent, and very hard upon the tenants.
Jan Twardowski Jan Jakub Twardowski (June 1, 1915 – January 18, 2006) was a famous Polish poet, but, as he said of himself, he was a priest (of the Catholic Church) first of all. He was a chief Polish representative of contemporary religious lyrics.
Jan Udo Holey Jan Udo Holey (born March 22, 1967 in DinkelsbĂĽhl), often known by his penname Jan van Helsing, is a controversial German author who puts forward conspiracy theories about freemasons ruling the world, Hitler surviving World War II in Antarctica, the Earth being hollow, etc. He draws from sources like The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Jan van Beveren Jan van Beveren (born March 5, 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football goalkeepers from the Netherlands, who played for the Dutch National Team during the late 1960s and 1970s, although he did not play in either the 1974 or 1978 FIFA World Cup. Van Beveren obtained 32 caps.
Jan van Brakel Jan van Brakel (circa 1638—July 10, 1690) was a Dutch Rear Admiral who distinguished himself on many occasions during the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch wars and the Nine Years War. Almost nothing is known about Van Brakels early career; we know neither his year of birth (estimates have varied from 1618 till 1642) nor his backgrounds.
Jan van der Heyden Jan van der Heyden was a Dutch Baroque era painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor who significantly contributed to contemporary firefighting. He improved the firehose (1672, with his brother Nicolaes, who was a hydraulic engineer), invented by Johann Hautsch, modified the manual fire engines, organised the first European volunteer fire brigade (1685) and wrote and illustrated the first firefighting manual (Brandspuiten-boek).
Jan van der Lans Johannes (Jan) Maria van der Lans (July 10, 1933-2002Belzen, Jacob Dr. Jan Van der Lans (1933-2002) obituary ) was a Dutch professor in the psychology of religion at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (now called Radboud University Nijmegen).
Jan van Deinsen Jan van Deinsen (born June 19, 1953 in Tiel, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder and forward from the Netherlands, who played for NEC Nijmegen, Go Ahead Eagles and Feyenoord Rotterdam during his professional career. He obtained one cap for the Dutch national team, when Holland lost to the Republic of Ireland on September 10, 1980 in Dublin.
Jan van Dijk Jan van Dijk (born 1952) is a professor of sociology and communication science at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. He teaches and investigates the sociology of the information society and the social aspects of the new media.

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