Jansen (surname)
Jansen is a Dutch/Flemish and Low German patronymic surname meaning son of Jan, a common derivative of Johannes. It is equivalent to the English surname Johnson. The near homonyms "Jensen" and "Jansson" are its Danish, Norwegian and Swedish counterparts.
Jansen is a very common surname in the Dutch-language area. Jansen is one of the most common names in the Netherlands and the most common when combined with variant spelling Janssen. In Belgium, the variant Janssens is the second most common name.
People named Jansen
- Ada Jansen, Dutch politician
- Adam Jansen, American archivist
- Alandson Jansen da Silva, Belgian-Brazilian footballer
- Alexandre Jansen Da Silva, Belgian-Brazilian footballer
- Alf-Inge Jansen, Norwegian political scientist and politician
- Amund Grøndahl Jansen, Norwegian cyclist
- Ana Jansen, Brazilian aristocrat, known for a legend named after her
- Anco Jansen, Dutch football forward
- Annemiek Padt-Jansen, Dutch harpist and Labour Party politician
- Arne Jansen, German jazz guitarist
- Astrid Jansen, Dutch figure skater
- Barend Coenraad Petrus Jansen, Dutch chemist and biochemist
- Bernt Jansen , German table tennis player
- Birger Jansen, Norwegian ice hockey player and sailor
- Cas Jansen, Dutch actor
- Catherine Jansen, American photographer
- Cisita Joity Jansen, Indonesian badminton player representing Germany
- Ciska Jansen, Dutch track and field athlete
- Cornelius Jansen, Dutch theologian
- Cornelius Jansen , Flemish religious leader
- Dan Jansen, American speed skater
- Dan Jansen, Canadian ice sledge hockey player
- Daniel Jansen , American basketball player
- Daniel Jansen Van Doorn, Canadian volleyball player
- Danny Jansen, American baseball player
- Dave Jansen, American mixed martial artist
- David Jansen, German football forward
- DeWitt Clinton Jansen, American hotelier and politician and judge in Shanghai
- Dolf Jansen, Dutch comedian and radio presenter
- Duan Jansen, South African cricketer
- Ea Jansen, Estonian historian
- Eelco Jansen, Dutch baseball player
- Einar Jansen, Norwegian historian, genealogist and archivist
- Ellen Jansen, Dutch football forward
- Emile Jansen, Dutch television, film and theatre actor
- Emily Jansen, Australian amputee skier
- Eric Jansen, German footballer
- Ernest George Jansen, South African politician
- Ernst Jansen Steur, Dutch neurologist
- Eystein Jansen, Norwegian marine geologist
- Floor Jansen, Dutch singer
- Floris Jansen, Dutch cricketer
- , Dutch comedian
- , Dutch gymnast and television presenter
- Gaite Jansen, Dutch actress
- Geert Jan Jansen, Dutch art forger
- George Jansen, American test pilot
- , Dutch draughts player
- Haakon Jansen, Norwegian long-distance runner
- Hanneke Jansen, Dutch computational chemist
- , Dutch theologian and scholar of anti-semitism
- Hans Jansen, Dutch politician and scholar of contemporary Islam
- Hans-Jürgen Jansen, German footballer
- Harm Jansen, Dutch racing cyclist
- Harrie Jansen, Dutch racing cyclist
- Harry August Jansen, Danish-born American magician
- Heinrich Jansen, Danish Baroque painter
- Hermann Jansen, German urban planner
- Hernán Jansen, Venezuelan fencer
- Huub Jansen, Dutch cricket umpire
- Irene Jansen, Dutch singer
- J. J. Jansen, American football long snapper
- Jacques Jansen, French singer
- Jacquin Jansen, South African rugby player
- Jan Jansen , Dutch cyclist
- Jan Jansen , Dutch historian
- Jan B. Jansen, Norwegian professor of medicine
- Jan Helge Jansen, Norwegian politician
- Jan K. S. Jansen, Norwegian professor of medicine
- Janine Jansen, Dutch violinist
- Jarrad Jansen, Australian rules footballer
- Jennette Jansen, Dutch Paralympian
- Jens Jonas Jansen, Norwegian priest
- Jochem Jansen, Dutch football defender
- Joeri Jansen, Belgian middle-distance runner
- Johan Jansen, Dutch football goalkeeper
- Johann Joseph Jansen, German socialist revolutionary
- Johannes Jansen, German historian and priest
- Johannes Jansen , Mayor of New York City from 1725 to 1726
- Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen, Dutch Archbishop
- John Jansen , Canadian politician
- John Jansen , American recording engineer and music producer
- John Jansen , Australian rugby league player
- John Jansen , Dutch water polo player
- Jon Jansen, American football offensive tackle.
- Jonas Jansen, Norwegian archivist
- Jones Ralfy Jansen, Indonesian badminton player
- Jordan Jansen, Australian pop singer
- Jos Jansen, Belgian rallycross driver
- Karl Jansen, German weightlifter
- Kathleen Jansen, American judge
- Kati Jansen, German freestyle swimmer
- Kenley Jansen, Dutch baseball player
- Kevin Jansen, Dutch football midfielder
- Larry Jansen, American baseball player
- Laura Jansen, Dutch-born American singer-songwriter
- Laura Jansen van Vuuren, South African Navy admiral
- Lauren Jansen, Australian basketball player
- Leen Jansen, Dutch boxer
- Leo Jansen, Dutch painter
- Leoni Jansen, Dutch singer
- Louise Mai Jansen, Danish swimmer
- Lynette Jansen, South African racing cyclist
- Maarten Jansen, Australian actress
- Marcell Jansen, German footballer
- Marco Jansen, South African cricketer
- Marco Jansen van Vuren, South African rugby player
- Marcus Jansen, American painter in Germany
- Marie Jansen, American actress
- Marijke Jansen, Dutch tennis player
- Marius Jansen, American Japanese history academic
- Mark Jansen, Dutch metal musician
- Mark Jansen, American politician
- Marlon Jansen, South African cricket umpire
- Matt Jansen, English footballer
- Maximilian Jansen, German footballer
- Maya Jansen, American tennis player
- Michael Jansen, Dutch footballer
- Michel Jansen, Dutch football manager
- Misael Silva Jansen, Brazilian football striker
- Monifa Jansen, Curaçaoan beauty pageant
- Monique Jansen, Dutch discus thrower
- Nils Jansen, Norwegian jazz musician
- Paige Jansen-Nichols, American Jewelry designer and business executive
- Patrick Jansen, Indian hockey player
- Paulus Jansen, Dutch politician
- Per Jansen, Norwegian stage and film actor
- Peter Jansen , Dutch artist
- Peter Jansen , American politician
- Peter Jansen, New Zealand rower
- Petter Jansen, Norwegian business executive
- Philip Jansen, British businessman
- Pierre Jansen, French film scores composer
- Pieter Jansen, South African rugby player
- Pieter Jansen van Vuren, South African rugby player
- Querelle Jansen, Dutch model
- Quint Jansen, Dutch footballer
- Rassie Jansen van Vuuren, South African rugby player
- Ray Jansen, American baseball player
- Renate Jansen, Dutch football striker
- Robbie Jansen, South African musician
- Rocco Jansen, South African rugby player
- Roeliff Jansen, Norwegian settler in New Netherland
- Rogier Jansen, Dutch basketball player
- Ronald Jansen, Dutch hockey player
- Ross Jansen, New Zealand politician, mayor of Hamilton
- Roy Jansen, Norwegian ice hockey player
- Rudolf Jansen, Dutch pianist
- Rudy Jansen, Dutch footballer
- Sacharias Jansen, Dutch spectacle-maker associated with the invention of the telescope and microscope
- Sandra Jansen, Canadian politician
- Sigurd Jansen, Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor
- Stefan Jansen, Dutch footballer
- Steve Jansen, English musician, composer and record produce
- Steve Jansen , Canadian soccer player
- Susan Estelle Jansen, American television producer and writer
- Tammy Jansen, American model
- Theo Jansen, Dutch artist
- Theo Jansen van Rensburg, South African rugby player
- Therese Jansen Bartolozzi, German pianist
- , Dutch movie actor
- Torsten Jansen, German handballer
- Torsten Stiig Jansen, Danish journalist
- Ulli Jansen, German ice hockey player
- Uwe Jansen, German rugby league coach
- Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer
- Wolfgang Jansen, German actor
- Yibbi Jansen, Dutch field hockey player
As a patronym
- Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt, Dutch Christian mystic
- Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold, Norwegian naval hero
- Rutger Jansen Bleecker, Mayor of Albany, New York
Fictional characters
- Cam Jansen, eponymic character of a mystery book series by David A. Adler
- Tek Jansen, fictional character featured on The Colbert Report