Janis (given name)
Janis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Jānis Akuraters, Latvian writer
- Janis Amatuzio, American forensic pathologist
- Jānis Andriksons, Latvian speed skater
- Janis Antiste, French footballer
- Janis Antonovics, Latvian-British-American biologist
- Janis Babson, Canadian cancer victim
- Jānis Bērziņš, multiple people
- Janis Birkeland, American architect and planner
- Janis Blaswich, German footballer
- Janis Brenner, American dance artist, choreographer, and singer
- Janis Bubenko, Swedish computer scientist
- Janis Carter, American actress
- Jānis Čakste, President of Latvia from 1918 to 1927
- Janis Claxton, Australian choreographer
- Jānis Daliņš, Latvian athlete
- Jānis Elsiņš, Latvian bobsledder
- Janis Hansen, American talent agent and actress
- Janis Hape, American swimmer
- Janis Hughes, British politician
- Janis Ian, American songwriter and folksinger
- Jānis Ikaunieks, Latvian footballer
- Janis Irwin, Canadian politician
- Jānis Jansons, Latvian floorball player
- Janis Johnson, Canadian politician
- Jānis Joņevs, Latvian writer
- Janis Joplin, American singer and songwriter
- Jānis Jurkāns, Latvian politician
- Jānis Kalnbērziņš, Latvian politician
- Jānis Karlivāns, Latvian decathlete
- Janis Karpinski, United States Army officer
- Janis Kazocins, British Army officer and Latvian national security consultant
- Janis Kelly, Canadian volleyball player
- Janis Kelly, Scottish opera singer
- Jānis Kļaviņš, Latvian chess master
- Jānis Klovāns, Latvian chess player
- Jani Lane, American rock singer
- Jānis Liepiņš, multiple people
- Jānis Līvens, Latvian cyclist
- Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower
- Jānis Mendriks, Latvian Catholic priest and servant of God
- Janis Morweiser, German Nordic combined skier
- Janis Oldham, American mathematician
- Janis Paige, American actress
- Jānis Paipals, Latvian cross-country skier
- Janis Paterson, New Zealand academic
- Jānis Poruks, Latvian poet and writer
- Jānis Puriņš, Latvian Riflemen
- Janis Rafailidou, Greek artist
- Janis Rozentāls, Latvian painter
- Jānis Rudzutaks, Latvian-Soviet revolutionary and politician
- Janis Scott, American arts patron and transportation advocate
- Janis Siegel, American singer
- Jānis Skroderis, Latvian tennis player
- Janis Spindel, American matchmaker, author, and entrepreneur
- Jānis Sprukts, Latvian ice hockey player
- Jānis Straume, Latvian politician
- Jānis Strēlnieks, Latvian basketball player
- Janis Tanaka, American bassist
- Jānis Timma, Latvian basketball player
- Jānis Vucāns, Latvian politician
- Janis Wilson, American actress
- Janis Winehouse, British pharmacist, mother of Amy Winehouse
Fictional Characters
- Janis Goldman, character from the 1978 film I Wanna Hold Your Hand
- Janis Ian, fictional character from the Mean Girls franchise