Jaan (given name)

Jaan (given name)

People named Jaan include:
*Jaan Anvelt (1884–1937), a revolutionary of Estonia and the first Premier of Soviet Estonia
*Jaan Arder, singer in the Estonian rock band Apelsin
*Jaan Ehlvest (1962– ), a famous chess player
*Jaan Einasto (1929– ), an eminent Estonian astrophysicist
*Jaan Jüris (1977– ), an Estonian ski jumper
*Jaan Kaplinski (1941– ), an Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic
*Jaan Kenbrovin, credited with writing the lyrics for the song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"
*Jaan Kiivit, Jr (1940–2005), the Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia from 1994 until 2005
*Jaan Kirsipuu (1969– ), an Estonian road bicycle racer
*Jaan Kross (1920–2007), a famous contemporary Estonian writer
*Jaan Laaman, a noted member of the United Freedom Front
*Jaan Lattik, (1878–1967), an Estonian politician, writer and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
*Jaan Manitski, an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
*Jaan Mark, the current governor of the Estonian county of Harju
*Jaan Poska (1866–1920), an Estonian barrister and politician
*Jaan Rääts (1932– ), a retired Estonian film score composer
*Jaan Soots (1880–1942), a famous Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence.
*Jaan Tallinn (1972– ), an Estonian programmer participated in development of Skype and KaZaa
*Jaan Talts (1944– ), a former Estonian weightlifter and Olympic champion
*Jaan Tatikas, the protagonist in the 1892 satirical "Kuulsuse narrid", who has become a well-known stereotype in Estonian culture
*Jaan Teemant (1872–?), an Estonian lawyer and politician
*Jaan Trubetsky (1938– ), a Polish-Ruthenian bayan player
*Jaan Tõnisson (1868–?), an Estonian statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia twice
*Jaan Viik one of four men put on trial during the holocaust trials in Soviet Estonia


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