Janez (given name)

Janez (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Janez


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gender = Male
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region = Slovenia
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related names = John
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"Janez" is a Slovenian form of the given name John.

* Janez Burger (1965 - ), film director.
* Janez Drnovšek (1950 - 2008), 2nd president of the Republic of Slovenia.
* Janez Drozg (1933 - 2005), film director.
*Janez Janša (1958 - ), 5th prime minister of independent Slovenia.
*Janez K. Lapajne (1937 - ), geophysicist and seismologist.
*Janez Lapajne (1967 - ), film director.
*Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641 - 1693), scholar and polymath, member of the Royal Society.


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