- Jansson
Jansson is a Scandinavian
patronymic surname , meaning "son ofJan ", derived fromJohannes , a cognate ofJohn . There are alternateBelgian , Dutch, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish spellings. Jansson is rare as agiven name . People with the name Jansson or its variants include:urname
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meaning = "son of Jan"
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origin =Scandinavian
related names =Janson ,Jenson
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*Bengt Jansson (b. 1943), former Swedish international speedway rider
*Camilla Sköld Jansson (b. 1957), Swedish politician
*Erik Jansson (1808 — 1850), leader of a Swedish pietist sect that emigrated to the United States in 1846
*Erik Jansson (cyclist) (1907 - 1993), Swedish, Olympic road racing cyclist
*Folke Jansson (1897 - 1965), Swedish, Olympics triple jump
*Gustaf Jansson (b. 1922), Swedish, Olympic marathoner
*Helena Jansson (b. 1985), Swedish orienteer
*Herold Jansson (1899 - 1965), Danish, Olympic gymnast and diver
*Jan-Magnus Jansson (1922 - 2003), Finnish politician
*Jan Jansson (footballer) (b. 1968), Swedish
*Jimmy Jansson (b. 1985), Swedish singer and songwriter
*John Jansson (1892 - 1943), Swedish, Olympic diver
*Karl Emanuel Jansson (1846 - 1874), Finnish artist
*Lars Jansson , disambiguation page
*Marlena Jansson (b. 1970), Swedish orienteering competitor
*Mats Jansson (b. 1951), Swedish, Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group
*Mikael Jansson (b. 1965), Swedish politician
*Nanna Jansson (b. 1983), Swedish, Olympic ice hockey medalist
*Roger Jansson (b. 1943), Finish politician
*Tommy Jansson (1952 - 1976), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider
*Tove Jansson (1914 – 2001), Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author
*Ulrik Jansson (b. 1968), former Swedish footballer
*Viktor Jansson (1886 - 1958), Finnish sculptorGiven name
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related names =Jan
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*Jansson Stegner (b. 1972), American artistee also
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Janson
*Jenson
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