Janson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Latvian, Norwegian and Swedish spellings.
Surname
Fictional
- Paul Janson, the protagonist of The Janson Directive, a novel by Robert Ludlum
- Wes Janson, an X-Wing pilot in Rogue Squadron in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe novels
Given name
While Janson is uncommon as a given name, notable people with this first name include:
- Janson Junk (born 1996), American baseball player
- Janson van Keulen (1593âÂÂ1661), variant name of Cornelius Johnson, English portrait painter
See also