Janos
Encyclopedia
Janos may refer to:
- Janos, an alternative-rock band out of Las Cruces, NM
- János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of JohnJohn (given name)John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"...
Places
- Janos, ChihuahuaJanos, ChihuahuaJanos is a town located in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of government for the surrounding Janos Municipality of the same name. The 2010 Mexican national census reported a population of 2,738 inhabitants....
, town in Mexico - Janos (municipality of Chihuahua), a municipality of ChihuahuaMunicipalities of ChihuahuaThe Mexican state of Chihuahua is divided into 67 municipalities :...
People
- János BatsányiJános BatsányiJános Batsányi was a Hungarian poet.In 1785, he published his first work, a patriotic poem, "The Valour of the Magyars"...
(1763-1845), Hungarian poet - János BolyaiJános BolyaiJános Bolyai was a Hungarian mathematician, known for his work in non-Euclidean geometry.Bolyai was born in the Transylvanian town of Kolozsvár , then part of the Habsburg Empire , the son of Zsuzsanna Benkő and the well-known mathematician Farkas Bolyai.-Life:By the age of 13, he had mastered...
(1802-1860), Hungarian mathematician - János Garay (fencer)János Garay (fencer)János Garay was a Hungarian fencer, and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s....
(1889-1945), Hungarian Olympic champion saber fencer - János MurányiJános MurányiJános Murányi is a retired male discus thrower from Hungary. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he ended up in 12th place in the overall-rankings...
(b. 1944), Hungarian discus throwerDiscus throwThe discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... - János UzsokiJános UzsokiJános Uzsoki is a retired Hungarian long jumper.He was born in Mezőtúr. He competed at the 1994 European Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He became Hungarian long jump champion in 1994, 1997 and 1999, rivalling with Tibor Ordina...
(b. 1972), Hungarian long jumperLong jumpThe long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... - James JanosJesse VenturaJames George Janos , better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, Navy UDT veteran, former SEAL reservist, actor, and former radio and television talk show host...
(b. 1951), the legal birth name of Jesse Ventura
Fictional characters
- Janos Audron, introduced in the 1996 game Blood Omen.
- Janos Skorzeny, in a 1974 television series