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Jansson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name. People with the name Jansson or its variants include:
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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 sculptor
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