Jansson

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

Surname

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 (1922–2012), 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 Janssonius (1588 - 1664), also known as Jan Jansson, Dutch cartographer
Jan Jansson (footballer) (b. 1968), Swedish
Jesper Jansson (b. 1971), Swedish football player
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), Finnish 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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