Janez (given name)
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Janez is a Slovene form of the given name
John
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Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
John
John (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"...
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- Janez BurgerJanez BurgerJanez Burger, a Slovene director, screenwriter and producer.-Life and career:Born on 21 March 1965 in Kranj, Slovenia. He grew up in Železniki, now lives and works in Ljubljana . In 1986 started his studies on Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana, but in 1990 quit this studies and moved to study at...
(born 1965), film director - Janez DrnovšekJanez DrnovšekJanez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia , Prime Minister of Slovenia and President of Slovenia . He was born in Celje, Slovenia, then the Socialist Republic of Slovenia...
(1950 - 2008), 2nd president of the Republic of Slovenia - Janez DrozgJanez DrozgJanez Drozg was a Slovene television and film director from Celje. Alongside his work with TV Ljubljana which dominated much of his career, he also directed features films such as Boj na požiralniku in 1982 and even made an appearance as an actor in the 1980 film Prestop playing the character of...
(1933 - 2005), film director - Janez JanšaJanez JanšaJanez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993...
(born 1958), 5th prime minister of independent Slovenia - Janez K. Lapajne (born 1937), geophysicist and seismologist
- Janez LapajneJanez LapajneJanez Lapajne [yannez la-pie-nay] is a Slovenian film director,and former president of Directors Guild of Slovenia.The son of geophysicist and seismologist Janez K...
(born 1967), film director - Janez Vajkard ValvasorJanez Vajkard ValvasorJohann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...
(1641 - 1693), scholar and polymath, member of the Royal Society - Janez JanežJanez JanežJanez Janež was a Slovene medical doctor and surgeon, who worked for most of his life in mainland China and Taiwan.In Chinese he's known as Fan Fenglong or simply Doctor Fan .-Life and work:...
(1913 - 1990), slovene medical doctor and surgeon, who worked for most of his life in Taiwan