# Janusz

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{{Short description|Male given name}}
{{Infobox given name
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| region        = [Poland](/source/Poland)
| language      = Polish
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| related names = [Jan](/source/Jan_(name)), [Janus](/source/Janus_(given_name)), [János](/source/J%C3%A1nos), [Janosch](/source/Janosch_(given_name))
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{{Wiktionary|Janusz}}
'''Janusz''' is a masculine [Polish](/source/Poland) [given name](/source/given_name) and a surname. It is a Polish form of the Latin name [Johannes](/source/Johannes).

==Given name==
===Politicians===
*[Janusz I of Warsaw](/source/Janusz_I_of_Warsaw) (c. 1340 – 1429), Duke of Warsaw
*[Janusz III of Masovia](/source/Janusz_III_of_Masovia) (1502–1526), Polish duke of Masovia
*[Janusz Aleksander Sanguszko](/source/Janusz_Aleksander_Sanguszko) (1712–1775), Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnate
*[Janusz Bugajski](/source/Janusz_Bugajski) (1954–2025), American political scientist and international relations scholar
*[Janusz Chwierut](/source/Janusz_Chwierut) (born 1965), Polish politician
*[Janusz Dobrosz](/source/Janusz_Dobrosz), Polish politician
*[Janusz Jędrzejewicz](/source/Janusz_J%C4%99drzejewicz) (1885–1951), Polish politician and educator
*[Janusz Kaczmarek](/source/Janusz_Kaczmarek) (born 1961), Polish lawyer, prosecutor and politician
*[Janusz Kiszka](/source/Janusz_Kiszka) (1600–1653), Polish-Lithuanian politician and magnate
*[Janusz Kochanowski](/source/Janusz_Kochanowski) (1940–2010), Polish lawyer and diplomat
*[Janusz Kołodziej (politician)](/source/Janusz_Ko%C5%82odziej_(politician)) (born 1959), Polish politician
*[Janusz Korwin-Mikke](/source/Janusz_Korwin-Mikke) (born 1942), Polish conservative liberal political commentator and politician
*[Janusz Krasoń](/source/Janusz_Kraso%C5%84) (born 1956), Polish politician
*[Janusz Leon Wiśniewski](/source/Janusz_Leon_Wi%C5%9Bniewski) (born 1954), Polish scientist and writer
*[Janusz Lewandowski](/source/Janusz_Lewandowski) (born 1951), Polish economist and politician
*[Janusz Maksymiuk](/source/Janusz_Maksymiuk) (born 1947), Polish politician
*[Janusz Onyszkiewicz](/source/Janusz_Onyszkiewicz) (born 1937), Polish mathematician, alpinist and politician
*[Janusz Ostrogski](/source/Janusz_Ostrogski) (1554–1620), Polish-Lithuanian noble
*[Janusz Palikot](/source/Janusz_Palikot) (born 1964), Polish politician, activist and businessman
*[Janusz Pałubicki](/source/Janusz_Pa%C5%82ubicki) (born 1948), Polish politician and activist
*[Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620)](/source/Janusz_Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82_(1579%E2%80%931620)), Polish nobleman
*[Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–1655)](/source/Janusz_Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82_(1612%E2%80%931655)), Polish-Lithuanian noble and magnate
*[Janusz Radziwiłł (1880–1967)](/source/Janusz_Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82_(1880%E2%80%931967)), Polish nobleman and politician
*[Janusz Reiter](/source/Janusz_Reiter) (born 1952), Polish diplomat
*[Janusz Śniadek](/source/Janusz_%C5%9Aniadek) (born 1955), Polish politician
*[Janusz Suchywilk](/source/Janusz_Suchywilk) (c. 1310 – 1382), Polish nobleman
*[Janusz Tazbir](/source/Janusz_Tazbir) (1927–2016), Polish historian
*[Janusz Tomaszewski](/source/Janusz_Tomaszewski) (born 1956), Polish politician
*[Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski](/source/Janusz_Tyszkiewicz_%C5%81ohojski), Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnate and politician
*[Janusz Wiśniowiecki](/source/Janusz_Wi%C5%9Bniowiecki), starost of Krzemieniec
*[Janusz Wojciechowski](/source/Janusz_Wojciechowski) (born 1954), Polish politician
*[Janusz Zabłocki](/source/Janusz_Zab%C5%82ocki) (1926–2014), Polish politician, publicist, Catholic activist, lawyer and soldier of Armia Krajowa
*[Janusz Zemke](/source/Janusz_Zemke) (born 1949), Polish politician
*[Janusz Ziółkowski](/source/Janusz_Zi%C3%B3%C5%82kowski) (1924–2000), Polish sociologist and politician

=== Sportsmen ===

*[Janusz Brzozowski (handballer)](/source/Janusz_Brzozowski_(handballer)) (born 1951), Polish handball player
*[Janusz Cegliński](/source/Janusz_Cegli%C5%84ski) (born 1949), Polish basketball player
*[Janusz Centka](/source/Janusz_Centka), Polish glider pilot
*[Janusz Dziedzic](/source/Janusz_Dziedzic) (born 1980), Polish football striker
*[Janusz Gol](/source/Janusz_Gol) (born 1985), Polish football midfielder
*[Janusz Gortat](/source/Janusz_Gortat) (1948–2023), Polish boxer
*[Janusz Jojko](/source/Janusz_Jojko) (born 1960), Polish footballer
*[Janusz Karweta](/source/Janusz_Karweta) (born 1988), Polish pair skater
*[Janusz Kołodziej (speedway rider)](/source/Janusz_Ko%C5%82odziej_(speedway_rider)) (born 1984), Polish speedway rider
*[Janusz Kupcewicz](/source/Janusz_Kupcewicz) (1955–2022), Polish football player
*[Janusz Krawczyk](/source/Janusz_Krawczyk), Polish luger
*[Janusz Krężelok](/source/Janusz_Kr%C4%99%C5%BCelok) (born 1974), Polish cross country skier
*[Janusz Kudyba](/source/Janusz_Kudyba) (born 1961), Polish football striker
*[Janusz Kulig](/source/Janusz_Kulig) (1969–2004), Polish rally driver
*[Janusz Kusociński](/source/Janusz_Kusoci%C5%84ski) (1907–1940), Polish athlete
*[Janusz Majewski (fencer)](/source/Janusz_Majewski_(fencer)) (1940–2025), Polish Olympic fencer
*[Janusz Michallik](/source/Janusz_Michallik) (born 1966), Polish-born retired soccer defender and current coach
*[Janusz Patrzykont](/source/Janusz_Patrzykont) (1912–1982), Polish basketball player
*[Janusz Pyciak-Peciak](/source/Janusz_Pyciak-Peciak) (born 1949), Polish modern pentathlete
*[Janusz Sałach](/source/Janusz_Sa%C5%82ach) (born 1957), Polish cyclist
*[Janusz Sidło](/source/Janusz_Sid%C5%82o) (1933–1993), Polish javelin thrower
*[Janusz Ślązak](/source/Janusz_%C5%9Al%C4%85zak) (1907–1985), Polish rower
*[Janusz Sybis](/source/Janusz_Sybis) (born 1952), Polish football striker
*[Janusz Trzepizur](/source/Janusz_Trzepizur) (born 1959), Polish high jumper
*[Janusz Turowski](/source/Janusz_Turowski_(footballer)) (born 1961), Polish football coach and former player
*[Janusz Waluś](/source/Janusz_Walu%C5%9B_(ski_jumper)) (born 1953), Polish ski jumper 
*[Janusz Wojnarowicz](/source/Janusz_Wojnarowicz) (born 1980), Polish judoka
*[Janusz Wolański](/source/Janusz_Wola%C5%84ski) (born 1979), Polish football midfielder

=== Other ===
*[Janusz Akermann](/source/Janusz_Akermann) (born 1957), Polish painter
*[Janusz Bardach](/source/Janusz_Bardach), Polish gulag survivor and physician
*[Janusz Bielański](/source/Janusz_Biela%C5%84ski), Roman Catholic priest
*[Janusz Bojarski](/source/Janusz_Bojarski) (born 1956), Polish general
*[Janusz Bokszczanin](/source/Janusz_Bokszczanin) (1894–1973), Polish Army colonel
*[Janusz Brzozowski](/source/Janusz_Brzozowski_(computer_scientist)) (1935–2019), Polish-Canadian computer scientist
*[Janusz Christa](/source/Janusz_Christa) (1934–2008), Polish author of comic books
*[Janusz Domaniewski](/source/Janusz_Domaniewski) (1891–1954), Polish ornithologist
*[Janusz Gajos](/source/Janusz_Gajos), Polish actor
*[Janusz Gaudyn](/source/Janusz_Gaudyn) (1935–1984), Polish physician, writer and poet
*[Janusz Głowacki](/source/Janusz_G%C5%82owacki) (1938–2017), Polish-American author and screenwriter
*[Janusz Grabowski](/source/Janusz_Grabowski) (born 1955), Polish mathematician
*[Janusz Janowski](/source/Janusz_Janowski) (born 1965), Polish painter, jazz drummer and art theorist
*[Janusz Jasiński](/source/Janusz_Jasi%C5%84ski) (1928–2026), Polish historian
*[Janusz Kamiński](/source/Janusz_Kami%C5%84ski) (born 1959), Polish cinematographer and film director
*[Janusz Korczak](/source/Janusz_Korczak) ([Henryk Goldszmit](/source/Henryk_Goldszmit)), Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and child pedagogist
*[Janusz Kurtyka](/source/Janusz_Kurtyka) (born 1960), Polish historian specializing in the culture and religion of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries
*[Janusz Liberkowski](/source/Janusz_Liberkowski) (born 1953), winner of ''American Inventor'' season one
*[Janusz Magnuski](/source/Janusz_Magnuski) (1933–1999), Polish author and military historian
*[Janusz Majewski (director)](/source/Janusz_Majewski_(director)) (1931–2024), Polish film director
*[Janusz Meissner](/source/Janusz_Meissner) (1901–1978), Polish Air Force pilot, journalist and author
*[Janusz Olejniczak](/source/Janusz_Olejniczak) (1952–2024), Polish classical pianist
*[Janusz Paluszkiewicz](/source/Janusz_Paluszkiewicz) (1912–1990), Polish actor
*[Janusz Pasierb](/source/Janusz_Pasierb) (1929–1993), Polish catholic priest, poet, writer, and historian
*[Janusz Pawliszyn](/source/Janusz_Pawliszyn) (born 1954), Polish chemist
*[Janusz Pawłowski](/source/Janusz_Paw%C5%82owski) (born 1959), Polish judoka
*[Janusz Piekałkiewicz](/source/Janusz_Pieka%C5%82kiewicz) (1925–1988), Polish underground soldier, historian, writer, and television/cinema director and producer
*[Janusz Sanocki](/source/Janusz_Sanocki) (1954–2020), Polish politician
*[Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz](/source/Janusz_Skumin_Tyszkiewicz), Lithuanian writer
*[Janusz Spyra](/source/Janusz_Spyra) (born 1958), Polish historian specializing in Cieszyn Silesia
*[Janusz Szpotański](/source/Janusz_Szpota%C5%84ski) (1929–2001), Polish writer and chess player
*[Janusz Szrom](/source/Janusz_Szrom) (born 1968), Polish jazz vocalist and composer
*[Janusz Waluś](/source/Janusz_Walu%C5%9B) (born 1953), Polish assassin
*[Janusz Witwicki](/source/Janusz_Witwicki) (1903–1946), Polish architect and art historian
*[Janusz Wójcik](/source/Janusz_W%C3%B3jcik) (1953–2017), Polish politician, and former football player and coach
*[Janusz Zajdel](/source/Janusz_Zajdel) (1938–1985), Polish science-fiction author
*[Janusz Zakrzeński](/source/Janusz_Zakrze%C5%84ski) (1936–2010), Polish actor
*[Janusz Andrzej Zakrzewski](/source/Janusz_Andrzej_Zakrzewski) (1932–2008), Polish physicist
*[Janusz Zalewski](/source/Janusz_Zalewski) (1903–1944), Polish sailor
*[Janusz K. Zawodny](/source/Janusz_K._Zawodny) (1921–2012), Polish-American historian, political scientist, and former World War II resistance fighter and soldier
*[Janusz Zaorski](/source/Janusz_Zaorski) (born 1947), Polish film director, scenarist and actor
*[Janusz Żurakowski](/source/Janusz_%C5%BBurakowski), Polish-born fighter and test pilot

==Surname==
* [Aleksandra Janusz](/source/Aleksandra_Janusz) (born 1980), Polish writer, and neurobiologist
* {{ill|Edmund Janusz|pl}} (1928–2009), Polish officer of the Citizens' Militia
* [Marcin Janusz](/source/Marcin_Janusz) (born 1994), Polish volleyball player

== See also ==
*{{startswith|Janusz}}
*{{intitle|Janusz}}
*[Janusz (stereotype)](/source/Janusz_(stereotype))
*[Janusz, Łódź Voivodeship](/source/Janusz%2C_%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA_Voivodeship), Poland

{{given name|type=both}}

Category:Polish masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Polish-language surnames

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