Comments for JAN (1):

Jan Myrdal was a Swedish author, political writer and wine columnist.

-- Anonymous User  12/21/2005

Jan van Eyck was the one who painted the famous portrait "The Arnolfini Marriage".

-- Anonymous User  4/26/2006

Jan Rubeš - famous Czech-Canadian actor.

-- Maggie_Simpson  8/13/2006

Jan Vermeer painted 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'. It's also the name of a book and a movie based on the book. The book's really good! Everyone should read it.

-- xKatiex  11/2/2006

Some famous Czech bearers were the church reformator Jan Hus and Jan Ámos Komenský (Comenius).

-- HanaB  10/18/2007

A famous bearer is hockey player Yan Pavol Šťastný, born 30. September, 1982 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

-- MaggieSimpson  4/27/2008

Famous bearers:
Musician Jan P. Muchow
Photographer Jan Saudek
Painter Jan Kaplický
Actor Jan Révai
Actor Jan Apolenář
Actor Jan Hrušínský
Actor Jan Hraběta
Actor Jan Dolanský
Actor Jan Antonín Duchoslav
Actor Jan Šťastný
Actor Jan Kanyza
Actor Jan Kačer
Priest Jan Hus, born 1369/1370 Husinec – 6/7/1415 in Kostnice was executed for heresy
Warrior Jan Žižka, 1360, Trocnov – 11/10/1424, Přibyslav

-- MaggieSimpson  5/15/2008

Indian rapper Jan "Rotvajler" Surmaj.

-- Emilie007  9/8/2008

Jan Blahoslav, author, theologist and historian
Jan Burian, songwriter and folk singer
Jan Čenský, actor
Jan Drda, journalist and author
Jan Hrubý, rock and jazz musician
Jan Hřebejk, director
Jan Janský, serologist, neurologist and psychiatrist. He is credited with the first classification of blood into the four types (A, B, AB, O) of the ABO blood group system.
Jan "Sladký" Kozina, rebel and literary character
Jan Kraus, actor and moderator
Jan Libíček, actor
Jan Garrigue Masaryk, diplomatist and politician
Jan Nedvěd, folk singer
Jan Neruda, poet and journalist
Jan Antonín Pacák, artist and drummer
Jan Palach, national martyr
Jan Panenka, musician and pianist
Jan Patočka, philospher and founder of Charta 77
Jan Petránek, publicist
Jan Antonín Pitínský, poet and theatrical director
Jan Pivec, actor
Jan Polák, footballer
Jan Evangelista Purkyně, scientist
Jan Roháč z Dubé, hussite marshal
Ján Roháč, TV and film director
Jan Rokycana, Hussite priest
Jan Rosák, moderator and actor
Jan Ruml, politician and journalist
Jan Jakub Ryba, composer
Jan Blažej Santini, architekt
Jan Sokol, professor and publicist
Jan Skácel, poet
Jan Svěrák, film director
Jan Špáta, film director
Jan Švejnar, economist
Jan Tříska, actor
Jan Křtitel Vaňhal, composer
Jan Veselý, bicyclist
Jan Vodňanský, author, poet and songwriter
Jan Werich, actor and author
Jan Zábrana, poet and author
Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer
Jan Zrzavý, painter and graphic designer
Jan Železný, athlet
Jan Želivský, Hussite priest

-- Emilie007  11/16/2008

Architect Jan Kaplický (KAHP-lit-skee), 18th April 1937, Prague – 14th February 2009, Prague.

-- Emilie007  1/16/2009

Czech photographers Jan Saudek and Šárka Směšná have a son Jan.

-- MaggieSimpson  11/29/2009

Czech photographers Samuel Saudek and Šárka Směšná have a son Jan.

-- MaggieSimpson  11/29/2009

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