Janis

Janis Irwin is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2019 Alberta general election. She represents the electoral district of Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood as a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. She serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Status of Women and LGBTQ2S+ Issues, and is the Official Opposition Deputy Whip.

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A teacher prior to her election, Irwin is queer, and is the only openly LGBTQ MLA in the Alberta legislature. She previously ran as the federal New Democratic Party candidate for Edmonton Griesbach in the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Janis Kelly is a Scottish operatic soprano and voice teacher. She is Professor and Chair of Vocal Performance at the Royal College of Music in London.

Janis Tanaka is an American bassist who has worked as a session musician and on tour with a number of well-known artists including Pink, Fireball Ministry, Hammers of Misfortune, Stone Fox, and L7. She was also a member of the Pagan Babies, a band started by Courtney Love, Kat Bjelland, and Deirdre Schletter in the 1980s.

Janis Sarkisian from Mean Girls the musical.

Well Janis Ian, and Janis Sarkisian (I'm aware she's not actually real).

Janis Joplin (American singer, 1943-1970) was known for her powerful blues, soul, rock, and psychedelic sound.

I love this name because of the extremely talented musician Janis Ian. "At Seventeen" is one of the most beautiful songs to have ever been written.

I much prefer the spelling Janice. There's just no reason to spell it Janis. I have found that the vast majority of people who say they don't like the name Janice\Janis cite one of two reasons: It's dated and\or it's the name of the annoying character on "Friends." Neither of which is poor Janice's fault and no reason not to like the name.

Janis is the twin sister of Janet.