Famous People with Name Jan

Jan Miner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jan Miner: was an American actress.She became an icon, though, to TV viewers as Madge, the wisecracking manicurist in commercials for Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent. Miner played Madge for 27 years, and made the commercials in French, German, Danish and Italian. Her trademark line became one of the most famous and parodied of all television commercial quotes: "You're soaking in it."

Jan Stenerud            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jan Stenerud: is a Norwegian former football player for the Kansas City Chiefs (1967-1979), Green Bay Packers (1980-1983), and Minnesota Vikings (1984-1985) of the National Football League. Stenerud was one of the first professional football players to be used as a dedicated kicker, due to his excellent "sharpshooting" ball kicking performance.

Jan Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jan Murray: was an American stand-up comedian and actor who made his name on the Borscht Belt.Murray began performing on the vaudeville stage at the age of 18, then later at the Catskills resorts popular with Jewish vacationers. In the early 50's he became a Las Vegas marquee performer, then later segued into TV, going on to host a number of gameshows such as Dollar a Second (1953-1957), his creation Treasure Hunt (1956-1959), Charge Account (also known as The Jan Murray Show, 1960-1962), and Chain Letter. He was later a frequent panelist on The Hollywood Squares and co-hosted the annual West Coast Chabad Lubavitch telethon for many years.[1]

Jan Betker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jan Betker: a Canadian curler. Betker, who played the third position on the team of Sandra Schmirler, has taken over the position of skip created by Schmirler’s death.As part of the Schmirler team Betker won 3 Canadian curling championships in 1993, 1994, and 1997. A

Jan Bradley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jan Bradley: is an American soul singer.Bradley grew up in Robbins, Illinois. She was noticed by manager Don Talty (who also managed Phil Upchurch) at a high school talent show. After graduating, she auditioned for Curtis Mayfield, and soon recorded the Mayfield-penne