Famous People with Name Jaan

Jaan Soots            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Soots: was a famous Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence. He joined the army voluntarily in 1900, studied 1901-1904 at Vilnius Military Academy, participated in Russo-Japanese War and 1910-1913 studied at Imperial Nicholas Military

Jaan Talts            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Talts: is a former Estonian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Massiaru, Laiksaare, Pärnumaa

Jaan Tõnisson            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Tõnisson: was an Estonian statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia twice during 1919 to 1920 and as the Foreign Minister of Estonia from 1931 to 1932.

Jaan Patterson            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Jaan Patterson: is a composer and poet, and runs the Surrism-Phonoethics netlabel. He is best known for his various Dada and Surrealist inspired experimental music and spoken word projects - such as Undress Béton, André Pissoir and Dusk Euphoria. Additionally, together with Frater Surrallee, he works as Surrism on improvised music projects. Patterson's music has been played on numerous Community radio stations and Internet radio stations - including, Resonance FM,[1] WFMU,[2] NTNS Radio[3] by Mark Stolk and L'étranger, Radio Panik.[4] Since 2010, Patterson, together with Anthony Donovan (Murmurists)[5] and Adrian Beentjes (Zoologic),[6] has run the Classwar Karaoke[7][8] netlabel, which releases quarterly compilations of experimental music and short-films, by artists from around the world.

Jaan Jüris            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Jüris: is an Estonian ski jumper who has competed since 2000. He finished 50th in the individual normal hill event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Jüris's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 38th in the individual normal hill at Val d

Gauhar Jaan            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Gauhar Jaan: was an Indian singer and dancer meaning a Tawaif from Calcutta. She was one of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India [1].Gauhar Jaan was born as Angelina Yeoward in 1873 in Patna, to William Robert Yeoward, an Armenian Jew working as an engineer in dry ice factory at Azamgarh, near Banaras, who married a Jewish Armenian lady, Allen Victoria Hemming around 1870. Victoria was born and brought up in India, and trained in music and dance.

Jüri Jaanson            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jüri Jaanson: is the most successful Estonian rower, who has won five madals at Rowing World Championships. He became World Champion in Tasmania 1990 in the single sculls event. 14 years later he managed to win an Olympic silver medal in the single sculls event at the