Famous People with Name Janez

Janez Strnad            Origin/Culture/Country: Slovenia

Janez Strnad: is a Slovene physicist and populariser of natural science.He taught for many years from 1961 at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty for natural science and technology on the Department of physics introductory courses and topics from physics. His surname Strnad in English means a yellowhammer, it also is a type of bird, like a swallow.

Janez Lapajne            Origin/Culture/Country: Slovenia

Janez Lapajne: Leading Slovenian contemporary independent filmmaker. Film directing graduate of the University of Ljubljana and former president of Directors Guild of Slovenia. Lapajne insists upon collaborating with his actors for an intensive rehearsal periods before

Janez Orešnik            Origin/Culture/Country: Slovenia

Janez Orešnik: a Slovene linguist.He was born on in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He finished his undergraduate studies in comparative Indo-European linguistics at the University of Ljubljana in 1958, and completed his Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics at the same institution in 1965. He continued with post-doctoral studies at the University of Copenhagen (1959-1961), University of Zagreb (1962-1963), University of Reykjavik (1965-1966) and Harvard University (1969-1970).Orešnik is an internationally recognized specialist in comparative linguistics. He served as chair of the Department of Comparative and General Linguistics at the University of Ljubljana from 1990 to 2004. He is a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Janez Brajkovic            Origin/Culture/Country: Slovenia

Janez Brajkovic: is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for Astana on the UCI ProTour.

Janez Andrijašic            Origin/Culture/Country: Slovenia

Janez Andrijašic: is a Yugoslav slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished sixth in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.