Famous People with Name Janis

Janis Cardinal Pujats            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Janis Cardinal Pujats: is the Archbishop of Riga, Latvia. Pujats was born in the town of Nautreni. He attended the Theological Seminary in Riga until it was closed by the Soviet Union in 1951. Two months later, he was ordained in a secret ceremony by Archbishop Antonijs Springo

Janis Dalinš            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Janis Dalinš: was a Latvian athlete who competed in race walking. Janis Dalinš was the first Latvian to win a silver medal in Olympic games, in 50km walk in 1932 Summer Olympics. He also won European Championships in the same distance in 1934 and set world records in s

Janis Lusis            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Janis Lusis: is a Latvian (and Soviet) athlete who competed in javelin throw. Lusis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society. He competed in four Summer Olympics for the USSR team, winning bronze in 1964 Olympics, gold in 19

Janis Tilbergs            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Janis Tilbergs: was a Latvian and Soviet artist, a painter and a sculptor. He is most renowned as a highly accomplished portraitist. From 1901 to 1909 Tilbergs studied under Dmitry Kardovsky in the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, then the capital of the Rus

Janis Klovans            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Janis Klovans: is a Latvian chess Grandmaster.Janis Klovans won the Latvian Championship nine times (1954, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, and 1986), and participated in several Soviet Championships.

Dorothy Janis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothy Janis: was an American silent film actress. Born in Dallas, Texas, her short film career began when she was visiting a cousin, who was working on a film for Fox in 1927. Her beauty was noticed at once and she was asked to make a screen test. Ms. Janis went on to make five films, 4 silents and 1 talkie. She was best known for playing opposite Ramon Novarro in The Pagan (1929). She retired in 1930 and married band leader Wayne King in 1932. They were married 53 years, until his death in 1985. She currently resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

Byron Janis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Byron Janis: is an American pianist.He made several recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips Great Pianists series. His discography covers repertoire from Beethoven to David Guion and includes renditions of major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. His pianism has been described as combining a Horowitzian technique with a sublime musicality akin to Alfred Cortot's. He has a special affinity for Chopin and made a French film on him that was shown around the world.

Elsie Janis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elsie Janis: was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "the sweetheart of the AEF" (American Expeditionary Force).