Janson is a surname, and may refer to:

• Agnes Janson (1861–1947), Swedish mezzo-soprano singer
• Aleksander Janson (1881–1939), Estonian politician
• Alfred Janson (1937–2019), Norwegian pianist and composer
• Andrew Janson (1935–2007), South African rugby union footballer
• Anton Janson (1620–1687), Dutch printer and typographer after whom the font "Janson" is named
• Astrid Janson (born 1947), Canadian set and costume designe
• August Janson (1870–1925), Estonian politician
• Bengan Janson (born 1963), Swedish accordionist
• Beth Janson, Canadian film industry executive
• Cassidy Janson (born 1980), British actress
• Charles Auguste Marie Joseph, Comte de Forbin-Janson (1785–1844), French Bishop of Nancy and Toul, and founder of the Association of the Holy Childhood
• Chris Janson (born 1986), American country music singer and songwriter
• Ciara Janson (born 1987), English actress
• David Janson (born 1950), English actor and theatre director, father of Ciara Janson
• Dora Jane Janson (1916–2002), American art historian, collaborator of her husband H. W. Janson
• Edward Mason Janson (1847–1880), British entomologist in Nicaragua, son of Edward Wesley Janson
• Edward Wesley Janson (1822–1891), English entomologist
• Ernest A. Janson (1878–1930), decorated United States Marine of World War I
• Gunnar Janson (1901–1983), Norwegian sculptor
• Herman Didrich Janson (1757–1822) was a Norwegian shipper and businessman
• Henrik Janson (born 1961), Swedish musician and record producer
• Horst Janson (actor) (1935–2025), German film and television actor
• H. W. Janson (1913–1982), American art historian
• Jamie Janson (1975–2019), British aid worker
• Jean-Baptiste Janson (1742–1803), French cellist and composer
• Johannes Ludwig Janson (1849–1914), German veterinary scientist
• Jonathan Janson (painter) (born 1950), American painter and art historian
• Jonathan Janson (sailor) (1930–2015), British competitive sailor
• Josephine Janson (born 1991), Swedish golfer
• Karin Stahre-Janson (born 1956/7), Swedish cruise ship captain
• Klaus Janson (born 1952), American comic book artist
• Kristofer Janson (1841–1917), Norwegian poet, author and Unitarian clergyman
• Lacy Janson (born 1983), American track and field athlete
• Len Janson, American animated film director and writer
• Lucas Janson (born 1994), Argentine footballer
• Marc Janson (1930–2022), Belgian-French painter
• Marie Janson (1873–1960), Belgian politician, sister of Paul-Émile Janson
• Mette Janson (1934–2004), Norwegian journalist
• Mihkel Janson (born 1888), Estonian politician
• Nikolai Janson (1882–1938), Estonian revolutionary and Soviet politician
• Nils Janson (born 1978), Swedish jazz trumpeter
• Oliver Erichson Janson (1850–1925), English entomologist, son of Edward Wesley Janson
• Oscar Janson (born 1975), Swedish pole vaulter
• Paul Janson (1840–1913), Belgian politician, father of Paul-Émile Janson and Marie Janson
• Paul-Émile Janson (1872–1944), Belgian politician, brother of Marie Janson
• Pauline Janson (born 1957), British rower
• Peter Janson (born 1940), Australian motor racing driver
• Robert Janson (born 1965), Polish composer, singer and guitarist
• Roland Janson (1939–2019), Swedish actor
• Selmar Janson (1881–1960), German-American pianist and teacher
• Svante Janson (born 1955), Swedish mathematician
• Tore Janson (born 1936), Swedish linguist
• Toussaint de Forbin-Janson (1631–1713), French cardinal
• Uwe Janson (born 1959), German screenwriter, director and producer
• Victor Janson (1884–1960), German actor and film director

See also

• Jansons (surname)

Surname list

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