Jansson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, German, Dutch, Danish, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
Amanda Jansson (born 1990), Swedish actress
AnnMari Jansson (1934–2007), Swedish systems ecologist Augusta Jansson (1859–1932), Swedish entrepreneur Bengt Jansson (born 1943), former Swedish international speedway rider Börje Jansson (born 1942), Swedish chess player Camilla Sköld Jansson (born 1957), Swedish politician Daniel Jansson (born 1979), Finnish basketball coach and a former player
Erik Jansson (1808–1850), leader of a Swedish pietist sect that emigrated to the United States in 1846 Erik Jansson (cyclist) (1907–1993), Swedish, Olympic road racing cyclist Folke Jansson (1897–1965), Swedish, Olympics triple jump Gustaf Jansson (1922–2012), Swedish, Olympic marathoner Helena Jansson (born 1985), Swedish orienteer Herold Jansson (1899–1965), Danish, Olympic gymnast and diver Jan-Magnus Jansson (1922–2003), Finnish politician Jan Janssonius (1588–1664), also known as Jan Jansson, Dutch cartographer Jan Jansson (footballer) (born 1968), Swedish Jesper Jansson (born 1971), Swedish football player Jimmy Jansson (born 1985), Swedish singer and songwriter John Jansson (1892–1943), Swedish, Olympic diver Karl Emanuel Jansson (1846–1874), Finnish artist Kjell Jansson (born 1959), Swedish politician Lars Jansson (composer), (born 1951), Swedish composer Ludvig Jansson (born 2003), Swedish ice hockey player Marlena Jansson (born 1970), Swedish orienteering competitor Mats Jansson (born 1951), Swedish, Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group Mikael Jansson (politician) (born 1965), Swedish politician Nanna Jansson (born 1983), Swedish, Olympic ice hockey medalist Pontus Jansson (born 1991), Swedish footballer Rasmus Jansson (born 1997), Finnish football coach Roger Jansson (born 1943), Finnish politician Rony Jansson (born 2004), Finnish professional footballer Sven B. F. Jansson (1906–1987), Swedish linguist Sven-Åke Jansson (1937–2014), Swedish Army lieutenant general Tommy Jansson (1952–1976), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider Tove Jansson (1914–2001), Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author Ulrik Jansson (born 1968), former Swedish footballer Viktor Jansson (1886–1958), Finnish sculptor
Given name Jansson Stegner (born 1972), American artist
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