Famous People with Name Jaan

Jaan Ehlvest            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Ehlvest: is a chess player. He was made a Grandmaster in 1987 and was Estonian sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1989. On the April 2005 FIDE list, Ehlvest had an Elo rating of 2614, placing him just outside the world's top one hundred and making him Estonia's num

Jaan Einasto            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Einasto: is an eminent Estonian astrophysicist and one of the discoverers of the cellular structure of the Universe. Born in Tartu, he attended the University of Tartu, where he received the Ph.D. equivalent in 1955 and a senior research doctorate in 1972. From 19

Jaan Kaplinski            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Kaplinski: is an Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic. Kaplinski is known for his independent mind, focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking. He has been deeply influenced by Eastern philosophical schools (taoism and especially bud

Jaan Kikkas            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Kikkas: was a weightlifter and Olympic bronze medalist from Valga, Estonia. He won bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in the middleweight class.[1] He died March 9, 1944 during World War II Soviet Air Force bombing in Tallinn.

Jaan Kirsipuu            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Kirsipuu: is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in France. He is one of Estonia's top athletes. He has the distinction of being the only cyclist to drop out of the Tour de France 13 consecutive times. In spite of this, he was a very successful rider, winning mu

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