Famous People with Name Janne

Janne Niinimaa            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Janne Niinimaa: a professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 36th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers.Following three seasons playing with Jokerit in Helsinki, Finland, Niinimaa made his debut with the Flyers in the 1996û97 NHL season, posting 44 points and a +12 rating, and being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.The following season Niinimaa was traded to the Edmonton Oilers, where he spent parts of six seasons. Earning himself an All-Star appearance in the 2000û01 NHL regular season. He was traded to the New York Islanders in 2003 and then was traded to the Montreal Canadiens.During the NHL lockout, Niinimaa returned to play in his native Finland. Niinimaa has twice represented Finland at the Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1998, and was on the national team when Finland won its only world championship gold medal.

Janne Petteri Ahonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Janne Petteri Ahonen: He is considered one of the best and most successful ski jumpers of all time. His achievements include individual World Championships in 1997 (normal hill) and 2005 (large hill), first place in the World Cup in 2003û2004 and 2004û2005, and first place in the Four Hills Tournament for a record-breaking five times, bettering the previous record of four by Jens Weissflog. Interestingly, Ahonen won the 1999 tournament without winning a single event, coming second on all four hills.Ahonen's other medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships include the individual normal hill (bronze: 2005), individual large hill (bronze: 2001), team normal hill (silver: 2001), and team large hill (gold: 1995, 1997, 2003; silver: 2001, 2005).

Janne Corax            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Janne Corax: is a Swedish cyclist and mountaineer.Corax is an authority on Tibet. In 2003 he crossed the Tibetan plateau Chang Tang on bike in 45 days with Nadine Saulnier. The Chang Tang trip resulted in a 30-minute film, called "Too Tired", part of the series "Into

Janne Mikael Blomqvist            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Janne Mikael Blomqvist: is a retired freestyle sprint swimmer from Finland. Blomqvist competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. His best result was a 12th place with the men's 4×100 metres rreestyle relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, alongside Jani Sievinen, Antti Kasvio, and Kalle Varonen.

Janne Hänninen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Janne Hänninen: is a former Finnish speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500 m. His personal bests on these distances are 35.00 (1 December 2001), 1:08.45 (16 February 2002), and 1:46.04 (19 February 2002). He participated in three Oly

Capitaine Jean-François Jannekeyn            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Capitaine Jean-François Jannekeyn: was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics as a fencer.