Janssens is a Dutch surname equivalent to Johnson. It is the second most common surname in Belgium, [1] while in the Netherlands the forms Jansen and Janssen are more common. People with this surname include:
Abraham Janssens (c. 1573 – 1632), Flemish painterCas Janssens (born 1944), Dutch footballerCharles Janssens (1906–1986), Belgian film actorChris Janssens (born 1969), Belgian footballerÉmile Janssens (1902–1989), Belgian general and commander of the Force PubliqueCorneille Janssens (1585–1638), Flemish bishop and founder of JansenismCornelis Janssens van Ceulen (1593–1661), Dutch portrait painterFrancis Janssens (1843–1897), Dutch-born Archbishop of New OrleansFrans Janssens (born 1945), Belgian footballerFrans Alfons Janssens, (1865–1924), Belgian biologist who first described chromosomal crossoverHieronymus Janssens, Flemish painter from the BaroqueJan Janssens (August 1590-after 1650), Flemish Baroque painterJan Willem Janssens (1762–1838), Dutch soldier and statesmanJean Janssens (fl. 1920), Belgian racing cyclistJean Janssens (born 1944), Belgian footballerJean-Baptiste Janssens (1889–1964), twenty-seventh Superior General of the Society of JesusJohann Hermann Janssens (1783–1853), Belgian theologianKevin Janssens (born 1986), Belgian footballerKo Janssens (1889–1970), Dutch boxerMarcel Janssens (1931–1992), Belgian road bicycle racerMark Janssens (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey forwardPatrick Janssens (born 1956), Belgian politicianVictor Honoré Janssens (1658–1736), Flemish painter