Jan Hendrik Wolkers was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter. Wolkers is considered by some to be one of the "Great Four" writers of post-World War II Dutch literature, alongside Willem Frederik Hermans, Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve.
Jan Zaprudnik was a Belarusian-American historian and publicist. He was also one of the leaders of the Belarusian community in the United States and an honoured member of the Belarusian PEN-centre.
Jana Moravcová, married Jana Neumannová was a Czech poet, writer, and translator. She had a degree from Charles University and taught in Cuba. Some of her work appeared in science fiction anthologies.
Jana G. Oliver is an American author. Her books cross many genres, including romance/fantasy and historical mystery. An Iowa native, she currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jana Kathryn Riess is an American professor, writer, and editor. Riess' writings have focused on American religions, especially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of which she is a member, and other new religious movements.
Jan-Andrew Henderson (1962-) is a Scottish author of 33 children's, teen, YA, and adult fiction and non-fiction books. Though mainly a thriller writer, he is best known for helping to popularize Edinburgh's Underground City and its supernatural lore, especially the Mackenzie Poltergeist in Greyfriars Graveyard.
Henderson was instrumental in bringing Edinburgh's forgotten Underground City to public attention, with the first-ever book on the subject The Town Below the Ground, followed by Secret City. His book on supernatural Edinburgh the City of the Dead helped cement the town's haunted reputation while the Ghost That Haunted Itself and Father Figure catapulted the unknown Mackenzie Poltergeist to fame, as one of the world's best-documented supernatural cases. He is also the founder of City of the Dead a ghost tour company which takes visitors into the Underground City and explores the Mackenzie Poltergeist in Greyfriars Graveyard.
