Aho is a Finnish surname meaning "glade". Notable people with the surname include:
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Alfred Aho
Alfred Vaino Aho (born August 9, 1941) is a Canadian computer scientist best known for his work on programming languages, compilers, and related algorithms, and his textbooks on the art and science of computer programming.
Aho was elected into ...
(born 1941), Canadian computer scientist
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Bill Aho (born 1957), American businessman
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Esko Aho
Esko Tapani Aho (born 20 May 1954) is a Finnish politician who was prime minister of Finland from 1991 to 1995.
Early life and career
Aho was born in Veteli, Finland. Prior to attending university, he began a career in politics. From 1974 to ...
(born 1954), former prime minister of Finland
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Ako & Soldan film production company
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Heikki Aho (footballer)
Heikki Aho (born 16 March 1983) is a retired Finland, Finnish footballer, who played as a defender. He represented Tampere United and won three Finnish championships before moving to FF Jaro for the 2009 season.
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(born 1983), Finnish footballer
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Joni Aho (born 1986), Finnish footballer
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Juhana Aho (born 1993), Finnish ice hockey player
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Juhani Aho
Juhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt (11 September 1861 – 8 August 1921), was a Finnish author and journalist. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature twelve times.
Early life
Juhani Aho was born at Lapinlahti in 1861. His pa ...
(1861–1921), Finnish writer
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Jussi Halla-aho
Jussi Kristian Halla-aho (born 27 April 1971) is a Finnish politician who has served as a member of the Parliament of Finland from 2011 to 2014 and again since 2019, and as the leader of the Finns Party from 10 June 2017[Kalevi Aho
Kalevi Ensio Aho (born 9 March 1949) is a Finnish composer.
Early years
Aho began his interest in music at the age of ten, when he discovered a mandolin in his home and began to teach himself how to play it. He soon was taken under the tutelag ...]
(born 1949), Finnish composer
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Martti Johannes Aho (1896–1986), Finnish colonel
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Ninos Aho (1945–2013), Assyrian poet and activist
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Paavo Aho (1891–1918), Finnish athlete
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Petri Aho, Finnish guitarist
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Sebastian Aho (ice hockey, born 1997)
Sebastian Antero Aho (born 26 July 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Aho formerly played with Oulun Kärpät in the Finnish Liiga. Aho made ...
, Finnish ice hockey player
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Sebastian Aho (ice hockey, born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
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Susan Aho
Susan Aho (born 5 March 1974) is a Finnish folk music singer-songwriter and a member of the Värttinä music group. In 2010, she represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 as part of the duo Kuunkuiskaajat.
Biography
Susan Aho was ...
(born 1974), Finnish singer-songwriter and member of
Värttinä
Värttinä (, meaning "spindle") is a Finnish folk music band that started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the ...
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Teppo Hauta-aho (born 1941), Finnish musician
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Tuomas Aho
Tuomas Aho (born 27 May 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made more than 300 appearances in the Veikkausliiga, and had a short stint abroad with Danish Superliga club AGF.
Career Early years
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(born 1981), Finnish footballer
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Wayne Sulo Aho
Wayne Sulo Aho (24 August 1916 – 16 January 2006) was an American contactee who claimed contact with extraterrestrial beings. He was one of the more obscure members of the 1950s wave of contactees who followed George Adamski.
Early life
Born i ...
(1916–2006), American contactee
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Finnish-language surnames