Markku is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Markku Alén
Markku Allan Alén (born 15 February 1951) is a Finnish former rally and race car driver. He drove for Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Toyota in the World Rally Championship, and held the record for most stage wins (801) in the series, until Sébastie ...
(born 1951), Finnish former rally and race car driver
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Markku Aro
Markku Aro (; born Markku Tuomas Puputti on 3 February 1950 in Mouhijärvi, Finland), is a Finnish singer who represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Ireland with the pop-duo . They appeared with the song " Tie uuteen päivä ...
(born 1950), Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision contest in 1971
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Markku Huhtamo (born 1946), Finnish actor
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Markku Into (born 1945), legend of Finnish poetry, member in Finnish 1960s underground movement of Turku
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Markku Kanerva (born 1964), Finnish football manager and former player
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Markku Kivinen (born 1951), professor of sociology and a director of the Aleksanteri Institute
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Markku Komonen (born 1945), Finnish architect
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Markku Koski
Markku Koski (born 15 October 1981) is a Finnish professional snowboarder from Sievi. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films. Ko ...
(born 1981), professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland
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Markku Kukkoaho
Markku Juhani Kukkoaho (born 11 November 1946) is a Finnish former sprinter. Kukkoaho placed fourth in men's 400 metres at the 1971 and 1974 European Championships and sixth at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he set the still-standing Finnish ...
(born 1946), Finnish sprinter
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Markku Kyllönen (born 1962), retired professional ice hockey player
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Markku Lehmuskallio
Markku Lehmuskallio (born 31 December 1938) is a Finnish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He has directed 26 films since 1973. Together with his spouse, Anastasia Lapsui, they have directed more than 10 films about the Nenets, ...
(born 1938), Finnish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter
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Markku Luolajan-Mikkola
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola is a Finnish baroque cellist and viol player. Born in Helsinki, he studied cello with Arto Noras at the Sibelius Academy, where he received his diploma in 1983. Later, an interest in baroque music led him to summer courses w ...
, Finnish baroque cellist and viol player
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Markku Niinimäki
Markku Niinimäki is a Paralympian athlete from Finland competing mainly in category F54 shot put and javelin events.
Markku has competed in two Paralympic Games. In 2004 he competed in the javelin and won a bronze medal in the F54 ...
, Finnish Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F54 shot put and javelin events
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Markku Pölönen
Markku Tapani Pölönen (born 16 September 1957 in Eno) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, and editor; and the owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film '' Dog Nail Clipper'' &mda ...
(born 1957), Finnish film director, screenwriter, editor, owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus
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Markku Peltola
Markku Peltola (12 July 1956 – 31 December 2007) was a Finnish people, Finnish actor and musician. He was born and grew up in Helsinki. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in Tampere.
Peltola is best kn ...
(1956–2007), Finnish actor and musician
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Markku Pusenius
Markku Pusenius (born 29 May 1964 in Lahti) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1986. He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Engelberg. Pusenius's best individual fini ...
(born 1964), Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1986
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Markku Salminen
Markku Salminen (9 September 1946 – 6 January 2004) was a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the ''relay event'' and finished 13th in the ''individual event'' at the 1968 World Orienteering Championships in Linköp ...
(1946–2004), Finnish orienteering competitor
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Markku Slawyk
Markku Slawyk (born 8 May 1962) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who was a member of the West German team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ánge ...
(born 1962), former field hockey player from West Germany
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Markku Taskinen
Markku Aulis Taskinen (born 25 February 1952) is a Finnish former athlete. At the 1974 European Championships he won bronze medals in both the 800 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay. He was European indoor champion at 800 metres in 1978.
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(born 1952), Finnish runner
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Markku Toikka
Markku Tapani Toikka (born 5 April 1955 in Somero, Finland) is a Finnish stand-up comedian and actor.
His acting roles include "Rahikainen" in Aki Kaurismäki's ''Crime and Punishment'' and "Pekka" in another Aki Kaurismäki film '' Calamari ...
(born 1955), Finnish stand-up comedian and actor
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Markku Tuokko (born 1951), retired Finnish discus thrower and shot putter
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Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Markku Uusipaavalniemi (born 23 November 1966 in Karkkila) is a Finnish curler and former politician.
Curling career
Uusipaavalniemi was the skip of Team Finland for the first time in the mid-1990s. Most (but not all) of Finland's curling med ...
(born 1966), Finnish curler and politician
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