Tauno is a masculine
given name
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found most commonly in
Estonia
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and
Finland
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. Tauno may refer to:
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Tauno Hannikainen
Tauno Heikki Hannikainen (February 26, 1896 – October 12, 1968) was a Finnish cellist and conductor.
Born in Jyväskylä, he was the son of the composer Pekka Juhani Hannikainen. The pianist Ilmari Hannikainen and the conductor Väinö Hanni ...
(1896–1968), Finnish cellist and conductor
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Tauno Honkanen(born 1927), Finnish skier and Olympic competitor
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Tauno Ilmoniemi (1893–1934), Finnish gymnast and diver and Olympic competitor
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Tauno Kangro (born 1966), Estonian sculptor
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Tauno Käyhkö (born 1950) Finnish ski jumper and Olympic competitor
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Tauno Kovanen
Tauno Kovanen (20 June 1917 – 9 February 1986) was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Kuru
Kuru may refer to:
Anthropology and history
* Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalisti ...
(1917–1986), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist
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Tauno Lampola
Tauno Lampola (8 December 1903 – 12 April 1969) was a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, ...
(1903–1969), Finnish modern pentathlete and Olympic competitor
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Tauno Lappalainen
Tauno Mikko Lappalainen (10 March 1898 – 25 January 1973) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
He was born and died in Liperi.
Lappalainen won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Ch ...
(1898–1973), Finnish cross country skier and Olympic competitor
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Tauno Luiro
Tauno Johannes Luiro (24 February 1932 – 29 October 1955) was a Finnish ski jumper.
Career
In February 1951 he became the first non-Norwegian to win the youth ski jumping competition in Holmenkollen, Oslo.
On 2 March 1951 he set a new world ...
(1932–1955), Finnish ski jumper and Olympic competitor
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Tauno Mäki
Tauno Mäki (6 December 1912 – 7 October 1983) was a Finnish sport shooter. He was born in Karinainen, Pöytyä. He won a bronze medal in 100 metre running deer at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsing ...
(1912–1983), Finnish sport shooter and Olympic medalist
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Tauno Marttinen
Tauno Olavi Marttinen (27 September 1912 – 18 July 2008) was a Finnish composer of contemporary classical music.
Born in Helsinki, Marttinen studied in Viipuri and Helsinki. His earliest works are mainly late romantic. His output includes ...
(1912–2008), Finnish composer
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Tauno Nurmi (1922–2014), Finnish motorcycle racing driver
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Tauno Palo
Tauno Valdemar Palo (born Tauno Brännäs; 25 October 1908 – 24 May 1982) was a Finnish actor and singer in what some consider the golden age of Finnish cinema.
In ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland'' Peter von Bagh names Palo as the ...
(1908–1982), Finnish actor and singer
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Tauno Sipilä
Tauno Olavi Sipilä (7 November 1921, Multia, Central Finland - 9 July 2001) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, he finished fifth in the 30 km event.
Sipilä ...
(1921-2001), Finnish cross country skier and Olympic competitor
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Tauno Söder
Tauno Söder (13 January 1927 – 2 May 2009) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 99 films and television shows between 1954 and 1979. He starred in the film ''Yksityisalue'', which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festiva ...
(1927–2009), Finnish television and film actor
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Tauno Tiusanen (born 1941), Finnish professor emeritus of University of Glasgow and Lappeenranta University of Technology
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Estonian masculine given names
Finnish masculine given names