Pentti is a
Finnish male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
and a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
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a form of
Bengt
Bengt may refer to:
People In arts, entertainment and media Actors
* Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer
* Bengt Ekerot (1920–1971), Swedish actor and director
* Bengt Eklund (1925–1998), Swedish actor
* Bengt Logardt (1914â ...
(Swedish for
Benedict
Benedict may refer to:
People Names
*Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Religious figures
* Pope Benedict I (died 579)
*Pope Benedict II (635– ...
). Pentti was a very popular name in 1920–1950's. In 1924–1953 it was given to more than 1000 boys in Finland every year.
The name Pentti is also used in fiction and music.
Given name
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Pentti Aalto
Pentti Aalto (22 July 1917 – 30 November 1998) was a Finnish linguist who was the University of Helsinki Docent of Comparative Linguistics 1958–1980. Aalto was a student of G. J. Ramstedt. He defended his doctoral dissertation in 1949 in He ...
(1917–1998), Finnish linguist
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Pentti Alonen (1925–2017), Finnish alpine skier
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Pentti Antila (1926–1997), Finnish agronomist and politician
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Pentti Arajärvi (born 1948), Finnish academic and politician
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Pentti Elo (1929–1991), Finnish hockey player
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Pentti Eskola
Pentti Elias Eskola (8 January 1883 – 6 December 1964) was a Finland, Finnish geologist who specialised in the petrology of granites and developed the concept of metamorphic facies. He won the Wollaston Medal in 1958, the Vetlesen Prize in 19 ...
(1883–1964), Finnish geologist
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Pentti Forsman
Pentti Gunnar Forsman (1 August 1917 – 24 January 2006) was a tennis player from Finland.
Tennis career
Forsman represented Finland from 1950 to 1953 in the Davis Cup competition. He made his Davis Cup debut during the 1950 Europe Zone first ...
(1917–2006), Finnish tennis player
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Pentti Glan
Pentti "Whitey" Glan (July 8, 1946 – November 7, 2017) was a Finnish-Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed.
Musical career
Glan's first serious band was the Canadian soul band The Rogues (later called M ...
(1946–2017), Finnish-Canadian rock drummer
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Pentti Haanpää
Pentti Haanpää (October 14, 1905 – September 30, 1955) was a Finnish author. He was born in Pulkkila, and is best known for his books ''Vääpeli Sadon tapaus'' 1935 and ''Noitaympyrä'' 1931. He drowned on a fishing trip on Iso Lamujärvi i ...
(1905–1955), Finnish author
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Pentti Hakkarainen (disambiguation), multiple people
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Pentti Hämäläinen (1929–1984), Finnish boxer
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Pentti Hämäläinen (bandy) (1927–2012), Finnish bandy player
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Pentti Hiidenheimo (1875–1918), Finnish politician
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Pentti Holappa (1927–2017), Finnish politician
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Pentti Ikonen (1934–2007), Finnish swimmer
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Pentti Irjala
Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor.
Career
Since 1959, Irjala worked for the Finnish National Theatre. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film ...
(1911–1982), Finnish actor
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Pentti Isotalo (1927–2021), Finnish ice hockey player
K–P
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Pentti Kahma (born 1943), Finnish discus thrower
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Pentti Karvonen (1931–2022), Finnish athlete
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Pentti Kaskipuro (1930–2010), Finnish artist
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Pentti Kokkonen (born 1955), Finnish ski jumper
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Pentti Kontula (1930–1987), Finnish boxer
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Pentti Korhonen (born 1951), Finnish motorcycle racer
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Pentti Koskela
Pentti Koskela (27 November 1945 – 9 February 2024) was a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and Olympian.
Koskela played with Finland men's national ice hockey team, Team Finland at the Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics, 1968 Winter Olympic ...
(born 1945), Finnish ice hockey player
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Pentti Kotvio (1921–2001), Finnish weightlifter
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Pentti Kouri (1949–2009), Finnish economist
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Pentti Kuukasjärvi (born 1946) Finnish athlete
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Pentti Laaksonen (1929–2005), Finnish basketball player
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Pentti Lammio
Pentti Johannes Lammio (24 October 1919 – 25 July 1999) was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.
He was born in Tampere and died in Kulju, Lempäälä
Lempäälä () is a muni ...
(1919–1999), Finnish speed skater
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Pentti Linkola (1932–2020), Finnish ecologist
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Pentti Linnosvuo (1933–2010), Finnish sport shooter
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Pentti Lund (1925–2013), Finnish Canadian ice hockey
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Pentti Matikainen
Pentti Matikainen (5 October 1950 – 29 June 2025) was a Finnish hockey coach and general manager. He was selected the SM-liiga coach of the year in 1984. As the coach of the Finnish national ice hockey team, he led Finland to silv ...
(born 1950), Finnish hockey coach
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Pentti Niemi (1902–1962), Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician
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Pentti Niinivuori
Pentti Niinivuori (27 August 1931 – 5 July 1988) was a Finnish boxer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as ...
(1931–1988), Finnish boxer
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Pentti Nikula
Pentti Kustaa Nikula (born 3 February 1939) is a Finnish retired pole vaulter. He won the 1962 European Championships and held one world and four European outdoor records. He placed seventh at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nikula won the British A ...
(born 1939), Finnish pole vaulter
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Pentti Oinonen (born 1952), Finnish politician
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Pentti Paatsalo (1932–1996), Finnish swimmer
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Pentti Pakarinen (1924–2007), Finnish ophthalmologist and politician
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Pentti Papinaho (1926—1992), Finnish sculptor
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Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975), Finnish politician
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Pentti Pelkonen
Pentti Pelkonen (born 20 March 1930) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Vall ...
(born 1930), Finnish skier
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Pentti Pesonen (born 1938), Finnish cross-country skier
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Pentti Pouttu (died 1597), Finnish–Swedish peasant rebellion leader
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Pentti Punkari (born 1938), Finnish wrestler
R–Z
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Pentti Raaskoski (1929–2014), Finnish sprint canoer
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Pentti Rekola (1934–2012), Finnish athlete
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Pentti Repo
Pentti Repo (23 October 1930 – 27 October 1997) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an i ...
(1930–1997), Finnish athlete
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Pentti Rummakko (1943–2008), Finnish athlete
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Pentti Saarman (1941–2021), Finnish boxer
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Pentti Saikkonen (born 1952), Finnish statistician
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Pentti Salo (born 1941), Finnish wrestler
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Pentti Sammallahti
Pentti Sammallahti (born 1950) is a Finnish photographer. He is the only brother of Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti
Pekka Lars Kalervo Sammallahti (, May 21, 1947 in Helsinki) is a professor of Sámi languages at the Giellagas Institute at th ...
(born 1950), Finnish photographer
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Pentti Siimes
Pentti Kalevi Siimes (10 September 1929 – 27 October 2016) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1946 and 2008.
Siimes starred in the film ''Miriam'', which was entered into the 8th Berlin In ...
(1929–2016), Finnish actor
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Pentti Siltaloppi (1917–2002), Finnish athlete
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Pentti Sinersaari (born 1956), Finnish athlete
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Pentti Snellman (1926–2007), Finnish athlete
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Pentti Suomela (1917–2016), Finnish diplomat
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Pentti Talvitie (1922–2003), Finnish diplomat
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Pentti Taskinen (1929–1973), Finnish biathlete
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Pentti Tiusanen (1949–2018), Finnish politician
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Pentti Väänänen
Pentti Väänänen (12 February 1945 – 17 July 2020) was a Finnish politician and Master of Laws from the Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland ( , SDP, nicknamed: ''demarit'' in Finnish; , SD) is a soci ...
(1945–2020), Finnish politician
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Pentti Vikström (born 1951), Finnish archer
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Pentti Virrankoski (1929–2023), Finnish historian
Surname
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Eino Pentti (1906–1993), American athlete
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Helmi Arneberg-Pentti (1889-1981), chairman of
Lotta Svärd
Lotta Svärd () was a Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women. Formed originally in 1918, it had a large membership undertaking volunteer social work in the 1920s and 1930s. It was formed to support the White Guard. Duri ...
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Finnish auxiliary organisation for women in 1920s.
References
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Finnish masculine given names
Masculine given names