Pentti
Pentti is a Finnish male given name and surname,[1][full citation needed] a form of Bengt (Swedish for Benedict).
Pentti name is also used in fiction and music.
Famous people
- Pentti Aalto (1917–1998), linguist
- Pentti Eskola (1883–1964), geologist
- Pentti Fabritius (1938–1978), writer
- Pentti Fagerholm (1935–2015), radio journalist
- Pentti Holappa, politician
- Pentti Jokinen (1931-), footballer
- Pentti Ketola (1925–1972), writer
- Pentti Koskimies (1922–1992), pianist
- Pentti Linkola (1932-2020), deep ecologist
- Pentti Saarikoski, writer
- Pentti Saaritsa, poet and translator
- Pentti Siimes, actor
- Pentti Siltala, (Beni Siltala) (1953-), singer
As a surname
- Eino Pentti (1906 - 1993), runner, born in USA
- Erkki J. Pentti (1948–2006), Finnish businessman
- Heikki Pentti (1946–2008), Finnish businessman
Historical
- Pentti Algotinpoika, (about. 1330–1360), Swedish aristocrat
References
- ^ "Vrk:Väestörekisterikeskus". verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi. Retrieved 16 September 2016.