Timo

This article is about the given name. For the Estonian village, see Timo, Estonia.

Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy. Notable people with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

• Timo Alakotila (born 1959), Finnish musician
• Timo Andres (born 1985), American composer and pianist
• Timo Blunck (born 1962), German musician
• Timo Bortolotti (1889–1951), Italian sculptor
• Timo Brunke (born 1972), German slam poet
• Timo Descamps (born 1986), Belgian actor and musician
• Timo Ellis (born 1970), American musician and record producer
• Timo Pieni Huijaus (born 1982), a Finnish rapper
• Timo Jurkka (born 1963), Finnish actor
• Timo Kahilainen (born 1963), Finnish actor
• Timo Kahlen (born 1966), German sound sculptor and media artist
• Timo Kojo (born 1953), Finnish singer
• Timo Koivusalo (born 1963), Finnish actor, writer, and musician
• Timo Korhonen (born 1964), Finnish classical guitarist
• Timo Koskinen (born 1965), Finnish classical pianist
• Timo Kotipelto (born 1969), Finnish metal singer
• Timo Lavikainen (born 1972), Finnish actor
• Timo Maas (born 1969), German electronic musician and DJ
• Timo K. Mukka (1944–1973), Finnish novelist
• Timo Parvela (born 1964), Finnish children's writer
• Timo Räisänen (born 1979), Swedish musician
• Timo Rautiainen (born 1963), Finnish metal singer
• Timo Rose (born 1977), German filmmaker and rapper
• Timo Salminen (born 1952), Finnish cinematographer
• Timo Tolkki (born 1966), Finnish metal musician
• Timo Toots (born 1982), Estonian artist
• Timo Torikka (born 1958), Finnish actor
• Timo Vuorensola (born 1979), Finnish film director and actor

Politics and government

• Timo Angelov (1882–1903), Macedonian revolutionary
• Timo Kalli (born 1947), Finnish politician
• Timo Laaninen (born 1954), Finnish politician
• Timo Soini (born 1962), Finnish politician

Science and academia

• Timo Airaksinen (born 1947), Finnish philosopher
• Timo Hannay (born 1968), English science writer and businessman
• Timo Honkela (born 1962), Finnish information scientist
• Timo Joensuu (born 1957), Finnish oncologist
• Timo Kivimäki (born 1962), Finnish political scientist
• Timo Meynhardt (born 1972), German psychologist and business economist
• Timo Penttilä (1931–2011), Finnish architect
• Timo Santalainen (born 1946), Finnish business professor and consultant
• Timo Penttilä (1926–2006), Finnish designer, sculptor, and professor
• Timo Sirainen (born 1979), Finnish programmer and scientist
• Timo Teräsvirta (born 1941), Finnish economist
• Timo Vihavainen (born 1947), Finnish historian and professor of Russian studies

Sports

Association football

• Timo Achenbach (born 1982), German defender
• Timo Askolin (born 1951), Finnish manager
• Timo Baumgartl (born 1996), German defender
• Timo Beermann (born 1990), German defender
• Timo Brauer (born 1990), German midfielder
• Timo Çeçen (born 1994), German midfielder
• Timo Furuholm (born 1987), Finnish forward
• Timo Gebhart (born 1989), German midfielder
• Timo Hammel (born 1987), German goalkeeper
• Timo Heinze (born 1986), German defender
• Timo Hildebrand (born 1979), German goalkeeper
• Timo Horn (born 1993), German goalkeeper
• Timo Kern (born 1990), German midfielder
• Timo Kunert (born 1987), German midfielder
• Timo Lange (born 1968), German midfielder and coach
• Timo Letschert (born 1993), Dutch defender
• Timo Liekoski (born 1942), Dutch goalkeeper and coach
• Timo Nagy (born 1983), German midfielder
• Timo Nummelin (born 1948), Finnish footballer and ice hockey player
• Timo Ochs (born 1981), German goalkeeper
• Timo Perthel (born 1989), German wing-back
• Timo Plattel (born 1994), Dutch goalkeeper
• Timo Reus (born 1974), German goalkeeper
• Timo Rost (born 1978), German midfielder
• Timo Röttger (born 1985), German winger
• Timo Scheunemann (born 1973), Indonesian-born German forward and manager
• Timo Schultz (born 1977), German midfielder and coach
• Timo Staffeldt (born 1984), German midfielder
• Timo Uster (born 1974), Gambian defender
• Timo Wenzel (born 1977), German defender
• Timo Werner (born 1996), German forward
• Timo Zahnleiter (born 1948), German midfielder and manager

Ice hockey

• Timo Ahmaoja (born 1978), Finnish defenseman
• Timo Blomqvist (born 1961), Finnish defenseman
• Timo Helbling (born 1981), Swiss defenseman
• Timo Hirvonen (born 1973), Finnish winger
• Timo Jutila (born 1963), Finnish defenseman
• Timo Koskela (born 1979), Finnish winger
• Timo Lahtinen (born 1947), Finnish player and coach
• Timo Lindström (born 1986), Finnish goaltender
• Timo Helbling (born 1996), Swiss winger
• Timo Meier (born 1996), Swiss winger
• Timo Nummelin (born 1948), Finnish footballer and ice hockey player
• Timo Pärssinen (born 1977), Finnish forward
• Timo Pielmeier (born 1989), German goaltender
• Timo Salo (born 1985), Finnish forward
• Timo Seppänen (born 1987), Finnish defenseman
• Timo Susi (born 1959), Finnish player
• Timo Sutinen (born 1949), Finnish player
• Timo Turunen (born 1948), Finnish center

Motorsports

• Timo Bernhard (born 1981), German racing driver
• Timo Glock (born 1982), German racing driver
• Timo Gottschalk (born 1974), German rally navigator
• Timo Lienemann (born 1985), German racing driver
• Timo Mäkinen (born 1938), Finnish rally driver
• Timo Rautiainen (born 1964), Finnish rally driver
• Timo Salonen (born 1951), Finnish rally driver
• Timo Scheider (born 1978), German racing driver

Other sports

• Timo Aaltonen (born 1969), Finnish shot putter
• Timo Antila (born 1980), Finnish biathlete
• Timo André Bakken (born 1989), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Timo Boll (born 1981), German table tennis player
• Timo Eichfuss (born 1988), Estonian basketball player
• Timo Grönlund (born 1954), Finnish sprint canoer
• Timo Hoffmann (born 1974), German boxer
• Timo Karppinen (born 1967), Finnish orienteer
• Timo Kuusisto (born 1959), Finnish pole vaulter
• Timo Lumme (born 1961), Finnish International Olympic Committee employee
• Timo Murama (1913–1981), Finnish Nordic combined skier
• Timo Nieminen (born 1981), Finnish tennis player
• Timo Peltola (born 1972), Finnish judoka
• Timo Pérez (born 1975), Dominican Republic baseball player
• Timo Roosen (born 1993), Dutch cyclist
• Timo Saarelainen (born 1960), Finnish basketball player
• Timo Sild (born 1988), Estonian orienteer
• Timo Simonlatser (born 1986), Estonian cross-country skier
• Timo Tammemaa (born 1991), Estonian volleyball player
• Timo Tompuri (born 1969), Finnish discus thrower
• Timo Weß (born 1982), German field hockey player

Other

• Timo Saarnio (born 1944), Finnish interior architect and furniture designer
• Tim Weiland, American fashion designer also known as Timo

Peopled nicknamed Timo

• Tim Anderson (RAF officer) (born 1957)
• Friedhelm Konietzka (1938–2012), German football striker and manager

Fictional characters

• Timo Mendes, from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe

See also

• Timmo Niesner (born 1971), German actor
• Rick Timmo (born 1947), New Zealand motorcycle racer
• Tim (given name)