Pentti

Pentti is a Finnish male given name, and a surname.

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