Risto

Risto is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from Hristofor or Hristivoje.^[1] It may refer to:

Finland

Risto Ahti (born 1943), writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1994
Risto Alapuro (born 1944), sociologist
Risto Isomäki (born 1961), environmental activist and author of science fiction and nonfiction books
Risto Jalo (born 1962), retired professional ice hockey player
Risto Jarva (1934–1977), filmmaker
Risto Jussilainen (born 1975), ski jumper
Risto Kaskilahti (born 1963), actor
Risto Laakkonen (born 1967), ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1993
Risto Mannisenmäki (born 1959), former rally co-driver, twice world champion with driver Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mattila (born 1981), snowboarder
Risto Näätänen (born 1939), psychologist and neuroscientist, Professor in University of Helsinki 1975–1999
Risto Nuuros, orienteering competitor, silver medalist at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg
Risto Orko (1899–2001), film producer and director
Risto Penttilä (born 1959), former member of the Finnish parliament, Director of the Finnish Business and Policy Forum
Risto Puustinen (born 1959), football manager and a former footballer
Risto Rasa (born 1954), poet
Risto Ryti (1889–1956), fifth President of Finland from 1940 to 1944
Risto Siilasmaa (born 1966), the Chairman, founder and former CEO of F-Secure Corporation (anti-virus and computer security software)
Risto Siltanen (born 1958), retired professional ice hockey defenceman
Risto Ulmala (born 1963), former long-distance runner

R. Macedonia

Risto Kirjazovski (1927–2002), historian, scientist and publisher
Risto Krle (1900–1975), playwright
Risto Bimbiloski (born 1975), fashion designer
Risto Milosavov (born 1965), footballer
Risto Božinov, footballer

Montenegro

Risto Lakić (born 1983), football defender
Risto Stijović (1894–1974), sculptor

Serbia

Risto Vidaković, Serbian retired footballer
Risto Ristović, Serbian footballer
Risto Stijović, sculptor

People from Estonia

Risto Kallaste (born 1971), former professional footballer
Risto Mätas (born 1984), javelin thrower

Other nationalities

Risto Mejide (born 1975), Spanish publicist, author, music producer and songwriter, judge on the television show Operación Triunfo
Risto Savin, Slovenian composer

Fictional characters

Risto Reipas, Finnish translation for Christopher Robin
Risto Räppääjä, a Finnish children's fantasy books character

Other uses

Risto (film), 2011 Finnish film
Risto, a Finnish pop rock band (Refer to fi:Risto (yhtye))

References

^ Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (1955). Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika. U kńižarnici L. Hartmana. RISTO, Risto, Rista ili Riste, m. ime muško, hyp. od Hristofor ili Hristivoje. U Vukovu rječniku s naznač. akc. (vide Hristo). (XV-XVIII v.)

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[umjetnosti1955-1] Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (1955). Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika. U kńižarnici L. Hartmana. RISTO, Risto, Rista ili Riste, m. ime muško, hyp. od Hristofor ili Hristivoje. U Vukovu rječniku s naznač. akc. (vide Hristo). (XV-XVIII v.)

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