List of Finns
Actors
Architects
Composers
Computer Pioneers
- Jarkko Oikarinen - creator of IRC
- Linus Torvalds - creator of Linux
Filmmakers
Musicians
Politicians
- Esko Aho – ex-prime minister
- Martti Ahtisaari - UN diplomat, president 1994-2000
- Tarja Halonen - first woman president, 2000-
- Kyösti Kallio – president 1937-1940
- Urho Kekkonen – president 1956-1981
- Mauno Koivisto – president 1982-1994
- Paavo Lipponen - prime minister
- Carl Gustaf Mannerheim commander-in-chief, president 1944-1946
- Juho Kusti Paasikivi – president 1946-1956
- Lauri Kristian Relander – president 1925-1931
- Risto Ryti – president 1940-1944
- Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg - president 1919-1925
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud – president 1931-1937
Scientists
- Lars Valerian Ahlfors -- mathematician
- Rolf Nevanlinna -- mathematician
- Artturi Ilmari Virtanen –- chemist, Nobelist
- Yrjö Väisälä -- astronomer
- Edward Westermarck -- philosopher, sociologist
- Arvo Ylppö -- pediatrician
Soldiers
Sportspersons
- Marcus Grönholm - rally driver
- Mika Häkkinen - racing driver
- Juha Kankkunen - rally driver
- Hannes Kolehmainen – skiing athlete
- Jyrki Lumme - ice hockey player
- Timo Mäkinen - rally driver
- Tommi Mäkinen - rally driver
- Paavo Nurmi - runner
- Tapio Rautavaara – javelinist and singer
- Ville Ritola – runner
- Keke Rosberg - racing driver
- Sami Salo - ice hockey player
- Teemu Selanne - ice hockey player
- Esa Tikkanen - ice hockey player
- Ari Vatanen - rally driver
- Lasse Virén - runner
External link for ice hockey players from Finland playing in the National Hockey League: [1]
Theologians, churchpeople
Writers
- Tove Jansson -- children's author of Moomin fame
- Aleksis Kivi -- first to write in Finnish
- Väinö Linna
- Frans Emil Sillanpää --- Nobelist
- Mika Waltari
- Zacharius Topelius -- journalist, historian
See also: Biographical listing