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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.)