Pentti

Pentti is a Finnish male given name and surname,[1] a form of Bengt (Swedish for Benedict).

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

References
  1. "Vrk:Väestörekisterikeskus". verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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