Järvinen is Finnish surname of
Virtanen type derived from the word "lake". It is the tenth most common
"Most common surnames"Finnish Population Register Center
(English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Akilles Järvinen (1905–1943), Finnish athlete and decathlete
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Albert Järvinen
Pekka "Albert" Johannes Järvinen (25 October 1950 Iitti – 24 March 1991 London) was a Finnish guitarist. He is best known as the guitarist of the Finnish rock band Hurriganes. He got his stage-name Albert from one of his idols, blues guitarist ...
(1950–1991), Finnish guitarist
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Esko Järvinen
Kauko Esko Järvinen (15 December 1907 – 7 March 1976) was a Finnish competitor in the Nordic combined and military patrol (precursor to biathlon). He won an individual bronze medal in the Nordic combined at the 1929 World Championships. At t ...
(1907–1976), Finnish Nordic combined skier
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Heli Järvinen (born 1963), Finnish politician
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Juhani Järvinen
Jouko Juhani Järvinen (9 May 1935 – 31 May 1984) was a Finnish speed skater. He competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best result of fourth place over 1500 m in 1956 and fifth in 1960. In 1959 he won a world title, (1935–1984), Finnish speed skater
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Kirk Jarvinen (born 1967), American illustrator and comic-book artist
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Kristian Järvinen (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player
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Matti Järvinen
Matti Henrikki Järvinen (18 February 1909 – 22 July 1985) was a Finnish javelin thrower. He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics ahead of two other Finns, Matti Sippala and Eino Penttilä, with a throw of 72.71 metres. F ...
(1909–1985), Finnish javelin thrower
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Petri Järvinen (born 1965), Finnish football player
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Toni Järvinen (born 1981), Finnish football (soccer) player
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Verner Järvinen
Venne "Verner" Järvinen (3 April 1870 – 31 January 1941) was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed mostly in throwing events. He won the gold medal in the Greek-style discus in the 1906 Intercalated Games, and the bronze in the 1908 ...
(1870–1941), Finnish discus thrower
See also
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Matti Järvinen (disambiguation)
References
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Finnish-language surnames