Järvi is a Finnish and Estonian surname of
Laine type meaning "lake". Notable people with the surname include:
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Iiro Järvi
Iiro Petteri Järvi (born 23 March 1965 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for HIFK, SaiPa, and Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques (, pronoun ...
(born 1965), Finnish ice hockey player
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Jyrki Järvi (born 1966), Finnish sailor, Olympic champion
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi (, alternate (U.S.) spelling: Kristian Järvi) (born 13 June 1972) is an Estonian conductor, composer and producer. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, he is the younger son of the conductor Neeme Järvi and brother of conductor Paavo Jär ...
(born 1972), Estonian-American conductor
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Neeme Järvi
Neeme Järvi (; born 7 June 1937) is an Estonian Americans, Estonian American conductor.
Early life
Järvi was born in Tallinn. He initially studied music there, and later in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad at the Leningrad Conservatory under Yevge ...
(born 1937), Estonian-born U.S. conductor
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Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi (; born 30 December 1962) is an Estonian conductor. He has been chief conductor of Zurich's Tonhalle since 2020.
Early life
Järvi was born in Tallinn, Estonia (then occupied by the Soviet Union), to Liilia Järvi and the Estoni ...
(born 1962), Estonian-American conductor
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Raivo Järvi (1954-2012), aka Onu Raivo, Estonian artist, radio personality, politician
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Teet Järvi (1958–2025), Estonian cellist
* Sami Järvi (
Sam Lake
Sami Antero Järvi (; born 28 March 1970), better known by his pen name Sam Lake ('Järvi' is Finnish for lake), is a Finnish video game writer and director. He is the creative director at Remedy Entertainment, known for his writing (as well a ...
) (born 1970), a Finnish writer, ''Max Payne'' video game series
* Michael Jarvi,
independent
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Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
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pro wrestler
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
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Finnish surnames of Laine type