Risto ( sr, Ристо) is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

derived from ''

Hristofor Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

'' or ''Hristivoje''. It may refer to:

Estonia

Risto Järv Risto Järv (born 15 January 1971) is an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the ...

(born 1971), folklorist *

Risto Joost Risto Joost (born 22 June 1980) is an Estonian Conducting, conductor and operatic countertenor. Life Born in Tallinn, Joost has been intensively involved with music since the age of six. He attended the special school for music in Tallinn. F ...

(born 1980), conductor and operatic countertenor * Risto Kallaste (born 1971), footballer *

Risto Kappet Risto Kappet (born 12 May 1994) is an Estonian sim racing driver. Career Kappet was born in Tallinn. He is part of R8G Esports, founded by ex Formula One driver Romain Grosjean. He is currently actively competing in the national sim racing champ ...

(born 1994), sim racing driver *

Risto Kask Risto Kask (born 24 November 1985) is an economist and former civil servant and adviser to Minister of Public Administration of the Republic of Estonia. He is a founder of non-profit organization MTÜ Aita Nõrgemat and a board member of MTÜ ...

(born 1985), civil servant and politician *

Risto Kübar Risto Kübar (born 4 December 1983) is an Estonian stage, voice and film actor. Early life and studies Risto Kübar was born in the small borough of Kose. His older brother is sidecar motorcross racer Silver Kübar. He attended Kose Secondary ...

(born 1983), actor *

Risto Lumi Risto Lumi (born on 17 May 1971 in Tallinn) is an Estonian military personnel (Lieutenant Colonel). From 2006-2008 he was the commander of Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces' intelligence department. From 2008-2011 he was Estonian Militar ...

(born 1971), military colonel * Risto Mätas (born 1984), javelin thrower

Finland

* Risto Aaltonen (1939–2021), actor * Risto Ahti (born 1943), writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1994 *

Risto Alapuro Risto Sakari Alapuro (28 April 1944 – 6 December 2022) was a Finnish sociologist. Alapuro was born in Ruokolahti on 28 April 1944. Alapuro was a professor of sociology at University of Jyväskylä between 1986 and 1991, and a professor at Hel ...

(born 1944), sociologist *

Risto Ankio Risto Ankio (born 15 April 1937) is a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held f ...

(born 1937), athlete *

Risto Asikainen Risto Asikainen (born 20 August 1958, Nurmijärvi) is a Finnish record producer, songwriter and musician. He became known to the general public from the Finnish version of the reality television show "Popstars". In the show he appeared as a judge ...

(born 1958), record producer, songwriter and musician *

Risto Björlin Risto Björlin (born 1944) was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Vaasa. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French ...

(born 1944), wrestler * Risto Dufva (born 1963), former professional ice hockey goaltender *

Risto Hurme Risto Hurme (born 16 May 1950) is a Finnish modern pentathlete and fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad ...

(born 1950), modern pentathlete and fencer (1966) * Risto Ihamuotila (born 1938), retired academic and ex-Chancellor of the University of Helsinki * Risto Isomäki (born 1961), environmental activist and author of science fiction and nonfiction books *

Risto Jalo Risto Uolevi Jalo (born July 18, 1962) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player and current general manager of Ilves in the Finnish Liiga. He played in the SM-liiga with KOOVEE, Ilves, and HPK between 1979 and 1998. He also played 3 g ...

(born 1962), retired professional ice hockey player * Risto Jarva (1934–1977), filmmaker * Risto Jussilainen (born 1975), ski jumper * Risto Kala (1941–2021), basketball player * Risto Kalliorinne (born 1971), politician in the Parliament of Finland *

Risto Kaskilahti Risto Pekka Kaskilahti (born 29 January 1963, in Viitasaari)Kuka kukin on 2007, Otava 2006 is a Finnish actor. Kaskilahti has worked in the Helsinki City Theatre since 2001, but he came to the public's attention as a regular competitor on '' S ...

(born 1963), actor * Risto Kiiskinen (born 1956), cross-country skier * Risto Korhonen (born 1986), former professional ice hockey defenceman *

Risto Kuntsi Risto Johannes Kuntsi (18 June 1912 – 6 August 1964) was a Finnish shot putter who won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspie ...

(1912–1964), shot putter who won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships * Risto Laakkonen (born 1967), ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1993 * Risto Lamppu (1924–1995), field hockey player * Risto Lauriala (born 1949), classical pianist * Risto Luukkonen (1931–1967), boxer * Risto-Veikko Luukkonen (1902–1972), architect *

Risto Mannisenmäki Risto Mannisenmäki (born on 28 May 1959) is a former rally co-driver and two-times world champion with driver Tommi Mäkinen. Career Mannisenmäki begun his career in 1982 and was co-driving for various drivers such as Tommi Mäkinen, Se ...

(born 1959), former rally co-driver, twice world champion with driver Tommi Mäkinen * Risto Mattila (born 1981), snowboarder * Risto Mattila (athlete) (1909–1990), sprinter * Risto Meronen (born 1945), boxer * Risto Miikkulainen, Finnish-American computer scientist, professor at the University of Texas at Austin *

Risto Mustonen Risto Mustonen (24 April 1875 – 3 March 1941) was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Lieksa. He competed in the featherweight event at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially kno ...

(1875–1941), wrestler * 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 Punkka (1957–2014), biathlete *

Risto Puustinen Risto Puustinen (born 28 September 1959) is a Finnish football manager and a former footballer. He is currently the head coach of Musan Salama. Puustinen played five seasons in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for PPT Pori and HJ ...

(born 1959), football manager and a former footballer *

Risto Rappaaja Ricky Rapper ( fi, Risto Räppääjä) is a main character in a series of children's fantasy books and comic strips by Finnish writers Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola. Ricky Rapper is a ten-year-old boy who likes to play drums. He lives in an ap ...

or Ricky Rapper, main character in children's fantasy books and comic strips by Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola *

Risto Rasa Risto Olavi Rasa (born 29 April 1954 in Helsinki) is a Finnish poet. He writes short nature poems. He is a librarian in Somero. Poem books *Metsän seinä on vain vihreä ovi ("The wall of the forest is only a green door") (1971) *Kulkurivar ...

(born 1954), poet *

Risto Rosendahl Risto Rosendahl (born 23 November 1979) is a Finnish speed skater. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) a ...

(born 1979), speed skater *

Risto Ryti Risto Heikki Ryti (; 3 February 1889 – 25 October 1956) served as the fifth president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar peri ...

(1889–1956), fifth President of Finland from 1940 to 1944 *

Risto Siilasmaa Risto Kalevi Siilasmaa (born 17 April 1966) is a Finnish businessperson and the chairman, founder and former CEO of F-Secure Corporation (formerly Data Fellows), an anti-virus and computer security software company based in Helsinki, Finland. H ...

(born 1966), the chairman, founder and former CEO of F-Secure Corporation (anti-virus and computer security software) *

Risto Siltanen Risto Siltanen (born October 31, 1958) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques. Career statistics Regul ...

(born 1958), retired professional ice hockey defenceman *

Risto Solanko Risto Solanko (28 July 1901 – 7 May 1980) was a Finnish diplomat. Until 1935 his surname was Sohlman. Solanko was born in Tampere, and began working for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1929. In the 1930s, he served as a delegation assis ...

(1901–1980), diplomat * Risto Soramies (born 1946), bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland *

Risto Syrjänen Risto Syrjänen (4 June 1925 – 8 January 2016) was a Finnish hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...

(1925–2016), hurdler *

Risto Talosela Risto Talosela (21 November 1924 – 26 October 2018) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspele ...

(1924–2018), wrestler *

Risto Ulmala Risto Ilmari Ulmala (born 7 May 1963 in Helsinki) is a Finnish former long-distance runner. Risto Ulmala's best achievement was 7th place in 5000 meters at World Championships 1991. In European Athletics Championships he was 6th in 5000&nbs ...

(born 1963), former long-distance runner

Macedonia

Risto Apostolov Risto Apostolov (Cyrillic:Ристо Апостолов) is Macedonian songwriter, composer, and music producer. He is also guitarist, singer, and leader of rock band Vodolija. As a composer and performer with his band Vodolija he participated at ...

, songwriter, composer, and music producer * Risto Arnaudovski (born 1981), retired handball player * Risto Bimbiloski (born 1975), fashion designer *

Risto Božinov Risto Božinov ( mk, Ристо Божинов; born 10 April 1969) is a Macedonian retired football striker, who last played for FK Vardar. International career He made his senior debut for Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * ...

, footballer * Risto Duganov (born 1975), former professional basketball Small forward * Risto Gjorgjiev, Director of Military Service for Security and Intelligence *

Risto Jankov Risto Jankov ( mk, Ристо Јанков; born 5 September 1998) is a Macedonian Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Liga II club FC Politehnica Iași (2010), Politehnica Iași. Clu ...

(born 1998), footballer * Risto Kirjazovski (1927–2002), historian, scientist and publisher * Risto Krle (1900–1975), playwright *

Risto Milosavov Risto Milosavov ( mk, Ристо Милосавов; born 9 March 1965) is a retired Macedonian football defender. International career He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a March 1996 friendly match against Malta in Prilep and has earn ...

(born 1965), footballer * Risto Mitrevski (born 1991), professional footballer *

Risto Samardžiev Risto Samardžiev (Macedonian: Ристо Самарџиев), born 17 August 1964 in Skopje, is a Macedonian singer and songwriter. He started his musical career when he was 16 years old. He formed the Cilindar group in 1981, which was one of th ...

(born 1964), singer and songwriter

Montenegro

Risto Lakić Risto Lakić (Cyrillic: Ристо Лакић; born 3 July 1983) is a Montenegrin retired professional footballer who played as a right back. Club career Lakić made his first football steps at Iskra Danilovgrad, before joining the youth ranks ...

(born 1983), football defender *

Risto Radović Risto ( sr, Ристо) is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from '' Hristofor'' or ''Hristivoje''. It may refer to: Estonia * Risto Järv (born 1971), folklorist ...

o (1938–2020), bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, theologian, university professor, author, translator * Risto Radunović (born 1992), professional footballer * Risto Ratković (1903–1954), avant-garde (Surrealist) writer and diplomat * Risto Stijović (1894–1974), sculptor

Serbia

* Risto Ristović, footballer * Risto Stijović, sculptor * Risto Vidaković, retired footballer

Other nationalities

Risto Darlev Risto Darlev (born 4 August 1954) is a Yugoslav former wrestler. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights e ...

(born 1954), Yugoslav former wrestler * Risto Mejide (born 1975), Spanish publicist, author, music producer and songwriter, judge on the television show ''Operación Triunfo'' * Risto Savin, Slovenian composer *

Risto Siliqi Risto Siliqi (16 August 1882 – 1 May 1936) was an Albanian poet, publicist, lawyer, and militant of the Albanian national cause. His work was influenced by ideas and sentiments of the Romantic-Nationalism like other poets of the national Awake ...

(1882–1936), Albanian poet, publicist, lawyer, and militant of the Albanian national cause

Fictional characters

*Risto Reipas, Finnish translation for

Christopher Robin Christopher Robin is a character created by A. A. Milne, based on his son Christopher Robin Milne. The character appears in the author's popular books of poetry and '' Winnie-the-Pooh'' stories, and has subsequently appeared in various Disne ...

Risto Räppääjä Ricky Rapper ( fi, Risto Räppääjä) is a main character in a series of children's fantasy books and comic strips by Finnish writers Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola. Ricky Rapper is a ten-year-old boy who likes to play drums. He lives in an ap ...

, a Finnish children's fantasy books character *Risto Kukk, supporting character in Fire Emblem Thracia 776

Other uses

* ''Risto'' (film), 2011 Finnish film *Risto, a Finnish pop rock band (Refer to :fi:Risto (yhtye))

References

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