Risto () 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 ; 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 Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

derived from '' Hristofor'' or ''Hristivoje''. It may refer to:

Estonia

* Risto Järv (born 1971), folklorist * Risto Joost (born 1980), conductor and operatic countertenor * Risto Kallaste (born 1971), footballer * Risto Kappet (born 1994), sim racing driver * Risto Kask (born 1985), civil servant and politician * Risto Kübar (born 1983), actor * Risto Lumi (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 (1944–2022), sociologist * Risto Ankio (born 1937), athlete * Risto Asikainen (born 1958), record producer, songwriter and musician * Risto Björlin (born 1944), wrestler * Risto Dufva (born 1963), former professional ice hockey goaltender * Risto Hurme (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 (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 (born 1963), actor * Risto Kiiskinen (born 1956), cross-country skier * Risto Korhonen (born 1986), former professional ice hockey defenceman * Risto Kuntsi (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 (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 (1875–1941), wrestler *

Risto Näätänen Risto Kalervo Näätänen (14 June 1939 – 5 October 2023 ) was a Finnish psychology, psychological scientist, pioneer in the field of cognitive neuroscience, and known worldwide as one of the discoverers of the electrophysiological mismatch ne ...

(1939–2023), 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 (born 1959), football manager and a former footballer * Risto Rasa (born 1954), poet * Risto Rosendahl (born 1979), speed skater *

Risto Ryti Risto Heikki Ryti (; 3 February 1889 – 25 October 1956) was a Finnish people, Finnish politician who 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 politica ...

(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 Solanko (1901–1980), diplomat * Risto Soramies (born 1946), bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland * Risto Syrjänen (1925–2016), hurdler * Risto Talosela (1924–2018), wrestler * Risto Tuorila (born 1947), actor * Risto Ulmala (born 1963), former long-distance runner

Macedonia

* Risto Apostolov, songwriter, composer, and music producer *Risto Arnaudovski (born 1981), retired handball player * Risto Bimbiloski (born 1975), fashion designer * Risto Božinov, footballer * Risto Duganov (born 1975), former professional basketball Small forward * Risto Gjorgjiev, Director of Military Service for Security and Intelligence * Risto Jankov (born 1998), footballer * Risto Kirjazovski (1927–2002), historian, scientist and publisher * Risto Krle (1900–1975), playwright * Risto Milosavov (born 1965), footballer * Risto Mitrevski (born 1991), professional footballer * Risto Samardžiev (born 1964), singer and songwriter

Montenegro

* Risto Lakić (born 1983), football defender * Risto Radovićo (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 (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 (1882–1936), Albanian poet, publicist, lawyer, and militant of the Albanian national cause

Fictional characters

*Risto Reipas, Finnish translation for Christopher Robin * Risto Räppääjä or Ricky Rapper, main character in Finnish children's fantasy books and comic strips by Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola

Other uses

* ''Risto'' (film), 2011 Finnish film *, a Finnish pop rock band

References

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