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 (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 (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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