Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy.

Arts and entertainment

Timo Alakotila Timo Alakotila is a Finnish composer, arranger, and musician born 15 July 1959. Career Timo Alakotila's range of music styles stretches from Finnish folk music of the '' pelimanni'' style over some jazz influences to more or less Finnis ...

(born 1959), Finnish musician *

Timo Andres Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy. Arts and entertainment * Timo Alakotila (born 1959), Finnish musician * Timo Andres (born 1985) ...

(born 1985), American composer and pianist * Timo Blunck (born 1962), German musician * Timo Boll (born 1981), German table tennis player *

Timo Bortolotti Timo Bortolotti (Darfo (Brescia), 1889 – Milan, 1954) was an Italian sculptor. Biography Bortolotti attended the Brera Academy for a short period before leaving to serve in World War I, after which he established himself as a sculptor in Bres ...

(1889–1951), Italian sculptor * Timo Brunke (born 1972), German slam poet * Timo Descamps (born 1986), Belgian actor and musician *

Timo Ellis Timothy Kneeland "Timo" Ellis is a multi-instrumentalist and record producer from New York City, and is frontman vocalist for the band Netherlands. In 1997 Ellis and Sean Lennon joined Cibo Matto. As a quartet (Yuka Honda Yuka Honda is ...

(born 1970), American musician and record producer *

Timo Pieni Huijaus Timo Juhani Snellman (born June 2, 1982), professionally known as Timo Pieni Huijaus (''Timo The Little Hoax''), is a Finnish rapper and fashion designer. Career beginnings Timo Pieni Huijaus comes from a family with musical background. He has ...

(born 1982), a Finnish rapper * Timo Jurkka (born 1963), Finnish actor * Timo Kahilainen (born 1963), Finnish actor *

Timo Kahlen Timo Kahlen (born 1966 in Berlin) is a German sound sculptor and media artist who currently lives and works in Berlin. Life and work Timo Kahlen is known for his sound sculptures and site-specific sound art works, installations with steam, wind ...

(born 1966), German sound sculptor and media artist * Timo Kojo (born 1953), Finnish singer *

Timo Koivusalo Timo Johannes Koivusalo (born 31 October 1963) is a Finnish actor, director, writer, composer and musician. His most successful film to date was ''Rentun Ruusu'', released in 2001. Life and career Koivusalo was born in Pori, and trained as a che ...

(born 1963), Finnish actor, writer, and musician *

Timo Korhonen Timo Korhonen (born 6 November 1964) is a Finnish classical guitarist and is one of the most distinguished classical guitarists in his generation. Short Biography Korhonen gave his debut at 14 in his hometown Rautalampi, Finland. His intern ...

(born 1964), Finnish classical guitarist *

Timo Koskinen Timo Koskinen (born 1965) is a Finnish classical pianist.Kokkolan Sanomat, 5 May 2009. Koskinen studied the piano at the Helsinki Conservatory of Music, the Sibelius Academy, and the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy. Prize winner in national piano ...

(born 1965), Finnish classical pianist *

Timo Kotipelto Timo Antero Kotipelto (born 15 March 1969) is a Finnish musician best known as the lead singer of the power metal band Stratovarius, whom he joined in 1994, as well as fronting his own band Kotipelto. Biography He studied vocals at the pop ...

(born 1969), Finnish metal singer *

Timo Lavikainen Timo Lavikainen (born 1972) is a Finnish actor. He lives in Joensuu Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the m ...

(born 1972), Finnish actor *

Timo Maas Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969, Bückeburg, West Germany) is a German DJ/producer and remixer whose career in electronic music spans well over 30 years. His remix of Azzido Da Bass's single " Dooms Night" helped launch his career in 2000. In ...

(born 1969), German electronic musician and DJ * Timo K. Mukka (1944–1973), Finnish novelist *

Timo Parvela Timo Parvela (born 19 May 1964 in Jyväskylä) is a Finnish author of juvenile fiction. Parvela matriculated from secondary school in 1983 and graduated from Jyväskylä Teacher Training College in 1988.

(born 1964), Finnish children's writer *

Timo Räisänen Timo Räisänen (born 25 July 1979) is a Swedish musician. He has been part of Håkan Hellström's band, and has also played in the band Her Majesty. In 2004, he started his solo career. Räisänen was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. His mother was ...

(born 1979), Swedish musician * Timo Rautiainen (musician) (born 1963), Finnish metal singer *

Timo Rose Timo Rose (born 22 February 1977), also known as King Hannibal, is a German horror and science fiction filmmaker and founder of the production company Sword of Independence Filmworks (later Germaica/Rosecalypse Films and Records). Films Rose ...

(born 1977), German filmmaker and rapper * Timo Salminen (born 1952), Finnish cinematographer * Timo Tolkki (born 1966), Finnish metal musician *

Timo Toots Timo Toots (born 15 September 1982, in Tartu) is an Estonian artist, mainly active in the field of interactive art and new media art. He is also the founder of project space Maajaam in Otepää. Biography Before becoming active as an artist T ...

(born 1982), Estonian artist * Timo Torikka (born 1958), Finnish actor * Timo Vuorensola (born 1979), Finnish film director and actor

Politics and government

Timo Angelov Eftim Angelov ( bg, Ефтим Ангелов), known as Timo Angelov (Bulgarian: Тимо Ангелов), was a Bulgarian revolutionary, a member of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO). Eftim Angelov was bor ...

(1882–1903), Macedonian revolutionary *

Timo Kalli Timo Juhani Kalli (born 22 February 1947 in Kiukainen, now Eura, Satakunta) is a Finnish former politician from the Centre Party. He is a farmer by profession. Kalli was a member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representat ...

(born 1947), Finnish politician *

Timo Laaninen Timo Laaninen was the party secretary of the Centre Party in Finland from June 12, 2010 to 2016. Laaninen was the editor-in-chief of Suomenmaa party newspaper from January 2008 up to 2010. Before that he has been a political secretary (special a ...

(born 1954), Finnish politician * Timo Soini (born 1962), Finnish politician

Science and academia

Timo Airaksinen Timo Airaksinen (born 25 April 1947 in Vaasa, Finland) is Professor of Moral Philosophy in the Discipline of Social and Moral Philosophy at Helsinki University. By longstanding tradition in the University of Helsinki, the philosophy faculty is div ...

(born 1947), Finnish philosopher *

Timo Hannay (Robert) Timo Hannay (born 1968) is the founding Managing Director of School Dash Limited, an education technology company based in London. Prior to SchoolDash, Hannay was the founding managing director of Digital Science in London, United Kingdom ...

(born 1968), English science writer and businessman *

Timo Honkela Timo Untamo Honkela (August 4, 1962 – May 9, 2020) was a computer scientist at the University of Helsinki, Aalto University School of Science and Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture. He holds a PhD from Helsinki University o ...

(born 1962), Finnish information scientist *

Timo Joensuu Timo Joensuu (born 27 February 1959 in Nokia, Finland) is a Finnish oncologist, associate professor of clinical oncology in University of Helsinki, researcher of new cancer treatments and developer of an internationally new hospital concept. He is ...

(born 1957), Finnish oncologist * Timo Kivimäki (born 1962), Finnish political scientist * Timo Maran (born 1975), Estonian biosemiotician and poet *

Timo Meynhardt Timo Meynhardt (born 14 July 1972 in Rudolstadt) is a German psychologist and business economist. Since October 2015, he has been holding the Dr. Arend Oetker Chair of Business Psychology and Leadership at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management ...

(born 1972), German psychologist and business economist *

Timo Penttilä Timo Jussi Penttilä (16 March 1931 – 25 February 2011) was one of Finland's most important modernist architects and was for over 15 years a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Austria. He is most renowned for the design of th ...

(1931–2011), Finnish architect *

Timo Santalainen Timo Juhani Santalainen is a Finnish academic and consultant. Santalainen's professional career has been a combination of academia, business and consulting. Currently he is President of STRATNET, a Geneva-based network of strategy advisors, and A ...

(born 1946), Finnish business professor and consultant *

(1926–2006), Finnish designer, sculptor, and professor * Timo Sirainen (born 1979), Finnish programmer and scientist *

Timo Teräsvirta Timo Teräsvirta (born 21 January 1941) is a Finnish economist. He made notable contributions in time series analysis, working with Clive Granger among others. Teräsvirta earned his Ph.D. from the University of Helsinki The University of H ...

(born 1941), Finnish economist *

Timo Vihavainen Timo Juhani Vihavainen (born 9 May 1947) is a Finnish historian and a professor of Russian Studies at the University of Helsinki. He has written extensively on Russian and Finnish history. Vihavainen graduated as a Master of Philosophy in 1970, a ...

(born 1947), Finnish historian and professor of Russian studies

Sports

Association football

* Timo Achenbach (born 1982), German defender * Timo Askolin (born 1951), Finnish manager * Timo Baumgartl (born 1996), German defender *

Timo Beermann Timo 'Bottled' Beermann (born 10 December 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball ...

(born 1990), German defender * Timo Brauer (born 1990), German midfielder *

Timo Çeçen Timo Çeçen (born 17 May 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf. Club career Çeçen was born in Wehrda. He made his debut for VfB Stuttgart II in the Mercedes-Benz Arena on 4 August 2012 in ...

(born 1994), German midfielder * Timo Furuholm (born 1987), Finnish forward * Timo Gebhart (born 1989), German midfielder * Timo Hammel (born 1987), German goalkeeper * Timo Heinze (born 1986), German defender * Timo Hildebrand (born 1979), German goalkeeper * Timo Horn (born 1993), German goalkeeper * Timo Kern (born 1990), German midfielder * Timo Kunert (born 1987), German midfielder *

Timo Lange Timo Lange (born 19 January 1968 in Grevesmühlen) is a German football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form o ...

(born 1968), German midfielder and coach * Timo Letschert (born 1993), Dutch defender * Timo Liekoski (born 1942), Finnish goalkeeper and coach * Timo Nagy (born 1983), German midfielder * Timo Nummelin (born 1948), Finnish footballer and ice hockey player * Timo Ochs (born 1981), German goalkeeper * Timo Perthel (born 1989), German wing-back *

Timo Plattel Timo Plattel (born 12 March 1994) is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and current goalkeeper coach of Jong FC Utrecht. Career Plattel began his career with FC Twente and made his professional debut on 5 May 2013 ...

(born 1994), Dutch goalkeeper * Timo Reus (born 1974), German goalkeeper * Timo Rost (born 1978), German midfielder *

Timo Röttger Timo Röttger (born 12 July 1985) is a German footballer. Career On 9 May 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Viktoria Köln of fourth tier Regionalliga West. Honours Promotion to 2. Bundesliga: * 2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a ...

(born 1985), German winger * Timo Scheunemann (born 1973), Indonesian-born German forward and manager * Timo Schultz (born 1977), German midfielder and coach * Timo Staffeldt (born 1984), German midfielder * Timo Uster (born 1974), Gambian defender * Timo Wenzel (born 1977), German defender * Timo Werner (born 1996), German forward * Timo Zahnleiter (born 1948), German midfielder and manager

Ice hockey

* Timo Ahmaoja (born 1978), Finnish defenseman *

Timo Blomqvist Timo Pauli Blomqvist (born January 23, 1961) is a Finnish former ice hockey player. As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Espoo. Drafted in 1980 by the Washington ...

(born 1961), Finnish defenseman * Timo Helbling (born 1981), Swiss defenseman *

Timo Hirvonen Timo Olavi Hirvonen (5 December 1973 – 28 July 2023) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player. Hirvonen made his Liiga debut playing with Kiekko-Espoo during the 1992–93 SM-liiga season The 1992–93 SM-liiga season was the 18th seaso ...

(born 1973), Finnish winger * Timo Jutila (born 1963), Finnish defenseman *

Timo Koskela Timo Koskela (born January 23, 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He last played in Switzerland for GCK Lions of the National League B during the 2012-13 season. He also used to play for Tappara of the SM-liiga The SM- ...

(born 1979), Finnish winger * Timo Lahtinen (born 1947), Finnish player and coach *

Timo Lindström Timo Lindström (born April 9, 1986) is a Finns, Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. Lindström played three games in the Liiga, SM-liiga, two for KalPa during the 2006–07 SM-liiga season, 2005–06 season and one for HPK during ...

(born 1986), Finnish goaltender *

Timo Meier Timo Meier ( , born 8 October 1996) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). After being selected ninth overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Meier became th ...

(born 1996), Swiss winger * Timo Nummelin (born 1948), Finnish footballer and ice hockey player * Timo Pärssinen (born 1977), Finnish forward * Timo Pielmeier (born 1989), German goaltender * Timo Salo (born 1985), Finnish forward *

Timo Seppänen Timo Seppänen (born 22 July 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenseman who most notably played in the Liiga and Elitserien. Seppänen was drafted 185th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Playing c ...

(born 1987), Finnish defenseman *

Timo Susi Timo Antero Susi (born January 25, 1959 in Kouvola, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame The Finnish Hockey Ha ...

(born 1959), Finnish player *

Timo Sutinen Timo Sutinen (born April 3, 1949 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played in the SM-sarja and SM-liiga for KOOVEE, Jokerit, and FoPS. He also played in Germany's Eishockey-Bundeslig ...

(born 1949), Finnish player *

Timo Turunen Timo Mikko Juhani Turunen (born April 8, 1948 in Kuusjärvi, Finland) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. Playing ...

(born 1948), Finnish center

Motorsports

Timo Bernhard Timo Bernhard (born 24 February 1981) is a former driver from Germany. He was a sports car driver from Porsche, but was seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010. He is a winner of the Triple Crown in endurance racing. On 29 June 2 ...

(born 1981), German racing driver *

Timo Glock Timo Glock (born 18 March 1982) is a German professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver. He raced in Formula One for the Jordan, Toyota, Virgin Racing and Marussia F1 teams. He finished 10th in the Drivers' Championship in bo ...

(born 1982), German racing driver * Timo Gottschalk (born 1974), German rally navigator * Timo Lienemann (born 1985), German racing driver * Timo Mäkinen (born 1938), Finnish rally driver * Timo Rautiainen (born 1964), Finnish rally driver * Timo Salonen (born 1951), Finnish rally driver *

Timo Scheider Timo Scheider (born 10 November 1978 in Lahnstein) is a German racing driver who competes in the FIA World Rallycross Championship for Münnich Motorsport. He won the DTM title in 2008 and 2009. Career Karting Like most other drivers, Scheider ...

(born 1978), German racing driver

Other sports

Timo Aaltonen Timo Antero Aaltonen (born 11 April 1969) is a 189-cm tall Finnish shot putter who weighs 130 kg and competes for Turun Urheiluliitto, which is the same club that Paavo Nurmi ran for. He competed and won a gold medal at the 2000 European Ind ...

(born 1969), Finnish shot putter *

Timo Antila Timo Antila (born September 22, 1980) is a retired Finnish biathlete. He was born in Jurva. He competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics for Finland. His best finish is 12th, as a member of the Fin ...

(born 1980), Finnish biathlete * Timo André Bakken (born 1989), Norwegian cross-country skier * Timo Boll (born 1981), German table tennis player * Timo Eichfuss (born 1988), Estonian basketball player *

Timo Grönlund Timo Tapio Grönlund (6 January 1954 – 27 December 2022)Timo Hoffmann (born 1974), German boxer *

Timo Karppinen Timo Karppinen (born 26 December 1967) is a Finnish orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst mo ...

(born 1967), Finnish orienteer *

Timo Kuusisto Timo Kuusisto (born 28 June 1959) is a retired Finland, Finnish pole vaulter. He finished eighteenth at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Pole Vault, 1983 World Championships. He also competed at the 1982 European Championships in ...

(born 1959), Finnish pole vaulter *

Timo Lumme Timo Lumme (born 13 June 1961) is the former Managing Director of the IOC television and Marketing Services of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He was responsible for the IOC's Global Sponsorship Program. Life He studied law at King's ...

(born 1961), Finnish International Olympic Committee employee * Timo Murama (1913–1981), Finnish Nordic combined skier *

Timo Nieminen Timo Nieminen (born October 6, 1981 in Helsinki) is a retired professional Finnish tennis player. He reached his highest ATP Tour singles ranking of World No. 254 in July 2003. Nieminen primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challeng ...

(born 1981), Finnish tennis player *

Timo Peltola Timo Peltola (born June 12, 1972) is a Finnish judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子 ...

(born 1972), Finnish judoka * Timo Pérez (born 1975), Dominican Republic baseball player * Timo Roosen (born 1993), Dutch cyclist *

Timo Saarelainen Timo Saarelainen (born August 23, 1960) is a retired Finnish basketball player. He was a member of the Finland national basketball team, Finnish national basketball team for seven years and was a star college player at Brigham Young University ( ...

(born 1960), Finnish basketball player * Timo Sild (born 1988), Estonian orienteer *

Timo Simonlatser Timo Simonlatser (born May 17, 1986) is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. He finished 27th in the individual sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Simonlatser's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Cham ...

(born 1986), Estonian cross-country skier *

Timo Tammemaa Timo Tammemaa (born 18 November 1991) is an Estonian volleyball player, member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team. At the professional club level, he plays for Czarni Radom. Club career Timo Tammemaa began his professional career in ...

(born 1991), Estonian volleyball player * Timo Tompuri (born 1969), Finnish discus thrower * Timo Weß (born 1982), German field hockey player

Other

* Timo Saarnio (born 1944), Finnish interior architect and furniture designer * Tim Weiland, American fashion designer also known as Timo

People nicknamed Timo

Tim Anderson (RAF officer) Air Marshal Sir Timothy Michael Anderson, (born 2 February 1957) is a retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer. He served as the inaugural Director-General of the UK Military Aviation Authority (MAA) from 2010 to 2013. The MAA was establi ...

(born 1957) *

Friedhelm Konietzka Friedhelm "Timo" Konietzka (2 August 1938 – 12 March 2012) was a German professional football player and manager who played as a striker. He earned his nickname "Timo" due to a supposed resemblance to the Soviet commander Semyon Timoshen ...

(1938–2012), German football striker and manager

Fictional characters

* Timo Mendes, from the German soap opera ''Verbotene Liebe''