Uno is a Swedish, Finnish and Estonian male given name, which is derived from the

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name Une. Uno can also be seen as derived from the

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word ''unus'' (one).

People with the given name Uno

* Uno Aava (born 1928), Estonian racing driver and sports historian * Uno Åhrén (1897-1977), Swedish architect *

Uno Berg Uno Berg (20 February 1909 – 29 June 2001) was a Swedish sports shooter. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offic ...

(1909–2001), Swedish sports shooter *

Uno Cygnaeus Uno Cygnaeus (12 October 1810 in Hämeenlinna – 2 January 1888 in Helsinki) was a Finnish clergyman, educator, and chief inspector of the country's school system. He is considered the father of the Finnish public school system. His accomplishm ...

(1810-1888), Finnish clergyman and educator *

Uno Henning Knut Uno Henning (11 September 1895, Stockholm – 16 May 1970) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Henning's parents were Karl Bernhard Henning and Eleanor (Ellen) Martin. His father owned a bakery factory. Henning studied at the Royal Swedi ...

(1895-1970), Swedish actor *

Uno Hilden Uno or UNO may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Television * "Uno" (''Better Call Saul''), premiere episode of the American TV series ''Better Call Saul'' * ''Uno'' (film), a 2004 Norwegian drama film * Rai Uno, an Italian TV channel **' ...

(1890-1951), Finnish politician *

Uno Kajak Uno Kajak (9 May 1933 – 10 August 2019) was an Estonian skier. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1956 Winter Olympics. Kajak graduated in 1948 from Rakvere Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative ce ...

(born 1933), Estonian skier *

Uno Källe Uno Källe (16 June 1931 – 20 July 2009) was an Estonian athletics competitor and coach. He was born in Karinu Rural Municipality, Järva County. In 1957 he graduated from Moscow Oblast Pedagogical Institute. In youth he was an active skier. La ...

(1931–2009), Estonian competitive runner * Uno Kaskpeit (born 1957), Estonian politician * Uno Laht (1924–2008), Estonian writer *

Uno Lamm August Uno Lamm (May 22, 1904 – June 1, 1989) was a Swedish electrical engineer and inventor. He was sometimes called "The Father of High Voltage Direct Current" power transmission. During his career, Lamm obtained 150 patents. In 1980 the ...

(1904–1989), Swedish electrical engineer and inventor *

Uno Laur Uno Laur (born 8 June 1961 in Rakvere), also known as Kohtla-Järve Uno (a nickname derived from his hometown Kohtla-Järve), is an Estonian anarchist and the iconoclastic ex lead singer of the Must Mamba and Röövel Ööbik, "the oldest punk ...

(born 1961), Estonian singer (

Röövel Ööbik Röövel Ööbik is Estonian indie-rock group. Recorded a John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the long ...

) *

Uno Loop Uno Loop (31 May 1930 – 8 September 2021) was an Estonians, Estonian singer, musician, athlete, actor, and educator. Loop's career as a musician and singer began in the early 1950s. He performed with various ensembles and as a popular soloist b ...

(1930–2021), Estonian singer, musician, athlete, actor and educator * Uno Mereste (1928–2009), Estonian economist and politician *

Uno Naissoo Uno Naissoo (25 March 1928 Viljandi – 5 January 1980 Tallinn) was an Estonian composer and jazz musician. In 1952, he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. Bteween 1952–1980, he taught music theory subjects at Georg Ots Tallinn Music S ...

(1928–1980), Estonian composer and musician * Uno Öhrlund (born 1937), Swedish ice hockey player *

Uno Palu Uno Palu (born 8 February 1933 in Sindi) is a former Estonian decathlete who represented the USSR. He trained at Dynamo in Tallinn. At the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were ...

(born 1933), Estonian decathlete * Uno Piir (born 1929), Estonian footballer and coach *

Uno Prii Uno Prii (February 28, 1924 – November 27, 2000) was an Estonian-born Canadian architect. He designed approximately 250 buildings, many in Toronto, but also around southern Ontario and the United States. Some of his best-known works are apartme ...

(1924–2000), Estonian-born Canadian architect * Uno Röndahl (1924–2011), Swedish author *

Uno Svenningsson Uno Svenningsson (born 1 July 1959 in Hagelstorp, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has been active in music since the late 1970s. He was the singer in the pop group " Freda'" in the early 1980s and early 1990s, and ...

(born 1959), Swedish pop singer * Uno Tölpus (1928–1964), Estonian architect * Uno von Troil (1746-1803), Swedish Archbishop of Uppsala from 1786 to 1803 * Uno Troili (1815-1875), Swedish portrait painter * Uno Ugandi (1931–2020), Estonian physician and politician * Uno Ullberg (1879–1944), Finnish architect * Uno Vallman (1913–2004), Swedish painter * Uno Willers (1911–1980), Swedish librarian

People with the given name Uno

See also