Risto

Risto (Russian: 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
• 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 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
• Risto, a Finnish pop rock band (refer to fi:Risto (yhtye))

See also

• Ristović

References

Media related to Risto (given name) at Wikimedia Commons