Pentti

Pentti is a Finnish male given name and a surname, a form of Bengt (Swedish for Benedict). Pentti was a very popular name in 1920–1950's. In 1924–1953 it was given to more than 1000 boys in Finland every year.

The name Pentti is also used in fiction and music.

A–J

• Pentti Aalto (1917–1998), Finnish linguist
• Pentti Alonen (1925–2017), Finnish alpine skier
• Pentti Antila (1926–1997), Finnish agronomist and politician
• Pentti Arajärvi (born 1948), Finnish academic and politician
• Pentti Elo (1929–1991), Finnish hockey player
• Pentti Eskola (1883–1964), Finnish geologist
• Pentti Forsman (1917–2006), Finnish tennis player
• Pentti Glan (1946–2017), Finnish-Canadian rock drummer
• Pentti Haanpää (1905–1955), Finnish author
• Pentti Hakkarainen (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pentti Hämäläinen (1929–1984), Finnish boxer
• Pentti Hämäläinen (bandy) (1927–2012), Finnish bandy player
• Pentti Hiidenheimo (1875–1918), Finnish politician
• Pentti Holappa (1927–2017), Finnish politician
• Pentti Ikonen (1934–2007), Finnish swimmer
• Pentti Irjala (1911–1982), Finnish actor
• Pentti Isotalo (1927–2021), Finnish ice hockey player

K–P

• Pentti Kahma (born 1943), Finnish discus thrower
• Pentti Karvonen (1931–2022), Finnish athlete
• Pentti Kaskipuro (1930–2010), Finnish artist
• Pentti Kokkonen (born 1955), Finnish ski jumper
• Pentti Kontula (1930–1987), Finnish boxer
• Pentti Korhonen (born 1951), Finnish motorcycle racer
• Pentti Koskela (1945–2024), Finnish ice hockey player
• Pentti Kotvio (1921–2001), Finnish weightlifter
• Pentti Kouri (1949–2009), Finnish economist
• Pentti Kuukasjärvi (born 1946), Finnish athlete
• Pentti Laaksonen (1929–2005), Finnish basketball player
• Pentti Lammio (1919–1999), Finnish speed skater
• Pentti Linkola (1932–2020), Finnish ecologist
• Pentti Linnosvuo (1933–2010), Finnish sport shooter
• Pentti Lund (1925–2013), Finnish Canadian ice hockey
• Pentti Matikainen (1950–2025), Finnish ice hockey coach and manager
• Pentti Niemi (1902–1962), Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician
• Pentti Niinivuori (1931–1988), Finnish boxer
• Pentti Nikula (1939–2025), Finnish pole vaulter
• Pentti Oinonen (born 1952), Finnish politician
• Pentti Paatsalo (1932–1996), Finnish swimmer
• Pentti Pakarinen (1924–2007), Finnish ophthalmologist and politician
• Pentti Papinaho (1926–1992), Finnish sculptor
• Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975), Finnish politician
• Pentti Pelkonen (born 1930), Finnish skier
• Pentti Pesonen (1938–2024), Finnish cross-country skier
• Pentti Pouttu (died 1597), Finnish–Swedish peasant rebellion leader
• Pentti Punkari (born 1938), Finnish wrestler

R–Z

• Pentti Raaskoski (1929–2014), Finnish sprint canoer
• Pentti Rekola (1934–2012), Finnish athlete
• Pentti Repo (1930–1997), Finnish athlete
• Pentti Rummakko (1943–2008), Finnish athlete
• Pentti Saarman (1941–2021), Finnish boxer
• Pentti Saikkonen (born 1952), Finnish statistician
• Pentti Salo (born 1941), Finnish wrestler
• Pentti Sammallahti (born 1950), Finnish photographer
• Pentti Siimes (1929–2016), Finnish actor
• Pentti Siltaloppi (1917–2002), Finnish athlete
• Pentti Sinersaari (born 1956), Finnish athlete
• Pentti Snellman (1926–2007), Finnish athlete
• Pentti Suomela (1917–2016), Finnish diplomat
• Pentti Talvitie (1922–2003), Finnish diplomat
• Pentti Taskinen (1929–1973), Finnish biathlete
• Pentti Tiusanen (1949–2018), Finnish politician
• Pentti Väänänen (1945–2020), Finnish politician
• Pentti Vikström (born 1951), Finnish archer
• Pentti Virrankoski (1929–2023), Finnish historian

Surname

• Eino Pentti (1906–1993), American athlete
• Helmi Arneberg-Pentti (1889-1981), chairman of Lotta Svärd, Finnish auxiliary organisation for women in 1920s.