# 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))