# 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 (born 1945), 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 (born 1950), Finnish hockey coach
* Pentti Niemi (1902–1962), Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician
* Pentti Niinivuori (1931–1988), Finnish boxer
* Pentti Nikula (born 1939), 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 (born 1938), 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.