Pentti

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

Pentti name is also used in fiction and music.

## Given name
### 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

## References