Eero (name)

Eero

Gender	Male
Languages	Estonian, Finnish
Name day	18 May
Origin
Region of origin	Estonia, Finland
Other names
Related names	Erik, Eerik, Eerikki, Erich, Erki, Erkki, Eric

Eero is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name (pronounced: /e:ro/). Notable people with the name include:

• Eero Aarnio (born 1932), Finnish interior designer
• Eero Aho (born 1968), Finnish actor
• Eero Akaan-Penttilä (born 1943), Finnish politician
• Eero Antikainen (1906–1960), Finnish trade union leader and politician
• Eero Berg (1898–1969), Finnish athlete
• Eero Böök (1910–1990), Finnish chess player and engineer
• Eero Elo (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player
• Eero Endjärv (born 1973), Estonian architect
• Eero Epner (born 1978), Estonian art historian and playwright
• Eero Erkko (1860–1927), Finnish journalist and politician
• Eero Haapala (born 1989), Finnish long jumper
• Eero Haapalainen (c. 1880 – 1937), Finnish Communist leader
• Eero Hämeenniemi (born 1951), Finnish composer, musician and writer
• Eero Heinonen (born 1979), Finnish musician and bass player in The Rasmus
• Eero Heinäkangas (1799-1884), Finnish farmer and hunter
• Eero Heinäluoma (born 1955), Finnish politician and former Speaker of the Parliament
• Eero Hirvonen (born 1996), Finnish Nordic combined skier
• Eero Huovinen (born 1944), former Bishop of Helsinki
• Eero Hynninen (born 1953), Finnish sprint canoer and Olympic competitor
• Eero Hyvärinen (1890–1973), Finnish gymnast and Olympic competitor
• Eero Järnefelt (1863–1937), Finnish realist painter
• Eero Kilpeläinen (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
• Eero Kilpi (1882–1954), Finnish actor
• Eero Koivistoinen (born 1946), Finnish jazz musician and saxophone player
• Eero Kolehmainen (1918–2013), Finnish cross country skier
• Eero Korte (born 1987), Finnish football midfielder
• Eero Lehmann (born 1974), German fencer and Olympic competitor
• Eero Lehti (born 1944), Finnish politician and businessman
• Eero Lehtonen (1898–1959), Finnish pentathlete
• Eero Liives (1892–1978), Estonian composer and violinist
• Eero Lohi (1927–2023), Finnish modern pentathlete and Olympic competitor
• Eero Loone (born 1935), Estonian philosopher
• Eero Mäkelä (1942–2008), Finnish chef
• Eero Mäntyranta (1937–2013), Finnish skier and Olympic medalist
• Eero Markkanen (born 1991), Finnish football player
• Eero Merilind (born 1971), Estonian physician and politician
• Eero Milonoff (born 1980), Finnish actor
• Eero Naapuri (1918–1987), Finnish colonel and skier and Olympic competitor
• Eero Neemre (1905–1994), Estonian actor and theatre director
• Eero Nelimarkka (1891–1977), Finnish painter
• Eero Palm (born 1974), Estonian architect
• Eero Paloheimo (born 1936), Finnish designer, politician and university professor
• Eero Peltonen (born 1986), Finnish football striker
• Eero Rantala (1941–2019), Finnish politician
• Eero Raittinen (1944–2025), Finnish rock musician
• Eero Rebo (born 1974), Estonian military colonel
• Eero Ritala (born 1983), Finnish actor
• Eero Roine (1904–1966), Finnish actor
• Eero Saari (1928–2023), Finnish professional ice hockey player
• Eero Saarinen (1910–1961), Finnish-American architect
• Eero Salisma (1916–1998), Finnish professional ice hockey player
• Eero Salo (1921-1975), Finnish politician
• Eero Savilahti (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player
• Eero Simoncelli, American computational neuroscientist
• Eero Somervuori (born 1979), Finnish ice hockey forward
• Eero Spriit (born 1949), Estonian actor and producer
• Eero Tapio (1941–2022), Finnish wrestler and Olympic competitor
• Eero Tarasti (born 1948), Finnish musicologist and semiotician
• Eero Tuomaala (1926–1988), Finnish long-distance runner and Olympic competitor
• Eero Väre (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey goaltender

As a surname

• Endel Eero (1930–2006), Estonian politician