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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 Tuorila (born 1947), actor •
Risto Ulmala (born 1963), former long-distance runner == Macedonia ==