List of Famous people born in Turku, Finland

Kaapo Kakko is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kakko was selected second overall by the Rangers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Kakko plays right wing, but also has experience playing at center. He made his professional debut playing with TPS of the Finnish Liiga.

Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner. He was called the "Flying Finn" or the "Phantom Finn", as he dominated distance running in the early 20th century. Nurmi set 22 official world records at distances between 1500 metres and 20 kilometres, and won nine gold and three silver medals in his twelve events in the Summer Olympic Games. At his peak, Nurmi was undefeated for 121 races at distances from 800 m upwards. Throughout his 14-year career, he remained unbeaten in cross country events and the 10,000 m.

Li Sigrid Andersson is a Finnish politician. She is the leader of the Left Alliance, Member of the Finnish Parliament, city councilor of Turku and former chair of her party's youth organization. In June 2019, she was appointed Minister of Education in the Rinne Cabinet. After the collapse of the cabinet in December 2019, Andersson continued in the same position in the following Marin Cabinet.

Teemu Packalén is a Finnish mixed martial artist. He was the Amateur Champion of Finland and the Finnish Open Championship winner in 2010. Packalén competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Risto Isomäki is a Finnish author of science fiction books. His 2005 novel The Sands of Sarasvati was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 2005 and won the Tähtivaeltaja Award in 2006. Two of his novels, The Sands of Sarasvati and Lithium-6 have been published in English, along with a graphic novel adaptation of The Sands of Sarasvati.

Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich Golitsyn or Gallitzin was a Russian diplomat, philanthropist and art collector from the Golitsyn family. He was the son of Field Marshal Michael Gallitzin and grandson of Prince Boris Kurakin.

Minna Kaisa Aaltonen is a Finnish actress. She played Marianne in London's Burning, Ingrid Coates in Dream Team, and appeared in Kotikatu, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, and Lexx. She also appeared in beer ads in Ireland and in a small part as a newsreader in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. In 1994 she was a host of Gladiaattorit.

Anders Johan Lexell was a Finnish-Swedish astronomer, mathematician, and physicist who spent most of his life in Imperial Russia, where he was known as Andrei Ivanovich Leksel.