List of Famous people named Eero

Similar names: Ira, Eri, Eyre, Era, Eir, Erie, Yerry, Iiro. Here are some famous Eeros:

Eero Saarinen

First Name Eero
Died on September 1, 1961
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer noted for his wide-ranging array of designs for buildings and monuments. Saarinen is best known for designing the Washington Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., the TWA Flight Center in New York City, and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of noted Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen.

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Eero Markkanen

First Name Eero
Born on July 3, 1991 (age 34)
Born in Central Finland
Height 197 cm | 6'6

Eero Pekka Sakari Markkanen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Orange County SC. He is the son of former basketball player Pekka Markkanen and the older brother of Chicago Bulls player Lauri Markkanen.

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Eero Milonoff

First Name Eero
Born on May 1, 1980 (age 45)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Eero "Käkä" Milonoff is a Finnish actor. He graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2005, and he works as a freelance actor. In 2008, he was nominated for the Jussi Award for Best Actor for his role in the biopic Ganes (2007) as the drummer and vocalist Remu Aaltonen of the rock band Hurriganes.

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Eero Järnefelt

Erik Nikolai Järnefelt
First Name Eero
Born on November 8, 1863
Died on November 15, 1937 (aged 74)

Erik (Eero) Nikolai Järnefelt was a Finnish painter and art professor. He is best known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park. He was a medal winner at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889 and 1900, and he taught art at the University of Helsinki and was chairman of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts.

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Eero Heinäluoma

First Name Eero
Born on July 4, 1955 (age 70)

Eero Olavi Heinäluoma is a Finnish politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. A former chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, he was replaced in the party's leadership by Jutta Urpilainen in June 2008. He was Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 2011–2015.

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Eero Hämeenniemi

Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi
First Name Eero
Born on April 29, 1951 (age 74)
Born in Pirkanmaa

Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi is a Finnish composer, musician and writer. He is a docent and professor at the University of the Arts Helsinki.

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Eero Mäntyranta

First Name Eero
Born on November 20, 1937
Died on December 30, 2013 (aged 76)
Born in Finland, Lapland
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Eero Antero Mäntyranta was one of the most successful Finnish cross-country skiers. He competed in four Winter Olympics (1960–1972) winning seven medals at three of them. His performance at the 1964 Winter Olympics earned him the nickname "Mister Seefeld", referring to the venue where the cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions took place. The Finnish Ministry of Education endowed him with the Pro Urheilu letter of recognition in 2000. There is also a museum centered on Mäntyranta in his birthplace of Pello.

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Eero Snellman

First Name Eero
Born on June 8, 1890
Died on November 7, 1951 (aged 61)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa

Eero Juhani Snellman was Finnish artist. He co-designed the Flag of Finland with Bruno Tuukkanen.

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Eero Heinonen

First Name Eero
Born on November 27, 1979 (age 46)
Born in Finland, Uusimaa
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Eero Lehtonen

First Name Eero
Born on April 21, 1898
Died on November 9, 1959 (aged 61)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Eero Reino Lehtonen was a Finnish athlete. He competed at the 1920 Olympics in the pentathlon, long jump and decathlon and at the 1924 Olympics in the pentathlon and 4 × 400 m relay. He won the pentathlon at both Games, but performed poorly in other events. He retired after learning that pentathlon was excluded from the 1928 Olympics.

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