Aho (name)
Encyclopedia
Aho is a surname originating in Finland
(in Finnish
, it means "glade"). It may also refer to, alphabetically:
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
(in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, it means "glade"). It may also refer to, alphabetically:
- Alfred AhoAlfred AhoAlfred Vaino Aho is a Canadian computer scientist.-Career:Aho received a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from Princeton University...
(born 1941), Canadian computer scientist - Bill AhoBill AhoBill Aho is an American businessman who is a partner with The SagePoint Group, a management consulting firm. He is the former CEO of the movie-filtering company ClearPlay. He received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and an MBA from the Brigham Young University Marriott School of...
(born 1957), American businessman - Esko AhoEsko AhoEsko Tapani Aho is a statesman and former Prime Minister of Finland.-Early life and career:Aho was born in Veteli, Finland. Prior to attending university, he began a career in politics. From 1974 to 1979, he was Chairman of the Finnish Centre Youth, which had before him grown many of his...
(born 1954), former prime minister of Finland - Heikki Aho (1895-1961), Finnish film director, of Ako & Soldan film production company
- Heikki AhoHeikki AhoHeikki Aho is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a right defender. Aho currently represents FF Jaro, which plays in the Finnish premier division, Veikkausliiga. He represented Tampere United and won three Finnish championships before moving to FF Jaro for the 2009 season.-References:*...
(born 1983), Finnish footballer - Joni AhoJoni AhoJoni Aho is a Finnish footballer, who represents Inter Turku of Veikkausliiga. He mostly plays as right defender.-External links:* -References:*...
(born 1986), Finnish footballer - Juhani AhoJuhani AhoJuhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt, was a Finnish author and journalist.Aho's literary output is wide-ranging since he pursued different styles as time passed....
(1861 - 1921), Finnish writer - Kalevi AhoKalevi AhoKalevi Aho is a Finnish composer.- Career :Born in Forssa, he studied composition at the Sibelius Academy under Einojuhani Rautavaara, receiving a diploma in 1971. He continued his studies for a year in Berlin with Boris Blacher...
(born 1949), Finnish composer - Martti Johannes AhoMartti Johannes AhoMartti Johannes Aho was a Finnish Colonel and double Mannerheim Cross knight.Martti Aho participated in the Finnish Civil War in 1918 and in the Aunus expedition 1919–1920...
(1896-1986), Finnish colonel - Naomi Aho, American artist
- Ninos AhoNinos AhoNinos Aho is an Assyrian poet and activist. He was born in a small village in Syria named Gerke-shamo, though his family is originally from Tur Abdin in Turkey. He later moved to Qamishli and then to Damascus in order to attend college...
, Assyrian poet and activist - Paavo AhoPaavo AhoPaavo Aho was a Finnish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he finished sixth in the two handed shot put competition and tenth in the shot put event....
(1891–1918), Finnish athlete - Petri AhoPetri AhoPetri Aho plays rhythm guitar in the Finnish Power Metal band Altaria. He is heavily influenced by classical music and 1980s rock and this is demonstrated in his own music. He states that Whitesnake and Bon Jovi in particular as his primary sources of inspiration and he is an avid follower of...
, Finnish guitarist - Tuomas AhoTuomas AhoTuomas Aho is a Finnish footballer, who represents MyPa in the Veikkausliiga, the premier division of football in Finland.-References:* -External links:* at * at...
(born 1981), Finnish footballer - Wayne Sulo AhoWayne Sulo AhoWayne Sulo Aho was an American contactee who claimed contact with extraterrestrial beings. He was one of the more obscure members of the 1950s wave of contactees who followed George Adamski.-Early life:...
(1916-2006), American contactee