Famous People with Name Arvo

Arvo Henrik Ylppö            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Arvo Henrik Ylppö: was a Finnish pediatrician who significantly decreased Finnish infant mortality during the 20th century. He is credited as the father of the public child welfare clinic system in Finland. He is often referred to as the Dr. Benjamin Spock of Finland.Ylppö was born in 1887 in Akaa, Finland into a farming family. He was apparently born premature and remained small in stature through his life. He entered the University of Helsinki in 1906 and decided to specialize in pediatric medicine. In 1912 he moved to the Imperial Children's Hospital in Berlin, Germany, where he wrote his thesis about infants' bilirubin metabolism in 1913. It was printed in Germany. He graduated as medical doctor in March 1914 in Helsinki.

Arvo Kraam            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Arvo Kraam: is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia. He played for several clubs in his native country, and for Tampere United in Finland.Kraam earned his first official cap for the Estonia national football team on May 19, 1995, when Estonia played Latvia at the Baltic Cup 1995. He obtained a total number of three caps.

Arvo Askola            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Arvo Askola: was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.He competed for Finland in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 10,000 metres where he won the silver medal.

Arvo Heino Raudanma Hansen            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Arvo Heino Raudanma Hansen: is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player, who played 31 games and scored five goals for the Danish national team from 1972 to 1978, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics football tournament. Hansen played as a midfielder for Danish club Slagelse B&I, as well as German clubs FC St. Pauli and SC Preussen Münster in the German 2nd Bundesliga.

Arvo Albert Viitanen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Arvo Albert Viitanen: was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950's. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Uurainen and died in Myllykoski.Viitanen also won five medals in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay (1954), a silver in the 15 km (1954), and bronzes in the 50 km (1954, 1958) and the 4 x 10 km relay (1958).