Famous People with Name Esko

Esko Salminen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Esko Salminen: is a Finnish actor with notable careers on television, the stage and on the silver screen.He has had three marriages: Rose-Marie Precht (1961 - 1963); Heidi Krohn (1971 - 1981); and Aino Seppo (present). He had two children with Krohn, his second marriage, one of whom is actor Kristo Salminen. His biological parents are actor Tauno Palo and actress Kyllikki Väre, but he was raised by actor Unto Salminen.

Esko Lähtevänoja            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Esko Lähtevänoja: was a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Esko Tapani Rechardt            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Esko Tapani Rechardt: is a Finnish sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the Finn Class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]Rechardt has a Master's degree in engineering, and after his sporting career has designed bridges, such as the bridge connecting the Korkeasaari zoo to Helsinki mainland.[2]

Mikko Esko            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Mikko Esko: is a professional volleyball player from Finland. He has played on his career in Finland, Germany, Belgium and Italy. Seasons 2009-2010 he play in Trenkwalder Modena, Italy A1-league.Esko started his career in Vammala. There he played his first season in professional level in Finland with Vammalan Lentopallo. He played in Vammalan Lentopallo season 1995-1997. After that he changed to Keski-Savon Pateri. His first season in Pateri he won Finland league bronze.

Jalmari Johannes "Lauri" Eskola            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Jalmari Johannes "Lauri" Eskola: was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the Cross Country Team where he won the silver medal with his team mates Hannes Kolehmainen and Albin Sten

Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi: a Finnish textile designer. She joined the Marimekko company in 1953 and designed patterns for many of their printed fabrics in the 1950s. Nurmesniemi left Marimekko in 1960 and founded her own company, Vuokko Oy, in 1964. This company closed its doors in 1988. In 1990 Nurmesniemi founded a second company, Vuokko Nurmesniemi Oy.

Nikita Eskov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Nikita Eskov: is a Russian professional racing cyclist, most recently riding for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha.