Famous People with Name Hannu

Hannu Juhani Siitonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Hannu Juhani Siitonen: is a former athlete from Finland who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw event.He competed for Finland at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada where he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw event.

Hannu Haapalainen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Hannu Haapalainen: is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and KooVee.

Hannu Jortikka            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Hannu Jortikka: is former Finnish ice hockey player and current coach

Hannu Järvenpää            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Hannu Järvenpää: is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-Liiga. He played for Kärpät, Espoo Blues, Jokerit, Winnipeg Jets, and Lukko.

Hannu Kapanen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Hannu Kapanen: is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.

Marko Juhani Yli-Hannuksela            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Marko Juhani Yli-Hannuksela: is a former Finnish wrestler from Ilmajoki. His most notable accomplishments are his two Olympic medals and a world championship in greco-roman wrestling. After failing to qualify for 2008 Olympic Games, he decided to retire in August 2008.

Mika Stefan Hannula            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Mika Stefan Hannula: is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League.

Alexander Murray Hannum            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexander Murray Hannum: was a professional basketball player and Hall-of-Fame coach.Hannum is mostly known for coaching the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia 76ers of 1966-67 to the NBA championship, ending the eight-year title streak of the Boston Celtics. He had also coached the Bob Pettit-led St. Louis Hawks team to the 1958 NBA Championship over the Celtics in the NBA Finals, thus making him the first of only three head coaches in NBA history to win championships with two different teams (the other two are Phil Jackson and Pat Riley). The aforementioned seasons were the only two in Celtics center Bill Russell's 13-year career in which he did not win an NBA championship. In 1964, Hannum was named NBA Coach of the Year while with the San Francisco Warriors.