Famous People with Name Mauno

Mauno Henrik Koivisto            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Mauno Henrik Koivisto: was the President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as Prime Minister 1968–1970 and 1979–1982. He was the first Social Democrat to be elected as President.Koivisto was born in Turku, Finland, the second son of Juho Koivisto, a carpenter at Crichton-Vulcan shipyard, and Hymni Sofia Eskola, who died when he was 10. After attending primary school, Koivisto had a number of jobs, and at the beginning of the Winter War in 1939, when he was 16, he joined a field firefighting unit. During the Continuation War, Koivisto served in the Infantry Detachment Törni, led by the famous Lauri Törni, which was a reconnaissance detachment operating behind the enemy lines and open to selected volunteers only. During the war he received the Order of the Cross of Liberty (2nd class) and was promoted to the rank of lance corporal. He later referred to his experiences during the war by stating "When you have taken part in a game in which your own life is at stake, all other games are small after that experience".

Mauno Nurmi            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Mauno Nurmi: is a retired professional football and ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TPS (ice hockey) and TPS (football).

Mauno Pekkala            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Mauno Pekkala: was Finnish left-wing politician and Prime Minister from 1946 to 1948 [1]. Pekkala represented the Social Democratic Party of Finland until he left the party during Continuation war. After the war, Pekkala joined the Finnish People's Democratic League (SK

Julien Maunoir            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Julien Maunoir: was a French-born Jesuit priest known as the "Apostle of Brittany". He was beatified in 1951 by Pope Pius XII and is commemorated by the Roman Catholic Church on 29 January and 2 July.[1] A classmate of Saints Isaac Jogues and Gabriel Lalemant he aspired to become a missionary to the peoples of Canada. During his period of priestly formation with the Society of Jesus he was required to learn to preach in the Breton language of the Celtic people of Brittany who reside in the northwestern region of France.

Maurice Maunoury            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Maurice Maunoury: was a French politician born 16 October 1863 in Alexandria (Egypt) and died 16 May 1925 in Paris. Minister of the Interior from 15 January 1922 to 29 March 1924 in the Raymond Poincaré government.