Famous People with Name Taisto

Taisto Kalevi Sorsa            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Taisto Kalevi Sorsa: was a Finnish politician who was Prime Minister of Finland four times: 1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1983 and 1983-1987 and at the date of his death still held the Finnish record of most days of incumbency as prime minister. He was also a long-time leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland.

Taisto Jalo Sinisalo            Origin/Culture/Country: Europe

Taisto Jalo Sinisalo: was a Finnish communist politician, MP of the SKDL (1962–1978), leader of the SKP`s orthodox pro-Soviet faction (also known as taistoists after Sinisalo) and vice chairman of the party (1970–1982). After the SKP split in the 1980s, Sinisalo became the fir

Taisto Armas Mäki            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Taisto Armas Mäki: was a Finnish long-distance runner - one of the so-called Flying Finns.[1] Like his coach and close friend, Paavo Nurmi, Mäki broke world records over two miles, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres - holding the records simultaneously between 1939 and 1942.[1] Mäki was the first man to run 10,000 metres in less than 30 minutes, breaking his own world record in a time of 29:52.6 on September 17, 1939.[2]