Famous People with Name Viljo

Viljo Revell            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Viljo Revell: was a Finnish architect of the functionalist school. Internationally Revell is best known for designing the Toronto City Hall.He graduated as an architect from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1937. He married Maire Myntti in 1941; they had three daughters born in 1942, 1943 and 1945. He was one of the survivors of the sinking of the Finnish flagship, the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen in 1941.

Viljo "Ville" Akseli Heino            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Viljo "Ville" Akseli Heino: was a Finnish athlete who held the world record for the 10,000 metres event from August 25, 1944 to June 11, 1949 and again from September 1, 1949 to October 22, 1949.

Viljo "Vili" Vesterinen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Viljo "Vili" Vesterinen: was a Finnish accordionist and composer.Vesterinen studied piano and cello in Vyborg Music Institute, but as an accordionist he was self-taught. Vesterinen mainly played in different bands and theatres early in his career. Vesterinen made his first recordings in 1929. The most popular recording of Vesterinen is Säkkijärven polkka in 1939. Even though it is not Vesterinen's own song, his version of the song is the most popular among people. Other popular songs are Metsäkukkia (1931)

Viljo Vellonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Viljo Vellonen: was a Finnish cross country skier. He won a silver medal in 4 x 10 kilometer races at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York.