Famous People with Name Jarkko

Jarkko Laine            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Jarkko Laine: was a Finnish poet and a writer of prose and plays. He also translated American literature to Finnish.Jarkko Laine was born in Turku, Finland. He became known from the 1960s underground movement, deriving inspiration from popular culture, pop music and co

Jarkko Oikarinen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Jarkko Oikarinen: the developer of the first Internet chat network, called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), where he is known as WiZ.[1] While working at Finland's University of Oulu in August 1988, he wrote the first IRC server and client programs, which he produced to replace the MUT (MultiUser Talk) program on the Finnish BBS OuluBox.[2] Using the Bitnet Relay chat system as inspiration,[3] Oikarinen continued to develop IRC over the next four years, receiving assistance from Darren Reed in co-authoring the IRC Protocol.[4] In 1997, his development of IRC earned Oikarinen a Dvorak Award for Personal Achievement—Outstanding Global Interactive Personal Communications System;[5] in 2005, the Millennium Technology Prize Foundation, a Finnish public-private partnership, honored him with one of three Special Recognition Awards.[6]

Jarkko Immonen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Jarkko Immonen: a professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for JYP in the Finnish SM-liiga.Immonen was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft as their 8th round pick, 254th overall. Immonen was drafted whilst playing in the SM-Liiga.

Jarkko Ruutu            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Jarkko Ruutu: a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the brother of Tuomo Ruutu, also currently playing in the NHL, and retired player Mikko Ruutu.

Jarkko Erkki Hurme            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Jarkko Erkki Hurme: is a Finnish footballer.Hurme, a right back, started his career at OLS Oulu and AC Oulu, before moving to Veikkausliiga club RoPS Rovaniemi for the 2005 season. He then transferred to Udinese Calcio of the Italian Serie A on January 1, 2006. He played for

Martti Jarkko            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Martti Jarkko: is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and TPS in Finland and Iserlohner EC in Germany.