Famous People with Name Eero

Eero Saarinen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Eero Saarinen: was a Finnish American architect and product designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project[citation needed]: simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism.Eero Saarinen, who was born in Hvitträsk, coincidentally shared the same birthday as his father, Eliel Saarinen [1]. Saarinen emigrated to the United States of America in 1923 when he was thirteen years old [2]. He grew up within the community of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, where his father taught. Saarinen studied under his father and took courses in sculpture and furniture design. He had a close relationship with fellow students Charles and Ray Eames

Eero Aarnio            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Eero Aarnio: a Finnish interior designer, well known for his innovative furniture designs in the 1960s, notably his plastic and fiberglass chairs. [1]Aarnio studied at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, and started his own office in 1962. The following year he introduced his Ball Chair, a hollow sphere on a stand, open on one side to allow a person to sit within. The similar Bubble Chair was clear and suspended from above. Other innovative designs included his floating Pastil Chair (similar to a solid inner tube),[2] and Tomato Chair (more stable with a seat between three spheres). His Screw Table, as the name suggests, had the appearance of a flat head screw driven into the ground. he was awarded the American Industrial Design award in 1968.[3]

Eero Tarasti            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Eero Tarasti: a Finnish musicologist and semiotician, currently serving as Professor of Musicology at the University of Helsinki.fter receiving his Ph.D. degree at the University of Helsinki in 1978, Tarasti served a while at the University of Jyväskylä, appointed as Professor of arts education in 1979-1983 and professor of musicology in 1983-1984. In 1984 he attained position as professor of Musicology in Helsinki. Tarasti has held several posts as Director or President in semiotic and musical societies and has written and edited numerous books with a semiotical approach on music since the 1970s. He is the President of the International Association for Semiotic Studies (since 2004).

Eero Antero Mäntyranta            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Eero Antero Mäntyranta: a former Finnish skier and multiple Olympic Champion. With his seven medals from four Winter Olympics, he is one of the most successful skiers Finland has ever produced.His extraordinary success at the 1964 Winter Olympics earned him the nickname "Mister Seefeld", referring to the venue where the cross country skiing and biathlon competitions took place.The Finnish Ministry of Education endowed him with the Pro Urheilu letter of recognition in 2000. There is also a museum centered on Eero Mäntyranta in Pello.

Eero Korte            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Eero Korte: is a Finnish football midfielder currently playing for FC Lahti in the Finnish Premier Division.He's often been called "the next Jari Litmanen" by Finnish football experts due to his phenomenal technique, but hasn't yet quite lived up to his expectations.

Kalle Eerola            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Kalle Eerola: is a Finnish professional football midfielder who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti in Finland.