# Simo (given name)

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'''Simo''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Симо}}) is a masculine given name cognate to [Simon](/source/Simon_(given_name)). It is found primarily in Finnish and Serbian. Notable people named Simo include:

* [Simo Aalto](/source/Simo_Aalto) (born 1960), Finnish stage magician
* [Simo Boltić](/source/Simo_Bolti%C4%87) (born 1994), Serbian sprint canoer
* [Simo Elaković](/source/Simo_Elakovi%C4%87) (1940–2016), Serbian philosopher and professor
* [Simo Frangén](/source/Simo_Frang%C3%A9n) (born 1963), Finnish TV presenter
* [Simó de Guardiola y Hortoneda](/source/Sim%C3%B3_de_Guardiola_y_Hortoneda), Bishop of Urgel and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1827 to 1851
* [Simo Halonen](/source/Simo_Halonen), Finnish biathlete in the 1970s
* [Simo Häyhä](/source/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4) (1905–2002), Finnish sniper in the Winter War, credited with the most confirmed kills in a major war
* [Simo Krunić](/source/Simo_Kruni%C4%87) (born 1967), Serbian football manager and former player
* [Simo Kuzmanović](/source/Simo_Kuzmanovi%C4%87) (born 1986), Bosnian Serb footballer
* [Simo Lampinen](/source/Simo_Lampinen) (born 1943), Finnish former rally driver
* [Simo Mälkiä](/source/Simo_M%C3%A4lki%C3%A4) (born 1983), Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman
* [Simo Matavulj](/source/Simo_Matavulj) (1852–1908), Serbian novelist
* [Simo Mfayela](/source/Simo_Mfayela) (died 2020), South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal
* [Simo Nikolić (footballer)](/source/Simo_Nikoli%C4%87_(footballer)) (born 1954), Yugoslav former footballer
* [Simo Nikolić (sailor)](/source/Simo_Nikoli%C4%87_(sailor)) (1941–2012), Croatian sailor
* [Simo Nurminen](/source/Simo_Nurminen) (born 1949), Finnish orienteering competitor
* [Simo Paavilainen](/source/Simo_Paavilainen) (born 1944), Finnish architect and former dean and professor
* [Simo Parpola](/source/Simo_Parpola) (born 1943), Finnish archaeologist and professor
* [Simo Puupponen](/source/Simo_Puupponen) (1915-1967), Finnish writer and novelist better known by the pen name Aapeli 
* [Simo Rundgren](/source/Simo_Rundgren) (born 1953), Finnish politician
* [Simo Salminen](/source/Simo_Salminen) (1932–2015), Finnish comic and actor
* [Simo Saarinen](/source/Simo_Saarinen) (born 1963), Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman
* [Simo Syrjävaara](/source/Simo_Syrj%C3%A4vaara) (born 1943), Finish retired footballer and manager
* [Simo Valakari](/source/Simo_Valakari) (born 1973), Finnish football manager and retired player
* [Simo Vuorilehto](/source/Simo_Vuorilehto) (born 1930), Finnish businessman, former chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation

==See also==
* [Simo (disambiguation)](/source/Simo_(disambiguation))
* [Simović](/source/Simovi%C4%87)

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Category:Finnish masculine given names
Category:Serbian masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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