Lauri (given name)
Lauri is a Finnish male given name. It can also be a surname.
It may refer to the following people:
Actors
- Lauri Lagle, Estonian actor, director and screenwriter
- Lauri Nebel, Estonian actor and magician
- Lauri Pedaja, Estonian actor
- Lauri Tilkanen, Finnish actor
Business
- Lauri Kivekäs, Finnish businessman
- Lauri Rapala, Finnish businessman
- Lauri Tansu,
Film and videomakers
- Lauri Harjola, Finnish film director
- Lauri Törhönen, Finnish film director
- Lauri Vuohensilta, Finnish machinist best known as creator of YouTube's Hydraulic Press Channel
Literature
- Lauri Hussar, Estonian journalist
- Lauri Pilter, Estonian writer, translator and literary scientist
- Lauri Soininen, Finnish poet and journalist
- Lauri Sommer, Estonian writer and musician
- Lauri Viita, Finnish poet
- Lauri Viljanen, Finnish literary critic and writer
Military
- Lauri Heino, Finnish Army Sergeant of World War II
- Lauri Malmberg, Finnish Army General
- Lauri Nissinen Finnish World War II flying ace
- Lauri Pekuri, Finnish aviator, World War II flying ace, jet aircraft pioneer
- Lauri Sutela, Finnish military officer
- Lauri Tiainen, Finnish Army Colonel
- Lauri Törni, Finnish Army captain, served in the Waffen SS and United States Army
Musicians
- Lauri Jõeleht, Estonian composer
- Lauri Markkula
- Lauri Õunapuu, Estonian musician
- Lauri Penttilä, also known as Werwolf, Finnish musician
- Lauri Pihlap, Estonian singer
- Lauri Porra, Finnish bassist
- Lauri Sirp, Estonian conductor
- Lauri Tähkä, Finnish musician
- Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer, musician
Politicians
- Lauri Einer, Estonian politician
- Lauri Heikkilä, Finnish parliamentarian
- Lauri Ihalainen, Finnish trade union leader and politician
- Lauri Ingman, Prime Minister of Finland 1918–1919 and 1924–1925, Archbishop of Finland 1930–1934
- Lauri Laats, Estonian politician and entrepreneur
- Lauri Lepik, Estonian diplomat and civil servant
- Lauri Läänemets, Estonian politician
- Lauri Laasi, Estonian politician
- Lauri Letonmäki, Finnish communist politician
- Lauri Luik, Estonian politician
- Lauri Kristian Relander, President of Finland 1925-1931
- Lauri Vahtre, Estonian politician, historian, translator and writer
Science and education
- Lauri Hakulinen, Finnish linguist and educator
- Lauri Karttunen, Finnish linguist
- Lauri Kettunen, Finnish linguist
- Lauri Honko, Finnish religious academic, folklorist and educator
- Lauri Kaila, Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity
- Lauri Vaska, Estonian chemist
Sportsmen
;Athletics- Lauri Halonen, Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Härö, Finnish sprinter, track and field athlete and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Kettunen, Finnish fencer, modern pentathlete, and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Kyöstilä, Finnish diver and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Leis, Estonian triple jumper and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Lehtinen, Finnish track and field athlete and Olympic medalist
- Lauri Lelumees, Estonian race walker
- Lauri Nevalainen, Finnish rower and Olympic medalist
- Lauri Pihkala, Finnish inventor of pesäpallo, track and field athlete, Olympic competitor
- Lauri Sild, Estonian orienteer
- Lauri Tanner, Finnish gymnast, football player and Olympic medalist
- Lauri Vilkko, Finnish modern pentathlete and Olympic medalist
- Lauri Virtanen, Finnish long-distance runner, track and field athlete, Olympic medalist
- Lauri Markkanen, Finnish basketball player in NBA
- Lauri Aus, Estonian cyclist and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Resik, Estonian cyclist and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Kärmeniemi, Finnish player for HPK
- Lauri Korpikoski,, Finnish player for the Phoenix Coyotes
- Lauri Lahesalu, Estonian player for Dragons de Rouen
- Lauri Mononen, Finnish winger
- Lauri Tukonen, Finnish player for Lukko and the Los Angeles Kings
- Lauri Taipalus, Finnish player for JYP Jyvaskyla
- Lauri Dalla Valle, Finnish striker for K. Sint-Truidense V.V.
- Lauri Laine, Finnish winger for SJK Seinäjoki
- Lauri Pirhonen, Finnish goalkeeper for FC Jazz
- Lauri Sahimaa, Finnish midfielder for KuPS
- Lauri Vetri, Finnish goalkeeper for SalPa
- Lauri Asikainen, Finnish Nordic combined athlete
- Lauri Hakola, Finnish ski jumper
- Lauri Pyykönen, Finnish cross-country skier and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Silvennoinen, Finnish cross-country skier and Olympic medalist
- Lauri Valonen, Finnish Nordic combined skier, Olympic competitor
- Lauri Haapanen, Finnish featherweight wrestler and Olympic competitor
- Lauri Koskela, Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic medalist