Esko is a Finnish masculine given name and surname. Given name People with the given name include: Esko Aho (born 1954), former Prime Minister of Finland Esko Ahonen (born 1955), Finnish politician Esko Almgren (born 1932), Finnish politician Esko Elstelä (1931–2007), Finnish screenwriter and film director Esko Hamilo (born 1945), Finnish diplomat Esko Hillebrandt (born 1962), Finnish rower Esko Järvinen (1907–1976), Finnish skier Esko Jussila (born 1934), Finnish skier Esko Kaonpää (1942–2002), Finnish ice hockey player Esko Karhunen (1928–2016), Finnish basketball player Esko Karu (1946–2003), Canadian skier Esko Kiviranta (born 1950), Finnish politician Esko Kovero (born 1958), Finnish actor Esko Kunnamo (1929–2014), Finnish diplomat Esko Laine (born 1961), Finnish double-bassist and educator Esko Lähtevänoja (born 1953), Finnish skier Esko Luostarinen (born 1935), Finnish ice hockey player Esko Lyytikkä (1929–1997), Finnish rower Esko Malm (born 1940), Finnish footballer Esko Marttinen (born 1938), Finnish biathlete Esko Mikkola (born 1975), Finnish javelin thrower Esko Nevalainen (1925–2008), Finnish cinematographer Esko Niemi (1934–2013), Finnish ice hockey player Esko Nikkari (1938–2006), Finnish actor Esko Niskanen (1928–2013), Finnish politician Esko Rajakoski (1934–2002), Finnish diplomat Esko Ranta (born 1947), Finnish footballer Esko Rautionaho (born 1950), Finnish ski jumper Esko Rechardt (born 1958), Finnish sport sailor Esko Rekomaa (1932–1985), Finnish ice hockey player Esko Saira (born 1938), Finnish biathlete Esko Salminen (born 1940), Finnish actor Esko Salminen (field hockey) (1920–1998), Finnish field hockey player Esko Seppänen (born 1946), Finnish politician Esko Silvennoinen (1931–2020), Finnish field hockey player Esko Tie (1928–2002), Finnish ice hockey player Esko Tommola (1930–2008), Finnish newsreader Esko Töyri (1915-1992), Finnish cinematographer and film director Esko Ukkonen (born 1950), Finnish computer scientist Esko Vaartela (1927–1983), Finnish diplomat Esko Valkama (1924–2007), Finnish footballer Esko Valtaoja (born 1951), Finnish astronomer and writer Surname People with the surname include: Edward Esko (1950–2021), American macrobiotic diet advocate Jeffrey Esko, American biochemist Mikko Esko (born 1978), Finnish volleyball player Finnish masculine given names Finnish-language surnames