Mäkelä
Surname list
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Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common[1] surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Eero Mäkelä (1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland
- Hannu Mäkelä (writer) (born 1943), Finnish writer of children's books
- Hannu Mäkelä (athlete) (born 1949), Finnish sprinter
- Heikki Mäkelä (born 1946), Finnish sprint canoeist, Summer Olympics
- Ilkka Mäkelä (born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player
- Tomi Mäkelä (born 1964), Finnish-German musicologist
- Jani Mäkelä, Finnish politician
- Janne Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish footballer
- Juho Mäkelä (born 1983), Finnish footballer
- Klaus Mäkelä (born 1996), Finnish conductor and cellist
- Mika Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish judoka
- Mikko Mäkelä (born 1965), Finnish player of ice hockey
- Mikko Mäkelä (filmmaker), Finnish film director
- P. Scott Makela (1960–1999), Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist
- Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (born 1970), Finnish sports shooter
- Seppo Mäkelä [fi] (born 1948), Finnish hockey referee
- Tapio Mäkelä (1926–2016), Finnish cross-country skier
- Tatu Mäkelä (born 1988), Finnish footballer
- Toivo Mäkelä (1909–1979), Finnish film actor
- Tuukka Mäkelä, Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
- Valle Mäkelä (born 1986), Finnish motor racing driver
- Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist
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