Simo (given name)

Simo (Serbian Cyrillic: Симо) is a masculine given name cognate to Simon. It is found primarily in Finnish and Serbian. Notable people named Simo include:

• Simo Aalto (born 1960), Finnish stage magician
• Simo Boltić (born 1994), Serbian sprint canoer
• Simo Elaković (1940–2016), Serbian philosopher and professor
• Simo Frangén (born 1963), Finnish TV presenter
• Simó de Guardiola y Hortoneda, Bishop of Urgel and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1827 to 1851
• Simo Halonen, Finnish biathlete in the 1970s
• Simo Häyhä (1905–2002), Finnish sniper in the Winter War, credited with the most confirmed kills in a major war
• Simo Krunić (born 1967), Serbian football manager and former player
• Simo Kuzmanović (born 1986), Bosnian Serb footballer
• Simo Lampinen (born 1943), Finnish former rally driver
• Simo Mälkiä (born 1983), Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman
• Simo Matavulj (1852–1908), Serbian novelist
• Simo Mfayela (died 2020), South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal
• Simo Nikolić (footballer) (born 1954), Yugoslav former footballer
• Simo Nikolić (sailor) (1941–2012), Croatian sailor
• Simo Nurminen (born 1949), Finnish orienteering competitor
• Simo Paavilainen (born 1944), Finnish architect and former dean and professor
• Simo Parpola (born 1943), Finnish archaeologist and professor
• Simo Puupponen (1915-1967), Finnish writer and novelist better known by the pen name Aapeli
• Simo Rundgren (born 1953), Finnish politician
• Simo Salminen (1932–2015), Finnish comic and actor
• Simo Saarinen (born 1963), Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman
• Simo Syrjävaara (born 1943), Finish retired footballer and manager
• Simo Valakari (born 1973), Finnish football manager and retired player
• Simo Vuorilehto (born 1930), Finnish businessman, former chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation