title: Esa (name)
text: # Esa (name)
  
  Esa is a masculine given name of Finnish origin and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  ## Given name
  
  ### A–N
  
  * Esa Åkerlund (born 1969), convicted Finnish serial killer
  * Esa Hietanen (1896–1962), Finnish journalist and politician
  * Esa Holopainen (born 1972), Finnish guitarist for Amorphis
  * Esa Itkonen (born 1944), Finnish linguist, philosopher and academic
  * Esa Jokinen (born 1958), Finnish athlete
  * Esa Kaitila (1909–1975), Finnish academic and politician
  * Esa Keskinen (born 1965), Finnish ice hockey player
  * Esa Klinga (born 1939), Finnish skier
  * Esa Lehikoinen (born 1986), Finnish ice hockey player
  * Esa Lepola (born 1948), Finnish swimmer
  * Esa Lindell (born 1994), Finnish ice hockey player
  * Esa Misri (born 1971), Indian bodybuilder
  * Esa Murtoaro (born 1966), Finnish wrestler
  
  ### O–Z
  
  * Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989), Finnish actor and musician
  * Esa Pakarinen Jr. (born 1947), Finnish actor
  * Esa Pekonen (born 1961), Finnish football player and manager
  * Esa Peltonen (born 1947), Finnish ice hockey player
  * Esa Piironen (born 1943), Finnish architect
  * Esa Pirnes (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player
  * Esa Pulkkinen (born 1957), Finnish army officer
  * Esa Rinne (born 1943), Finnish athlete
  * Esa Saarinen (born 1953), Finnish philosopher and academic
  * Esa Saario (born 1931), Finnish actor
  * Esa-Pekka Salonen (born 1958), Finnish orchestral conductor and composer
  * Esa Seeste (1913–1997), Finnish gymnast
  * Esa Skyttä, Finnish racing cyclist
  * Esa Tapani (born 1968), Finnish musician
  * Esa Terävä (born 1987), Finnish football player
  * Esa Tikkanen (born 1965), Finnish ice hockey player
  * Esa Utriainen (born 1953), Finnish javelin thrower
  * Esa Vuorinen (born 1945), Finnish cinematographer
  
  ## Surname
  
  * Lou Esa (born 1952), American boxer
  