Editing Tampere (section)

=== Born before 1900 ===

[[File:James Finlayson (1771-1852).jpg|thumb|upright|[[James Finlayson (industrialist)|James Finlayson]], Scottish Quaker and industrialist best known for founding the [[Finlayson (company)|Finlayson]] company]]

[[File:Juho Kusti Paasikivi.jpg|thumb|170px|[[J. K. Paasikivi]], the [[Prime Minister of Finland]] and later the [[President of Finland|7th President of Finland]]]]

* [[Emil Aaltonen]] (1869–1949), industrialist and philanthropist
* [[Emanuel Aromaa]] (1873–1933), politician
* [[Eero Berg]] (1898–1969), long-distance runner and Olympic gold medalist
* [[Minna Canth]] (1844–1897), author and social activist
* [[Rosa Clay]] (1875–1959), a Namibian-born Finnish American teacher, singer and choral conductor
* [[Minna Craucher]] (1891–1932), socialite and spy
* [[James Finlayson (industrialist)|James Finlayson]] (1772–1852), Scottish [[Quakers|Quaker]] and industrialist
* [[Väinö Hakkila]] (1882–1958), politician
* [[Gustaf Idman]] (1885–1961), diplomat and a non-partisan [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
* [[Alma Jokinen]] (1882–1939), politician
* [[Feliks Kellosalmi]] (1877–1939), politician
* [[Augusta Laine]] (1867–1949), teacher of home economics and politician
* [[Frans Oskar Lilius]] (1871–1928), politician
* [[Wivi Lönn]] (1872–1966), architect
* [[Kaapo Murros]] (1875–1951), journalist, lawyer, writer and politician
* [[Juho Kusti Paasikivi]] (1870–1956), the [[Prime Minister of Finland]] and the [[President of Finland|7th President of Finland]]
* [[Aaro Pajari]] (1897–1949), Major General and the [[Knight of the Mannerheim Cross]]
* [[Arvo Pohjannoro]] (1893–1963), Lutheran clergyman and politician
* [[Anders Rajala]] (1891–1957), wrestler
* [[Julius Saaristo]] (1891–1969) track and field athlete and Olympic gold medalist
* [[Matti Schreck]] (1897–1946), banker and film producer
* [[Frans Eemil Sillanpää]] (1888–1964), author and [[Nobel laureate]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Literature 1939 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1939/summary/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=NobelPrize.org |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205040914/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1939/summary/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Bertel Strömmer]] (1890–1962), architect
* [[Vilho Tuulos]] (1895–1967), triple jumper, long jumper and Olympic gold medalist
* [[August Wesley]] (1887–?), journalist, trade unionist and revolutionary