Esa (name)

Esa is a masculine given name of Finnish origin and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Esa of Bernicia (r. c. 500 – c. 520), semi-historical king of Bernicia

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 (1931–2025), 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