This list of Karelians lists both people from Republic of Karelia, Finnish Karelians and other people of Karelian ancestry.
People from Republic of Karelia
Viena Karelians
Arhippa Perttunen, rune singer
, rune singer
Finnish Karelians
Antti Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
Matti Aarnio, Finnish military officer and motti specialist
Aleksanteri Aava, Finnish poet
Tuomas Aho, Finnish football player
Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo, Finnish artist, architect and thinker
Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish president from 1994 to 2000, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2008 Toimi Alatalo, Finnish cross country skier and Olympic winner Koop Arponen, Finnish-Dutch musician Alfred Asikainen, Finnish wrestler, Olympic bronze medallist and participant in longest wrestling match in history Teuvo Aura, Finnish politician, born in Ruskeala Anna Easteden, Finnish actress , Finnish basketball player. Mother of Lauri Markkanen and Eero Markkanen , Finnish bandy player Kari Haakana, Finnish ice hockey player Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross country skier and three time Olympic winner Arto Halonen, Finnish filmmaker Kaarlo Halttunen, Finnish actor Ann-Elise Hannikainen, Finnish composer , Finnish composer and violinist Heikki Hannikainen, Finnish diplomat Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish composer and pianist Pietari Hannikainen, Finnish writer P.J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer Tauno Hannikainen, Finnish conductor and cellist , Finnish composer Toomas Heikkinen, Finnish rallycross driver Kari Heiskanen, Finnish actor Katri Helena, Finnish singer Mikko Hietanen, Finnish long-distance runner, European Champion Laila Hirvisaari, Finnish author Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish musician Hannu Hoskonen, Finnish politician Veikko Huhtanen, Finnish gymnast and three time Olympic winner Jouni Hynynen, Finnish musician Mikko Hyyrynen, Finnish football player Juho Hänninen, Finnish rally driver Jorma Härkönen, Finnish middle-distance runner Simo Häyhä, Finnish sniper Ansa Ikonen, Finnish actress Rieti Itkonen, Finnish politician Max Jakobson, Finnish-Jewish diplomat Mikko Jokela, Finnish ice hockey player Jesse Joronen, Finnish football player Aarne Juutilainen, Finnish Army captain and mercenary in French Foreign Legion Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish fighter ace Nestori Kaasalainen, Finnish politician Marjatta Kajosmaa, Finnish cross-country skier, four time Olympic medallist Hannu Kapanen, Finnish ice hockey player , Finnish rune singer Paavo Karjalainen, Finnish journalist and politician Aki Karvonen, Finnish cross-country skier and three time Olympic medallist Veikko Karvonen, Finnish marathon runner and Olympic bronze medallist Heino Kaski, Finnish composer Pia Kauma, Finnish politician Yrjö Keinonen, Finnish general and former Chief of Defence Matti Kekki, Finnish politician Anneli Kiljunen, Finnish politician Anssi Kippo, Finnish music producer Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Finnish cross-country skier, three time Olympic gold medallist and four time bronze medallist Eila Kivikk'aho, Finnish poet Timo Kivinen, Finnish general and Chief of Defence Uuno Klami, Finnish composer Teuvo Kohonen, Finnish researcher, best known for the development of self-organizing map Yrjö Kokko, Finnish writer Janne Kolehmainen, Finnish ice hockey player Joonas Kolkka, Finnish football player Gustaf Komppa, Finnish chemist Aku Korhonen, Finnish actor and director Paavo Korhonen, Finnish skier Väinö Korhonen, Finnish modern pentathlete, two time Olympic bronze medallist Tapio Korjus, Finnish javelin thrower Esko Kovero, Finnish actor Mateli Magdalena Kuivalatar, Rune singer Sakari Kukko, Finnish musician Mikko Kuningas, Finnish football player Jarno Kultanen, Finnish ice hockey player Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player Kyösti Kylälä, Finnish engineer and inventor Heikki Kähkönen, Finnish wrestler and Olympic medallist in Greco-Roman wrestling.