Esa Tikkanen (b. 1965), a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player
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Päivi Tikkanen (b. 1960), a former long-distance runner from Finland
Tikkanen (horse) | Tikkanen | Esa Tikkanen | Päivi Tikkanen |
The 1994 Breeders' Cup Turf was won by Tikkanen, a Thoroughbred racehorse named in Esa Tikkanen's honor by George W. Strawbridge, Jr., owner of Augustin Stable and an active director of the Buffalo Sabres NHL ice hockey club and a member of the team's executive committee for more than thirty years.