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HELSINGBORG

Most Famous People Born in Helsingborg, Sweden

Notable people
406
Peak decade
1910s
Median birth year
1931
Most distinctive
Artist 5.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Helsingborg during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Helsingborg Is Known For

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Football is Helsingborg's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (51).

Helsingborg over-indexes on artist — 5.3× the global rate.

Helsingborg under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football51
  2. Actor35
  3. Politician32
  4. Writer23
  5. Artist22
  6. Painter21
  7. Singer16
  8. Hockey11
  1. Artist225.3×
  2. Physicist53.0×
  3. Architect102.8×
  4. Sculptor72.6×
  5. Physician72.5×
  6. Hockey112.3×
  7. Painter212.0×
  8. Engineer52.0×
  1. Politician320.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Helsingborg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 31 of 406 notable people

0022 ACTOR

Marianne Bernadotte

Born 1924

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0045 CLARINET

Harry Arnold

1920 - 1971

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0086 ACTOR

Elsie Albiin

1921 - 2009

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0105 ARCHITECT

John Kandell

1925 - 1991

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0146 MISTRESS

Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister

1926 - 2017

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0180 ACTOR

Hans Ullberg

1920 - 1996

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0188 ARCHITECT

Per Friberg

1920 - 2014

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0192 ACTOR

Ragnar Thell

1922 - 1997

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0233 LITERARY

Bertil Romberg

1925 - 2005

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0235 WRITER

Kim Meurling

1929 - 2005

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0245 ARCHITECT

Erik Ahnborg

1925 - 2020

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0270 SINGER

Sonia Sjöbeck

1921 - 2006

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0285 POLITICIAN

Kaj Nilsson

Born 1928

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0299 POLITICIAN

Rolf Clarkson

1923 - 2005

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0306 PSYCHOLOGIST

Birgit Hellbom

1923 - 1993

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0309 MILITAR

Björn Zickerman

1923 - 2014

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0321 ACTOR

Vanja Rodefeldt

1926 - 2001

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0324 ENGINEER

Sven-Åke Nordegren

1924 - 1986

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0330 ARTIST

Thor Christoffersson

Born 1929

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0346 PAINTER

Elsa Berglund (konstnär)

1920 - 2005

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0349 WRITER

Carl Hammarén

1923 - 1994

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0353 FOOTBALL

Sven Espling

1929 - 2007

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0354 ENGINEER

Carl-Gustaf Regårdh

1921 - 2009

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0355 PENSIONERAD

Jan-Henrik Torselius

1928 - 2020

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0358 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Edvin Jarup

1922 - 2016

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0370 ARTIST

Lars Bertle

Born 1925

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0379 PAINTER

Arne Öberg

1928 - 2000

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0381 PAINTER

Sölve Olsson

1928 - 2008

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0386 PAINTER

Bibban Arne

Born 1925

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0400 ARTIST

Johnny Ahlkvist

Born 1920

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0403 SCULPTOR

Maj-Britt Renndal

1928 - 2013

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