56.0433° N, 12.7160° E
HELSINGBORG
Most Famous People Born in Helsingborg, Sweden
- Notable people
- 406
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- Median birth year
- 1931
- Most distinctive
- Artist 5.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Helsingborg during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1910s with 39 notable births.
What Helsingborg Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
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.
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.
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Lars Vilks
Born 1946
Odd Nerdrum
Born 1944
Sven Nordqvist
Born 1946
Gunnar Nilsson
1948 - 1978
Eva Bergman
Born 1945
Karl Kruszelnicki
Born 1948
Ulf Nilsson (author)
Born 1948
Hans Selander
Born 1945
Örjan Wikander
Born 1943
Lennart Åberg
Born 1942
Jan Andersson (politician)
Born 1947
Bodil Jönsson
Born 1942
Lars Granström
Born 1942
Claes-Göran Granqvist
Born 1946
Sören Sommelius
Born 1941
Ninne Olsson
Born 1945
Michael Treschow
Born 1943
Gittan Jönsson
Born 1948
Hans Pålsson
Born 1949
Janerik Larsson
Born 1944
Stellan Sundahl
1946 - 1999
Mats G. Bengtsson
1944 - 2005
Anders Granström
Born 1948
Bertil Häggman
Born 1940
Boel Berner
Born 1945
Torsten Cegrell
Born 1945
Ingvar Haggren
Born 1947
Bengt Silfverstrand
Born 1941
Catrin Eggers
Born 1943
Gösta Nilsson (pianist)
Born 1940
Thomas Johansson (regissör)
Born 1946
Rolf Björk
1946 - 1991
Roland Nilsson (dirigent)
Born 1943
Lars Wallin (skådespelare)
Born 1943
Christina Påhlsson
Born 1946