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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1910s with 39 notable births.

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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  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Politics & Law
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Carl-Axel Acking

1910 - 2001

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Greta Magnusson-Grossman

1906 - 1999

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John Kandell

1925 - 1991

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Per Friberg

1920 - 2014

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Mauritz Frohm

1840 - 1912

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Axel Kandell

1916 - 2003

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Hans Schlyter

1910 - 1980

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Erik Ahnborg

1925 - 2020

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Göran Eliasson (arkitekt)

1932 - 1999

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Vilhelm Andersson (arkitekt)

1891 - 1950

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