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MALMOE

Most Famous People Born in Malmoe, Sweden

Notable people
1,041
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1931
Most distinctive
Wrestler 6.6×

Sweden's gritty southern port punches improbably hard on the mat, with a Wrestler bench many times the global norm rooted in the old Malmö Brottarklubb tradition. The thick Artist and Painter depth gives the same blue-collar town its bohemian streak, and the Hockey count belongs to Malmö Redhawks and the long Skåne rink culture — more continental than Nordic, in the end.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 95 notable births.

What Malmoe Is Known For

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Football is Malmoe's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (112).

Malmoe over-indexes on wrestler6.6× the global rate.

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

  1. Football112
  2. Actor100
  3. Politician82
  4. Painter79
  5. Artist50
  6. Writer45
  7. Hockey35
  8. Singer29
  1. Wrestler226.6×
  2. Artist504.7×
  3. Swimmer173.4×
  4. Painter792.9×
  5. Hockey352.8×
  6. Architect252.7×
  7. Business201.9×
  8. Actor1001.8×
  1. Politician820.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

16001650170017501800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Other
All1,041
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Showing 5 of 1,041 notable people

0088 PRIEST

Henrik Reuterdahl

1795 - 1870

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0270 JÄRNVÄG

Adolf Eugène von Rosen

1797 - 1886

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0539 RIKSDAGSLEDAMOT

Frans Schartau

1797 - 1870

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0583 PHYSICIAN

Otto Kristian Ekman

1791 - 1866

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1032 MISSING

Carl Fredrik Reuterdahl

1797 - 1876

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