55.5943° N, 13.0180° E
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.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Malmoe during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Malmoe Is Known For
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Football is Malmoe's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (112).
Malmoe over-indexes on wrestler — 6.6× the global rate.
Malmoe under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.
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.
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- Filtered to 1840s Clear ×
Frans Henrik Kockum den yngre
1840 - 1910
Bernhard Meijer (skriftställare)
1848 - 1925
Anders Fredrik Centerwall
1845 - 1907
Bernhard Lundgren
1843 - 1897
Werner Cronquist
1846 - 1910
Robert Darin
1843 - 1923
Per Johan Bråkenhielm
1840 - 1910
Johan Henrik Dieden
1840 - 1923
Cornelius Faxe
1847 - 1924
Emil Flensburg
1843 - 1919
Louis Asp
1848 - 1922
Carl Andersson i Malmö
1841 - 1907
Berthold Dieden
1849 - 1919
Gustaf Bergendahl
1845 - 1904
Fredrik Jungbeck
1844 - 1919