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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Rudolf Abelin
1864 - 1961
John Kruse (Kunsthistoriker)
1865 - 1914
Hedda Andersson
1861 - 1950
Annie Åkerhielm
1869 - 1956
Johan Mortensen
1864 - 1940
Alfred Arwidius
1861 - 1915
Nils Barck (1863–1930)
1863 - 1930
Charles Friberg
1868 - 1953
Gerda Cederblom
1867 - 1931
Ulrik Quensel
1863 - 1934
Carl Frick
1863 - 1924
Wilhelm Edner
Born 1868
Herman Ahlström
1864 - 1932
Albert Larsson (konstnär)
1869 - 1952
Nils Mathiasson
1868 - 1959
Anders Ulrik Isberg den yngre
1867 - 1940
Gotthard Zätterström
1864 - 1923
Vilhelm Olin
1862 - 1940
Waldemar Beijer
1861 - 1931
Gustaf Noring
1861 - 1937
Anton Marcko
1868 - 1930