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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Nils Poppe
1908 - 2000
Tage Lindbom
1909 - 2001
Sune Lindström
1906 - 1989
Birgit Åkesson
1908 - 2001
Torsten Ralf
1901 - 1954
Fritiof Billquist
1901 - 1972
Calle Flygare
1907 - 1972
Orvar Trolle
1900 - 1971
Gurli Ewerlund
1902 - 1985
Nils Tesch
1907 - 1975
Harry Persson
1906 - 1961
Carl-Erik Quensel
1907 - 1977
Nils Västhagen
1906 - 1965
Karl Georg Herman Lang
1901 - 1976
Sten-Åke Axelson
1906 - 1988
Einar Beyron
1901 - 1979
Hans Håkansson
1908 - 1993
Eric Svenning
1901 - 1974
Anders Sten
1903 - 1999
Eskil Lundahl
1905 - 1992
Eric H. Olson
1907 - 1995
Fale Burman (officer)
1903 - 1973
Karl Erik Steneberg
1903 - 1960
Karl Nilsson (företagsledare)
1907 - 1986
Erik Wåhlin
1906 - 1984
Carl-Axel Stoltz
1904 - 1975
Tage Linde
1904 - 1979
Anna Lisa Berkling
1908 - 1987
Helge Cardell
1902 - 1972
Carl Greek
1909 - 1991
Max Linder (scenografo)
1901 - 1948
Folke Ranelid
1904 - 1967
Hugo Olsson
1900 - 1966
Gösta Granerus
1907 - 1990
Kjerstin Holm
1909 - 1953
Doris Ahnsjö
1905 - 1984
Sixten Ström
1904 - 1979
Torsten Torstenson
1901 - 1974
Christer Wahlgren
1900 - 1987
Nils Brundin
1909 - 1982
Ragnar Lindquist
1906 - 1986
Åke B.V. Rydén
1909 - 1989
Martin Stenström (ingenjör)
1909 - 1986
Gösta Nyblom
1909 - 1986
Gunnar Ekdahl
1907 - 1995
Gunnar Malm (konstnär)
1909 - 1986
Georg Nilsson (konstnär)
1908 - 1988
Göran von Essen
1908 - 1966
Ragnar Ahrens
1908 - 1987
Agne Boklund
1904 - 1949
Eric Sigfrid Persson (konstnär)
1906 - 1932
Gunnar Andersson (musiker)
1901 - 1970
Nils Althin
1905 - 1978
Torsten Pedersén
1907 - 1973
Rosa Andersson
1908 - 1994
Gretha Turén
1901 - 1979
Anselm Anderson
1902 - 1987
Ragnhild Hector-Olsson
1902 - 1991
Helge Notini
1900 - 1966
Rudolf Hårde
1902 - 1982
Bror Sörnby
1903 - 1985
Ingegerd Skärby
1909 - 2009
Estrid Westberg
1903 - 1971