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 1920s Clear ×
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
1927 - 2004
Egon Jönsson
1921 - 2000
Karl-Erik Palmér
1929 - 2015
Kjell Rosén
1921 - 1999
Börje Tapper
1922 - 1981
Gustav Freij
1922 - 1973
Lennart Strand
1921 - 2004
Leif Anderson
1925 - 1999
Ingvar Gärd
1921 - 2006
Anders Österlin
1926 - 2011
Brita Malmer
1925 - 2013
Fylgia Zadig
1921 - 1994
Gunnar Kulldorff
1927 - 2015
Bengt Falck
Born 1927
Ulla-Britta Lagerroth
Born 1927
Nils-Arvid Bringéus
Born 1926
Åke Arenhill
1920 - 2018
Göte Fyhring
Born 1929
Sune Sandbring
Born 1928
Börje Holmberg
Born 1924
Helmer Lång
1924 - 2014
Magnus von Platen
1920 - 2002
Jan Rydberg
1923 - 2015
Bengt Sjögren
1925 - 2009
Hugo Hagander
1928 - 1994
Göran Bundy
1921 - 2018
Inga Marie Nilsson
1923 - 1999
Bengt Holmström (bibliotekarie)
1924 - 2006
Lissie Åström
1924 - 2013
Knut H.M. Haeger
1925 - 1984
Sven Ohm
1929 - 2014
Bengt Norling
1925 - 2002
Gunnar Håkansson
1926 - 2009
Jan Lerning
Born 1929
Mary-Anne Gyllenstierna
1926 - 2012
Anders Ångström (regissör)
1921 - 1974
Sune Alehammar
1922 - 1991
Jan Runnqvist
Born 1929
Sture Lundquist
1924 - 2015
Börje Rendin
1921 - 2016
Leo Reis
1926 - 2001
Simon Liliedahl
1924 - 2020
Gösta Hökmark
1920 - 1993
Rolf Gauffin
1926 - 2007
Aino Moravec
1920 - 2015
Ellie Olin
Born 1923
Aina Westin
Born 1927
Ingrid Ydén-Sandgren
1924 - 2019
Sven Johansson (landshövding)
Born 1928
Allan Erwö
1921 - 2007
Curt Lidgard
Born 1927
Rune Säll
1928 - 2002
Orvar Lundberg
Born 1926
Nils Berndtson
1920 - 1943
Paul-Eric Paulson
1925 - 1997
Bengt Hansson (1925–2000)
1925 - 2000
Carl-Herbert Dieden
1920 - 2006
Ulla Nyrén
Born 1928
Karin Lundqvist (konstnär)
Born 1926
Anna Greta Skantz
1923 - 2002
Cecilia Ohlsson
Born 1926
Greger Thorsson
1920 - 1999