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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.

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Showing 75 of 1,041 notable people

0014 FOOTBALL

Stefan Schwarz

Born 1969

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0026 TRUMPET

Håkan Hardenberger

Born 1961

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0034 SINGER

Jonny Jakobsen

Born 1963

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0049 SINGER

Günther (singer)

Born 1967

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0058 PLAYER

Mikael Pernfors

Born 1963

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0079 SINGER

Malin Hartelius

Born 1966

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0083 AUTHOR

Tove Alsterdal

Born 1960

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0087 HOCKEY

Mikael Andersson (ice hockey, born 1966)

Born 1966

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0091 HOCKEY

Robert Burakovsky

Born 1966

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0098 FOOTBALL

Niclas Nyhlén

Born 1966

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0102 CHESS

Jonny Hector

Born 1964

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0108 FOOTBALL

Robert Prytz

Born 1960

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0121 WRITER

Lars Magnar Enoksen

Born 1960

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0123 POET

Kristian Lundberg

Born 1966

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0126 FOOTBALL

Anders Palmér

Born 1960

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0136 ACTOR

Simon Norrthon

Born 1967

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0168 PRESENTER

Tareq Taylor

Born 1969

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0171 FOOTBALL

Jonnie Fedel

Born 1966

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0173 WRITER

Torbjörn Flygt

Born 1964

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0182 ARTIST

Maria Friberg

Born 1966

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0183 MUSIC

Anders Bergcrantz

Born 1961

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0192 SINGER

Marina Schiptjenko

Born 1965

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0209 POET

Håkan Sandell

Born 1962

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0210 ACTOR

Sven Ahlström

Born 1966

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0215 WRITER

Louise Epstein

Born 1965

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0220 COMPOSER

Carin Bartosch Edström

Born 1965

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0230 HOCKEY

Roger Nordström

Born 1966

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0251 HANDBALL

Axel Sjöblad

Born 1967

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0263 BADMINTON

Maria Bengtsson (badminton)

Born 1964

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0273 ARTIST

Eva von Bahr

Born 1968

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0275 FOOTBALL

Björn Nilsson (footballer)

Born 1960

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0277 PLAYER

Tobias Svantesson

Born 1963

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0283 POLITICIAN

Aleksander Gabelic

Born 1965

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0292 POLITICIAN

Marie Granlund

Born 1962

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0302 ACTOR

Anna Lindholm

Born 1965

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0304 ARTIST

Gunnar Krantz (artist)

Born 1962

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0312 PLAYER

Jan Hedengård

Born 1963

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0336 ACTOR

Rasmus Troedsson

Born 1964

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0377 HOCKEY

Roger Öhman

Born 1967

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0389 SPORT

Ronny Olsson

Born 1961

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0400 HOCKEY

Niklas Hede

Born 1969

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0409 COMPOSER

Robert Uhlmann (composer)

Born 1968

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0410 JOURNALIST

Henrik Brandão Jönsson

Born 1969

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0413 FOOTBALL

Håkan Jeppsson

1961 - 2018

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0417 SWIMMER

Per-Ola Quist

Born 1961

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0446 ACTOR

Nina Widerberg

Born 1960

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0459 FENCER

Mats Ahlgren

Born 1967

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0483 SPORT

Paula Westher

Born 1965

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0495 ACTOR

Magnus Skogsberg Tear

Born 1961

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0500 PLAYWRIGHT

Klas Abrahamsson

Born 1969

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0501 FOOTBALL

Anders Grimberg

Born 1960

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0502 SINGER

Miriam Sharoni

Born 1968

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0514 FILM

Dan Zethraeus

Born 1964

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0555 SKATER

Lars Åkesson

Born 1963

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0559 POLITICIAN

Per Ramhorn

Born 1967

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0584 POLITICIAN

Rikard Larsson

Born 1966

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0625 WRESTLER

Jörgen Olsson

Born 1968

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0645 ATHLETIC

Lena Solli-Reimann

Born 1969

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0654 ACTOR

Johan Petersson

Born 1969

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0674 ACTOR

Niclas Angerborn

Born 1966

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0688 POLITICIAN

Per Klarberg

Born 1965

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0704 ACTOR

Sofie Lindberg

Born 1963

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0717 POLITICIAN

Amelie von Zweigbergk

Born 1966

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0727 SCREENWRITER

Jeanette Nevrin

Born 1962

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0731 POLITICIAN

Lars Püss

Born 1966

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0741 ACTOR

Lena Nylén

Born 1963

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0745 GOLF

Fredrik Lindgren (golfer)

Born 1966

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0797 PLAYER

Carin Anderholm

Born 1966

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0841 PHOTOGRAPHER

Patrik Giardino

Born 1966

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0855 ENGINEER

Thomas Engevall

Born 1960

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0876 FILMREGISSÖR

Peter Borg

Born 1964

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0879 PHOTOGRAPHER

Marko T Wramén

Born 1968

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0897 DESIGN

Peter Bruhn

1969 - 2014

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0913 THEATRE

Theresa Benér

Born 1961

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0927 GULDSMED

Carl-Adam Stjernswärd

Born 1963

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