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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- Field: Artist Clear ×
Hannah Ryggen
1894 - 1970
Maria Friberg
Born 1966
Per Wickenberg
1812 - 1846
Eva von Bahr
Born 1968
Gunnar Krantz (artist)
Born 1962
Carl Olof Petersen
1881 - 1939
Carsten Ström
1913 - 1995
Barbro Nilsson
1899 - 1983
Ellen Trotzig
1878 - 1949
Svante Bergh (konstnär)
1885 - 1946
Edgar Böckman
1890 - 1981
Fritz Kärfve
1880 - 1967
Richard Årlin
Born 1945
Elsa Andersson (artist)
1915 - 1996
Einar Lynge-Ahlberg
1913 - 1980
Lars Gösta Lundberg
Born 1938
Sune Alehammar
1922 - 1991
Kristina Munklinde
Born 1936
Karl Enock Ohlsson
1889 - 1958
Jon Pärson
1933 - 2018
Hasse Hasselgren
1933 - 2002
Ann-Charlotte Johannesson
Born 1943
Ingrid Ung
Born 1973
Karin Schultz
1919 - 2008
Annika Eriksson (konstnär)
Born 1956
Brita Streijffert
1917 - 2006
Allan Erwö
1921 - 2007
Eva Holmberg-Jacobsson
1910 - 2003
Lars Karlmark
Born 1944
Gunnar Ekdahl
1907 - 1995
Gunnar Malm (konstnär)
1909 - 1986
Ulla Borgström
1918 - 1999
Walter Persson (konstnär)
1918 - 1987
Ragnar Ahrens
1908 - 1987
Olle Hallén (konstnär)
1918 - 1995
Max Röing
1916 - 1984
Anton Anderberg
1882 - 1973
Rosemary Svanberg-Nilsson
Born 1942
Rolf Peschinoff
Born 1949
Gert Sparr
Born 1943
Stig Persson (konstnär)
1915 - 2000
Torsten Pedersén
1907 - 1973
Karin Lundqvist (konstnär)
Born 1926
Signe Maria Arrhenius
1913 - 2004
Anna-Lisa Markby
1913 - 1999
Anselm Anderson
1902 - 1987
Werna Callmer
1887 - 1960
Malte Gustafson
1914 - 1986
Hjalmar Book
1897 - 1983
Ingegerd Skärby
1909 - 2009