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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Jörgen Philip-Sörensen
1938 - 2010
Percy Nilsson
Born 1943
Carl Kruse
1825 - 1877
Jan Berggren
Born 1946
Carl Frick
1863 - 1924
Wilhelm Edner
Born 1868
Karl Nilsson (företagsledare)
1907 - 1986
Peter Agnefjäll
Born 1971
Walter Wehtje
1897 - 1990
Nils Mathiasson
1868 - 1959
Henric Falkman (1774–1839)
1774 - 1839
Emil Flensburg
1843 - 1919
Oscar Flensburg (1820–1883)
1820 - 1883
Erik Gjörloff
1732 - 1803
Louis Asp
1848 - 1922
August Flensburg
1811 - 1861
Gunnar Agrell
1911 - 1999
Arne Hillborg
1911 - 1974
Paul-Eric Paulson
1925 - 1997
Johan Ulrik Quensel
1824 - 1894