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: Swimmer Clear ×
Gunnar Larsson (swimmer)
Born 1951
Anna-Karin Kammerling
Born 1980
Jonas Persson
Born 1983
Orvar Trolle
1900 - 1971
Therese Svendsen
Born 1989
Gurli Ewerlund
1902 - 1985
Karin Larsson
1941 - 2019
Per-Ola Quist
Born 1961
Ahmad Attellesey
Born 1995
Eskil Lundahl
1905 - 1992
Gisela Thidholm
1930 - 2009
Kristina Larsson
Born 1944
Knut Gadd
1916 - 1995
Frans Möller (swimmer)
1897 - 1995
Åke Bergman
1896 - 1941
Margareta Westeson
Born 1936
Ingrid Stenmarck
1917 - 2011