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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Arne Hillborg
1911 - 1974
Bo-Ebbe Löfberg
1914 - 1988
Ragnar Lindquist
1906 - 1986
Anna Ljungdell
Born 1973
Andreas Malmlöf
1729 - 1789
Paul Mengel
1813 - 1889
Walter Edström
1891 - 1962
Åke B.V. Rydén
1909 - 1989
Olof Ahlström
1833 - 1903
Gustaf Noring
1861 - 1937
Martin Stenström (ingenjör)
1909 - 1986
Gustaf Dieden
1876 - 1943
Theresa Benér
Born 1961
Gottfried Hain
1887 - 1983
Tor Hedendahl
Born 1981
Allan Erwö
1921 - 2007
Henrik Schönbeck
1810 - 1896
Curt Lidgard
Born 1927
Rune Säll
1928 - 2002
Orvar Lundberg
Born 1926
Ernst Flensburg
1851 - 1917
Christian Augrell
Born 1976
Stefan MÅS Persson
Born 1957
Henning Malmström
1890 - 1968
Gösta Nyblom
1909 - 1986
John Wahlberg
1917 - 2005
Carl-Adam Stjernswärd
Born 1963
Kerstin Vilén
1918 - 2016
Jimmy Björkstrand
Born 1979
Georg Cronquist
1837 - 1914
Adolf Faxe
1811 - 1878
Stig Schyldt
Born 1944
Eva Holmberg-Jacobsson
1910 - 2003
Lars Karlmark
Born 1944
Nils Lindquist
1899 - 1944
Gunnar Ekdahl
1907 - 1995
Gunnar Malm (konstnär)
1909 - 1986
Alwin Dahl
1889 - 1971
Eugène Clairfelt
1824 - 1879
Bertil Widebrant
1914 - 1989
Georg Nilsson (konstnär)
1908 - 1988
Ulla Borgström
1918 - 1999
Carl Andersson i Malmö
1841 - 1907
Herbert Dieden
1889 - 1980
Berthold Dieden
1849 - 1919
Gustaf Bergendahl
1845 - 1904
Göran von Essen
1908 - 1966
Carin Tham
1888 - 1967
Gusten Åberg
1870 - 1932
Walter Persson (konstnär)
1918 - 1987
Nils Berndtson
1920 - 1943
Hans Egon Andersson
1916 - 1998
Paul-Eric Paulson
1925 - 1997
Ragnar Ahrens
1908 - 1987
Anne-Charlotte Melin
Born 1938
Gudmund Welinder
1898 - 1947
Marta Lindberg
1912 - 2006
Gert Holgersson
Born 1931
Agne Boklund
1904 - 1949
Bengt Hansson (1925–2000)
1925 - 2000
Eric Sigfrid Persson (konstnär)
1906 - 1932
Carl-Herbert Dieden
1920 - 2006
Olle Hallén (konstnär)
1918 - 1995
Rudolf Thornberg
1887 - 1966
Willy Lindeberg
1910 - 1983
Johan Ulrik Quensel
1824 - 1894
August Falkman
1811 - 1890
Max Röing
1916 - 1984
Anton Anderberg
1882 - 1973
Rosemary Svanberg-Nilsson
Born 1942
Berthold Dieden (1879–1946)
1879 - 1946
Gunnar Andersson (musiker)
1901 - 1970
Tor Norling
1895 - 1972
Fredrik Hultén
1919 - 1980
Gunnar Janser
1919 - 1989
Rolf Peschinoff
Born 1949
Osvald Schalin
1897 - 1975
Gert Sparr
Born 1943
Nils Althin
1905 - 1978
Stig Persson (konstnär)
1915 - 2000
Ulla Nyrén
Born 1928
Malin Wester-Hallberg
1875 - 1928
Ivan Lönnberg (arkitekt)
1882 - 1965
Torsten Pedersén
1907 - 1973
Johan Larsson i Göteborg
1857 - 1909
Karin Lundqvist (konstnär)
Born 1926
Anna Greta Skantz
1923 - 2002
Rosa Andersson
1908 - 1994
Jakob Andreas Christofer Quensel
1809 - 1890
Gretha Turén
1901 - 1979
Signe Maria Arrhenius
1913 - 2004
Anna-Lisa Markby
1913 - 1999
Anselm Anderson
1902 - 1987
Ragnhild Hector-Olsson
1902 - 1991
Werna Callmer
1887 - 1960
Robert Kverrstad
1899 - 1987
Owe Wessbohn
1913 - 1996
Helge Notini
1900 - 1966
Erik Winge
1890 - 1963
Alve Nordenhielm
1930 - 2015
Malte Gustafson
1914 - 1986
Rudolf Hårde
1902 - 1982
Thure Holmgren
1898 - 1963
Lisbet Röst-Hellquist
Born 1943
Amelie Quiding
1859 - 1901
Johan Sten
Born 1939
Hjalmar Book
1897 - 1983
Ulla Wadell
Born 1930
Carl Teodor Drougge
1819 - 1880
Cecilia Ohlsson
Born 1926
Stig Sigmund
1912 - 1992
August Åkesson
1889 - 1938
Harald Wiens
1880 - 1972
Bror Sörnby
1903 - 1985
Christian Pauli
1765 - 1800
Anton Marcko
1868 - 1930
Karl-Ivar Öfverbeck
1899 - 1976
Gustaf Åberg (konstnär)
1854 - 1877
Ingegerd Skärby
1909 - 2009
Astrid Österling
1898 - 1972
Fredrik Jungbeck
1844 - 1919
August Zielfeldt
1822 - 1882
Carl Radetzky
1851 - 1899
Sven-Gösta Sjöberg
1911 - 1985
Ella Winzerling
1889 - 1969
Emil Malmborg
1891 - 1963
Herta Törnberg
1895 - 1965
Estrid Westberg
1903 - 1971
Carl Tullberg
1853 - 1914
Greger Thorsson
1920 - 1999
Fredrik Reuterdahl
1835 - 1903
Carl Fredrik Reuterdahl
1797 - 1876
Birgit Stefelt
1915 - 1948
Göte Wallin
1935 - 2002
Stig Wihlborg
1914 - 1998
Thomas Tobias Thomson
1811 - 1892
Andreas Ludvig Winquist
1818 - 1894
Erik Weidstam
1884 - 1965
Britt Welwert
1916 - 1958
Ellen Winqvist
1882 - 1961
Emil Westrup
1870 - 1948