Malmö
Malmö ranks 163rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Strasbourg, Bratislava, and Lagos. Memorable people born in Malmö include Anita Ekberg, Magnus I of Sweden, and Zlatan Ibrahimović. Memorable people who died in Malmö include Charles XV of Sweden, Per Wahlöö, and Bo Larsson. Malmö has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and wrestlers. Malmö is located in Sweden.
Malmö is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the seventh-largest city in the Nordic region. Located on the Öresund strait on the southwestern coast of Sweden, it is the largest city in Scania, with a municipal population of 365,644 in 2024, and is the gubernatorial seat of Skåne County. Malmö received its city privileges in 1353, and today Malmö's metropolitan region is home to over 700,000 people. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1106 and 2002, Malmö was the birth place of 75 globally memorable people, including Anita Ekberg, Magnus I of Sweden, and Zlatan Ibrahimović. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Malmö including Charles XV of Sweden, Per Wahlöö, and Bo Larsson.
People Born in Malmö
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Anita Ekberg
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 28
Magnus I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1106 - 1134
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 34
Zlatan Ibrahimović
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 67
Alexander Roslin
PAINTER
1718 - 1793
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 32
Thomas Bartholin
PHYSICIAN
1616 - 1680
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 36
Per Albin Hansson
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 37
Bo Widerberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1997
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 44
Ronnie Hellström
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2022
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 38
Jan Troell
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 62
Bo Larsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 42
Caspar Bartholin the Elder
PHILOSOPHER
1585 - 1629
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 43
Carl Holmberg
GYMNAST
1884 - 1909
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 29
Newly Added People Born in Malmö
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Rawez Lawan
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.23
Rank: 23
Hussein Ali
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 22
Carl Söderberg
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.34
Rank: 24
Pavle Vagić
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Malmö
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Charles XV of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1872
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 18
Per Wahlöö
WRITER
1926 - 1975
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 19
Bo Larsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 25
Felix von Luckner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1966
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 27
Ingvar Wixell
SINGER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 17
Johan Richthoff
WRESTLER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 1
Karl-Erik Nilsson
ATHLETE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 28
Carl Holmberg
GYMNAST
1884 - 1909
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 11
Karl-Erik Palmér
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 22
Tore Svensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2002
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 5
Arvid Holmberg
GYMNAST
1886 - 1958
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13
Torsten Lindberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 23
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Malmö were soccer players (38), politicians (5), actors (4), musicians (4), and wrestlers (3), while most who died were soccer players (10), wrestlers (4), athletes (4), gymnasts (4), and writers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Malmö, including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Ronnie Hellström, and Bo Larsson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Malmö, including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Ronnie Hellström, and Bo Larsson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in Malmö since 1700.
