List of people from Malmö

This is a list of people from Malmö, Sweden, filed by occupation and listed in alphabetical order by surname.

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## Academia

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* Gunilla Florby (1943-2011), professor of English literature
* Bo Rothstein (born 1954), political science professor at the University of Gothenburg, and formerly at the University of Oxford

## Actors and filmmakers

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Anita Ekberg

* Anita Ekberg (1931–2015), model and actress
* Sofia Helin (born 1972), actress, played Saga Norén on The Bridge
* Lukas Moodysson (born 1969), film director
* Eva Rydberg (born 1943), singer, actress, comedian, revue-artist and dancer
* Leif Thorsson (born 1945), jurist
* Jan Troell (born 1931), film director
* Bo Widerberg (1930–1997), film director

## Art and design

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* Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963), sculptor, filmmaker, photographer
* Anna Friberger (born 1944), illustrator and set designer

## Medical

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Caspar Bartholin

* Caspar Bartholin (1585–1629), medical scholar
* Elina Berglund (born 1984), physicist

## Music

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Nina Persson

* Björn Afzelius (1947–1999), musician
* Hasse Andersson (born 1948), country singer and songwriter
* The Cardigans, since 1994, pop-rock-punk musical band
* Nina Persson (born 1974), singer and lyricist, The Cardigans
* Adrian Erlandsson (born 1970), musician
* Håkan Hardenberger (born 1961), trumpet player
* Maja Ivarsson (born 1979), lead singer of The Sounds
* Jonny Jakobsen (born 1963), musician
* Arash Labaf (born 1977), singer
* Magnus Martensson (born 1966), musician and comedian
* Amplitude Problem (born 1974), birth name Juan Irming; Swedish-American musician and producer
* Promoe (born 1976), rapper and member of LoopTroop Rockers
* May Qwinten (born 1983), pop and rock singer
* Mats Söderlund (born 1969), singer, club manager, and model
* Timbuktu (born 1975), rapper and reggae artist
* Lilly Walleni (1875–1920), opera singer
* Svea Nordblad Welander (1898–1985), musician and composer
* Jacques Werup (1945–2016), poet, author, jazz musician

## Politicians

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Per Albin Hansson

* Per Engdahl (1909–1994), pro-Nazi politician
* Per Gahrton (1943–2023), politician, Member of Parliament and Member of European Parliament
* Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), politician, Prime Minister of Sweden (1932–1946)
* Mirjam Katzin (born 1986), politician, academic, and lawyer
* August Palm (1849–1922), politician, founder of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
* Ilan Sadé (born 1978), lawyer, debater, and politician

## Sports

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André Burakovsky Gustav Freij

* Anel Ahmedhodžić (born 1999), football player
* Rasmus Andersson (born 1996), ice hockey player
* André Burakovsky (born 1995), NHL hockey player
* Robert Burakovsky (born 1966) former NHL hockey player, current hockey coach
* Anthony Elanga (born 2002), football player, currently representing Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and the Swedish National Football Team
* Gustav Freij (1922–1973), wrestler, Olympic gold medalist
* Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 1981), football player
* Pontus Jansson (born 1991), football player
* Kim Johnsson (born 1976), ice hockey player
* Fredrik Jonsson (born 1977), tennis player
* Bobi Klintman (born 2003), basketball player
* Ilir Latifi (born 1983), mixed martial arts fighter
* Yksel Osmanovski (born 1977), football player
* Mikael Pernfors (born 1963), tennis player
* Eric Persson (1898–1984), chairman of the football club Malmö FF
* Christian Wilhelmsson (born 1979), football player

## Writers

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* Luai Ahmed (born 1993), Yemen-born Swedish journalist and columnist
* Börje Dorch (1929–2004), draughtsman and writer
* Hjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961), poet, member of the Swedish Academy
* Björn Ranelid (born 1949), author

## Others

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Jonathan Conricus

* Jonathan Conricus (born 1979), Swedish-Israeli IDF Lieutenant-Colonel (ret), IDF International Spokesperson
* Siavosh Derakhti (born 1991), social activist, and founder of Young People Against Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia
* Märta af Ekenstam (1880–1939), silversmith
* Frans Ekelund (1882–1965), architect.
* Beata Losman (born 1938), archivist
* Felix von Luckner (1881–1966), sailor
* Henrik Reuterdahl (1795–1870), Archbishop of Uppsala (1856–1870)
* Frans Suell (1744–1818), businessman who built the Malmö harbour