List of people from Malmö

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

Academia

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

Per Engdahl (1909–1994), pro-Nazi politician
Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), politician, Prime Minister of Sweden (1932–1946)
August Palm (1849–1922), politician, founder of the Swedish Social Democratic Party

Rasmus Andersson (born 1996), ice hockey player
André Burakovsky (born 1995), NHL hockey player
Gustav Freij (1922–1973), wrestler, Olympic gold medalist
Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 1981), football player
Ilir Latifi (born 1983), mixed martial arts fighter
Pontus Jansson (born 1991), football player
Kim Johnsson (born 1976), ice hockey player
Fredrik Jonsson (born 1977), tennis player
Yksel Osmanovski (born 1977), football player
Mikael Pernfors (born 1963), tennis player
Christian Wilhelmsson (born 1979), football player
Anthony Elanga (born 2002), football player, currently representing Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and the Swedish National Football Team