Basel has produced a number of well-known tennis players, mathematicians, theologians and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Basel includes Roger Federer, Leonhard Euler, Karl Barth, Jacob Bernoulli, Johann Bernoulli, and many others.

Famous People Born In Basel

Roger FedererRoger Federer
08 August 1981, Swiss
Tennis Player
Leonhard EulerLeonhard Euler
15 April 1707, Swiss, Russian
Mathematician, Physicist

Karl BarthKarl Barth
10 May 1886, Swiss
Theologian

Jacob BernoulliJacob Bernoulli
27 December 1654, Swiss
Mathematician

Johann BernoulliJohann Bernoulli
06 August 1667, Swiss
Mathematician

K. Alex MüllerK. Alex Müller
20 April 1927, Swiss
Physicist
Granit XhakaGranit Xhaka
27 September 1992, Swiss
Football Player

Marthe KellerMarthe Keller
28 January 1945, Swiss
Actor, Stage actor, Singer

Auguste PiccardAuguste Piccard
28 January 1884, Swiss
Physicist, Explorer, Balloonist, Privatdozent,
Peter ZumthorPeter Zumthor
26 April 1943, Swiss
Swiss architect

Arnold BöcklinArnold Böcklin
16 October 1827, Swiss
Painter, Sculptor, University teacher, Graphic
Alexander FreiAlexander Frei
15 July 1979, Swiss
Association football player

Jacob BurckhardtJacob Burckhardt
25 May 1818, Swiss
Art historian, Historian of the modern age,

Friedrich MiescherFriedrich Miescher
13 August 1844, Swiss
Biologist, Biochemist, University teacher

Eren DerdiyokEren Derdiyok
12 June 1988, Swiss, Turkish
Association football player

Hakan YakinHakan Yakin
22 February 1977, Swiss, Turkish
Association football player
Katy FrenchKaty French
31 October 1983, Swiss
Model, Socialite, Journalist

Nicolas Fatio de DuillierNicolas Fatio de Duillier
16 February 1664, Swiss
astronomer, mathematician

Matthäus MerianMatthäus Merian
22 September 1593, Swiss
Engraver

Hannes MeyerHannes Meyer
18 November 1889, Swiss
Swiss architect
Murat YakinMurat Yakin
15 September 1974, Swiss, Turkish
Association football player, Association football

Arlind AjetiArlind Ajeti
25 September 1993, Swiss
Association football player
Patty SchnyderPatty Schnyder
14 December 1978, Swiss
Tennis player

Johann Jakob BachofenJohann Jakob Bachofen
22 December 1815, Swiss
Antiquarian

Gaspard BauhinGaspard Bauhin
17 January 1560, Swiss
Botanist
Edwin FischerEdwin Fischer
06 October 1886, Swiss
Swiss classical pianist

Jean PiccardJean Piccard
28 January 1884, Swiss, American
American-Swiss chemist
Marc AllégretMarc Allégret
23 December 1900, Swiss, French
Screenwriter

Xavier MertzXavier Mertz
06 October 1882, Swiss
Explorer, Alpine skier

Paul SacherPaul Sacher
28 April 1906, Swiss
Music conductor
Willy BurgdorferWilly Burgdorfer
27 June 1925, Swiss, American
Scientist

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Maximilian Ulysses BrowneMaximilian Ulysses Browne
23 October 1705, Austrian, Swiss
Military Leader
Jakob SchaffnerJakob Schaffner
14 November 1875, Swiss
Novelist

Jakob BernoulliJakob Bernoulli
01 January 1655, Swiss
Mathematician

George GruntzGeorge Gruntz
24 June 1932, Swiss
Jazz pianist

Jacob WackernagelJacob Wackernagel
11 December 1853, Swiss
Linguist
Rudolf ThurneysenRudolf Thurneysen
14 March 1857, Swiss
Linguist
Rudy BurckhardtRudy Burckhardt
06 April 1914, Swiss, American
Filmmaker

Johann Rudolf WettsteinJohann Rudolf Wettstein
27 October 1594, Swiss
Diplomat

Johann Jakob HerzogJohann Jakob Herzog
12 September 1805, Swiss, German
Theologian

Alfred BertholetAlfred Bertholet
09 November 1868, Swiss
Educator
Werner GroebliWerner Groebli
21 April 1915, Swiss
Figure skater