TheFamousPeople

List of famous Swiss men with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

Famous Swiss Men

Famous People From Switzerland
Swiss Women
Roger FedererRoger Federer
08 August 1981
Tennis Player
Carl JungCarl Jung
26 July 1875
Psychiatrist

Sean Hepburn FerrerSean Hepburn Ferrer
17 July 1960
Film Producer

Jean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau
28 June 1712
Philosopher, Writer, & Composer

Vladimir NabokovVladimir Nabokov
22 April 1899
Novelist

Leonhard EulerLeonhard Euler
15 April 1707
Mathematician, Physicist
Otto FrankOtto Frank
12 May 1889
Father of Anne Frank

Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard
03 December 1930
Film Director

Jean PiagetJean Piaget
09 August 1896
 
Le CorbusierLe Corbusier
06 October 1887
Architect

Hermann HesseHermann Hesse
02 July 1877
Poet
Paul Thomas MannThomas Mann
06 June 1875
Novelist, Short Story Writer

H. R. GigerH. R. Giger
05 February 1940
Painter

Jean-Paul MaratJean-Paul Marat
24 May 1743
Physician

ParacelsusParacelsus
17 December 1493
Physician, Botanist, Astrologer

Paul KleePaul Klee
18 December 1879
Painter
Mikhail BakuninMikhail Bakunin
30 May 1814
Philosopher

Volkan OezdemirVolkan Oezdemir
19 September 1989
Mixed Martial Artist

Maximilian SchellMaximilian Schell
08 December 1930
Actor, Director

Albert HofmannAlbert Hofmann
11 January 1906
The First Person to Synthesize LSD
Ferdinand de SaussureFerdinand de Saussure
26 November 1857
Linguist

Alain de BottonAlain de Botton
20 December 1969
Author
Barıs ArducBarıs Arduc
09 October 1987
Actor

Alberto GiacomettiAlberto Giacometti
10 October 1901
Sculptor,Painter

Karl BarthKarl Barth
10 May 1886
Theologian
Huldrych ZwingliHuldrych Zwingli
01 January 1484
Pastor

Daniel BernoulliDaniel Bernoulli
08 February 1700
Mathematician
Henry DunantHenry Dunant
08 May 1828
Founder of the Red Cross

Louis ChevroletLouis Chevrolet
25 December 1878
Founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company

Hermann RorschachHermann Rorschach
08 November 1884
Swiss psychiatrist
Jacob BernoulliJacob Bernoulli
27 December 1654
Mathematician

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Johann BernoulliJohann Bernoulli
06 August 1667
Mathematician
Fabian CancellaraFabian Cancellara
18 March 1981
Bicycler

Alexandre Émile John YersinAlexandre Yersin
22 September 1863
Discoverer of Yersinia Pestis

Walter Rudolf HessWalter Rudolf Hess
17 March 1881
Physiologist

Ernest BlochErnest Bloch
24 July 1880
Composer
Felix BlochFelix Bloch
23 October 1905
Physicist
Johann Heinrich LambertJohann Heinrich Lambert
26 August 1728
Mathematician, Physicist and Astronomer

Alfred WernerAlfred Werner
12 December 1866
Chemist

Theodor KocherTheodor Kocher
25 August 1841
Surgeon

Richard R. ErnstRichard R. Ernst
14 August 1933
Chemist
Paul Hermann MüllerPaul Hermann Müller
12 January 1899
Chemist

Vladimir PrelogVladimir Prelog
23 July 1906
Chemist

Paul BernaysPaul Bernays
17 October 1888
Mathematician

Werner ArberWerner Arber
03 June 1929
Microbiologist & Geneticist

Rolf M. Zinkernagel Rolf M. Zinkernagel
06 January 1944
Immunologist
Albert AnkerAlbert Anker
01 April 1831
Painter

Heinrich RohrerHeinrich Rohrer
06 June 1933
Physicist
Albrecht von HallerAlbrecht von Haller
16 October 1708
Anatomist

Paul TournierPaul Tournier
12 May 1898
Physician

Cuno AmietCuno Amiet
28 March 1868
Painter, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor
K. Alex MüllerK. Alex Müller
20 April 1927
Physicist

Paul KarrerPaul Karrer
21 April 1889
Chemist
Charles Édouard GuillaumeCharles Édouard Guillaume
15 February 1861
Discoverer of Invar and Elinvar

James MarriottJames Marriott
07 July 1997
YouTuber

Romain GrosjeanRomain Grosjean
17 April 1986
Racecar driver

Alain DelonAlain Delon
08 November 1935
Actor, Screenwriter, Film director, Military

Xherdan ShaqiriXherdan Shaqiri
10 October 1991
Association football player
CesaroCesaro
27 December 1980
Wrestler

Edoardo PontiEdoardo Ponti
06 January 1973
Director

Enes KanterEnes Kanter
20 May 1992
Basketball player

Daniel BernhardtDaniel Bernhardt
31 August 1965
Actor, Martial artist, Model
Stan WawrinkaStan Wawrinka
28 March 1985
Tennis player

Roberto Di MatteoRoberto Di Matteo
29 May 1970
Association football player, Association football
Ivan RakitićIvan Rakitić
10 March 1988
Football player

Michael of RomaniaMichael of Romania
25 October 1921
King

Granit XhakaGranit Xhaka
27 September 1992
Football Player
Bruno GanzBruno Ganz
22 March 1941
Actor

Robert Louis-DreyfusRobert Louis-Dreyfus
14 June 1946
Businessperson
Giorgio A. TsoukalosGiorgio A. Tsoukalos
14 March 1978
Ufologist, Writer, Mythographer

Desmond SwayneDesmond Swayne
20 August 1956
Politician

Marc RichMarc Rich
18 December 1934
Business Person
Bernhard Caesar EinsteinBernhard Caesar Einstein
10 July 1930
Physicist, Engineer

William TellWilliam Tell
Folk hero
Sepp BlatterSepp Blatter
10 March 1936
Functionary, Economist

Erich von DänikenErich von Däniken
14 April 1935
Author

Valon BehramiValon Behrami
19 April 1985
Footballer

Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of NaplesVittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
12 February 1937
Entrepreneur
Christian GrossChristian Gross
14 August 1954
Association football player, Association football
Anatole TaubmanAnatole Taubman
23 December 1970
Actor

Lucien FavreLucien Favre
02 November 1957
Association football player, Association football

Robert MilesRobert Miles
03 November 1969
Producer

Johann RupertJohann Rupert
01 June 1950
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Gianni InfantinoGianni Infantino
23 March 1970
Jurist, Functionary, Lawyer

Yehudi MenuhinYehudi Menuhin
22 April 1916
Volinist

Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and PiedmontEmanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont
22 June 1972
Prince

Nico HischierNico Hischier
04 January 1999
Ice hockey player

Suneil AnandSuneil Anand
30 June 1956
Actor
Vincent PerezVincent Perez
10 June 1964
Actor

Stephan LichtsteinerStephan Lichtsteiner
16 January 1984
Association football player
Yann SommerYann Sommer
17 December 1988
Association football player

Billy MeierBilly Meier
03 February 1937
Ufologist
Egon von FürstenbergEgon von Fürstenberg
29 June 1946
Fashion designer
Baran bo OdarBaran bo Odar
18 April 1978
Director