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

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

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

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

Sean Hepburn FerrerSean Hepburn Ferrer
17 July 1960
Film Producer
Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard
03 December 1930
Film Director

Hermann HesseHermann Hesse
02 July 1877
Poet
Volkan OezdemirVolkan Oezdemir
19 September 1989
Mixed Martial Artist

Paul Thomas MannThomas Mann
06 June 1875
Novelist, Short Story Writer

Jean-Paul MaratJean-Paul Marat
24 May 1743
Physician

Otto FrankOtto Frank
12 May 1889
Father of Anne Frank

ParacelsusParacelsus
17 December 1493
Physician, Botanist, Astrologer
Mikhail BakuninMikhail Bakunin
30 May 1814
Philosopher

Albert HofmannAlbert Hofmann
11 January 1906
The First Person to Synthesize LSD

Paul KleePaul Klee
18 December 1879
Painter

Maximilian SchellMaximilian Schell
08 December 1930
Actor, Director
Ferdinand de SaussureFerdinand de Saussure
26 November 1857
Linguist

Alain de BottonAlain de Botton
20 December 1969
Author
Huldrych ZwingliHuldrych Zwingli
01 January 1484
Pastor

Alberto GiacomettiAlberto Giacometti
10 October 1901
Sculptor,Painter

Karl BarthKarl Barth
10 May 1886
Theologian
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

Fabian CancellaraFabian Cancellara
18 March 1981
Bicycler

Johann BernoulliJohann Bernoulli
06 August 1667
Mathematician
Hermann RorschachHermann Rorschach
08 November 1884
Swiss psychiatrist

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Jacob BernoulliJacob Bernoulli
27 December 1654
Mathematician
Felix BlochFelix Bloch
23 October 1905
Physicist

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

Ernest BlochErnest Bloch
24 July 1880
Composer

Johann Heinrich LambertJohann Heinrich Lambert
26 August 1728
Mathematician, Physicist and Astronomer
Alfred WernerAlfred Werner
12 December 1866
Chemist
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

Heinrich RohrerHeinrich Rohrer
06 June 1933
Physicist
Werner ArberWerner Arber
03 June 1929
Microbiologist & Geneticist

Walter Rudolf HessWalter Rudolf Hess
17 March 1881
Physiologist

Paul BernaysPaul Bernays
17 October 1888
Mathematician

Albert AnkerAlbert Anker
01 April 1831
Painter

Rolf M. Zinkernagel Rolf M. Zinkernagel
06 January 1944
Immunologist
Albrecht von HallerAlbrecht von Haller
16 October 1708
Anatomist

K. Alex MüllerK. Alex Müller
20 April 1927
Physicist
Charles Édouard GuillaumeCharles Édouard Guillaume
15 February 1861
Discoverer of Invar and Elinvar

Cuno AmietCuno Amiet
28 March 1868
Painter, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor

Paul TournierPaul Tournier
12 May 1898
Physician
Paul KarrerPaul Karrer
21 April 1889
Chemist

James MarriottJames Marriott
07 July 1997
YouTuber
Theodor KocherTheodor Kocher
25 August 1841
Surgeon

Barıs ArducBarıs Arduc
09 October 1987
Actor

Ivan RakitićIvan Rakitić
10 March 1988
Football player

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

Xherdan ShaqiriXherdan Shaqiri
10 October 1991
Association football player
Stan WawrinkaStan Wawrinka
28 March 1985
Tennis player

René AuberjonoisRené Auberjonois
18 August 1872
Painter

Romain GrosjeanRomain Grosjean
17 April 1986
Racecar driver

Enes KanterEnes Kanter
20 May 1992
Basketball player
Granit XhakaGranit Xhaka
27 September 1992
Football Player

Roberto Di MatteoRoberto Di Matteo
29 May 1970
Association football player, Association football
Giorgio A. TsoukalosGiorgio A. Tsoukalos
14 March 1978
Ufologist, Writer, Mythographer

Edoardo PontiEdoardo Ponti
06 January 1973
Director

Bruno GanzBruno Ganz
22 March 1941
Actor
William TellWilliam Tell
Folk hero

Daniel BernhardtDaniel Bernhardt
31 August 1965
Actor, Martial artist, Model
Bernhard Caesar EinsteinBernhard Caesar Einstein
10 July 1930
Physicist, Engineer

Erich von DänikenErich von Däniken
14 April 1935
Author

Desmond SwayneDesmond Swayne
20 August 1956
Politician
Stephan LichtsteinerStephan Lichtsteiner
16 January 1984
Association football player

Robert MilesRobert Miles
03 November 1969
Producer
Baran bo OdarBaran bo Odar
18 April 1978
Director

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

Andy HugAndy Hug
07 September 1964
Karateka, Kickboxer

Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of NaplesVittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
12 February 1937
Entrepreneur
Sepp BlatterSepp Blatter
10 March 1936
Functionary, Economist
Suneil AnandSuneil Anand
30 June 1956
Actor

Thabo SefoloshaThabo Sefolosha
02 May 1984
Basketball player

Yehudi MenuhinYehudi Menuhin
22 April 1916
Volinist

Marc RichMarc Rich
18 December 1934
Business Person
Clay RegazzoniClay Regazzoni
05 September 1939
Swiss racing driver

Gianni InfantinoGianni Infantino
23 March 1970
Jurist, Functionary, Lawyer

Johann RupertJohann Rupert
01 June 1950
Entrepreneur, Businessperson

Alfred CortotAlfred Cortot
26 September 1877
Pianist

Sébastien BuemiSébastien Buemi
31 October 1988
Racing driver
Henry WirzHenry Wirz
25 November 1823
Military personnel

Gaetano BerardiGaetano Berardi
 
Karl JaspersKarl Jaspers
23 February 1883
Philosopher, Psychiatrist, Physician, Theologian,

Yann SommerYann Sommer
17 December 1988
Association football player
Tariq RamadanTariq Ramadan
26 August 1962
Writer, Faculty, University teacher
Vincent PerezVincent Perez
10 June 1964
Actor