Switzerland
Historical figures born in Switzerland
6,163 notable historical figures were born in Switzerland. These are the most notable:
Switzerland ranks #27 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind South Africa, Austria and Belgium.
By era
- Medieval: 3
- Early Modern: 9
- Modern: 27
By occupation
- Writer/Author: 18
- Philosopher: 9
- Visual Artist: 6
- Monarch/Royalty: 6
- Cleric: 6
- Physician: 5
- Painter: 5
- Inventor/Engineer: 4
- Roger Federer (born 1981, Sports)
- Carl Jung (1875 to 1961, Science)
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 to 1778, Philosophy)
- Leonhard Euler (1707 to 1783, Science)
- Ursula Andress (born 1936, Entertainment)
- Le Corbusier (1887 to 1965, Architecture)
- William Tell (Other)
- Paracelsus (1493 to 1541, Science)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743 to 1793, Science)
- Paul Klee (1879 to 1940, Arts & Music)
- Albert Hofmann (1906 to 2008, Science)
- Ferdinand de Saussure (1857 to 1913, Science)
- Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice (born 1972, Politics)
- Karl Barth (1886 to 1968, Religion)
- Alberto Giacometti (1901 to 1966, Arts & Music)
- Joseph Odermatt (born 1966, Religion)
- Margareta of Romania (born 1949, Politics)
- Ubol Ratana (born 1951, Politics)
- Jacques Necker (1732 to 1804, Politics)
- Jacob Bernoulli (1655 to 1705, Science)
- Louis Agassiz (1807 to 1873, Science)
- Albert I of Germany (1255 to 1308, Politics)
- Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784 to 1817, Literature)
- Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (born 1945, Politics)
- Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905 to 1988, Religion)
- Angelica Kauffman (1741 to 1807, Arts & Music)
- Billy Meier (born 1937, Religion)
- Princess Vittoria (born 2003, Entertainment)
- Niklaus Wirth (1934 to 2024, Science)
- Auguste Piccard (1884 to 1962, Science)
- DJ BoBo (born 1968, Arts & Music)
- Adelaide of Italy (931 to 999, Politics)
- Princess Elena of Romania (born 1950, Politics)
- Jacob Burckhardt (1818 to 1897, Literature)
- Max Frisch (1911 to 1991, Literature)
- Hans Küng (1928 to 2021, Religion)
- Felix Bloch (1905 to 1983, Science)
- Benjamin Constant (1767 to 1830, Politics)
- Francesco Borromini (1599 to 1667, Architecture)
- Frithjof Schuon (1907 to 1998, Philosophy)
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