Switzerland
Switzerland ranks 969th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Nijmegen, and Penza. The most famous people from Switzerland are François Vatel, Sigismond Thalberg, and Richard Dürr. The most famous people who died in Switzerland are Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Maximus V of Constantinople, and Luigi Taveri. Switzerland has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and physicians. Switzerland is located in Switzerland.
People
Between 1631 and 2000, Switzerland was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including François Vatel, Sigismond Thalberg, and Richard Dürr. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Switzerland including Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Maximus V of Constantinople, and Luigi Taveri.
People Born in Switzerland
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François Vatel
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1671
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 1
Sigismond Thalberg
COMPOSER
1812 - 1871
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 2
Richard Dürr
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 3
Charles Bouvier
ATHLETE
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 4
Werner Meyer
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 5
Friedrich Waller
ATHLETE
1920 - 2004
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 6
Jean Tamini
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1993
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 7
Hans Pulver
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1977
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 8
Erich Schmitt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 9
Burkhard Gantenbein
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 10
Walter Schneiter
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1975
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 11
Walter Dietrich
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Switzerland
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Werner Stocker
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 15
Markus Wasser
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 17
Colette Brand
SKIER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 18
Beat Seitz
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 19
Markus Nüssli
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Switzerland
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Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1841
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 1
Maximus V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1972
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 2
Luigi Taveri
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3
E. F. Schumacher
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4
Gazi Yaşargil
PHYSICIAN
1925 - 2025
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 5
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
PHYSICIAN
1777 - 1861
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 6
Georgi Kyoseivanov
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1960
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 7
Eugen Walaschek
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 8
Ernst Lörtscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 9
James Hartle
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 10
Norah Vincent
WRITER
1968 - 2022
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 11
Charles Bouvier
ATHLETE
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Switzerland were athletes (11), soccer players (5), politicians (2), handball players (2), and composers (1), while most who died were soccer players (4), physicians (2), politicians (2), athletes (2), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Switzerland, including Kurt Meier, Marcel Fässler, and Werner Stocker. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Switzerland, including Charles Bouvier, Friedrich Waller, and Kurt Meier.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Switzerland since 1700.
