Montreux
Montreux ranks 4,445th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Auburn, California, Moss Side, and Gladbeck. Memorable people born in Montreux include Eugène Parlier, Patrick Juvet, and Uri Rosenthal. Memorable people who died in Montreux include Lucio Dalla, Eugène Parlier, and Léon Walras. Montreux has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many writers, and musicians. Montreux is located in Switzerland.
Montreux is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud, having a population of approximately 26,500, with about 85,000 in the Vevey-Montreux agglomeration as of 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1929 and 1969, Montreux was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Eugène Parlier, Patrick Juvet, and Uri Rosenthal. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Montreux including Lucio Dalla, Eugène Parlier, and Léon Walras. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Montreux than were born there.
People Born in Montreux
Go to all RankingsEugène Parlier
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 3
Patrick Juvet
SINGER
1950 - 2021
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4
Uri Rosenthal
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 1
Laurent Dufaux
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Montreux
Go to all RankingsLucio Dalla
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Eugène Parlier
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 2
Léon Walras
ECONOMIST
1834 - 1910
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Rank: 3
Oskar Kokoschka
PAINTER
1886 - 1980
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Rank: 4
A. J. Cronin
WRITER
1896 - 1981
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Rank: 5
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
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Rank: 6
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Princess Anna of Montenegro
COMPANION
1874 - 1971
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Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Montreux
Go to all RankingsLucio Dalla
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Léon Walras
ECONOMIST
1834 - 1910
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Oskar Kokoschka
PAINTER
1886 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
A. J. Cronin
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Princess Anna of Montenegro
COMPANION
1874 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Montreux were soccer players (1), singers (1), politicians (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were writers (3), musicians (1), soccer players (1), economists (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Montreux, including Eugène Parlier. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Montreux, including Eugène Parlier.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Montreux since 1700.