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Alen Stevanović
Alen Stevanović is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer on loan from Torino.
Alen Stevanović is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer on loan from Torino.
Alfred Rüegg
Alfred "Fredy" Rüegg was a Swiss racing cyclist.
Alfred "Fredy" Rüegg was a Swiss racing cyclist.
Andreas Furtwängler
Andreas Ernst Gottfried Furtwängler is a German classical archaeologist and numismatist, and professor of classical archeology at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
Andreas Ernst Gottfried Furtwängler is a German classical archaeologist and numismatist, and professor of classical archeology at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Annemarie Schwarzenbach (23 May 1908, near Zurich, Switzerland – 15 November 1942, Engadin, Switzerland) was a Swiss writer, journalist, photographer and traveler.
Annemarie Schwarzenbach (23 May 1908, near Zurich, Switzerland – 15 November 1942, Engadin, Switzerland) was a Swiss writer, journalist, photographer and traveler.
Antonio Ligabue
Antonio Ligabue was and was an Italian painter, one of the most important Naïve artists of the 20th century.
Antonio Ligabue was and was an Italian painter, one of the most important Naïve artists of the 20th century.
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz (; born March 22, 1941) is a Swiss actor, known for his roles as Damiel in Wings of Desire and Adolf Hitler in Downfall.
Bruno Ganz (; born March 22, 1941) is a Swiss actor, known for his roles as Damiel in Wings of Desire and Adolf Hitler in Downfall.
Burton Y. Berry
Burton Yost Berry (August 31, 1901–August 22, 1985 ) was an American diplomat and art collector.
Burton Yost Berry (August 31, 1901–August 22, 1985 ) was an American diplomat and art collector.
Carl Hirschmann
Carl Hirschmann is a Franco Swiss nightclub operator and millionaire heir whose lifestyle and convictions for sexual and violent offenses have seized the attention of the Swiss Judicial System a...
Carl Hirschmann is a Franco Swiss nightclub operator and millionaire heir whose lifestyle and convictions for sexual and violent offenses have seized the attention of the Swiss Judicial System a...
Carlos Perón
Carlos Perón (born 9 July 1952 in Zürich) is a Swiss musician, and was a founding member of the band Yello.
Carlos Perón (born 9 July 1952 in Zürich) is a Swiss musician, and was a founding member of the band Yello.
Christoph Baumer
Christoph Baumer (b. June 23, 1952 in Zurich) is a Swiss scholar, explorer, photographer and author.
Christoph Baumer (b. June 23, 1952 in Zurich) is a Swiss scholar, explorer, photographer and author.
Conrad of Mure
Conrad of Mure, also often referred to as Conrad of Muri (c.
Conrad of Mure, also often referred to as Conrad of Muri (c.
Enes Kanter
Enes Kanter (born May 20, 1992 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Turkish basketball player drafted by the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association in 2011 NBA Draft.
Enes Kanter (born May 20, 1992 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Turkish basketball player drafted by the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association in 2011 NBA Draft.
Ergün Berisha
Ergün Berisha is a Turkish-Swiss footballer of Albanian decent who plays in Italy for Serie A club Udinese.
Ergün Berisha is a Turkish-Swiss footballer of Albanian decent who plays in Italy for Serie A club Udinese.
Erika Forster-Vannini
Erika Forster-Vannini (born 27 February 1944 in Zürich) is a Swiss politician of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
Erika Forster-Vannini (born 27 February 1944 in Zürich) is a Swiss politician of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
Ettore Cella
Ettore Cella was a Swiss actor and film director.
Ettore Cella was a Swiss actor and film director.
Feliciano Magro
Feliciano "Felix" Magro (born 2 February 1979) is an Italian-Swiss footballer.
Feliciano "Felix" Magro (born 2 February 1979) is an Italian-Swiss footballer.
Fleur Jaeggy
Fleur Jaeggy (Zurich, 1940) is a Swiss writer, of Italian mother tongue.
Fleur Jaeggy (Zurich, 1940) is a Swiss writer, of Italian mother tongue.
Fritz Pfenninger
Fritz Pfenninger (born 15 October 1934, died 12 May 2001 in sports in Zurich) was a Swiss cyclist.
Fritz Pfenninger (born 15 October 1934, died 12 May 2001 in sports in Zurich) was a Swiss cyclist.
Gino Lettieri
Gino Lettieri is the current manager of 3rd Liga team SV Wehen Wiesbaden.
Gino Lettieri is the current manager of 3rd Liga team SV Wehen Wiesbaden.
Gottfried Keller
Gottfried Keller (July 19, 1819, Zurich – July 15, 1890, Zurich), a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry (Der grüne Heinrich).
Gottfried Keller (July 19, 1819, Zurich – July 15, 1890, Zurich), a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry (Der grüne Heinrich).
Gret Loewensberg
Margaretha "Gret" Loewensberg is a Swiss architect and the wife of former Swiss Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger.
Margaretha "Gret" Loewensberg is a Swiss architect and the wife of former Swiss Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger.
Hans Conrad Werdmüller
Hans Conrad Werdmüller (July 20, 1606 – July 30, 1674) was a Swiss military commander and a member of the city council of Zürich.
Hans Conrad Werdmüller (July 20, 1606 – July 30, 1674) was a Swiss military commander and a member of the city council of Zürich.
Hans Jacob Ulrich
Hans Jacob Ulrich, Swiss painter, born at Zurich in 1798, was brought up by his parents to be a merchant, but gave up business and devoted himself to painting.
Hans Jacob Ulrich, Swiss painter, born at Zurich in 1798, was brought up by his parents to be a merchant, but gave up business and devoted himself to painting.
Hans Jakob Polotsky
Hans Jakob Polotsky (הנס יעקב פולוצקי; also Hans Jacob Polotsky, Hans Jakob Polotzky; September 13, 1905 - August 10, 1991) was an Israeli orientalist, linguist, and professor for Se...
Hans Jakob Polotsky (הנס יעקב פולוצקי; also Hans Jacob Polotsky, Hans Jakob Polotzky; September 13, 1905 - August 10, 1991) was an Israeli orientalist, linguist, and professor for Se...
Hans Vollenweider
Hans Vollenweider (11 February 1908 - 18 October 1940) was a Swiss criminal.
Hans Vollenweider (11 February 1908 - 18 October 1940) was a Swiss criminal.
Heinrich Escher
Heinrich Escher (* July 26, 1626; † April 20, 1710) was the mayor of Zürich at the turn of the 18th Century.
Heinrich Escher (* July 26, 1626; † April 20, 1710) was the mayor of Zürich at the turn of the 18th Century.
Heinrich Schmid
Heinrich Schmid (6 April 1921 – 23 February 1999) was a Swiss linguist and "father" of the Rhaeto-Romance Dachsprachen ("umbrella languages") Rumantsch Grischun and Ladin Dolomitan.
Heinrich Schmid (6 April 1921 – 23 February 1999) was a Swiss linguist and "father" of the Rhaeto-Romance Dachsprachen ("umbrella languages") Rumantsch Grischun and Ladin Dolomitan.
Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Peter Gunthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980.
Heinz Peter Gunthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980.
Henri Fehr
Henri Fehr was a Swiss mathematician.
Henri Fehr was a Swiss mathematician.
Henry Wirz
Heinrich Hartmann Wirz better known as Henry Wirz (November 25, 1823 – November 10, 1865) was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War.
Heinrich Hartmann Wirz better known as Henry Wirz (November 25, 1823 – November 10, 1865) was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War.
Hermann Rorschach
Hermann Rorschach (; 8 November 1884 – 1 April 1922) was a Swiss Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, best known for developing a projective test known as the Rorschach inkblot test.
Hermann Rorschach (; 8 November 1884 – 1 April 1922) was a Swiss Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, best known for developing a projective test known as the Rorschach inkblot test.
J. F. Lehmann
Julius Friedrich Lehmann (1864, Zurich – 1934) was a publisher of medical literature and right-wing tracts in Munich.
Julius Friedrich Lehmann (1864, Zurich – 1934) was a publisher of medical literature and right-wing tracts in Munich.
J. Otto Schweizer
Jakob Otto Schweizer (March 27, 1863 - 1955) was a Swiss-American sculptor noted for his work on war memorials.
Jakob Otto Schweizer (March 27, 1863 - 1955) was a Swiss-American sculptor noted for his work on war memorials.
Jakob Zeugheer
Jakob Zeugheer (known also as J. Z. Herrmann), (born Zürich 20 July 1803; died Liverpool 15 June 1865) was a Swiss violinist, conductor and composer.
Jakob Zeugheer (known also as J. Z. Herrmann), (born Zürich 20 July 1803; died Liverpool 15 June 1865) was a Swiss violinist, conductor and composer.
Johann Georg Baiter
Johann Georg Baiter (May 31, 1801 – October 10, 1877) was a Swiss philologist and textual critic.
Johann Georg Baiter (May 31, 1801 – October 10, 1877) was a Swiss philologist and textual critic.
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (August 2, 1672 – June 23, 1733) was a Swiss scholar born at Zürich.
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (August 2, 1672 – June 23, 1733) was a Swiss scholar born at Zürich.
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater (15 November 1741 – 2 January 1801) was a Swiss poet and physiognomist.
Johann Kaspar Lavater (15 November 1741 – 2 January 1801) was a Swiss poet and physiognomist.
John Louis Nuelsen
John Louis Nuelsen (1867–1946) was a German-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1908.
John Louis Nuelsen (1867–1946) was a German-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1908.
Jonas Elmer
Jonas Elmer (born 28 February 1988 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss footballer.
Jonas Elmer (born 28 February 1988 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss footballer.
Jules Amez-Droz
Jules Amez-Droz (born 30 June 1921) is a Swiss Olympic fencer.
Jules Amez-Droz (born 30 June 1921) is a Swiss Olympic fencer.
Julius Arnold
Julius Arnold (August 19, 1835 – February 3, 1915) was a German pathologist who was born in Zurich.
Julius Arnold (August 19, 1835 – February 3, 1915) was a German pathologist who was born in Zurich.
Justus Dahinden
Justus Dahinden (* May 18, 1925 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a notable Swiss architect, teacher and writer about architecture.
Justus Dahinden (* May 18, 1925 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a notable Swiss architect, teacher and writer about architecture.
Jürg Schubiger
Jürg Schubiger (born 1936 Zurich) is a Swiss children's writer, and psychotherapist.
Jürg Schubiger (born 1936 Zurich) is a Swiss children's writer, and psychotherapist.
Kalman Konya
Kalman Konya (Kónya Kálmán, born 27 October 1961 in Zürich) is a retired Hungarian-West German shot putter.
Kalman Konya (Kónya Kálmán, born 27 October 1961 in Zürich) is a retired Hungarian-West German shot putter.
Köbi Kuhn
Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn (born 12 October 1943 in Zürich) is a Swiss football manager and former football midfielder.
Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn (born 12 October 1943 in Zürich) is a Swiss football manager and former football midfielder.
Lale Yavaş
Lale Yavaş (born 1978 in Zürich) is a Swiss actress of Turkish descent.
Lale Yavaş (born 1978 in Zürich) is a Swiss actress of Turkish descent.
Ludvig Douglas
Ludvig Vilhelm August Douglas, Count of Mühlhausen, Gondelsheim, Skenninge and Stjernorp, Lord of Langenstein and Stjernorp castles (24 November 1849 at Zürich, Switzerland - 20 July 1916 Lyseki...
Ludvig Vilhelm August Douglas, Count of Mühlhausen, Gondelsheim, Skenninge and Stjernorp, Lord of Langenstein and Stjernorp castles (24 November 1849 at Zürich, Switzerland - 20 July 1916 Lyseki...
Marcel Roethlisberger
Marcel Roethlisberger or Röthlisberger, born 1929, is a Swiss art historian and retired professor from the University of Geneva.
Marcel Roethlisberger or Röthlisberger, born 1929, is a Swiss art historian and retired professor from the University of Geneva.
Mariella Mehr
Mariella Mehr (born December 27, 1947 in Zürich) is a Swiss writer.
Mariella Mehr (born December 27, 1947 in Zürich) is a Swiss writer.
Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf is an Italian-German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum.
Mario Adorf is an Italian-German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum.
Martin Bodmer
Martin Bodmer (November 13, 1899 - March 22, 1971) was a Swiss bibliophile, scholar and collector.
Martin Bodmer (November 13, 1899 - March 22, 1971) was a Swiss bibliophile, scholar and collector.
Max Frisch
Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention...
Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention...
Max Miedinger
Max Miedinger (December 24, 1910 in Zurich, Switzerland - March 8, 1980, Zürich, Switzerland) was a Swiss typeface designer.
Max Miedinger (December 24, 1910 in Zurich, Switzerland - March 8, 1980, Zürich, Switzerland) was a Swiss typeface designer.
Max Rychner
Max Rychner (April 8, 1897, Lichtensteig, Switzerland - June 10 1965, Zurich) - was a Swiss writer, journalist, translator, and literary critic, writing in German.
Max Rychner (April 8, 1897, Lichtensteig, Switzerland - June 10 1965, Zurich) - was a Swiss writer, journalist, translator, and literary critic, writing in German.
Miel de Botton
Miel de Botton (b. Zurich) is a Swiss contemporary art collector, and philanthropist, who lives in London.
Miel de Botton (b. Zurich) is a Swiss contemporary art collector, and philanthropist, who lives in London.
Oliver Tobias
Oliver Tobias is a UK-based film, stage, and television actor and director Born Oliver Tobias Freitag in Zürich, Switzerland, he is the son of Austrian-Swiss actor Robert Freitag and Germa...
Oliver Tobias is a UK-based film, stage, and television actor and director Born Oliver Tobias Freitag in Zürich, Switzerland, he is the son of Austrian-Swiss actor Robert Freitag and Germa...
Pamela Weisshaupt
Pamela Weisshaupt (born 2 March 1979 in Zurich) is a Swiss rower.
Pamela Weisshaupt (born 2 March 1979 in Zurich) is a Swiss rower.
Paul Burkhard
Paul Burkhard was Swiss composer.
Paul Burkhard was Swiss composer.
Pinkas Braun
Pinkas Braun (7 January 1923 – 24 June 2008) was a Swiss film actor.
Pinkas Braun (7 January 1923 – 24 June 2008) was a Swiss film actor.
Preeti Chandrakant
Preeti Chandrakant (born 1963) is a Zürich based Swiss Indian artist, and film maker, who was born in Mumbai, and educated in film and ethnology in the United States and Switzerland.
Preeti Chandrakant (born 1963) is a Zürich based Swiss Indian artist, and film maker, who was born in Mumbai, and educated in film and ethnology in the United States and Switzerland.
Rafael Diaz
Rafael Diaz (born 9 January 1986 in Zug, is a Swiss professional ice hockey defence of Galician Spanish background.
Rafael Diaz (born 9 January 1986 in Zug, is a Swiss professional ice hockey defence of Galician Spanish background.
Raphael Diaz
Rafael Diaz is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who began his professional career with EV Zug in 2003.
Rafael Diaz is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who began his professional career with EV Zug in 2003.
Remo Vinzens
Remo Vinzens (born December 22, 1975) is an actor of Swiss origin.
Remo Vinzens (born December 22, 1975) is an actor of Swiss origin.
René Hüssy
René Hüssy (born 29 August 1928 in Zürich, died 11 March 2007) was a Swiss football player and manager who played for Grasshopper-Club Zürich and FC Lausanne-Sport and managed the Switzerland ...
René Hüssy (born 29 August 1928 in Zürich, died 11 March 2007) was a Swiss football player and manager who played for Grasshopper-Club Zürich and FC Lausanne-Sport and managed the Switzerland ...
René Wohlhauser
René Wohlhauser (born March 24, 1954 in Zurich) is a Swiss composer, pianist, singer, improviser, conductor and music teacher.
René Wohlhauser (born March 24, 1954 in Zurich) is a Swiss composer, pianist, singer, improviser, conductor and music teacher.
Roland Scholl
Roland Heinrich Scholl (30 September 1865 – 22 August 1945) was a Swiss chemist who taught at various European universities.
Roland Heinrich Scholl (30 September 1865 – 22 August 1945) was a Swiss chemist who taught at various European universities.
Rolf Liebermann
Rolf Liebermann (September 14, 1910 – January 2, 1999), was a Swiss composer and music administrator born in Zurich, and associated with several different musical genres.
Rolf Liebermann (September 14, 1910 – January 2, 1999), was a Swiss composer and music administrator born in Zurich, and associated with several different musical genres.
Rolf W. Schnyder
Rolf W. Schnyder (1935 in Zurich - 2011 in Kuala Lumpur) was a Swiss businessman known for his role as the owner and CEO of watchmaker Ulysse Nardin.
Rolf W. Schnyder (1935 in Zurich - 2011 in Kuala Lumpur) was a Swiss businessman known for his role as the owner and CEO of watchmaker Ulysse Nardin.
Roman Valent
Roman Valent (born 8 July 1983, in Zürich) is a Swiss professional tennis player.
Roman Valent (born 8 July 1983, in Zürich) is a Swiss professional tennis player.
Samuel Hoffmann (1591-1648)
Samuel Hoffmann (1591, Zürich – 1648, Frankfurt), was a Baroque painter from Zurich.
Samuel Hoffmann (1591, Zürich – 1648, Frankfurt), was a Baroque painter from Zurich.
Sandra Studer
Sandra Simo (born 10 February 1969, Zürich) was the Swiss singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991.She was placed fifth in Rome with the song Canzone per te.
Sandra Simo (born 10 February 1969, Zürich) was the Swiss singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991.She was placed fifth in Rome with the song Canzone per te.
Sigi Feigel
Sigi Feigel (born 17 May, 1921, in Zürich - died 28 August, 2004, in Zürich) was a Swiss attorney, President and Honorary President of the Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ), and nota...
Sigi Feigel (born 17 May, 1921, in Zürich - died 28 August, 2004, in Zürich) was a Swiss attorney, President and Honorary President of the Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ), and nota...
Tobias Stephan
Tobias Stephan (born January 21, 1984) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Genève-Servette of the Swiss National League A (NLA).
Tobias Stephan (born January 21, 1984) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Genève-Servette of the Swiss National League A (NLA).
Urs Suter
Urs Suter (born 4 March 1959 in Zürich) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Urs Suter (born 4 March 1959 in Zürich) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Victor Goldschmidt
Victor Moritz Goldschmidt was a mineralogist considered to be the founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry, developer of the Goldschmidt Classification of elements.
Victor Moritz Goldschmidt was a mineralogist considered to be the founder of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry, developer of the Goldschmidt Classification of elements.
Walter Diggelmann
Walter Diggelmann (Zürich, 11 August 1915 — Guntalingen, 5 March 1999) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.
Walter Diggelmann (Zürich, 11 August 1915 — Guntalingen, 5 March 1999) was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.
Willy Huber
Willy Huber was a Swiss football goalkeeper who played for Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1938.
Willy Huber was a Swiss football goalkeeper who played for Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1938.
Yasubey Enomoto
Yasubey Enomoto is a Swiss mixed martial artist, who fights as a welterweight.
Yasubey Enomoto is a Swiss mixed martial artist, who fights as a welterweight.