1. Robert Walser (1878)

Poet

Walser, a German-language author and poet, is most remembered for Jakob von Gunten, Gedichte, Geschwister Tanner, and other modernist works. His literary works often camouflage existential struggles with a placid...

2. Denis Simonet (1985)

Swiss Politician

Denis Simonet aka SciFi from Ipsach is a Swiss politician and was the first president of the Pirate Party Switzerland. In April 2012 he was elected as a board member...

3. Martina Kocher (1985)

Luger

Martina Kocher is a Swiss luger who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics she earned her best finish of seventh in the women's singles event at Vancouver...

4. Patrick von Gunten (1985)

Swedish Ice Hockey Player

Patrick von Gunten is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Kloten Flyers in the Swiss National League A.

5. David Blanco (1975)

Spanish Racing Cyclist

David Blanco Rodríguez is a former Spanish cyclist from Santiago de Compostela who last rode with Efapel-Glassdrive. He began his professional career in 2000 with the Portuguese team Paredes Rota...

6. Yannick Pelletier (1976)

Swiss Chess Player

Yannick Pelletier is a Swiss chess player. He completed his final Grandmaster norm at the 2000 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul and was officially awarded the Grandmaster title in 2001.

7. René Felber (1933)

Swiss Politician

René Felber is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council. Born 1933 in Bienne Felber was a teacher in Boudevilliers and Le Locle. He was mayor of...

8. Franz Hohler (1943)

Swiss Writer And Comedian

z Hohler was born on 1 March 1943 in Biel/Bienne. He lives as an author and cabaret performer in Zurich. He is the author of one-man programs and satirical programs...

9. Frank A. Meyer (1944)

Swiss Journalist

A. Meyer is a Swiss journalist. Chief of Ringier Inc. the largest Swiss publishing house he is also Blick’s main strategist.

10. Jakob Kölliker (1953)

Swiss Ice Hockey Player

Jakob Köbi Kölliker is a retired Swiss ice hockey player. He participated at two Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2007....

11. Moritz Leuenberger (1946)

Politician

Moritz Leuenberger is a Swiss politician lawyer was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1995 to 2010 and President of the Confederation in 2001 and in 2006. Leuenberger...

12. Caroline Spahni (1982)

Swiss Bobsledder

Caroline Spahni is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2007. She finished 12th in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Spahni's best World Cup finish...

13. Grégory Hofmann (1992)

Swiss Ice Hockey Player

Grégory Hofmann is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the HC Davos in Switzerland's National League A. Hofmann participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice...

14. Gaëtan Haas (1992)

Swiss Ice Hockey Player

Gaëtan Haas is a Swiss professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the EHC Biel of Switzerland's National League A. Haas participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice...

15. Xenia Knoll (1992)

Swiss Tennis Player

Xenia Knoll is a Swiss tennis player. Knoll has won two singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 14 April 2014 she reached her...

16. Gisèle Ory (1956)

Swiss Politician

Gisèle Ory is a politician from the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. She is a member of the Socialist Party. Gisèle Ory graduated from the University of Lausanne in 1978....

17. Didier Gigon (1968)

Footballer

Didier Gigon is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s 1990's and early 2000s. Gigon started playing professionally with his local side FC Biel-Bienne in...

18. Étienne Dagon (1960)

Swimmer

Étienne Dagon is a former breaststroke swimmer from Switzerland who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles California. For...

19. Georg Friedrich Heilmann (1785)

Swiss Artist

Georg Friedrich Heilmann was a Swiss military figure politician and landscape painter.

20. Eduard Blösch (1807)

Swiss Politician

Eduard Eugen Blösch was a Swiss politician President of the Federal Supreme Court and President of the Swiss National Council.

21. Pascal Renfer (1977)

Footballer

Pascal Renfer is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as striker for AC Lugano.

22. Ian Christe (1970)

Swiss Musician

Ian Christe is an author disc jockey and the publisher of Bazillion Points Books. He attended Mynderse Academy The Clarkson School's Bridging Year and Indiana University. Christe is the author...

23. Marcel Fischer (1978)

Fencer

Marcel Fischer is a Swiss fencer who competed in the Men's Épée Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. He finished 4th at the 2000 Olympics....

24. Loïc Chatton (1991)

Footballer

Loïc Chatton is a Swiss professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for FC Biel-Bienne on loan from FC Sion in the Swiss Super League.

25. Etienne Froidevaux (1989)

Swiss Ice Hockey Player

Etienne Froidevaux is a Swiss professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Lausanne HC of Switzerland's National League A.

26. Christine Urech (1984)

unknow

Christine Urech is a Swiss curler. She currently plays as the lead for Binia Feltscher.

27. Andreas Hofmann (footballer) (1986)

German Footballer

Andreas Hofmann is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfR Aalen in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga. In his youth Hofmann played for the local club of Bettringen and later...

28. Martin Steinegger (1972)

Swiss Ice Hockey Player

Martin Steinegger is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman. He is one the leaders of his team EHC Biel and won the Swiss-A championship in 1997 and 2004 with SC...

29. Sven Christ (1973)

Swiss Footballer

Sven Christ is a Swiss former footballer and current manager of SC Cham. Christ represented Swiss Super League side FC Aarau on three separate occasions. Christ left FC Aarau at...

30. Chantal Daucourt (1966)

Swiss Cross-country Mountain Bik

Chantal Daucourt is a Swiss professional cross-country mountain biker of the 1990s and 2000s as well as a competition ski mountaineer. Daucourt was born in Biel/Bienneand grew up in Courroux....