1. Hans Erni (1909)

Swiss Artist

Remembered for creating graphic art for Switzerland's Red Cross and for Swiss postage stamps, Erni is also known for a mural titled Switzerland: Vacation Land of the People.

2. Albert Ferber (1911)

Swiss Musician

Swiss classical pianist and teacher who was primarily a solo recitalist.

3. Loredana Zefi (1995)

Rapper

More well known mononymously as Loredana, she is an influencer turned hip hop artist with singles titled "Sonnenbrille," "Bonnie & Clyde," "Milliondollar$mile" and "Romeo & Juliet." She was signed to German...

4. Valentin Stocker (1989)

Footballer

Left midfielder who joined Hertha BSC in 2014 and debuted for the Swiss national team in 2008.

5. Giorgio Tsoukalos (1978)

TV Show Host

Best known for producing and hosting the Ancient Aliens documentary television series, this TV personality and writer maintained a passionate belief in the pseudo-scientific theory that alien astronauts made contact...

6. Reto Ziegler (1986)

Footballer

Left back who appeared in 127 matches for Sampdoria from 2007 to 2011. He debuted with the Swiss national team in 2005, competing in the 2010 and 2014 World Cup...

7. Sean Hepburn Ferrer (1960)

Film Producer

Producer and director widely known for his work on feature films like Iron Weed, Blood In, Blood Out, and Inchon. He also created the Audrey Hepburn Children's' Fund and was...

8. Urs Bühler (1971)

Swiss Musician

Classically-trained tenor who has performed with the operatic pop group Il Divo.

9. Nico Siegrist (1991)

Swiss Footballer

Nico Siegrist is a football striker playing for FC Biel-Bienne in the Swiss Challenge League.

10. Lukas Burkhart (1991)

Swiss Squash Player

Lukas Burkhart is a professional squash player who represents Switzerland. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 167 in June 2013.

11. Mario Gyr (1985)

Rower

Mario Gyr is a Swiss rower. He competed in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

12. Walter Hess (1939)

Actor

13. Tobias Blättler (1981)

Swiss Racing Driver

Tobias Blättler born 11 October 1981 in Lucerne Switzerland is a professional race car driver. As a Formula Three driver he is a two time vice-champion in this class in...

14. Silvio Scaglia (1958)

Italian Businessman

Silvio Scaglia is an Italian telecoms entrepreneur. He spent his childhood and youth in Novara Italy. He and a group of other managers founded Italian telecommunications company Fastweb S. p....

15. Janko Pacar (1990)

Footballer Fc Cartagena

Janko Pacar is a Swiss football forward who currently plays for FC Winterthur on loan from FC Luzern.

16. Ariella Kaeslin (1987)

Swiss Artistic Gymnast

Ariella Kaeslin is a former Swiss artistic gymnast. Kaeslin swept all five gold medals at the 2007 Swiss National Championships. She has also represented Switzerland at the World Championships in...

17. Emil Steinberger (1933)

Actor

18. Josef Anton Schobinger (1849)

Swiss Politiican

Josef Anton Schobinger was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 17 June 1908 and died in...

19. Stanislaus von Moos (1940)

Swiss Historian

Stanislaus von Moos is a Swiss art historian and architectural theorist.

20. Alphons Egli (1924)

Member Of The Swiss Federal Coun

Alphons Egli is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 8 December 1982 and handed over office...

21. Caspar Diethelm (1926)

Swiss Composer

Caspar Diethelm was a Swiss composer.

22. René Hasler (1948)

Footballer

René Hasler is a Swiss former footballer who played for FC Basel for most of his career and the Swiss national team.

23. Sibylle Pasche (1976)

Swiss Artist And Sculptor

Sibylle Pasche is a Swiss artist and sculptor. She lives and works in Zurich in Carrara and the USA. From 1996 to 2000 Pasche studied sculpture at the Academy of...

24. Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss of Plauen (1950)

Count Of Plauen

Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss Count of Plauen known as Prince Ruzzo Reuss for short was a Swedish-Swiss landscape architect and a prince of the former sovereign House of Reuss...

25. Luciano Castelli (1951)

Swiss Artist

Luciano Castelli is a Swiss painter.

26. Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel (1813)

Swiss Politician

Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel was a Swiss politician from Lucerne member of the Swiss Federal Council. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on July 14 1855 representing the...

27. Thomas Imbach (1962)

Director

28. Giorgio Gaja (1939)

Judge

Giorgio Gaja is an Italian jurist. A scholar in international law he was elected in 2011 as a judge of the International Court of Justice.

29. Sarah Moundir (1992)

Swiss Tennis Player

Sarah Moundir is a Swiss tennis player. Moundir won one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career and in February 2010 made three appearances for the Switzerland Fed...

30. Hippolyt Kempf (1965)

Swiss Nordic Combined Skier

Hippolyt Kempf is a Swiss Nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a complete set of Olympic medals earning two of them at...

31. Stephan Medem (1960)

Tennis Player

Stephan Medem is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.

32. Hans Hess (museologist) (Unknow)

German Art Curator

Hans Hess was a museologist and curator of York Art Gallery. He was born in Erfurt the son of a successful shoe manufacturer and patron of the arts. The artists...

33. Ludwig Pfyffer (Unknow)

Swiss Military Leader And Politi

Ludwig Pfyffer was a Swiss military leader spokesman for Roman Catholic interests in the cantons chief magistrate of Lucerne and probably the most important Swiss political figure in the latter...

34. Curt Truninger (1957)

Swiss Film Director

Curt Truninger is a Swiss filmmaker screenplay writer and producer. He also works as visual artist and journalist/columnist and occasional actor. Curt Truninger is a Member of the European Film...

35. Renato Ulrich (1983)

Swiss Freestyle Skier

Renato Ulrich December 14 1983 in Lucerne) is a Swiss freestyle skier specializing in aerials. Ulrich competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. In 2006 he advanced...

36. Steve Anderhub (1970)

Bobsledder

Steve Anderhub is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event with teammate Christian Reich at the...

37. Antonio Cesaro (1980)

Professional Wrestler

Claudio Castagnoli better known by his former ring name Antonio Cesaro and currently performing as Cesaro is a Swiss professional wrestler. Castagnoli has been contracted with WWE since September 2011.

38. André Vonarburg (1978)

Rower

André Vonarburg is a Swiss rower. He finished 5th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

39. Sandra Betschart (1989)

Footballer

Sandra Betschart is a Swiss football player.

40. Reiko Peter (1989)

Swiss Squash Player

Reiko Peter is a professional squash player who represents Switzerland. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 122 in April 2013.

41. Haxhi Neziraj (1993)

Footballer

Haxhi Neziraj (born 16 March 1993 is an Albanian-Swiss professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League.

42. Valentin Gjokaj (1993)

Swiss-born Albanian Association

Valentin Gjokaj is an Albanian football defender playing for English Football League Championship team Derby County.

43. André Thomkins (1930)

Swiss Artist

André Thomkins is a Swiss painter illustrator and poet. From 1952 he lived in Germany and taught at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf between 1971 and 1973. Thomkins painted and drew ironic...

44. Lara Stalder (1994)

unknow

Lara Stalder is a Swiss ice hockey goaltender who plays internationally for the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and...

45. Samuel Lustenberger (1985)

Footballer

Samuel Lustenberger is a naturalized Dominican footballer of Swiss descent who currently plays as midfielder for SC Cham. He is the cousin of fellow footballer Claudio Lustenberger.

46. Luis Cembranos (1972)

Spanish Football Player/manager

Luis Cembranos Martínez is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder and a current coach. He amassed La Liga totals of 155 games and 22 goals over...

47. Thomas Häberli (1974)

Footballer

Thomas Häberli is a retired Swiss football striker who last played for BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League. He joined the club from FC Basel in July 2000....

48. Fredy Barth (1979)

Swiss Motor Racing Driver.

édéric Nicolas Fredy Barth is an auto racing driver from Switzerland. He currently drives in the World Touring Car Championship.

49. Markus Breitschmid (1966)

Architectural Theoretician Histo

Markus Breitschmid is an internationally active Swiss architectural theoretician historian and author.

50. Rolf Dobelli (1966)

Swiss Writer

Rolf Dobelli is a Swiss author and businessman. He began his writing career as a novelist in 2002 but he is best known internationally for his bestselling non-fiction The Art...