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Switzerland
Switzerland ranks 28th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norway, Denmark, and Greece. Memorable people born in present day Switzerland include Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leonhard Euler, and Le Corbusier. Memorable people who died in Switzerland include Charlie Chaplin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and John Calvin. Switzerland has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's population of 9 million are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Basel. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, present day Switzerland was the birth place of 1,087 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leonhard Euler, and Le Corbusier. Additionaly, 784 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Switzerland including Charlie Chaplin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and John Calvin.
People Born in Present Day Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJean-Jacques Rousseau
PHILOSOPHER
1712 - 1778
HPI: 88.61
Rank: 1
Leonhard Euler
MATHEMATICIAN
1707 - 1783
HPI: 84.18
Rank: 2
Le Corbusier
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1965
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 3
Paracelsus
PHYSICIAN
1493 - 1541
HPI: 81.72
Rank: 4
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 5
Carl Jung
PSYCHOLOGIST
1875 - 1961
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 6
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 7
Ferdinand de Saussure
LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 8
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 9
Sepp Blatter
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
Huldrych Zwingli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1484 - 1531
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 11
Jean-Paul Marat
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMarina Doria
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 139
Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1479
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 191
Françoise-Louise de Warens
NOBLEMAN
1699 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 217
Saint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 272
Paul Grüninger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 296
Fritz Platten
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 300
Michele Besso
ENGINEER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 308
Rodolphe Lindt
INVENTOR
1855 - 1909
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 310
Edgar Schein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2023
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 312
Cuno Amiet
PAINTER
1868 - 1961
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 314
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
WRITER
1484 - 1530
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 316
Pierre Musy
ATHLETE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 321
People Deceased in Present Day Switzerland
Go to all RankingsCharlie Chaplin
ACTOR
1889 - 1977
HPI: 86.13
Rank: 1
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 2
John Calvin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1509 - 1564
HPI: 82.98
Rank: 3
Erasmus
PHILOSOPHER
1466 - 1536
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 4
Hermann Hesse
WRITER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 81.01
Rank: 5
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 6
Thomas Mann
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 7
Carl Jung
PSYCHOLOGIST
1875 - 1961
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 8
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 9
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 10
Richard Burton
ACTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 11
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJakow Trachtenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1951
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 307
Léopold Szondi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1986
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 356
Marius Aventicensis
WRITER
532 - 596
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 362
Saint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 404
Frederick Stafford
ACTOR
1928 - 1979
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 423
Armen Garo
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1923
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 426
Marta Hillers
JOURNALIST
1911 - 2001
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 438
Ursus of Solothurn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
201 - 300
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 442
Paul Grüninger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 443
Titus Burckhardt
WRITER
1908 - 1984
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 448
Michele Besso
ENGINEER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 451
Rodolphe Lindt
INVENTOR
1855 - 1909
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 452
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Switzerland were soccer players (194), politicians (121), athletes (120), skiers (62), and writers (55), while most who died were politicians (122), writers (103), soccer players (43), painters (32), and actors (30).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Switzerland, including Roberto Di Matteo, Ivan Rakitić, and Marcel Koller. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Switzerland, including Roberto Di Matteo, André Abegglen, and Ivan Rakitić.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Switzerland since 1700.