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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 James Joyce. Switzerland has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
People
Between 0 and 2002, present day Switzerland was the birth place of 1,188 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leonhard Euler, and Le Corbusier. Additionaly, 789 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Switzerland including Charlie Chaplin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and James Joyce.
People Born in Present Day Switzerland
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
PHILOSOPHER
1712 - 1778
HPI: 91.27
Rank: 1
Leonhard Euler
MATHEMATICIAN
1707 - 1783
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 2
Le Corbusier
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1965
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 3
Carl Jung
PSYCHOLOGIST
1875 - 1961
HPI: 85.60
Rank: 4
Paracelsus
PHYSICIAN
1493 - 1541
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 5
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 6
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 7
Ferdinand de Saussure
LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 8
Jacob Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1654 - 1705
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 9
Huldrych Zwingli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1484 - 1531
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 10
Sepp Blatter
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 11
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1827
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Switzerland
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Sandra Studer
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 322
Martin Pfister
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 581
Nemo
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 583
Beat Jans
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 605
Aga Khan V
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 649
Stephan Eicher
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 655
Viktor Rossi
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 662
Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1972 - 2023
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 693
Christopher Chaplin
COMPOSER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 707
Erik Truffaz
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 728
Pasquale Aleardi
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 761
Leonardo Genoni
HOCKEY PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 773
People Deceased in Present Day Switzerland
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Charlie Chaplin
ACTOR
1889 - 1977
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 1
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 89.61
Rank: 2
James Joyce
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 89.38
Rank: 3
Erasmus
PHILOSOPHER
1466 - 1536
HPI: 88.33
Rank: 4
Carl Jung
PSYCHOLOGIST
1875 - 1961
HPI: 85.60
Rank: 5
John Calvin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1509 - 1564
HPI: 85.23
Rank: 6
Hermann Hesse
WRITER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 7
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 8
Thomas Mann
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 9
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 10
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 11
Pierre de Coubertin
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1937
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Switzerland
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Switzerland were soccer players (215), athletes (145), politicians (124), skiers (74), and writers (57), while most who died were politicians (123), writers (106), 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 Werner Leimgruber, Yann Sommer, and Ivan Rakitić. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Switzerland, including Werner Leimgruber, Yann Sommer, and Ivan Rakitić.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Switzerland since 1700.
