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Switzerland ranks 26th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Australia, Denmark, and South Korea. 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, Erasmus, 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 at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe. The country is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. Switzerland is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. It is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi) and land area of 39,997 km2 (15,443 sq mi). Although the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centres are, among them Zürich, Geneva and Basel. These three cities are home to several offices of international organisations such as the WTO, the WHO, the ILO, the headquarters of FIFA, the UN's second-largest office, as well as the main office of the Bank for International Settlements. The main international airports of Switzerland are also located in these cities. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 0 and 1999, present day Switzerland was the birth place of 749 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leonhard Euler, and Le Corbusier. Additionaly, 594 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Switzerland including Charlie Chaplin, Erasmus, and John Calvin.
1712 - 1778
HPI: 92.05
Rank: 1
1707 - 1783
HPI: 87.94
Rank: 2
1887 - 1965
HPI: 87.33
Rank: 3
1875 - 1961
HPI: 86.42
Rank: 4
1493 - 1541
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 5
1896 - 1980
HPI: 85.03
Rank: 6
1828 - 1910
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 7
1857 - 1913
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 8
1484 - 1531
HPI: 82.96
Rank: 9
1879 - 1940
HPI: 82.23
Rank: 10
1743 - 1793
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 11
1746 - 1827
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 12
1880 - 1959
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 181
1934 - 2004
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 189
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 192
1920 - 2019
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 239
1672 - 1733
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 247
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 249
1887 - 1918
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 258
1895 - 1975
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 261
1916 - 1954
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 264
1771 - 1814
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 273
1500 - 1564
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 288
1907 - 1981
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 289
1889 - 1977
HPI: 90.72
Rank: 1
1466 - 1536
HPI: 87.56
Rank: 2
1509 - 1564
HPI: 87.44
Rank: 3
1875 - 1961
HPI: 86.42
Rank: 4
1837 - 1898
HPI: 86.42
Rank: 5
1875 - 1955
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 6
1877 - 1962
HPI: 85.91
Rank: 7
1929 - 1993
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 8
1896 - 1980
HPI: 85.03
Rank: 9
1863 - 1937
HPI: 84.78
Rank: 10
1828 - 1910
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 11
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.68
Rank: 12
1879 - 1960
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 186
1924 - 2020
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 228
1909 - 1996
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 292
1893 - 1968
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 294
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 300
1860 - 1930
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 314
1837 - 1905
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 338
1911 - 1969
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 348
1888 - 1968
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 354
1920 - 2019
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 361
1893 - 1974
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 366
1672 - 1733
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 372
Most individuals born in present day Switzerland were soccer players (145), politicians (88), writers (45), skiers (42), and cyclists (35), while most who died were politicians (97), writers (79), soccer players (27), actors (26), and philosophers (25).
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 Josef Hügi. 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Switzerland since 1700.