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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.

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, and Italy to the south. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Alps, the Swiss Plateau, and the Jura mountains; the Alps cover most of the country's territory, whereas the majority of its 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts many of the largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Winterthur, and Lucerne. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, present day Switzerland was the birth place of 1,185 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leonhard Euler, and Le Corbusier. Additionaly, 788 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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People Deceased in Present Day Switzerland

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Switzerland were soccer players (215), athletes (144), politicians (131), skiers (71), and writers (57),  while most who died were politicians (123), writers (105), soccer players (43), painters (32), and actors (30).

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.

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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.