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Switzerland ranks 27th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norway, Australia, and Denmark. 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 located at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, present day Switzerland was the birth place of 876 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leonhard Euler, and Le Corbusier. Additionaly, 684 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Switzerland including Charlie Chaplin, Erasmus, and John Calvin.

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 (161), politicians (113), skiers (57), writers (50), and cyclists (43),  while most who died were politicians (110), writers (89), actors (30), soccer players (30), and painters (28).

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 Luuk de Jong. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Switzerland, including Alisha Lehmann, Roberto Di Matteo, and André Abegglen.

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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.

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