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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 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 Zürich, Geneva and Basel. Read more on Wikipedia
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, 691 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Switzerland including Charlie Chaplin, Erasmus, and John Calvin.
1712 - 1778
HPI: 89.83
Rank: 1
1707 - 1783
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 2
1887 - 1965
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 3
1493 - 1541
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 4
1875 - 1961
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 5
1896 - 1980
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 6
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 7
1857 - 1913
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 8
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 9
1743 - 1793
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 10
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 11
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 12
1493 - 1541
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 4
23 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 66
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 146
1168 - 1232
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 166
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 180
1300 - 1351
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 194
1846 - 1912
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 204
1253 - 1304
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 231
900 - 926
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 247
1882 - 1955
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 248
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 283
1886 - 1964
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 285
1889 - 1977
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 1
1466 - 1536
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 2
1509 - 1564
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 3
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 4
1877 - 1962
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 5
1875 - 1961
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 6
1896 - 1980
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 7
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 8
1929 - 1993
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 9
1863 - 1937
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 10
1875 - 1955
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 11
1882 - 1941
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 12
1849 - 1901
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 254
1168 - 1232
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 284
1881 - 1960
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 319
1846 - 1912
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 328
1877 - 1906
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 336
1874 - 1971
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 349
1812 - 1887
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 362
1882 - 1962
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 373
1888 - 1973
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 374
1846 - 1871
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 382
900 - 926
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 383
1882 - 1955
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 386
Most individuals born in present day Switzerland were soccer players (159), politicians (102), skiers (57), writers (51), and cyclists (43), while most who died were politicians (107), writers (91), actors (29), soccer players (28), and painters (27).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Switzerland since 1700.