The Most Famous

ARTISTS from Switzerland

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This page contains a list of the greatest Swiss Artists. The pantheon dataset contains 125 Artists, 1 of which were born in Switzerland. This makes Switzerland the birth place of the 23rd most number of Artists behind Georgia, and North Macedonia.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swiss Artists of all time. This list of famous Swiss Artists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

Photo of Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza

1. Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza (b. 1958)

With an HPI of 52.91, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza is the most famous Swiss Artist.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Baroness Francesca Anna Dolores von Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (born 7 June 1958), formerly Francesca von Habsburg-Lothringen, is a Swiss art collector. By birth, she is a member of the House of Thyssen-Bornemisza. She is also the former wife of Karl von Habsburg, current head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Swiss artists born between 1958 and 1958. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Swiss artists include Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza. As of April 2024, 1 new Swiss artists have been added to Pantheon including Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza.

Living Swiss Artists

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Newly Added Swiss Artists (2024)

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