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The Most Famous

DIPLOMATS from Switzerland

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This page contains a list of the greatest Swiss Diplomats. The pantheon dataset contains 52 Diplomats, 2 of which were born in Switzerland. This makes Switzerland the birth place of the 11th most number of Diplomats behind Turkey and Germany.

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

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1. Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891 - 1974)

With an HPI of 52.57, Carl Jacob Burckhardt is the most famous Swiss Diplomat.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.

Carl Jacob Burckhardt (September 10, 1891 – March 3, 1974) was a Swiss diplomat and historian. His career alternated between periods of academic historical research and diplomatic postings; the most prominent of the latter were League of Nations High Commissioner for the Free City of Danzig (1937–39) and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1945–48).

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2. Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (1947 - )

With an HPI of 51.87, Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein is the 2nd most famous Swiss Diplomat.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (Nikolaus Ferdinand Maria Josef Raphael; born 24 October 1947) is a Liechtensteiner lawyer, diplomat and prince. He is a younger brother of the reigning prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II. He was also the non-resident Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the Holy See.

Pantheon has 2 people classified as diplomats born between 1891 and 1947. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living diplomats include Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein. The most famous deceased diplomats include Carl Jacob Burckhardt. As of April 2022, 1 new diplomats have been added to Pantheon including Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein.

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