Lausanne
Lausanne ranks 279th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Durban, Poznań, and Jacksonville, Florida. Memorable people born in Lausanne include Benjamin Constant, Michel Mayor, and Alejo Carpentier. Memorable people who died in Lausanne include Georges Simenon, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. Lausanne has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Lausanne is located in Switzerland.
Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located 62 kilometres northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1718 and 1999, Lausanne was the birth place of 53 globally memorable people, including Benjamin Constant, Michel Mayor, and Alejo Carpentier. Additionaly, 49 globally memorable people have passed away in Lausanne including Georges Simenon, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg.
People Born in Lausanne
Go to all RankingsBenjamin Constant
PHILOSOPHER
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1
Michel Mayor
ASTRONOMER
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 2
Alejo Carpentier
WRITER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 3
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
WRITER
1784 - 1817
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 4
Félix Vallotton
PAINTER
1865 - 1925
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 5
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
WRITER
1878 - 1947
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 6
Margareta of Romania
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 7
Théophile Steinlen
PAINTER
1859 - 1923
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 8
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2015
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 9
Bernard Tschumi
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 10
Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1751
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 11
Ubol Ratana
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lausanne
Go to all RankingsPierre Cérésole
ENGINEER
1879 - 1945
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 25
Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
ARTIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 32
Roger Verey
ATHLETE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 36
Owen Gleiberman
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 31.24
Rank: 42
Andi Zeqiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 28.75
Rank: 43
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.82
Rank: 44
Cyrille Thièry
CYCLIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 46
Maud Jayet
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 47
Brandie Wilkerson
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 48
Sarah Atcho
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 49
Théry Schir
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 50
Frédérique Rol
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 51
People Deceased in Lausanne
Go to all RankingsGeorges Simenon
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 1
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1879
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 2
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
COMPANION
1887 - 1969
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 3
Auguste Piccard
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 4
Felix Hoffmann
CHEMIST
1868 - 1946
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 5
Maurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 6
Helen of Greece and Denmark
COMPANION
1896 - 1982
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 7
Jean Anouilh
WRITER
1910 - 1987
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 8
Karol Szymanowski
COMPOSER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 9
Alfred Cortot
MUSICIAN
1877 - 1962
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 10
Frederica of Baden
COMPANION
1781 - 1826
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 11
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
WRITER
1878 - 1947
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Lausanne
Go to all RankingsMarius Aventicensis
WRITER
532 - 596
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 27
Titus Burckhardt
WRITER
1908 - 1984
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 31
Henriette d'Angeville
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1871
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 33
Frank Séchehaye
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1982
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 44
Pierre Graber
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2003
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 45
Walter Graf
ATHLETE
1937 - 2021
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 47
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lausanne were athletes (8), soccer players (7), writers (6), painters (5), and politicians (4), while most who died were writers (8), politicians (7), companions (5), dancers (3), and actors (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lausanne, including Stéphane Chapuisat, Ludovic Magnin, and Fabio Celestini. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lausanne, including Oswald Zappelli, Roger Verey, and Maud Jayet.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 20 globally memorable people born in Lausanne since 1700.