Sion, Switzerland
Sion, Switzerland ranks 1,770th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Urawa, Saitama, Vaduz, and Tanta. Memorable people born in Sion, Switzerland include Micheline Calmy-Rey, Walther Ritz, and Alain Geiger. Memorable people who died in Sion, Switzerland include Vladimir Durković, and François Isaac de Rivaz. Sion, Switzerland has been the birth place of many soccer players, and racing drivers and the death place of many soccer players, and inventors. Sion, Switzerland is located in Switzerland.
Sion is a Swiss town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Valais and of the district of Sion. As of December 2020 it had a population of 34,978. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1878 and 1996, Sion, Switzerland was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Micheline Calmy-Rey, Walther Ritz, and Alain Geiger. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Sion, Switzerland including Vladimir Durković, and François Isaac de Rivaz.
People Born in Sion, Switzerland
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Micheline Calmy-Rey
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 1
Walther Ritz
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1909
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 2
Alain Geiger
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 3
Toni Branca
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1985
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 4
Marco Pascolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 5
Johnny Leoni
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 6
Jean-Claude Rudaz
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 7
Edimilson Fernandes
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.45
Rank: 8
Estelle Balet
SKIER
1994 - 2016
HPI: 24.82
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Sion, Switzerland
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Vladimir Durković
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1972
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1
François Isaac de Rivaz
INVENTOR
1752 - 1828
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sion, Switzerland were soccer players (4), racing drivers (2), politicians (1), physicists (1), and skiers (1), while most who died were soccer players (1), and inventors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sion, Switzerland, including Alain Geiger, Marco Pascolo, and Johnny Leoni. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sion, Switzerland, including Alain Geiger, Marco Pascolo, and Johnny Leoni.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sion, Switzerland since 1700.
