Switzerland
Switzerland ranks 969th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Nijmegen, and Penza. Memorable people born in Switzerland include Sigismond Thalberg, François Vatel, and Richard Dürr. Memorable people who died in Switzerland include Maximus V of Constantinople, Georgi Kyoseivanov, and Kurt Schmid. Switzerland has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Switzerland is located in Switzerland.
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 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1631 and 2000, Switzerland was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Sigismond Thalberg, François Vatel, and Richard Dürr. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Switzerland including Maximus V of Constantinople, Georgi Kyoseivanov, and Kurt Schmid.
People Born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsSigismond Thalberg
COMPOSER
1812 - 1871
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 12
François Vatel
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1671
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 13
Richard Dürr
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 4
Charles Bouvier
ATHLETE
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 6
Jean Tamini
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1993
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 8
Hans Pulver
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1977
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 14
Friedrich Waller
ATHLETE
1920 - 2004
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 7
Walter Schneiter
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1975
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 5
Werner Meyer
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1985
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 11
Walter Dietrich
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 3
Erich Schmitt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 9
Kurt Meier
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMaximus V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Georgi Kyoseivanov
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1960
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Kurt Schmid
ATHLETE
1932 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Charles Bouvier
ATHLETE
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 5
Walter Schneiter
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1975
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 4
Ernst Lörtscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1841
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
PHYSICIAN
1777 - 1861
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Zlatko Portner
HANDBALL PLAYER
1962 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Luigi Taveri
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
E. F. Schumacher
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
James Hartle
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMaximus V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Georgi Kyoseivanov
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1960
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Kurt Schmid
ATHLETE
1932 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ernst Lörtscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1841
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
PHYSICIAN
1777 - 1861
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Zlatko Portner
HANDBALL PLAYER
1962 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Luigi Taveri
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
E. F. Schumacher
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
James Hartle
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Eugen Walaschek
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Switzerland were athletes (7), soccer players (5), politicians (2), handball players (2), and composers (1), while most who died were soccer players (4), athletes (2), religious figures (1), politicians (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Switzerland, including Kurt Meier, Marcel Fässler, and Daniel Müller. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Switzerland, including Charles Bouvier, Friedrich Waller, and Kurt Meier.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Switzerland since 1700.