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Switzerland ranks 2,022nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tanta, Manacor, and Summit, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Switzerland include Didier Queloz, Charles Champaud, and Georges Beuchat. Memorable people who died in Switzerland include Felix Hoffmann, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, and E. F. Schumacher. Switzerland has been the birth place of many soccer players and athletes and the death place of many soccer players and chemists. 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 population of 9 million are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts its largest cities and economic centres, including Zürich, Geneva and Basel. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1865 and 1966, Switzerland was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Didier Queloz, Charles Champaud, and Georges Beuchat. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Switzerland including Felix Hoffmann, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, and E. F. Schumacher. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Switzerland than were born there.

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Most individuals born in present day Switzerland were soccer players (2), athletes (2), astronomers (1), gymnasts (1), and inventors (1),  while most who died were soccer players (2), chemists (1), biologists (1), economists (1), and racing drivers (1).

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Switzerland since 1700.