Vevey
Vevey ranks 1,677th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Redwood City, California, Holon, and Whitechapel. Memorable people born in Vevey include Jaime, Duke of Madrid, Ernest Ansermet, and Françoise-Louise de Warens. Memorable people who died in Vevey include Henryk Sienkiewicz, Graham Greene, and James Clavell. Vevey has been the birth place of many cyclists, and politicians and the death place of many writers, and actors. Vevey is located in Switzerland.
Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1699 and 1984, Vevey was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Jaime, Duke of Madrid, Ernest Ansermet, and Françoise-Louise de Warens. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Vevey including Henryk Sienkiewicz, Graham Greene, and James Clavell.
People Born in Vevey
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Jaime, Duke of Madrid
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1931
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 1
Ernest Ansermet
COMPOSER
1883 - 1969
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 2
Françoise-Louise de Warens
NOBLEMAN
1699 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 3
Claude Nicollier
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 4
Alexandre Calame
PAINTER
1810 - 1864
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 5
Pascal Richard
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 6
Michael Albasini
CYCLIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 7
Thabo Sefolosha
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 32.46
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Vevey
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Henryk Sienkiewicz
WRITER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 1
Graham Greene
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 2
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 3
Olga Baclanova
ACTOR
1893 - 1974
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 4
Daniel Peter
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1919
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5
Jules Cambon
DIPLOMAT
1845 - 1935
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 6
Dionizije Dvornić
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1992
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Vevey
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Most individuals born in present day Vevey were cyclists (2), politicians (1), composers (1), noblemen (1), and astronauts (1), while most who died were writers (3), actors (1), businesspeople (1), diplomats (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vevey, including Pascal Richard, and Michael Albasini. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vevey, including Pascal Richard, and Michael Albasini.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Vevey since 1700.
