List of Famous people born in Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Adelheid Duvanel was a Swiss writer and painter. Her earlier work appeared under one of two simple pseudonyms, "Judith" or "Judith January".

Wilhelm "Willy" Burgdorfer was an American scientist born and educated in Basel, Switzerland, considered an international leader in the field of medical entomology. He discovered the bacterial pathogen that causes Lyme disease, a spirochete named Borrelia burgdorferi in his honor.

Luzius Wildhaber was a Swiss judge. He was the first President of the European Court of Human Rights in its new format after the ratification of Protocol 11, which opened up direct access for citizens from the 47 member states of the Council of Europe.

Gregory Hugh Wannier (1911–1983) was a Swiss physicist.

Eberhard W. Kornfeld is a Swiss auctioneer, gallerist, author, art dealer and collector in Bern.

Martin Charles Gutzwiller was a Swiss-American physicist, known for his work on field theory, quantum chaos, and complex systems. He spent most of his career at IBM Research, and was also an adjunct professor of physics at Yale University.

Lukas Vischer was a Swiss Reformed theologian, author, and advocate of ecumenical dialogue among the world's Christian churches.