List of Famous people born in Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Charlotte Schwab is a Swiss stage and television actress. She is best known for her performance as Anna Engelhardt in Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei.

Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics, such as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory, while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function. He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy and music theory.

Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, later Fritz Hoffmann-von der Mühll was the founder of Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd..

Albian Ajeti is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Switzerland national team.

Eren Derdiyok is a Swiss footballer who plays as a striker for Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Uzbekistan Super League and Switzerland national team.

Rebeka Masarova is a Spanish–Swiss tennis player. She is the 2016 French Open junior champion. Masarova started representing Spain in January 2018.

Lukas Ammann was a Swiss actor who appeared mainly in German and Swiss films and television shows. He continued to work steadily for over 60 years. He is best known for his title role in the German television series Graf Yoster.

Fiona Swarovski is an Austrian-Italian-Swiss entrepreneur, fashion designer and personal stylist.

Bruno Manser was a Swiss environmental activist. From 1984 to 1990, he stayed with the Penan tribe in Sarawak, Malaysia, organising several blockades against timber companies. After he emerged from the forests in 1990, he engaged in public activism for rainforest preservation and the human rights of indigenous peoples, especially the Penan, which brought him into conflict with the Malaysian government. He also founded the Swiss non-governmental organization (NGO) Bruno Manser Fonds in 1991. Manser disappeared during his last journey to Sarawak in May 2000 and is presumed dead.

Patty Schnyder is a Swiss retired tennis player. A former top 10 player in singles, she twice defeated a reigning world No. 1 player in her career: Martina Hingis at the 1998 Grand Slam Cup and Jennifer Capriati at the Family Circle Cup in 2002. In addition, she has notable wins over former number ones Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki.