List of Famous people born in Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza is a claimant to the defunct Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza. The Miguelist Braganzas, to whom Duarte Pio belongs as great-grandson of King Miguel I, is a cadet branch of the House of Braganza. With the extinction of male-line dynasts descended from Queen Maria II in 1932, King Miguel's descendants became the only male-line Braganzas remaining and the closest male-line heirs to the defunct Portuguese throne.
Michael Frey
Michael Frey is a Swiss footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club Royal Antwerp.
Jaël Malli
Jaël is a Swiss musician who was the frontwoman and lead singer of the band Lunik from 1998 to 2013.
Gölä
Marco Pfeuti, better known by his stage name Gölä, is a popular Swiss rock musician performing mainly in Bernese German.
Severin Lüthi
Severin Lüthi is a Swiss tennis coach and former player. He has coached the Swiss Davis Cup Team for many years and has also been a long-time coach of Roger Federer.
Michael Kurt
Michael "Mike" Kurt is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2016.
Max Hubacher
Max Hubacher is a Swiss actor. He became popular due to his acting in The Captain. He has appeared in more than ten films since 2010.
René Felber
René Felber was a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1987 to 1993. In 1992, he served as the President of Switzerland.
Cleo von Adelsheim
Cleopatra, Hereditary Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg, known professionally as Cleo von Adelsheim, is a Swiss-born German-Chilean actress and model. She is known for her title role in the 2015 German television film Prinzessin Maleen. In 2016 she married Franz Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg, the heir to the German princely house of Oettingen-Spielberg.
Roman Josi
Roman Josi is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted 38th overall by the Predators in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Josi is regarded as one of the most complete defencemen in NHL history. In 2019–20, Josi became the first Swiss player to win the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's best defenceman; also the first player in Predators' franchise history. In 2021 he surpassed Mark Streit as the most productive Swiss NHL player.