List of Famous people born in Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Nadine Zumkehr
Nadine Zumkehr is a Swiss beach volleyball player. As of 2012, she played with Simone Kuhn. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and were eliminated in the round of 16 by the American pair of Jennifer Kessy and April Ross who went on to win silver.
Fabian Rohrer
Fabien Rohrer is a Swiss snowboarder. He competed in the men's halfpipe event at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Stefan Haenni
Stefan Haenni is a Swiss painter and a crime novel writer.
Maurizio Jacobacci
Maurizio Jacobacci is a Swiss football manager and former player. He is currently manager of FC Lugano.
Tanja Frieden
Tanja Frieden is a Swiss snowboarder. She won a gold medal in the inaugural Snowboard Cross competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević is a Swiss footballer. She plays as a striker and right-back for FC Barcelona in Spain's Primera Iberdrola and represents the Switzerland women's national football team. A fast player with good heading ability, Crnogorčević is considered alongside Ramona Bachmann one of Switzerland's most talented female footballers.
Ueli Kestenholz
Ueli Kestenholz is a Swiss snowboarder and Speedriding pioneer.
Mathias Flückiger
Mathias Flückiger is a Swiss mountain bike racer. He rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal. His brother Lukas is also a cyclist.
Sergei Aschwanden
Sergei Aschwanden is a Swiss judoka born in Bern.
Peter Bieri
Peter Bieri, better known by his pseudonym, Pascal Mercier, is a Swiss writer and philosopher.