List of Famous people born in Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Martin Brauen is a cultural anthropologist from Bern, Switzerland who specialises in Tibet, the Himalayas and history of religions.

Milo Rau is a Swiss theater director, journalist, essayist and lecturer. He won the Swiss Theater Award in 2014.

Moritz Leuenberger is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1995 to 2010 and President of the Confederation in 2001 and in 2006.

Maya Pedersen-Bieri is a Swiss-Norwegian skeleton racer who has competed since 1995. She won the gold medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She retired from the sport in 2010 before returning to compete for Norway in 2016, becoming at the oldest woman to start a World Cup race when she returned to the top level of skeleton in 2017. She is listed in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation athlete registration system as Maya Pedersen.

Lukas Hartmann is a Swiss novelist and children's writer, who is well known in German-speaking countries. Married to the 2015 Swiss president Simonetta Sommaruga, he was Switzerland's "first husband" in 2015 and 2020.

David Blanco Rodríguez is a Spanish former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2012.

Matthias Zschokke is a Swiss writer and filmmaker.