List of Famous people born in Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland

Volkan Oezdemir is a Swiss professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxing practitioner competing in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, Oezdemir formerly competed for Bellator. As a kickboxing practitioner, he competed for Superkombat Fighting Championship in their heavyweight division. As of November 30, 2020, he is #7 in the UFC Light Heavyweight rankings.

Gjon Muharremaj, known professionally as Gjon's Tears, is a Swiss singer and songwriter. He was scheduled to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Répondez-moi" prior to the contest's cancellation. He was nonetheless internally selected again as the country's representative for the 2021 contest with his song "Tout l'Univers".

Alain Berset is a Swiss politician serving as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2012. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), he has served as head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs since his election.

Joseph Siffert was a Swiss racing driver.

Catherine Repond, was an alleged Swiss witch. She was one of the last people to be executed for sorcery in Switzerland prior to Anna Göldi.

Ernst Heinrich "Teddy" Stauffer was a Swiss bandleader, musician, actor, nightclub owner, and restaurateur. He was dubbed Germany's "swing-king" of the 1930s. He formed the band known as the Teddies, which continued after he left in 1941.

Luca Aerni is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Châtel-Saint-Denis, he competed for Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and 2018.

Pascal Mancini is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

Carlos Leal is a Swiss rapper and actor.

Gérard J. Corboud was a Swiss entrepreneur, art collector and philanthropist.