List of Famous people born in Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland

Pierre Brambilla is a former French former professional road bicycle racer. He was of Italian origin but adopted French nationality on 9 September 1949. He was known as "la Brambille" and he won the King of the Mountains competition in the 1947 Tour de France where he also finished third overall and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for two days. In that 1947 Tour, Brambilla was leading the race at the penultimate day, with Aldo Ronconi at 53 seconds and Jean Robic at 2'58". At the last stage, Caen-Paris, Robic and Edouard Fachleitner attacked, and finished more than 13 minutes before Brambilla, taking the first two places. Brambilla was the first cyclist to lose the lead in the Tour de France on the last stage. Brambilla is pictured in the short story "Brambilla" by Julian Barnes, published in his collection of short stories Cross Channel (1996).

Jean-Claude Périsset is a Swiss titular archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church and diplomat of the Holy See. He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany from 2007 until his resignation in 2013.

Johanna Gapany is a Swiss politician of the FDP. The Liberals and a current member of the Council of States in Switzerland.

Jacques Deschenaux is a Swiss journalist and television personality.

Renata Maria-Anna Jungo Brüngger is a Swiss lawyer. She is the second female member of the Board of Management in the history of Daimler AG.

Carol Rich is a Swiss singer, best known for her participation in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest.