List of Famous people born in Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Prince Hussain Aga Khan
Prince Hussain Aga Khan is the third child and second son of Aga Khan IV and his first wife, Princess Salimah Aga Khan.
Edoardo Ponti
Edoardo Ponti is an Italian director. He is the son of actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti Sr. and the brother of conductor Carlo Ponti.
Joël Dicker
Joël Dicker is a Swiss novelist.
Kojo Annan
Kojo Adeyemo Annan is a Ghanaian-Nigerian businessman and son of the late former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Jean Vanier
Jean Vanier was a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In 1964, he founded L'Arche, an international federation of communities spread over 37 countries for people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them. In 1971, he co-founded Faith and Light with Marie-Hélène Mathieu, which also works for people with developmental disabilities, their families, and friends in over 80 countries. He continued to live as a member of the original L'Arche community in Trosly-Breuil, France, until his death.
Mansour Ojjeh
Mansour Akram Ojjeh is a French Saudi Arabian-born entrepreneur who owns part of TAG, a Luxembourg-based holding company with interests worldwide. Ojjeh is the CEO of TAG, which owns 14.32% of the McLaren Group, assets of which includes McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Formula One team.
Paul-Émile Victor
Paul-Émile Victor was a French ethnologist and explorer.
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice
Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Ciro René Maria di Savoia, usually called Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, is a member of the House of Savoy. He is the son and heir of Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia and only male-line grandson of Umberto II, the last King of Italy. As heir-apparent to the disputed headship of the House of Savoy, Emanuele Filiberto also styles himself as "Prince of Piedmont".
Kastriot Imeri
Kastriot Imeri is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Servette and the Switzerland national team.
Isabelle Eberhardt
Isabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt was a Swiss explorer and author. As a teenager, Eberhardt, educated in Switzerland by her father, published short stories under a male pseudonym. She became interested in North Africa, and was considered a proficient writer on the subject despite learning about the region only through correspondence. After an invitation from photographer Louis David, Eberhardt moved to Algeria in May 1897. She dressed as a man and converted to Islam, eventually adopting the name Si Mahmoud Saadi. Eberhardt's unorthodox behaviour made her an outcast among European settlers in Algeria and the French administration.