List of Famous people born in Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Johann Vogel
Johann Louis François Vogel is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his professional with Grasshopper Club Zürich and PSV. In his later career, he played for Milan, Betis, and Blackburn Rovers before returning to Grasshoppers. At international level, he amassed 94 caps scoring twice for the Switzerland national team.
Augustus Wollaston Franks
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks was an English antiquary and museum administrator. Franks was described by Marjorie Caygill, historian of the British Museum, as "arguably the most important collector in the history of the British Museum, and one of the greatest collectors of his age".
Pierre Maudet
Pierre Maudet is a Swiss and French politician. Maudet was a member of FDP.The Liberals. He was the mayor of Geneva from 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012.
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker was a Genevan banker who served as finance minister for Louis XVI and a statesman. Necker played a key role in French history before and during the first period of the French Revolution.
Didier Pittet
Didier Pittet is an infectious diseases expert and the director of the Infection Control Programme and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2005, Pittet is also the External Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Patient Safety Challenge "Clean Care is Safer Care" and African Partnerships for Patient Safety.
Zep
Zep is a Swiss comic books creator and writer, known for his series Titeuf, a popular character in French-speaking countries, and Tchô!, the associated Franco-Belgian comics magazine.
Louis Schweitzer
Louis Schweitzer is a Swiss businessman who is a former chairman of the board of Groupe Renault, first taking the post on 27 May 1992, succeeding Raymond Lévy: he was also CEO from 1992 to 2005. He was in addition Chairman of AstraZeneca until 8 June 2012 where he was appointed as a Director 11 March 2004. He is a non-executive director of BNP Paribas, Electricité de France, Veolia Environnement, Volvo AB and L'Oréal, and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips Electronics NV
Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart was a Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer, as well as a sportswoman.
Georges Cottier
Georges Marie Martin Cottier O.P., was a Swiss Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop, Dominican, Theologian emeritus of the Pontifical Household.
Hélène de Mandrot
Hélène de Mandrot (1867-1948), née Hélène Revilliod de Muralt, was an artist and Swiss patron of modern art and architecture.