List of Famous people born in Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Jean Mohr was a Swiss documentary photographer who had been active since 1949, primarily with some of the major humanitarian organizations of the world, including the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the World Health Organization, and the International Labour Organization.

Horace Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan geologist, meteorologist, physicist, mountaineer and Alpine explorer, often called the founder of alpinism and modern meteorology, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.

Jean-Jacques Tillmann was a Swiss news reporter.

Michael Schade is a Canadian operatic tenor, who was born in Geneva and raised in Germany and Canada. He and his wife Dee McKee, and their youngest child live in Vienna, Austria; the rest of the family lives in Canada.

François Simon was a Swiss stage and film actor. He appeared in 35 films between 1936 and 1982. He was the son of actor Michel Simon.

Jeanne Hersch was a Swiss philosopher of Polish-Jewish origin, whose works dealt with the concept of freedom. She was the daughter of Liebman Hersch.

Dominique Reymond is a French actress. She has appeared in more than seventy films since 1984.

Dylan Gissi is a Swiss football defender of Argentinean background who plays for Atlético Tucumán.

Henri Frédéric Amiel was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.

Louis I was Duke of Savoy from 1440 until his death in 1465.