List of Famous people born in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Trudi Gerster was a Swiss actress, fairy tale narrator and politician.

Max Schmidheiny (1908–1991) was a Swiss industrialist.

Georg Gsell was a Swiss Baroque painter, art consultant and art dealer.

Stephan Ernst Schmidheiny is a Swiss entrepreneur, philanthropist and advocate of sustainable development. In 2019, his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be $2.3 billion. He's also well known for being convicted over his role in the Italian asbestos scandal.

Petra Wenzel is a Liechtenstein former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics and 1984 Winter Olympics. She is the sister of Hanni Wenzel and Andreas Wenzel.

Walter Steiner is a Swiss former ski jumper who competed in the 1970s.

Daniel Rudolf Anrig was the thirty fourth Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 August 2008, He replaced Elmar Mäder who had served as Commandant of the Swiss Guard since 2002. He was succeeded by Christoph Graf as his term ended on 31 January 2015 and was not extended by Pope Francis.

Barbara Heeb is a Swiss road racing cyclist.