List of Famous people born in Canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Michael Casanova is a former Swiss footballer.

Flavio Cotti was a Swiss politician and a member of the Federal Council from 1986 to 1999. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party representing the canton of Ticino, he served as Switzerland's interior minister and foreign minister. In the 1990s, Cotti led the Swiss government's unsuccessful attempts to further Switzerland's political integration into the European Union. He was President of the Confederation in 1991 and 1998.

Karin Giegerich is a German actress. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1992.

Michela Figini is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is an Olympic, World Cup, and world champion.

Mauro Gianetti is a Swiss directeur sportif, and a former rider in professional road bicycle racing. Gianetti was employed as team manager for the Saunier Duval–Prodir cycling team throughout its existence between 2004 and 2011.

Lars Anders Cardinal Arborelius is a Swedish Roman Catholic cardinal. He has been the Bishop of Stockholm since 1998. Pope Francis made him a cardinal, the first ever from Sweden and Scandinavia, on 28 June 2017.

Christa Rigozzi is a Swiss model and actress who was crowned Miss Switzerland 2006 on 9 September 2006 in Geneva.

Mickey Hardt is an actor, model and martial artist born in Switzerland. He is best known for his role in the German television series Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz. Hardt is skilled in Taekwondo and Savate.

Ilaria Marina Käslin is a retired Swiss artistic gymnast. She competed at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships from 2013 to 2015 and in 2019.

Marco Chiesa is a Swiss politician from the Canton of Ticino. He was a member of the Grand Council of Ticino from 2007 to 2015 and the National Council from 2015 to 2019. He has been a member of the Council of States since 2019. Since 2020, he has been the President of the Swiss People's Party.