List of Famous people born in Canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Xenia Tchoumitcheva, known professionally as Xenia Tchoumi, is a Russian-Swiss model, actress, blogger, author and entrepreneur.

Duilio Arigoni was a Swiss chemist and Emeritus Professor at ETH Zurich. He worked on the biosynthetic pathways of many organic natural substances.

Sergio Pietro Ermotti is a Swiss investment banker and former stock trader. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of UBS Group AG between November 2011 and November 2020. Ermotti is slated to succeed Walter Kielholz as the incoming chairman of Swiss Re, Switzerland's largest reinsurance company, in 2021. He previously served as the deputy chief executive for Italian bank UniCredit, from 2007 to 2010.

Wladimir Belli is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional between 1992 and 2007.

Renato Berta is a Swiss cinematographer and film director, best known for his collaborations with directors Alain Tanner and Jean-Marie Straub. Trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, Berta has worked as cinematographer in more than 100 films since 1969. He won a César Award for Best Cinematography for Au revoir les enfants in 1988 and a David di Donatello for Best Cinematography for Noi credevamo in 2011.

Sergio Albeverio is a Swiss mathematician and mathematical physicist working in numerous fields of mathematics and its applications. In particular he is known for his work in probability theory, analysis, mathematical physics, and in the areas algebra, geometry, number theory, as well as in applications, from natural to social-economic sciences.

Marina Carobbio Guscetti is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (DPS) of which she has been the vice-chairwoman since March 1, 2008. She was the president of the National Council in 2018–2019 and became a Councillor of States in December 2019.

Noé Gianetti is a former Swiss cyclist.

Fulvio Pelli is a Swiss politician. He was the last president of the Free Democratic Party prior to its merger with the Liberal Party of Switzerland. After the merger of the two parties, he served as the first president of FDP.The Liberals from 2009 to 2012. Pelli was a member of the Swiss National Council from 1995 to 2014. He served in the communal legislature of Lugano from 1980 to 1990 and in the Grand Council of Ticino from 1983 to 1995.