List of Famous people born in Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Stefanie Heinzmann

First Name Stefanie
Born on March 10, 1989 (age 35)

Stefanie Fabienne Heinzmann is a Swiss pop singer and television personality. She gained public interest in early 2008 when she won SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD, a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's late-night-show TV total on the German ProSieben network. Following her win, Heinzmann released her debut single "My Man Is a Mean Man," which debuted straight atop the Swiss Singles Chart and became a top ten hit in Austria and Germany. Her pop soul-influenced album Masterplan was released in March 2008 and made it to the top ten in Austria and Germany, also reaching number one in Switzerland, where it was certified platinum by the IFPI for more than 30,000 copies sold.

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Gianni Infantino Riovaldi

First Name Gianni
Born on March 23, 1970 (age 54)

Giovanni Vincenzo "Gianni" Infantino is a Swiss–Italian football administrator and the current president of FIFA. He was elected President of FIFA during the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress on 26 February 2016. He was reelected as FIFA President on 5 June 2019. On 10 January 2020 he was elected a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Sepp Blatter

Joseph "Sepp" Blatter is a retired Swiss football administrator who was the eighth President of the FIFA from 1998 to 2015. He is currently serving a six-year ban from participating in FIFA activities.

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Noémie Schmidt

First Name Noémie
Born on November 18, 1990 (age 33)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Noémie Schmidt is a Swiss actress, most notable for her television and film work, including Henrietta of England in Versailles (2015–). Her role in The Student and Mister Henri (2015) won her the Prix Premiers Rendez-vous at the 2016 Cabourg Film Festival and a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress the same year.

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Estelle Balet

First Name Estelle
Last Name Balet
Born on December 19, 1994
Died on April 19, 2016 (aged 21)
Height 169 cm | 5'7

Estelle Balet was a Swiss freeride snowboarder and two-time world champion in 2015 and 2016 at the Freeride World Tour. She died in an avalanche on 19 April 2016, at the age of 21.

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Stéphane Lambiel

First Name Stéphane
Last Name Lambiel
Born on April 2, 1985 (age 38)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Stéphane Lambiel is a Swiss former competitive figure skater who now works as a coach and choreographer. He is a two-time (2005–2006) World champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, and a nine-time Swiss national champion. Lambiel is known for his spins and is credited with popularizing some spin positions.

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Martin Schmidt

First Name Martin
Last Name Schmidt
Born on April 12, 1967 (age 56)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Martin Schmidt is a Swiss professional football manager who last coached German club FC Augsburg.

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Viola Amherd

First Name Viola
Last Name Amherd
Born on June 7, 1962 (age 61)

Viola Amherd is a Swiss politician serving as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2019. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she is the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport; Amherd is the first woman to serve in that position.

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Daniel Yule

First Name Daniel
Last Name Yule
Born on February 18, 1993 (age 31)
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Daniel Yule is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. Born in Martigny, Valais, he is of Scottish parentage.

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Nico Hischier

Nico Hischier is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward and an alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hischier made his professional debut in his native Switzerland in 2015, spending time both in the top-tier National League A (NLA) and the second-tier National League B. He moved to North America for the 2016–17 season to play major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in hopes of furthering his hockey career; in his first season in the QMJHL, he was named rookie of the year, along with the award for best rookie in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the governing body for major junior hockey in Canada. Internationally Hischier has represented Switzerland at several junior tournaments, including two World Junior Championships. Regarded as a strong two-way forward and a top prospect for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Hischier was selected first overall by the Devils, the first time a Swiss player was selected first overall, and made his NHL debut in 2017.

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