List of Famous people born in Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Camille Rast
Camille Rast is a Swiss alpine ski racer.
Peter Taugwalder
Peter Taugwalder was a Swiss mountaineer and guide. Along with his son of the same name, Taugwalder was one of seven men that made the first ascent of the Matterhorn in July 1865. He was also one of the three men that survived the descent, along with his son and Edward Whymper.
Ludovic Magnin
Ludovic Magnin is a Swiss former footballer and current manager. He is the manager of FC Zürich. He played as a left-back for the Switzerland national team, Yverdon Sport, FC Lugano, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart, and FC Zürich.
Pierre Imhasly
Pierre Imhalsy was a Swiss novelist and poet.
Elia Zurbriggen
Elia Zurbriggen is a Swiss alpine ski racer. He is the son of former World Cup winner, World and Olympic champion Pirmin Zurbriggen and nephew of fellow alpine skier Heidi Zurbriggen.
Christophe Darbellay
Christophe Darbellay is a Swiss politician. Since 2017, he is a member of the cantonal government of the Canton of Valais.
Georgie Lamon
Georgie Lamon was a Swiss politician killed in the 2016 Ouagadougou attacks in Burkina Faso.
Corinne Rey-Bellet
Corinne Rey-Bellet was a Swiss alpine skier.
Rabea Grand
Rabea Grand is a retired alpine skier who rose to be the Swiss national champion at the giant slalom in 2009.
Oskar Freysinger
Oskar Freysinger is a Swiss politician of the Swiss People's Party.