List of Famous people born in Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), she was the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs during her tenure as a Federal Councillor. She was President of the Swiss Confederation twice, in 2007 and 2011.

Charles Auguste Louis Joseph de Morny, 1^er Duc de Morny [ʃaʁl oɡyst lwi ʒɔzɛf dəmɔʁni] was a French statesman.

Patrick Burgener is a Swiss snowboarder who competed in the men's halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He finished 5th overall. He also earned a bronze medal in the halfpipe event at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017.

Didier Plaschy is a Swiss former alpine skier who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Sébastien Reichenbach is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ. He was 85th place in the 2014 Tour de France. In August 2015 FDJ announced that Reichenbach had agreed a two-year deal with the team from 2016 and has ridden with them since. While he has not had any major victories in any grand tours he has performed strongly on numerous occasions finishing right around the top 20 in the 2017 and 2018 Giros, as well as the 2016, 2019 and 2020 Tour de France.

Joseph Roduit was a Roman Catholic priest and abbot.

Silvan Zurbriggen is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competed primarily in downhill and combined, and occasionally in super-G. In 2012, he stopped competing in slalom due to poor results.

Vincent Praplan is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for SC Bern of the National League (NL).

Johnny Leoni is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Sophie Lamon is a Swiss fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team épée event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.