List of Famous people born in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach.

André "Andy" Egli is a retired Swiss football defender and current coach.

Margrit Rainer born as Margrit Rosa Sandmeier was a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actress starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage productions.

Fabienne Schlumpf is a Swiss athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships. In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.

Johann Kaspar Lavater was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian.

Othmar Hermann Ammann was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. He also directed the planning and construction of the Lincoln Tunnel.

Jürg Stahl is a Swiss politician of the Swiss People's Party. He was a member of the National Council for the canton of Zürich from 1999 to 2019 and served as the President of the National Council from 2016 to 2017.

Hans Vollenweider was a Swiss criminal. He was the last person to be sentenced to death by a civilian court in Switzerland and executed shortly after.

Sophie Hedwig Bleuler-Waser was a Swiss suffragette who founded the Swiss Federation of Abstinent Women.

Gilles Roulin is a Swiss alpine skier who competes internationally.