List of Famous people born in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Hans Max Huber was a Swiss lawyer and diplomat who represented Switzerland at a series of international conferences and institutions.

Florence Isabelle Schelling is a Swiss retired ice hockey goaltender and current general manager (GM) of SC Bern of the Swiss National League. She is the first woman to be named GM of a professional men's team in the world.

Rolf Liebermann, was a Swiss composer and music administrator. He served as the Artistic Director of the Hamburg State Opera from 1959–1973 and again from 1985–1988. He was also Artistic Director of the Paris Opera from 1973–1980.

Henry Fuseli was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works, such as The Nightmare, deal with supernatural subject-matter. He painted works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, and created his own "Milton Gallery". He held the posts of Professor of Painting and Keeper at the Royal Academy. His style had a considerable influence on many younger British artists, including William Blake.

Monique Schwitter is a Swiss writer and actress.

André Borschberg FRSGS is a Swiss entrepreneur, explorer, pilot and speaker. He is the co-founder of the Solar Impulse project, the first ever round-the-world solar flight, successfully completed in July 2016. During the Japan-to-Hawaii leg, André broke the world record for longest solo flight in an airplane of any kind: 117 hours and 52 minutes, breaking Steve Fossett's 2006 record. Before that, on 7 July 2010, André completed the first 24-hour solar powered flight. The flight set records for the longest manned solar-powered flight and the greatest height reached by a manned solar aircraft.

Roberto Rodríguez Araya is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Schaffhausen. He holds both Swiss and Spanish citizenships.

Vasilije Janjičić is a Swiss footballer of Serbian descent who plays as a midfielder for FC Zürich.

Eduard Schwyzer was a Swiss Classical philologist and Indo-European linguist, specializing in Ancient Greek and Greek dialects.

Urs Meier is a Swiss football manager. He is the previous manager of FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League.