List of Famous people born in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Max Wehrli was a Swiss literary scholar and Germanist. Wehrli studied from 1928 till 1935 Germanic and Greek at the Universities of Zurich and Berlin. Among his teachers were Emil Ermatinger, Ernst Howald and Nicolai Hartmann. 1936 he wrote his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Zurich.

Salomon Gessner (1730–1788) was a Swiss painter, graphic artist, government official, newspaper publisher and poet; best known in the latter instance for his Idylls.

Mario Fehr is a Swiss politician. He was member of the Swiss National Council (SP) from 1999 to 2011 and the "Regierungsrat" of the Zürich canton from 1991 to 2000.

Marc Sway, is a Swiss soul and pop singer. Since 2003 he has released five albums and from 2013 Sway acts as a juror and vocal coach in the television singing competition The Voice of Switzerland.

David Dimitri is an internationally acclaimed tightrope acrobat who has been praised for his unique style.

Mirco Müller is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman for Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks and the New Jersey Devils. Müller was selected by the Sharks in the first round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Ozan Yildirim, professionally known as OZ, is a Swiss record producer and songwriter of Turkish descent. He has produced for many high-profile artists, including Drake, Future and Travis Scott, most notably on the number one hits "Sicko Mode" (2018), "Highest in the Room" (2019) and "Life Is Good" (2020). He has received nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song for "Sicko Mode" and "Gold Roses".

Jonas Lüscher is a Swiss-German writer and essayist.

Rudolf Elmer is a Swiss private banker, whistleblower, and activist. He worked as a banker at Julius Bär from the 1980s to his dismissal in 2002. At this time, he was head of the bank's Caribbean operations for eight years. After initial, unsuccessful attempts to disclose client information in 2005, he was arrested by Zürich authorities and held for 30 days.

Urs Rohner is a Swiss lawyer, businessman and banker. He is the former CEO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media. He is the chairman of Credit Suisse.