List of Famous people born in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Hans Wilhelm Auer was a Swiss-Austrian architect best known for his design of the Swiss Bundeshaus (1894–1902) in Bern.

Alexander Ziegler was a Swiss author and actor.

Hans Adolf Pestalozzi was a Swiss social critic of late 20th century capitalism, which eventually led to his becoming a bestselling author.

Eric Honegger Pierre Antoine is a Swiss politician, member of the FDP.The Liberals party, and manager.

Hermann Haller was a Swiss film editor. He also directed four films.

Robert Trösch was a Swiss actor.

Jürg Häusermann is a Swiss-German media scholar and emeritus professor. He studied Germanic, Russian language and literature and French linguistics at the University of Zurich and the Moscow State Linguistic University. Häusermann doctorate in 1977 in Zurich. 1985 to 1989 he was visiting professor at the University of Trieste in Italy. From 1993 to 2017, Häusermann was professor of media analysis and production at the University of Tübingen. He was director of the German seminar at Tübingen.

Thomas Wydler, is a Swiss musician best known for being a core member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, of which he has been a drummer since 1985. Prior to joining them, he was a member of the experimental German band Die Haut. Wydler has been present on almost every Bad Seeds album, making his debut appearance on the group's third album Kicking Against The Pricks (1986). After the departure of founding member Mick Harvey in January 2009, Wydler became the longest-serving member of the Bad Seeds apart from singer Nick Cave.