List of Famous people born in Obwalden, Switzerland

Lena Häcki is a Swiss biathlete. She competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season, and represented Switzerland at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.

Denise Feierabend is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Engelberg, Obwalden, she competed for Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. She competed in all disciplines except giant slalom.

Jonas Omlin is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Montpellier as a goalkeeper.

Elmar Ledergerber was a previous Mayor of Zurich. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and was once named one of the most outstanding mayors of the year by a London think-tank. However he has also been criticized for not seeing through projects. He is currently active in promoting tourism to Zurich.