List of Famous people born in Switzerland
Mujinga Kambundji
Mujinga Kambundji is a Swiss sprinter. She won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in the 200 metres event.
Marco Büchel
Marco Büchel is a retired alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein. He participated in a record-tying six Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 and ending in 2010.
Jacques Dubochet
Jacques Dubochet is a retired Swiss biophysicist. He is a former researcher at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and an honorary professor of biophysics at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
Doris Leuthard
Doris Leuthard is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2006 to 2018. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she was elected as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2010 and 2017. Leuthard headed the Federal Department of Economic Affairs until 2010, when she became head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. As of 19 December 2019 she is a member of the board of the Kofi Annan Foundation.
Siem de Jong
Siem Stefan de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen as an attacking midfielder or striker.
Viola Amherd
Viola Amherd is a Swiss politician serving as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2019. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she is the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport; Amherd is the first woman to serve in that position.
Daniel Yule
Daniel Yule is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. Born in Martigny, Valais, he is of Scottish parentage.
Marco Giampaolo
Marco Giampaolo is an Italian manager, and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently in charge of Torino.
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and work on his art.
Philipp Hildebrand
Philipp Michael Hildebrand is a Swiss banker. He was head of the Swiss central bank, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) from 2010 until he resigned on 9 January 2012 after controversy surrounding his wife's currency trading.