List of Famous people born in Switzerland

Jean Ziegler is a former professor of sociology at the University of Geneva and the Sorbonne, Paris and former vice-president of the Advisory Committee to the United Nations Human Rights Council. He was previously Member of the Swiss Parliament for the Social Democrats from 1981 to 1999. He has also held several positions with the United Nations, especially as Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food from 2000 to 2008, and as a member of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council from 2008 to 2012. Jean Ziegler has authored numerous works, is a lecturer, and is well known for this sentence: "A child who dies from hunger is a murdered child."

Nina Christen is a Swiss sports shooter. She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Games, winning bronze in 2020. Winning the 50 m rifle three positions event with an Olympic record, Christen became the first Swiss to claim a gold medal in women's Olympic shooting.

Kay Voser is a Swiss footballer who plays as defender.

Pius Suter is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Marwin Hitz is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Hitz scored a stoppage-time equalizer in a league match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 21 February 2015 (2–2).

Sabine Weiss is a Swiss-French photographer and one of the most prominent representatives of the French humanist photography movement, along with Robert Doisneau, Willy Ronis, Édouard Boubat and Izis. She was born in Saint-Gingolph, Switzerland, and became a naturalised French citizen in 1995.

Gion Antoni Caminada is a Swiss architect and professor of architecture at the ETH Zurich. He is known for his works in and around the Swiss village of Vrin, including the Stiva da morts mortuary. Many of Caminada's projects are built of wood in a minimalist style mixing modern design with traditional Swiss methods and materials.

Nicola Spirig Hug is a Swiss professional triathlete. She is the 2012 Olympic and six times European champion in women's triathlon.

Alexander Ursenbacher is a Swiss professional snooker player from Rheinfelden. He is Switzerland's first professional snooker player. He is often called by the nickname 'The Swiss Fish'.

Joana Heidrich is a Swiss beach volleyball player. She played with Nadine Zumkehr in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.