List of Famous people born in Switzerland
Patrick Nuo
Patrick Nuo is a Swiss recording artist and actor. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Michael Frey
Michael Frey is a Swiss footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club Royal Antwerp.
Marc Gisin
Marc Gisin is a Swiss former alpine skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. He is the brother of alpine skiers Dominique Gisin and Michelle Gisin.
Patrick Fischer
Patrick Fischer is a Swiss ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey forward who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Arizona Coyotes. He predominately played in his native country in the National League A. He is currently the head coach of the Swiss national team.
Flavio Cotti
Flavio Cotti was a Swiss politician and a member of the Federal Council from 1986 to 1999. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party representing the canton of Ticino, he served as Switzerland's interior minister and foreign minister. In the 1990s, Cotti led the Swiss government's unsuccessful attempts to further Switzerland's political integration into the European Union. He was President of the Confederation in 1991 and 1998.
Fränzi Aufdenblatten
Franziska Christine "Fränzi" Aufdenblatten is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer.
Carl-Eduard von Bismarck
Carl-Eduard Otto Wolfgang Jayme Anders von Bismarck-Schönhausen, often known as Calle von Bismarck, is a German politician (CDU). He served as a member of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2007, and is a member of the princely House of Bismarck.
Sarah Marquis
Sarah Marquis is a Swiss adventurer and explorer. From 2010 to 2013, she walked 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi) alone from Siberia to the Gobi Desert, into China, Laos, Thailand, and then across Australia. In 2011, she gave a TED talk and in 2014 she was named one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year.
Lorenzo Viotti
Lorenzo Viotti is a Swiss conductor. He is currently music director of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, and chief conductor-designate of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, and Dutch National Opera.
Pascal Mancini
Pascal Mancini is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.