List of Famous people born in Switzerland
Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden
Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.
Sven Epiney
Sven Epiney is a Swiss TV presenter, radio host and editor, who works for Swiss national television and radio SRF. He speaks German, French, English and Italian. Since 2008 he has been the Swiss German commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. He was the presenter of Miss Switzerland 2010.
Sonja Nef
Sonja Nef is a Swiss former alpine skier. Nef was women's World Champion in Giant Slalom in 2001. She won the 2001 and 2002 World Cup in Giant Slalom. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she finished third in Giant Slalom.
Camille Rast
Camille Rast is a Swiss alpine ski racer.
Pirmin Schwegler
Pirmin Schwegler is a retired Swiss footballer.
Heinz Günthardt
Heinz Peter Günthardt is a retired tennis player from Switzerland.
Erich von Däniken
Erich Anton Paul von Däniken is a Swiss author of several books which make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968. Von Däniken is one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the "paleo-contact" and ancient astronauts hypotheses.
Franco Marvulli
Franco Marvulli is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.
Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Olivier Buemi is a Swiss professional racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula E Championship with Nissan e.dams. He competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One from 2009 to 2011. After leaving Formula One, Buemi became a reserve driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso's sister team, Red Bull Racing from 2012 to 2013. He returned to Red Bull Racing in 2019 as a reserve driver.
Nino Niederreiter
Nino Niederreiter is a Swiss professional ice hockey winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fifth overall by the New York Islanders in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest-drafted Swiss hockey player in NHL history at the time. Niederreiter made his NHL debut with the Islanders early in the 2010–11 season before being returned to his junior club, the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Prior to coming to North America, Niederreiter had played in the junior system of the Swiss team HC Davos and appeared in three playoff games for the senior club in 2010.