List of Famous people born in Switzerland
Anatole Taubman
Anatole Taubman is a Swiss actor. He is best known for his performance as Elvis in Quantum of Solace. He has appeared in more than ninety films since 1998 and has played major roles in several films including The Circle.
Cyndie Allemann
Cyndie Allemann is a Swiss racing driver.
David Bennent
David Bennent is a Swiss actor.
Paola del Medico
Paola del Medico Felix is a Swiss singer.
Phil Dalhausser
Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser is an American professional beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions.
Sandra Speichert
Sandra Speichert is a German film and TV actress. She performed in more than forty films since 1992, along with a number of theatrical performances. Speichert is mother to two children: Siena and Lino, whom she had with Bernd Böhlich.
Luca Hänni
Luca Hänni is a Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer, model and television personality. He rose to fame in 2012 after winning the ninth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of the Idol franchise. He was the first non-German to do so and also the youngest ever winner of the show. Hänni's debut single, "Don't Think About Me", topped the singles charts in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It was followed by the release of his debut album, My Name Is Luca (2012), which debuted atop the Austrian and Swiss Albums Charts and became a gold-seller in both countries. His second studio album, Living the Dream, released in 2013, became his second consecutive number-one album in Switzerland.
Kevin Mbabu
Melingo Kevin Mbabu is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for VfL Wolfsburg and the Switzerland national team.
Kat Graham
Katerina Alexandre Hartford Graham is an American actress, singer, dancer and model. She is best known for her role as Bonnie Bennett on The CW supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries. Her film credits include The Parent Trap (1998), 17 Again (2009), The Roommate (2011), Honey 2 (2011), Addicted (2014), and All Eyez on Me (2017). In music, Graham was previously signed to A&M/Octone and Interscope Records, and has released two extended plays and two studio albums.
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt was a Swiss-born American socialite best known as the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandmother of television journalist Anderson Cooper. She was a central figure in Vanderbilt vs. Whitney, one of the most sensational American custody trials in the 20th century. Her identical twin sister, Thelma, Viscountess Furness, was the mistress of the future Edward VIII.