List of Famous people born in Switzerland

Silvan Zurbriggen is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competed primarily in downhill and combined, and occasionally in super-G. In 2012, he stopped competing in slalom due to poor results.

Denise Feierabend is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Engelberg, Obwalden, she competed for Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. She competed in all disciplines except giant slalom.

Corinne Maier is a Swiss-born, French psychoanalyst, economist, and best-selling writer. She is best known for being the author of Bonjour paresse, a cynical critique of French corporate culture. In 2016, Maier was named as one of the BBC 100 Women.

Elisabeth Raiser is a 21st-century historian, former President of the German Evangelical Church Assembly, and daughter of Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker.

Fiona Hefti was Miss Switzerland 2004 and a contestant in the Miss World 2004 and Miss Universe 2005 pageants. She went on to compete in Miss World 2004 where she was unplaced. She also competed in Miss Universe 2005 and finished in the top 10. She was the 9th Swiss to placed in the semifinalists.

Mattea Julia Meyer is a Swiss politician and co-president of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

Pegeen Vail Guggenheim was a Swiss-born American painter. Her painting combines two different artistic styles: surrealism and naïve art.

Philipp Degen is a retired Swiss professional footballer. Degen was usually a right back who could also play at left back or on the right wing. Degen reached the last 16 in the 2006 World Cup with Switzerland and was selected again for Euro 2008 but did not play any games.

Manuela Pfrunder is a Swiss graphic designer. She was chosen by the Swiss National Bank to design the ninth series of Swiss franc banknotes.

Olivia Nobs is a Swiss snowboarder. Nobs captured the silver medal in snowboard cross at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 in South Korea.