List of Famous people born in Switzerland

Philippe Dufour

First Name Philippe
Last Name Dufour
Born on January 1, 1948 (age 78)

Philippe Dufour is a Swiss-born watchmaker from Le Sentier, Vallée de Joux. He is regarded as the greatest master of modern watchmaking, and his watches are referenced as among the best ever made. He finishes all of his watches himself by hand. In 1992, Dufour was the first watchmaker to put arguably the most complex of complications in a wristwatch, a Sonnerie. His other two models include Duality and Simplicity.

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Wladimir Belli

First Name Wladimir
Born on July 25, 1970 (age 55)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Wladimir Belli is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional between 1992 and 2007.

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Valentin Stocker

Valentin Stocker is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for FC Basel. He has played for the Switzerland national team.

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Sophie Lamon

First Name Sophie
Last Name Lamon
Born on February 8, 1985 (age 41)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Sophie Lamon is a Swiss fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team épée event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Jeannine Gmelin

First Name Jeannine
Last Name Gmelin
Born on June 20, 1990 (age 35)
Height 171 cm | 5'7

Jeannine Gmelin is a Swiss competitive rower.

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Bettina Bernadotte

First Name Bettina
Born on March 12, 1974 (age 52)
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Magali Messmer

First Name Magali
Born on September 9, 1971 (age 54)
Height 166 cm | 5'5

Magali Di Marco Messmer, is one of the most seasoned professional elite triathletes and part of the Swiss National Team since 1995. She took part in two Olympic Games, placing 3rd in Sydney (2000) and 13th in Beijing (2008). She lives in Troistorrents in Valais.

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Princess Nora of Liechtenstein

First Name Princess
Last Name Liechtenstein
Born on October 31, 1950 (age 75)

Princess Norberta of Liechtenstein, Dowager Marchioness of Mariño, popularly known as Princess Nora, is a member of Liechtenstein princely family. She is the fourth child and only daughter of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife Georgina von Wilczek, and thus younger sister of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.

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Berat Djimsiti

First Name Berat
Born on February 19, 1993 (age 33)
Height 190 cm | 6'3

Berat Ridvan Djimsiti is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Atalanta and the Albania national team.

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Bertram Schefold

First Name Bertram
Last Name Schefold
Born on December 28, 1943 (age 82)

Bertram Schefold is a Swiss economist and an Economics professor at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main specializing in economic theory with a particular focus on capital theory and the history of economic thought.

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