List of Famous people born in Switzerland

Mariella Farré is a Swiss singer of Italian descent, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1983 and 1985.

Pascal Richard is a French-speaking Swiss former racing cyclist. He is most notable as a former King of the Mountains winner at the Giro d'Italia and Olympic Games gold medalist. He won the Swiss National Road Race championship in 1989 and 1993.

Jürg Häusermann is a Swiss-German media scholar and emeritus professor. He studied Germanic, Russian language and literature and French linguistics at the University of Zurich and the Moscow State Linguistic University. Häusermann doctorate in 1977 in Zurich. 1985 to 1989 he was visiting professor at the University of Trieste in Italy. From 1993 to 2017, Häusermann was professor of media analysis and production at the University of Tübingen. He was director of the German seminar at Tübingen.

Heinz Barmettler Veloz is a retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in Switzerland, he represented the Dominican Republic internationally.

Luciano Castelli is a Swiss painter, graphic artist, photographer, sculptor and musician.