List of Famous people born in Switzerland
Tina Stürzinger
Tina Stuerzinger is a Swiss figure skater. She is the 2013 Swiss national champion and competed in the free skate at two ISU Championships – the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus, and 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Julien Taramarcaz
Julien Taramarcaz is a former professional cyclo-cross cyclist from Switzerland.
Daniel Steiner
Daniel Wyder
Daniel Wyder is a Swiss former racing cyclist. Professional from 1984 to 1992, he won the points race at the 1988 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and rode in five editions of the Giro d'Italia.
Alexandre Pasche
Alexandre Pasche is a Swiss professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for FC Lausanne-Sport in the Swiss Super League.
Jacques Deschenaux
Jacques Deschenaux is a Swiss journalist and television personality.
Samuel Schmid
Samuel Schmid is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports.
Peter Buser
Aurélien Clerc
Aurélien Clerc is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team Ag2r–La Mondiale. He retired from pro cycling after 2009, unable to find a new team, and started a new career as an insurance adviser. His sporting career began with Velo Club Cycliphile Bex.
Armin Meier
Armin Meier is a Swiss former cyclist. He was involved the Festina affair, and was part of the team that was disqualified from the 1998 Tour de France. Despite never testing positive for any drugs, he admitted to the use of EPO throughout his career. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1996 and 1999. He also competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.