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LAUSANNE

Most Famous People Born in Lausanne, Switzerland

Notable people
811
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1939
Most distinctive
Pianist 6.5×

Lausanne's international side shows up where you'd expect: the Journalist, Diplomat and Film benches trace the UN agencies, the IOC headquarters and the French-language broadcasting culture that made the city one of Europe's quiet administrative capitals. A Pianist cohort running well above the Swiss baseline carries the Conservatoire tradition, and the Photographer and Architect lines reflect the EPFL-and-ECAL design axis that has defined Lausanne since the 1960s.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Lausanne during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Lausanne Is Known For

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Writer is Lausanne's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (115).

Lausanne over-indexes on pianist6.5× the global rate.

Lausanne under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Writer115
  2. Politician63
  3. Painter38
  4. Football33
  5. Journalist32
  6. Actor30
  7. Film22
  8. Music20
  1. Pianist146.5×
  2. Writer1154.3×
  3. Conductor83.9×
  4. Photographer112.8×
  5. Journalist322.5×
  6. Botanist82.4×
  7. Diplomat112.3×
  8. Architect162.2×
  1. Football330.4×
  2. Politician630.7×
  3. Actor300.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Lausanne's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0016 WRITER

Arthur Cravan

1887 - 1918

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0028 ARTIST

Aloïse Corbaz

1886 - 1964

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0078 ACADEMIC

André Bonnard

1888 - 1959

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0166 DESIGNER

Ernest Boiceau

1881 - 1950

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0214 BOTANIST

Arthur Maillefer

1880 - 1960

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0298 HOCKEY

Ernest Jacquet

1886 - 1969

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0306 BACTERIOLOGIST

Adrian Stokes (pathologiste)

1887 - 1927

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0395 DIPLOMAT

Franz-Rudolf von Weiss

1885 - 1960

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0501 PAINTER

Henry Bischoff

1882 - 1951

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0503 PAINTER

Gustave Lorain

1882 - 1965

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0504 WRITER

Adèle Kamm

1885 - 1911

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0569 POLITICIAN

Paul Perret

1880 - 1947

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0595 BOTANIST

Pierre Boven

1886 - 1968

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0630 LAWYER

François Guisan

1880 - 1953

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0657 PIANIST

Henri Stierlin-Vallon

1887 - 1952

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0684 PHOTOGRAPHER

Eugène Würgler

1880 - 1945

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0696 POLITICIAN

Maurice Baudat

1888 - 1969

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0699 BOOKSELLER

Gustave Payot

1884 - 1960

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0702 TRANSLATOR

Felix Augustin

Born 1884

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0718 ARCHITECT

Charles Thévenaz

1882 - 1966

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0728 PLAYWRIGHT

Georges Jaccottet

1881 - 1918

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0732 POLITICIAN

Georges Bridel (Politiker)

1889 - 1978

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0746 PAINTER

Marthe Jeanne Giacomini-Piccard

1880 - 1949

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0775 FOOTBALL

Étienne Bugnion

Born 1881

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0790 ARTIST

Pierre-Auguste Chiara

1882 - 1929

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