46.5333° N, 6.6333° E
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.
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 pianist — 6.5× the global rate.
Lausanne under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
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.
- Writing
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1880s Clear ×
Arthur Cravan
1887 - 1918
Aloïse Corbaz
1886 - 1964
André Bonnard
1888 - 1959
Ernest Boiceau
1881 - 1950
Arthur Maillefer
1880 - 1960
Ernest Jacquet
1886 - 1969
Adrian Stokes (pathologiste)
1887 - 1927
Franz-Rudolf von Weiss
1885 - 1960
Henry Bischoff
1882 - 1951
Gustave Lorain
1882 - 1965
Adèle Kamm
1885 - 1911
Paul Perret
1880 - 1947
Pierre Boven
1886 - 1968
François Guisan
1880 - 1953
Henri Stierlin-Vallon
1887 - 1952
Eugène Würgler
1880 - 1945
Maurice Baudat
1888 - 1969
Gustave Payot
1884 - 1960
Felix Augustin
Born 1884
Charles Thévenaz
1882 - 1966
Georges Jaccottet
1881 - 1918
Georges Bridel (Politiker)
1889 - 1978
Marthe Jeanne Giacomini-Piccard
1880 - 1949
Étienne Bugnion
Born 1881
Pierre-Auguste Chiara
1882 - 1929