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 1930s Clear ×
Charles Dutoit
Born 1936
Umberto Agnelli
1934 - 2004
Jean-François Bergier
1931 - 2009
Frédy Girardet
Born 1936
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
1938 - 2015
Christiane Jaccottet
1937 - 1999
Sylvain Saudan
Born 1936
Michel Thévoz
Born 1936
François Bovon
1938 - 2013
Éric Tappy
Born 1931
Jean Balissat
1936 - 2007
Hans Weber
1934 - 1965
Guy-Claude Burger
Born 1934
Jean-François Leuba
1934 - 2004
François Gross
1931 - 2015
Asa Lanova
1933 - 2017
Michel Despland
1936 - 2018
Marcel Vonlanthen
Born 1933
Gabriel Fragnière
1934 - 2015
Gilbert Facchinetti
1936 - 2018
Francine Simonin
1936 - 2020
Laurent Gagnebin
Born 1939
Pierre Ducrey
Born 1938
André Zanotto
1933 - 1995
Georges Andrey
Born 1938
Jean-Pierre Hocké
Born 1938
Roland Carey
1933 - 2019
Raymond Court
1932 - 2012
Jean Lecoultre
Born 1930
Jean-Claude Grèt
1930 - 2001
Armand Abplanalp
1930 - 2000
Jacqueline Oyex
1931 - 2006
Nils Andersson (éditeur)
Born 1933
Jean Charles
Born 1937
Jean-Pierre de Peretti Della Rocca
1930 - 2001
Luc Chessex
Born 1936
Bernard Dutoit
1933 - 2019
Catherine Wahli
1936 - 2011
François Rothen
Born 1936
Antoine Livio
1937 - 2001
Jean Pache
1933 - 2001
Claude Besuchet
1930 - 2020
Michel Goeldlin
1934 - 2012
Gil Pidoux
Born 1938
André Durussel
Born 1938
Frances Martin
Born 1939
Claudine Roulet
Born 1934
Robert Develey
Born 1930
Jacqueline Genton
1931 - 2015
Jean-Marie Vodoz
1930 - 2019
Bernard Antenen
Born 1936
Jacques Meylan
Born 1938
Marcel Aymon
Born 1931
Claudine Perretti
1934 - 2005
François Carrard
Born 1938
Philippe Junod
Born 1938
Adrien Tschumy
Born 1930
Jacques Cerf (musicien)
1932 - 2019
Claude Blanc
Born 1934
Jean Ayer
1930 - 2012
Myriam Tétaz
Born 1934
Michel Steininger
Born 1935
Roland Ostermann
Born 1938
Jean Cerrottini
Born 1938
Jean-Paul Liardet
Born 1939
Michel Perret
Born 1930
Étienne Bettens
Born 1931