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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.
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 1950s Clear ×
Bertrand Piccard
Born 1958
Martin Odersky
Born 1958
Francesca von Habsburg
Born 1958
Lise-Marie Morerod
Born 1956
Cosey
Born 1950
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Born 1959
Thierry Mandon
Born 1957
Anthony Radziwill
1959 - 1999
Alain Fuchs
Born 1953
Oleg Caetani
Born 1956
Princess Elena of Romania
Born 1950
Rolf Sachs
Born 1955
Raphaël Aubert
Born 1953
Daniel Brélaz
Born 1950
Philippe Nicolet
Born 1953
Jean-François Antonioli
Born 1959
Owen Gleiberman
Born 1959
Roland Siegwart
Born 1959
Pierre Thomas (journalist)
Born 1954
Pascal Auberson
Born 1952
Olivier Sillig
Born 1951
Gianpietro Zappa
1956 - 2005
José-Flore Tappy
Born 1954
Carole Tongue
Born 1955
François Rappo
Born 1955
Pierre Zimmermann (bridge)
Born 1955
François Lindemann
Born 1950
Charles Favre
Born 1957
Claude Ryf
Born 1957
Antoine Jaccoud
Born 1957
Irina Walker
Born 1953
Olivier Clerc (musicien)
Born 1950
Pierre Simenon
Born 1959
Ronald Curchod
Born 1954
Pierre-Alain Gentil
1952 - 2008
Christian Favre
Born 1955
Danièle Giazzi
Born 1955
Michel Kasser
Born 1953
Jean-Charles Rielle
Born 1952
Jacques de Watteville
Born 1951
Riccardo Faini
1951 - 2007
Bruno Schneider (Musiker)
Born 1957
Pascal Krug
Born 1952
Fabienne Pakleppa
Born 1950
Klaus Douglass
Born 1958
Catherine Bolle
Born 1956
Daniel Cherix
Born 1950
Margherita Agnelli
Born 1955
Annik Mahaim
Born 1951
François Rossel
1955 - 2015
Jean Crotti
Born 1954
Olivier Beetschen
Born 1950
Willy Gianinazzi
Born 1953
François Burland
Born 1958
Olivier Cuendet
Born 1953
Frédéric Gonseth
Born 1950
Antoine Auberson
Born 1957
Bernard Campiche
Born 1956
Laurence Chauvy
Born 1959
David Moginier
Born 1959
Aline Viredaz
Born 1953
Jean-François Thomas
Born 1952
Matthias Tschabold
Born 1956
Pierre Chiffelle
Born 1957
Patrick Bron
Born 1953
Alex Mayenfisch
Born 1954
Prince Christoph of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1956 - 2006
Jean-Pierre Grandjean
Born 1950
Daniel Perrin (musicien)
Born 1955
Daniel Will
Born 1951
Antoine Ogay
Born 1958
Elisabeth Decrey Warner
Born 1953
Jean-François Sonnay
Born 1954
Danièle Mussard
Born 1952
Philippe Glatz
Born 1953
Stéphane Reymond
Born 1953
Olivier Faller
1951 - 2016
Pierre-Alain Clerc
Born 1955
Yann Braendlin
Born 1959
Ayis Capéronis
Born 1950
François Allaz
Born 1957
Antoine Duplan
Born 1957
Jean-François Correvon
1954 - 2014
Etienne Thévoz
Born 1956
Michel Nikita Pfister
Born 1959
Raynald Métraux
Born 1958
Vincent Grandjean
Born 1958