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 1960s Clear ×
Vincent Perez
Born 1964
Stéphane Chapuisat
Born 1969
David Bennent
Born 1966
Amanda Sandrelli
Born 1964
Mirwais (musician)
Born 1960
Yves Béhar
Born 1967
Christopher Chaplin
Born 1962
Anne Bennent
Born 1963
Marc Hottiger
Born 1967
Simon Njami
Born 1962
Anne Richard
Born 1968
Sylvie Courvoisier
Born 1968
Pierre-Yves Maillard
Born 1968
Laurent Keller
Born 1961
Anita Protti
Born 1964
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Born 1969
Lucienne Peiry
Born 1961
Joseph Incardona
Born 1969
Laurence Bidaud
Born 1968
Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Born 1966
Roland Buti
Born 1964
Massimo Furlan
Born 1965
Leslie B. Vosshall
Born 1965
Alessandro Lecquio
Born 1960
Jean-Marc Richard (TV and radio presenter)
Born 1960
Philippe Leuba
Born 1965
Michael H. Weinstein
Born 1960
Pierre Audétat
Born 1968
Denise Virieux
Born 1964
Mattia Binotto
Born 1969
Richard Dubugnon
Born 1968
Alexandre Cellier
Born 1966
Gilles Marchand (télévision suisse)
Born 1962
Sylvain Bolay
Born 1963
Laurent Flutsch
Born 1961
Philippe Kenel
Born 1961
Thierry Wasser
Born 1961
André Kudelski
Born 1960
Juri Steiner
Born 1969
Mireille Loup
Born 1969
Alexandre Friederich
Born 1965
Florence Grivel
Born 1969
Flynn Maria Bergmann
Born 1969
Ronald Schweppe
Born 1962
Alain Rochat (écrivain)
Born 1961
Alexandre Bonstein
Born 1963
Tilo Steireif
Born 1969
Anne-Catherine Lyon
Born 1963
Julien Chapuis
Born 1968
Daniel Zappelli
Born 1964
Manuel von Stürler
Born 1968
Nicolas Couchepin
Born 1960
Stéphane Maeder
Born 1961
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz
Born 1960
Nicolaï Schlup
1968 - 2016
Olivier Schaffter
Born 1964
Yves Rosset
Born 1965
Michel Cardinaux
Born 1962
Hélène Bezençon
Born 1960
Jean-Luc Addor
Born 1964
Daniel Tschumy
Born 1964
Patrick Genet
Born 1960
Claire Nydegger
Born 1960
Philippe Bacchetta
Born 1960
Pascal Rinaldi
Born 1961
Umberto Gentiloni
Born 1968
Sophie Gardaz
Born 1962
Philip Rohr
Born 1963
Michel Diserens
Born 1967
Claudio Ceni
Born 1965
Emmanuel Gétaz
Born 1965
Jean Duperrex
Born 1962
Nathalie Jeannet
Born 1965
Marc Erbetta
Born 1963
Sophie Lavaud
Born 1968
Blaise Mettraux
Born 1962
Valérie Lou
Born 1964
Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch
Born 1961
Claire-Véronique Schmidt
Born 1963
Chantal Tauxe
Born 1962
Patrick Ferland
Born 1965
Anne Ramoni
Born 1964
Diane Wild
Born 1961
Karim Samah
Born 1963
Doris Iten
Born 1961
Laurent Lécuyer
Born 1965
Igor Gojanovic
Born 1968