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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 87 notable births.

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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0017 THEATRE

James Thiérrée

Born 1974

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0031 FOOTBALL

Fabio Celestini

Born 1975

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0044 ACTOR

Élodie Frenck

Born 1975

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0067 FILM

David L. Cunningham

Born 1971

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0085 SINGER

Jérémie Kisling

Born 1976

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0096 FILM

Lionel Baier

Born 1975

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0127 POLITICIAN

Isabelle Moret

Born 1970

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0143 POLITICIAN

Daniela Aiuto

Born 1977

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0150 FOOTBALL

Léonard Thurre

Born 1977

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0153 SINGER

Al Walser

Born 1976

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0168 MUSIC

Greis (Musiker)

Born 1978

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0188 POLITICIAN

Fathi Derder

Born 1970

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0196 PIANIST

Cédric Pescia

Born 1976

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0198 POLITICIAN

Roger Nordmann (homme politique)

Born 1973

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0202 PAINTER

Stéphane Ducret

Born 1970

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0204 PHYSICIST

Claudia de Rham

Born 1978

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0208 FOOTBALL

José Luis Deus

Born 1977

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0209 AIR FORCE

Emmanuel Goffi

Born 1971

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0238 FILM

Séverine Cornamusaz

Born 1975

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0243 WRITER

Diego Ameixeiras

Born 1976

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0249 WRITER

Cécile Ladjali

Born 1971

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0253 WRITER

Claire Genoux

Born 1971

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0264 WRITER

Marie-Jeanne Urech

Born 1976

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0284 PIANIST

Christian Chamorel

Born 1979

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0289 ACADEMIC

Claire Clivaz

Born 1971

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0307 CONDUCTOR

Antoine Rebstein

Born 1978

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0318 FILM

Germinal Roaux

Born 1975

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0319 SKIER

Jedrij Notz

Born 1974

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0324 FREESTYLE

Corinne Bodmer

Born 1970

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0325 POLITICIAN

Jean Christophe Schwaab

Born 1979

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0331 FILM

Véronique Reymond

Born 1971

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0342 ARTIST

Nicolas Pages

Born 1970

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0350 ACTOR

Joan Mompart

Born 1973

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0354 TEACHER

Sonia I. Seneviratne

Born 1974

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0356 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Manon Schick

Born 1974

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0357 ART HISTORIAN

Julie Enckell Julliard

Born 1974

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0365 WRITER

Stéphanie Chuat

Born 1974

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0378 WRITER

Frédéric Jaccaud

Born 1977

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0381 WRITER

Emmanuelle Antille

Born 1972

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0383 SNOWBOARD

Guillaume Nantermod

Born 1975

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0393 MUSIC

Stéphane Blok

Born 1971

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0401 CARTOONIST

Bénédicte (dessinatrice)

Born 1972

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0426 WRITER

Antonio Albanese (écrivain et musicien)

Born 1970

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0451 POLITICIAN

Grégoire Junod

Born 1975

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0472 WRITER

David Laufer

Born 1971

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0514 FOOTBALL

Frédéric Gigon

Born 1973

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0518 WRITER

Frédéric Vallotton

Born 1970

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0534 SWIMMER

Yves Platel

Born 1977

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0543 ACTOR

Karim Slama

Born 1976

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0559 ARTIST

Luc Aubort

Born 1971

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0568 FILM

Alain Freudiger

Born 1977

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0576 WRITER

Julie Delaloye

Born 1979

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0583 ARTIST

Christian Zilocchi

Born 1973

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0616 ACADEMIC

Laurent Stalder

Born 1970

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0643 WRITER

Rachel Maeder

Born 1978

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0644 WRITER

Sophie-Hélène Martin

Born 1971

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0649 PLAYER

Annik Skrivan

Born 1978

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0665 HARPSICHORDIST

Gaël Liardon

1973 - 2018

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0675 CELLIST

Aurélie Wydler

Born 1978

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0678 PHOTOGRAPHER

David Shama

Born 1977

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0689 SINGER

Simon Jaunin

Born 1971

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0701 JOURNALIST

Mathieu von Rohr

Born 1978

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0703 BUSINESS

Gregory Knie

Born 1977

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0729 SINGER

K (Nicolas Michel)

Born 1976

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0742 SAXOPHONIST

François de Ribaupierre

Born 1972

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0744 SKATER

Cédric Monod

Born 1974

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0781 SPORT

Pierre Kőszáli

Born 1971

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0796 SINGER

Raphelson

Born 1974

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