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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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0003 PLAYER

Stan Wawrinka

Born 1985

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0020 PLAYER

Timea Bacsinszky

Born 1989

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0024 FOOTBALL

Migjen Basha

Born 1987

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0086 MODEL

Lauriane Gilliéron

Born 1984

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0093 PLAYER

Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian

Born 1984

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0109 FREESTYLE

Virginie Faivre

Born 1982

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0114 VIOLIN

Rachel Kolly d'Alba

Born 1981

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0124 FOOTBALL

David Marazzi

Born 1984

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0134 ACTOR

Fiona Button

Born 1986

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0175 PIANIST

Colin Vallon

Born 1980

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0195 FOOTBALL

Guillaume Katz

Born 1989

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0200 SPORT

Tristan Marguet

Born 1987

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0210 FOOTBALL

Sébastien Meoli

Born 1980

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0212 WRITER

Quentin Mouron

Born 1989

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0230 KARATE

Yoann Kongolo

Born 1987

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0235 POLITICIAN

Rebecca Ruiz

Born 1982

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0245 POLITICIAN

Philippe Nantermod

Born 1984

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0252 PHOTOGRAPHER

Catherine Leutenegger

Born 1983

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0256 SKIER

Aline Bonjour

Born 1985

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0260 SAILING

Nathalie Brugger

Born 1985

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0276 FOOTBALL

Dylan Stadelmann

Born 1989

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0280 PLAYER

Magali de Lattre

Born 1987

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0292 SNOWBOARD

Géraldine Fasnacht

Born 1980

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0294 RACER

Yannick Guerra

Born 1988

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0304 ACTOR

Charlotte Gabris

Born 1987

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0316 HUMOURIST

Thomas Wiesel

Born 1989

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0358 POLITICIAN

Samuel Bendahan

Born 1980

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0371 WRITER

Julien Burri

Born 1980

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0431 SNOWBOARD

Anne-Flore Marxer

Born 1984

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0491 RUNNER

Diego Pazos

Born 1984

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0499 SWIMMER

Pamela Fischer (synchronised swimmer)

Born 1988

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0522 FILM

Pascal Forney

Born 1983

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0529 SKI

Rémi Français

Born 1989

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0547 HOCKEY

Julien Bonnet

Born 1985

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0553 HOCKEY

Michael Ngoy

Born 1982

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0612 MUSIC

Frédéric Zwicker

Born 1983

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0622 SWIMMER

Marjorie Sagne

Born 1985

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0629 MODEL

Sisley Dias

Born 1988

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0655 HOCKEY

Jérôme Bonnet (hockey sur glace)

Born 1987

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0704 ILLUSTRATOR

Louiza Becquelin

Born 1987

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0737 SINGER

Valentin Villard

Born 1985

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0763 SPORT

Anne-Sophie Thilo

Born 1987

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0769 MISSING

Dominique Tille

Born 1980

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0783 NAGEUSE

Céline Baillod

Born 1982

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0794 FENCER

Jean-Sébastien Luy

Born 1988

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