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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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0027 ACTOR

Kacey Mottet Klein

Born 1998

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0033 SINGER

Bastian Baker

Born 1991

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0040 FOOTBALL

Vullnet Basha

Born 1990

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0050 FOOTBALL

Léo Lacroix (footballer)

Born 1992

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0089 FOOTBALL

Salim Khelifi

Born 1994

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0100 ATHLETIC

Sarah Atcho

Born 1995

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0119 FOOTBALL

Alexandre Pasche

Born 1991

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0120 FOOTBALL

Matteo Fedele

Born 1992

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0123 FOOTBALL

Antonio Dominique

Born 1994

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0144 SPORT

Théry Schir

Born 1993

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0180 CONDUCTOR

Lorenzo Viotti

Born 1990

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0181 SPORT

Olivier Beer

Born 1990

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0182 FOOTBALL

Andi Zeqiri

Born 1999

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0213 SPORT

Cyrille Thièry

Born 1990

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0216 FOOTBALL

Chitchanok Xaysensourinthone

Born 1994

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0218 DRIVER

Hugo de Sadeleer

Born 1997

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0255 FOOTBALL

Anđelko Savić

Born 1993

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0262 FOOTBALL

David Kılınç

Born 1992

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0282 RACER

Bastien Chesaux

Born 1991

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0283 HOCKEY

Christophe Bays

Born 1991

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0287 FOOTBALL

Ahmet Özcan

Born 1995

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0343 WRITER

Mélissa Pollien

Born 1998

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0370 FOOTBALL

Peter Caraballo

Born 1992

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0398 SKIER

Marc Rochat

Born 1992

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0486 ROWER

Barnabé Delarze

Born 1994

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0631 JOURNALIST

Jonas Schneiter

Born 1990

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0647 BASKET

Evrard Atcho

Born 1992

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0721 HOCKEY

Guillaume Maillard

Born 1998

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0747 HOCKEY

Georgi Iskrenow

Born 1990

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0749 SPORT

Marc Frossard

Born 1997

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0806 BASKET

Vincent Gaillard

Born 1993

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