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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.

155016001650170017501800185019001950
  • Writing
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Other
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Showing 30 of 811 notable people

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David Bennent

Born 1966

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Marc Porel

1949 - 1983

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Amanda Sandrelli

Born 1964

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Kacey Mottet Klein

Born 1998

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Anne-Marie Miéville

Born 1945

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Élodie Frenck

Born 1975

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Anne Bennent

Born 1963

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Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Born 1959

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Anne Richard

Born 1968

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Antoine Basler

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Jean-Stéphane Bron

Born 1969

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Fiona Button

Born 1986

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Henri Szeps

Born 1943

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Yvette Théraulaz

Born 1947

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Charlotte Gabris

Born 1987

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Denise Virieux

Born 1964

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Roland Carey

1933 - 2019

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Joan Mompart

Born 1973

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Jeanine Forney

Born 1940

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Alexandre Bonstein

Born 1963

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Stéphane Maeder

Born 1961

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Christine Anglio

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Frances Martin

Born 1939

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Hugues Wanner

1907 - 1993

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Karim Slama

Born 1976

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Marcel Imhoff

1924 - 1979

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Marcel Merminod

1893 - 1979

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Jack Rebaldi

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Sophie Gardaz

Born 1962

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Nathalie Jeannet

Born 1965

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