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
- Field: Diplomat Clear ×
Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul
1552 - 1636
Yury Golovkin
1762 - 1846
Randoll Coate
1909 - 2005
Jean-Pierre Hocké
Born 1938
Franz-Rudolf von Weiss
1885 - 1960
Jacques de Watteville
Born 1951
Julien Rossat
1901 - 1978
Etienne Thévoz
Born 1956
Jean-Louis Pahud
1909 - 1993
Etienne Serra
1916 - 1989
Daniel Gagnebin
1917 - 1998