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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 22 of 811 notable people

0004 FILM

Vincent Perez

Born 1964

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0067 FILM

David L. Cunningham

Born 1971

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0076 FILM

Anthony Radziwill

1959 - 1999

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0077 FILM

Yves Yersin

1942 - 2018

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0096 FILM

Lionel Baier

Born 1975

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0107 FILM

Carole Roussopoulos

1945 - 2009

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0142 FILM

Boris Lehman

Born 1944

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0149 FILM

Philippe Nicolet

Born 1953

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0225 FILM

Giancarlo Cappelli

Born 1912

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0232 FILM

Nag Ansorge

1925 - 2013

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0238 FILM

Séverine Cornamusaz

Born 1975

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0318 FILM

Germinal Roaux

Born 1975

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0331 FILM

Véronique Reymond

Born 1971

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0455 FILM

René-Pierre Bille

1915 - 2006

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0464 FILM

Manuel von Stürler

Born 1968

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0488 FILM

Jean-Louis Porchet

Born 1949

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0519 FILM

Frédéric Gonseth

Born 1950

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0522 FILM

Pascal Forney

Born 1983

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0568 FILM

Alain Freudiger

Born 1977

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0613 FILM

Danielle Jaeggi

Born 1945

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0633 FILM

Alex Mayenfisch

Born 1954

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0776 FILM

Antoine Duplan

Born 1957

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