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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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Stéphane Chapuisat

Born 1969

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Migjen Basha

Born 1987

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Fabio Celestini

Born 1975

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Vullnet Basha

Born 1990

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Léo Lacroix (footballer)

Born 1992

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Marc Hottiger

Born 1967

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Salim Khelifi

Born 1994

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Pierre-Albert Chapuisat

Born 1948

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Alexandre Pasche

Born 1991

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Matteo Fedele

Born 1992

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Antonio Dominique

Born 1994

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David Marazzi

Born 1984

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Hans Weber

1934 - 1965

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Léonard Thurre

Born 1977

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Andi Zeqiri

Born 1999

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Guillaume Katz

Born 1989

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Marcel Vonlanthen

Born 1933

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José Luis Deus

Born 1977

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Sébastien Meoli

Born 1980

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Chitchanok Xaysensourinthone

Born 1994

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Gianpietro Zappa

1956 - 2005

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Anđelko Savić

Born 1993

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David Kılınç

Born 1992

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Dylan Stadelmann

Born 1989

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Ahmet Özcan

Born 1995

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Claude Ryf

Born 1957

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Peter Caraballo

Born 1992

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Louis Maurer (footballer)

1904 - 1988

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Gaston Tschirren

1906 - 1983

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Frédéric Gigon

Born 1973

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Daniel Mellet

Born 1920

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Gilbert Dutoit

1925 - 2019

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Étienne Bugnion

Born 1881

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