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: Football Clear ×
Stéphane Chapuisat
Born 1969
Migjen Basha
Born 1987
Fabio Celestini
Born 1975
Vullnet Basha
Born 1990
Léo Lacroix (footballer)
Born 1992
Marc Hottiger
Born 1967
Salim Khelifi
Born 1994
Pierre-Albert Chapuisat
Born 1948
Alexandre Pasche
Born 1991
Matteo Fedele
Born 1992
Antonio Dominique
Born 1994
David Marazzi
Born 1984
Hans Weber
1934 - 1965
Léonard Thurre
Born 1977
Andi Zeqiri
Born 1999
Guillaume Katz
Born 1989
Marcel Vonlanthen
Born 1933
José Luis Deus
Born 1977
Sébastien Meoli
Born 1980
Chitchanok Xaysensourinthone
Born 1994
Gianpietro Zappa
1956 - 2005
Anđelko Savić
Born 1993
David Kılınç
Born 1992
Dylan Stadelmann
Born 1989
Ahmet Özcan
Born 1995
Claude Ryf
Born 1957
Peter Caraballo
Born 1992
Louis Maurer (footballer)
1904 - 1988
Gaston Tschirren
1906 - 1983
Frédéric Gigon
Born 1973
Daniel Mellet
Born 1920
Gilbert Dutoit
1925 - 2019
Étienne Bugnion
Born 1881