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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 20 of 811 notable people

0145 MUSIC

Guy-Claude Burger

Born 1934

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0168 MUSIC

Greis (Musiker)

Born 1978

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0228 MUSIC

Jean-François Monnard

Born 1941

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0320 MUSIC

Olivier Clerc (musicien)

Born 1950

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0321 MUSIC

Richard Dubugnon

Born 1968

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0322 MUSIC

Alexandre Cellier

Born 1966

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0393 MUSIC

Stéphane Blok

Born 1971

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0415 MUSIC

Bruno Schneider (Musiker)

Born 1957

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0492 MUSIC

Nicolaï Schlup

1968 - 2016

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0511 MUSIC

Michel Cardinaux

Born 1962

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0612 MUSIC

Frédéric Zwicker

Born 1983

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0619 MUSIC

Patrick Bron

Born 1953

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0683 MUSIC

Antoine Ogay

Born 1958

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0690 MUSIC

Jean Duperrex

Born 1962

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0706 MUSIC

Christine Sartoretti

Born 1943

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0723 MUSIC

Blaise Mettraux

Born 1962

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0727 MUSIC

Valérie Lou

Born 1964

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0731 MUSIC

Stéphane Reymond

Born 1953

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0772 MUSIC

François Allaz

Born 1957

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0799 MUSIC

Henri-Louis Matter

Born 1946

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