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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.

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  • Art & Design
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
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Showing 38 of 811 notable people

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Félix Vallotton

1865 - 1925

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Théophile Steinlen

1859 - 1923

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Elizabeth Thompson

1846 - 1933

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Marius Borgeaud

1861 - 1924

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François Bocion

1828 - 1890

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Franz Hegi

1774 - 1850

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André Charles Biéler

1896 - 1989

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Gustave Louis Jaulmes

1873 - 1959

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Stéphane Ducret

Born 1970

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Francine Simonin

1936 - 2020

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René Francillon

1876 - 1973

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Benjamin Samuel Bolomey

1739 - 1819

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Lélo Fiaux

1909 - 1964

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Karl Schlesinger (Maler)

1825 - 1893

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Jean Lecoultre

Born 1930

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Ronald Curchod

Born 1954

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Marie-Hélène Fehr-Clément

1918 - 2012

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Armand Abplanalp

1930 - 2000

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Jacqueline Oyex

1931 - 2006

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Nanette Genoud

1907 - 1987

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Raymond Meuwly

1920 - 1981

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Catherine Bolle

Born 1956

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Raoul Domenjoz

1896 - 1978

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Jean Crotti

Born 1954

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Jean Apothéloz

1900 - 1965

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Auguste de Molins

1821 - 1890

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Charles Blanc-Gatti

1890 - 1966

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Henry Bischoff

1882 - 1951

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Gustave Lorain

1882 - 1965

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Marc Gonthier

1895 - 1954

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Julien Renevier

1847 - 1907

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Jacques Alfred van Muyden

1818 - 1898

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Claire Nydegger

Born 1960

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Dode Lambert

Born 1948

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Rodolphe Fornerod

1877 - 1953

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Marthe Jeanne Giacomini-Piccard

1880 - 1949

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Franck Chabry

1916 - 1979

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Jean-François Correvon

1954 - 2014

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