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: Painter Clear ×
Félix Vallotton
1865 - 1925
Théophile Steinlen
1859 - 1923
Elizabeth Thompson
1846 - 1933
Marius Borgeaud
1861 - 1924
François Bocion
1828 - 1890
Franz Hegi
1774 - 1850
André Charles Biéler
1896 - 1989
Gustave Louis Jaulmes
1873 - 1959
Stéphane Ducret
Born 1970
Francine Simonin
1936 - 2020
René Francillon
1876 - 1973
Benjamin Samuel Bolomey
1739 - 1819
Lélo Fiaux
1909 - 1964
Karl Schlesinger (Maler)
1825 - 1893
Jean Lecoultre
Born 1930
Ronald Curchod
Born 1954
Marie-Hélène Fehr-Clément
1918 - 2012
Armand Abplanalp
1930 - 2000
Jacqueline Oyex
1931 - 2006
Nanette Genoud
1907 - 1987
Raymond Meuwly
1920 - 1981
Catherine Bolle
Born 1956
Raoul Domenjoz
1896 - 1978
Jean Crotti
Born 1954
Jean Apothéloz
1900 - 1965
Auguste de Molins
1821 - 1890
Charles Blanc-Gatti
1890 - 1966
Henry Bischoff
1882 - 1951
Gustave Lorain
1882 - 1965
Marc Gonthier
1895 - 1954
Julien Renevier
1847 - 1907
Jacques Alfred van Muyden
1818 - 1898
Claire Nydegger
Born 1960
Dode Lambert
Born 1948
Rodolphe Fornerod
1877 - 1953
Marthe Jeanne Giacomini-Piccard
1880 - 1949
Franck Chabry
1916 - 1979
Jean-François Correvon
1954 - 2014