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: Writer Clear ×
Alejo Carpentier
1905 - 1980
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
1878 - 1947
Arthur Cravan
1887 - 1918
Grisélidis Réal
1929 - 2005
S. Corinna Bille
1912 - 1979
Nicolas Calas
1907 - 1988
Simon Njami
Born 1962
Gai Eaton
1921 - 2010
Carmen Binladin
Born 1947
Georges Borgeaud
1914 - 1998
Roland Jaccard
Born 1941
Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss
Born 1928
Raphaël Aubert
Born 1953
Anne-Marie Simond
Born 1941
Étienne Delessert (illustrator)
Born 1941
Jacques Mercanton (écrivain)
1910 - 1996
Colette Rosselli
1911 - 1996
Laurence Pernoud
1918 - 2009
Joseph Incardona
Born 1969
Jeanlouis Cornuz
1922 - 2007
Asa Lanova
1933 - 2017
Dora Melegari
1849 - 1924
Anne Perrier
1922 - 2017
Roland Buti
Born 1964
Quentin Mouron
Born 1989
Ferdinand Lecomte
1826 - 1899
Olivier Sillig
Born 1951
Gaston Cherpillod
1925 - 2012
José-Flore Tappy
Born 1954
Diego Ameixeiras
Born 1976
Cécile Ladjali
Born 1971
Claire Genoux
Born 1971
Marie-Jeanne Urech
Born 1976
Henri Warnery
1859 - 1902
Antoine Jaccoud
Born 1957
Charles-François Landry
1909 - 1973
Pierre Simenon
Born 1959
Mélissa Pollien
Born 1998
Laurent Flutsch
Born 1961
Stéphanie Chuat
Born 1974
Julien Burri
Born 1980
Frédéric Jaccaud
Born 1977
Emmanuelle Antille
Born 1972
Pierre-Alain Tâche
Born 1940
Louise Fatio
1904 - 1993
Alexandre Friederich
Born 1965
Bernard Dutoit
1933 - 2019
François Rothen
Born 1936
Antonio Albanese (écrivain et musicien)
Born 1970
Flynn Maria Bergmann
Born 1969
Ronald Schweppe
Born 1962
Michel Bory
Born 1943
Fabienne Pakleppa
Born 1950
Alain Rochat (écrivain)
Born 1961
Jean Pache
1933 - 2001
César-François de Saussure
1705 - 1783
Anne Fontaine (poétesse)
1908 - 2004
Annik Mahaim
Born 1951
François Rossel
1955 - 2015
Olivier Beetschen
Born 1950
Paul Vallotton
1919 - 2010
David Laufer
Born 1971
André Kuenzi
1916 - 2005
Nicolas Couchepin
Born 1960
Michel Goeldlin
1934 - 2012
Gil Pidoux
Born 1938
Georges Caspari
1917 - 2002
Adèle Kamm
1885 - 1911
Michel Campiche
Born 1922
Yves Rosset
Born 1965
Michel Dentan
1926 - 1984
Frédéric Vallotton
Born 1970
Simone Rapin
1901 - 1988
Claudine Roulet
Born 1934
Henri Noverraz
1915 - 2002
Hélène Bezençon
Born 1960
Alice Curchod
1907 - 1971
Anne de Preux
Born 1942
Janine Marat
Born 1926
Laurence Chauvy
Born 1959
Daniel Tschumy
Born 1964
Charles Bory
1914 - 1991
Julie Delaloye
Born 1979
Suzanne Gagnebin
1845 - 1929
Francine-Charlotte Gehri
Born 1923
Jean-Pierre Moulin (écrivain)
Born 1922
Daniel Simond
1904 - 1973
Bernard Antenen
Born 1936
Robert Chessex
1904 - 1987
Matthias Tschabold
Born 1956
Auguste Martin
1908 - 1979
Henri Mutrux-Bornoz
1906 - 1992
Jacques Meylan
Born 1938
Samuel Campiche
1914 - 2004
Étienne Chevalley
1920 - 1979
Marcel Aymon
Born 1931
Eugène Badoux
1910 - 2010
Rachel Maeder
Born 1978
Sophie-Hélène Martin
Born 1971
Denyse Sergy
Born 1919
Philip Rohr
Born 1963
Michel Diserens
Born 1967
Claudio Ceni
Born 1965
Aloys de Molin
1861 - 1914
Ingrid Olsommer
Born 1943
Mireille Reymond
1916 - 2003
Roland-Benoît Delacombaz
1941 - 2008
Madeleine Bräutigam
Born 1920
Jean-François Sonnay
Born 1954
Cyrano Huguenin
1901 - 1961
Claire-Véronique Schmidt
Born 1963
Jean-Pierre Pastori
Born 1949
Richard-Edouard Bernard
1919 - 1977
Marie-Claire Dewarrat
Born 1949
Daniel M. Neuman
Born 1944