46.2001° N, 6.1500° E
GENEVE
Most Famous People Born in Geneve, Switzerland
- Notable people
- 1,536
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1917
- Most distinctive
- Bank 6.0×
A Protestant republic that became, in the 19th century, the world's capital of banking and international diplomacy. Geneva's distinctive professions are bankers, theologians, botanists, pianists, photographers, and physicists — a combination that exists almost nowhere else. Rousseau was born here, Calvin made it the Protestant Rome, Henri Dunant founded the Red Cross here, and Saussure essentially invented modern linguistics at the university.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Geneve during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Geneve Is Known For
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Politician is Geneve's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (138).
Geneve over-indexes on bank — 6.0× the global rate.
Geneve under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Geneve's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Football Clear ×
Philippe Senderos
Born 1985
Reto Ziegler
Born 1986
Denis Zakaria
Born 1996
Patrick Müller (footballer)
Born 1976
Johann Vogel
Born 1977
Alexandre Geijo
Born 1982
Thierry Moutinho
Born 1991
Jeff Agoos
Born 1968
Kevin Bua
Born 1993
Roger Courtois
1912 - 1972
Roger Vonlanthen
Born 1930
Caroline Abbé
Born 1988
Michel Decastel
Born 1955
Genséric Kusunga
Born 1988
Roger Bocquet
1921 - 1994
Kevin Gissi
Born 1992
Dylan Gissi
Born 1991
Christopher Mfuyi
Born 1989
Fabrizio Zambrella
Born 1986
Jocelyn Roux
Born 1986
Tibert Pont
Born 1984
Frank Séchehaye
1907 - 1982
Marcel Mauron
Born 1929
Dereck Kutesa
Born 1997
David González (footballer, born 1986)
Born 1986
André Neury
1921 - 2007
Edmond Kramer
1906 - 1945
Julián Estéban
Born 1986
Félix Bédouret
1896 - 1955
Jérémy Guillemenot
Born 1998
Jean-Michel Aeby
Born 1966
Raymond Passello
1905 - 1987
Michel Pont (sportif)
Born 1954
Igor Mijatović
Born 1992
Ferid Matri
Born 1994
Maxime Dominguez
Born 1996
Miguel Rodrigues (footballer)
Born 1996
Claude Andrey
Born 1951
Marc Schnyder
Born 1952
Jean-Pierre La Placa
Born 1973
Maurice Gallay
1902 - 1982
Arlind Basha
Born 1996
Ludovic Paratte
Born 1992
John Dinkota
Born 1994
Bruno Fontes da Mota
Born 1987
Pierre Beetschen
1934 - 2017
Gianfranco Seramondi
Born 1958
Eddy Barea
Born 1973
Philippe Cravero
Born 1970
Eric Rapo
Born 1972
Karim Gazzetta
Born 1995
Albert Weber (calciatore svizzero)
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Jean Lutz
Born 1904
Mehdi Challandes
Born 1988
Alfred Cartier
1882 - 1959
João Filipe Poceiro
Born 1991
Lucien Pasteur
1921 - 1980
Jacques Barlie
Born 1941
Charles Kunz
Born 1928
Piero Costantino
Born 1978
Philippe Fuchs
1921 - 2001
Charles Inaebnit
1886 - 1970
François Dégerine
1870 - 1948
Eugène De Fernex
1882 - 1927