47.0523° N, 8.3060° E
LUZERN
Most Famous People Born in Luzern, Switzerland
- Notable people
- 491
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1942
- Most distinctive
- Rower 4.4×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Luzern during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Luzern Is Known For
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Politician is Luzern's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (57).
Luzern over-indexes on rower — 4.4× the global rate.
Luzern under-produces actor — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Luzern's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Toni Hagen
1917 - 2003
Josef-Maria Jauch
1914 - 1974
Albert Ferber
1911 - 1987
Anton Muheim
1916 - 2016
Sonia Sekula
1918 - 1963
Edmund Stadler
1912 - 2005
Eduard Josef Gübelin
1913 - 2005
Margrit Winter
1917 - 2001
Alfred Waldis
1919 - 2013
Ernst Michael Lang
1913 - 2014
Otto Bachmann (Künstler)
1915 - 1996
Alfred Bernegger
1912 - 1978
Otto Pfeifer
1914 - 1999
Peter Vogelsanger
1912 - 1995
Ezechiel Britschgi
1917 - 2006
Erwin Bücken
Born 1910
Margrit Conrad
1918 - 2005
Emil Jauch
1911 - 1962
Ernst Haensli
1912 - 1986
Franz Pfyffer von Altishofen
1917 - 1995
Marie-Mathilde Freuler-Bühler
1911 - 2016