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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Music
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Alphons Egli
1924 - 2016
Rolf Brem
1926 - 2014
Caspar Diethelm
1926 - 1997
Serge Stauffer
1929 - 1989
Hedy Salquin
1928 - 2012
Hans Schwarzentruber
1929 - 1982
Leopold Haefliger
1929 - 1989
Hugo Käch
1927 - 2003
Heinrich Stirnimann
1920 - 2005
Hans Rudolf Meyer
1922 - 2005
Berthe Widmer
1924 - 2012
Hansjörg Mattmüller
1923 - 2006
Peter Ammon (Fotograf)
Born 1924
René Altmann
1929 - 1978
Paul Frick (Mediziner, 1922)
1922 - 2018
Stephan Simeon
1927 - 2017
Anton Bucheli
1929 - 2020
Helmi Gasser
1928 - 2015
Edmund Müller (Offizier)
1926 - 2007
Anselm Lauber
1920 - 1995
Josef Bossart
1929 - 2009