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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Karl Odermatt
Born 1942
Uli Sigg
Born 1946
Walter Brun
Born 1942
Kurt Müller (footballer)
Born 1948
Villi Hermann
Born 1941
Bruno Reichlin
Born 1941
Marianne Eigenheer
1945 - 2018
Fredy Studer
Born 1948
Stanislaus von Moos
Born 1940
Guido Bachmann
1940 - 2003
Werner J. Egli
Born 1943
René Hasler
Born 1948
Georges Theiler
Born 1949
Otto Marchi
1942 - 2004
Walter Haas (Germanist)
Born 1942
André Meyer (football)
Born 1949
Charles B. Blankart
Born 1942
Rupert Graf Strachwitz
Born 1947
Oskar Bätschmann
Born 1943
Egon Milder
1942 - 1975
Maja Wicki-Vogt
1940 - 2016
Josef Estermann (Politiker)
Born 1947
Alfred Muff
Born 1949
Emil Angehrn
Born 1946
Hans Hess
Born 1945
Margrit Kessler
Born 1948
Simone Erni
Born 1946
Angelika Waldis
Born 1940
Karl W. Haltiner
Born 1946
Jean Odermatt
Born 1948
Kurt Baebi
Born 1943
Franziska Rogger
Born 1949
Max Sieber
Born 1943
Kurt Zurfluh
1949 - 2017
Franziska Greising
Born 1943
Eduard Engelberger
Born 1940
Isidor Wallimann
Born 1944
Klaus Heer
Born 1943
Alois Koch
Born 1945
Alfred Knüsel
Born 1941
Urs W. Studer
Born 1949
Marco Vanoli
Born 1949
Werner Ehrensperger
Born 1940
Pierre Triponez
Born 1943
Beno Meier
Born 1949
Beat W. Hess
Born 1949
Werner Zwimpfer
Born 1944
Walter Donzé
Born 1946
Rosmarie Dormann
Born 1947
Verena Thorn-Vogt
Born 1941
Franz Welte
Born 1942