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 1950s Clear ×
Luciano Castelli
Born 1951
Urs Leimgruber
Born 1952
Curt Truninger
Born 1957
Stephan Klapproth
Born 1958
Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss of Plauen
1950 - 1999
Silvio Scaglia
Born 1958
Eva Brunner
Born 1952
Konrad Graber
Born 1958
Felix Müri
Born 1958
Mário Marquez
Born 1952
Röbi Koller
Born 1957
Louis Schelbert
Born 1952
Claire Huguenin
1954 - 2018
Richard Bucher
1955 - 2012
Albrecht Schnider
Born 1958
Martin Zurmühle
Born 1956
Walter Mattli
Born 1950
Bruno Staffelbach
Born 1957
Markus Felber
Born 1951
Patricia Litten
Born 1954
Brigitte Tag
Born 1959
Wolfgang Meighörner
Born 1958
Albin Brun
Born 1959
Artur K. Vogel
Born 1953
Alice Schmid
Born 1951
Gisela Widmer
Born 1958
Hannes Brunner
Born 1956
Carmen Anhorn
Born 1956
Stefan Ineichen
Born 1958
Rosmarie Quadranti
Born 1957
Emanuel Ammon
Born 1950
Marcel Konrad
Born 1954
Alfred Felder
Born 1950
Juerg Albrecht
Born 1952
Paul Winiker
Born 1956
Heinz Affolter
Born 1953
Fritz Muri
Born 1955
Leo Staub
Born 1957
Josef Estermann (Soziologe)
Born 1955
Thomas Mettler
Born 1958
Iris Minder
Born 1951
Roland Rosset
Born 1957
Mario Rossori
Born 1959
Yvonne Schärli-Gerig
Born 1952
Alexander Klapproth
Born 1956
Othmar Schlegel
Born 1951