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LUZERN

Most Famous People Born in Luzern, Switzerland

Notable people
491
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1942
Most distinctive
Rower 4.4×
Through the Centuries

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 rower4.4× the global rate.

Luzern under-produces actor — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician57
  2. Painter30
  3. Football29
  4. Writer28
  5. Composer14
  6. Singer14
  7. Music12
  8. Architect11
  1. Rower84.4×
  2. Photographer93.8×
  3. Theologian63.4×
  4. Architect112.5×
  5. Missing82.4×
  6. Painter302.3×
  7. Composer142.2×
  8. Author92.1×
  1. Actor110.4×
  2. Football290.5×

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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Showing 49 of 491 notable people

0012 WRITER

Rolf Dobelli

Born 1966

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0022 BISHOP

Felix Gmür

Born 1966

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0023 SKIER

Hippolyt Kempf

Born 1965

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0035 FOOTBALL

Thomas Wyss

Born 1966

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0047 ECONOMIST

Iris Bohnet

Born 1966

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0056 FILM

Sean Hepburn Ferrer

Born 1960

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0067 THEOLOGIAN

Christina Aus der Au

Born 1966

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0070 FILM

Thomas Imbach

Born 1962

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0076 DIPLOMAT

Thomas Greminger

Born 1961

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0082 ARCHITECT

Markus Breitschmid

Born 1966

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0087 JUMPER

Paul Estermann

Born 1963

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0092 FILM

Ueli Christen

Born 1962

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0118 FOOTBALL

Herbert Baumann (Fussballspieler)

Born 1964

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0133 SINGER

Vera Kaa

Born 1960

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0135 AUTHOR

Armin Risi

Born 1962

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0144 POLITICIAN

Hans Wicki

Born 1964

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0159 PRIEST

Stephan Turnovszky

Born 1964

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0160 PHILOSOPH

Luca Di Blasi

Born 1967

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0166 KILLER

Roger Andermatt

Born 1969

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0177 PLAYER

Stephan Medem

Born 1960

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0181 ARCHITECT

Patrick Gmür

Born 1961

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0182 WRITER

Sonja A. Buholzer

Born 1960

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0183 POLITICIAN

Franz Grüter

Born 1963

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0187 COMPOSER

Marcel Barsotti

Born 1963

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0209 FILM

Tobias Ineichen

Born 1964

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0212 MUSIC

Thomas Hösli

1965 - 2007

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0219 LAWYER

Philipp Gmür

Born 1963

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0220 DESIGNER

Cornel Windlin

Born 1964

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0230 PRESENTER

Karin Frei

Born 1969

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0231 POLITICIAN

Roland Fischer (Politiker)

Born 1965

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0232 SINGER

Scarlett Von Wollenmann

Born 1962

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0235 SINGER

Rosie Wiederkehr

Born 1965

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0241 ACADEMIC

Ralph Schraivogel

Born 1960

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0250 PAINTER

Irene Naef (Künstlerin)

Born 1961

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0258 MUSIC

Thomas Mejer

Born 1961

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0280 AUTHOR

Jolanda Steiner

Born 1961

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0296 WRITER

Beat Christen

Born 1965

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0315 WRITER

Sandra Hughes

Born 1966

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0339 FOOTBALL

Andy Halter

Born 1966

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0348 PHOTOGRAPHER

Lorenz Andreas Fischer

Born 1966

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0391 POLITICIAN

Marcel Schwerzmann

Born 1965

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0410 PLAYER

Patricia Dormann

Born 1966

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0413 ILLUSTRATOR

Stefan Bächler

Born 1967

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0418 MUSIC

Gabriel Felder

Born 1967

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0449 FOLKLORIST

Gabriela Mattmann

Born 1969

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0460 THEATRE

Christina Rast

Born 1968

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0462 WRITER

Alex Baur

Born 1961

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0479 FORSCHER

Antoinette Weibel

Born 1969

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0481 WISSENSCHAFT

Philomena Colatrella

Born 1968

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