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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 37 of 491 notable people

0005 FOOTBALL

Valentin Stocker

Born 1989

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0006 WRESTLER

Cesaro (wrestler)

Born 1980

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0010 PRODUCER

Anna Murphy (musician)

Born 1989

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0017 GYMNAST

Ariella Käslin

Born 1987

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0025 FENCER

Max Heinzer

Born 1987

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0029 PAINTER

Milo Moiré

Born 1983

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0036 ROWER

Mario Gyr

Born 1985

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0042 FILM

Michael Koch (film director)

Born 1982

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0048 HOCKEY

Thomas Rüfenacht

Born 1985

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0069 FOOTBALL

Sandra Betschart

Born 1989

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0088 FOOTBALL

Samuel Lustenberger

Born 1985

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0111 FREESTYLE

Renato Ulrich

Born 1983

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0150 SINGER

Sarah Buechi

Born 1981

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0152 HOCKEY

Reto Kobach

Born 1980

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0207 SINGER

Mauro Peter

Born 1987

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0221 PLAYER

Reiko Peter

Born 1989

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0226 PHILOSOPHER

Yves Bossart

Born 1983

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0276 ARTIST

Sipho Mabona

Born 1980

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0316 COMPOSER

Luzia von Wyl

Born 1985

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0332 ACTOR

Chris Bucher

Born 1987

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0337 CANOE

Fabio Wyss

Born 1989

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0342 RACE CAR

Tobias Blättler

Born 1981

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0378 MISSING

Ramona Stöckli

Born 1982

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0386 ACTOR

Roger Kaufmann

Born 1981

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0398 PLAYER

Romana Kayser

Born 1987

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0422 LAWYER

Raffael Zeder

Born 1980

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0423 COMPOSER

Sarah Chaksad

Born 1983

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0424 HORNIST

Ivo Gass

Born 1981

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0425 SPRINT

Bojan Mitic

Born 1985

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0430 FENCER

Giacomo Paravicini

Born 1989

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0432 ACTOR

Matthias Koch (Schauspieler)

Born 1988

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0438 MUSIC

Kackmusikk

Born 1982

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0439 DRIVER

Yannick Mettler

Born 1989

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0444 PHOTOGRAPHER

Matteo Gariglio

Born 1986

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0456 SINGER

Andreas Felber (Dirigent)

Born 1983

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0472 PLAYER

Jasmin Bieri

Born 1986

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0474 ARTIST

Anna Kubelik

Born 1980

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