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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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  • Art & Design
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Science
  • Other
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Showing 14 of 491 notable people

0002 COMPOSER

Siegfried Wagner

1869 - 1930

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0041 COMPOSER

Fritz Brun

1878 - 1959

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0055 COMPOSER

Caspar Diethelm

1926 - 1997

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0079 COMPOSER

Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee

1786 - 1868

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0187 COMPOSER

Marcel Barsotti

Born 1963

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0216 COMPOSER

Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schauensee

1720 - 1789

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0262 COMPOSER

Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder

1725 - 1765

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0270 COMPOSER

Kurt Baebi

Born 1943

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0316 COMPOSER

Luzia von Wyl

Born 1985

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0324 COMPOSER

Alfred Felder

Born 1950

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0346 COMPOSER

Alfred Knüsel

Born 1941

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0353 COMPOSER

Stephan Simeon

1927 - 2017

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0412 COMPOSER

Max Lienert

1903 - 1964

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0423 COMPOSER

Sarah Chaksad

Born 1983

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