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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Alphons Egli
1924 - 2016
Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel
1813 - 1889
Josef Anton Schobinger
1849 - 1911
Ludwig Pfyffer
1524 - 1594
Philipp Anton von Segesser
1817 - 1888
Armin Meili
1892 - 1981
Anton Muheim
1916 - 2016
Josef Franz Karl Amrhyn
1800 - 1849
Petra Gössi
Born 1976
Georges Theiler
Born 1949
Konrad Graber
Born 1958
Hans Wicki
Born 1964
Felix Müri
Born 1958
Peter Keller (homme politique, 1971)
Born 1971
Hermann Heller (Swiss politician)
1850 - 1917
Franz Grüter
Born 1963
Josef Estermann (Politiker)
Born 1947
Louis Schelbert
Born 1952
Hans Hess
Born 1945
Felix Balthasar
1794 - 1854
Margrit Kessler
Born 1948
Roland Fischer (Politiker)
Born 1965
Joseph Rudolf Valentin Meyer
1725 - 1808
Alphons Pfyffer
1753 - 1822
Eduard Arnold
1895 - 1977
Hans Venedey
1902 - 1969
Hans Rudolf Meyer
1922 - 2005
Rosmarie Quadranti
Born 1957
Joseph Anton Felix von Balthasar
1737 - 1810
Eduard Engelberger
Born 1940
Ulrich Meyer (Politiker)
1903 - 1987
Johann Melchior Mohr
1762 - 1846
Paul Winiker
Born 1956
Jean Muret
1799 - 1877
Paul Kopp
1900 - 1984
Renward Meyer von Schauensee
1818 - 1895
Rudolf Bucher (Mediziner)
1899 - 1971
Max S. Wey
1892 - 1953
Urs W. Studer
Born 1949
Marcel Schwerzmann
Born 1965
Hans Kaufmann (Regierungsrat)
1871 - 1940
Gustav Schaller
1866 - 1945
Pierre Triponez
Born 1943
Wilhelm Schindler (Politiker)
1829 - 1898
Alois Singer
1769 - 1841
Joseph Mazzola
1799 - 1871
Alois Hautt
1806 - 1871
Walter Donzé
Born 1946
Rosmarie Dormann
Born 1947
Jakob Feer
1472 - 1541
Ludwig Meyer (Ritter)
1587 - 1663
Alexandre Schmidt
Born 1970
Niklaus von Meran
1440 - 1493
Yvonne Schärli-Gerig
Born 1952
Franz Kurzmeyer
Born 1935
Josef Bossart
1929 - 2009
Friedrich Berchtold
1834 - 1883