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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Peter Bichsel
Born 1935
Rolf Dobelli
Born 1966
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
Born 1978
Peter von Matt
Born 1937
Martin Boyd
1893 - 1972
Konrad Farner
1903 - 1974
Werner J. Egli
Born 1943
Otto Marchi
1942 - 2004
Eva Brunner
Born 1952
Dominik Riedo
Born 1974
Cécile Lauber
1887 - 1981
Sonja A. Buholzer
Born 1960
Otto Wicki
Born 1932
Claire Huguenin
1954 - 2018
Margrit Schriber
Born 1939
David Fermer
Born 1973
Alexander Perrig
Born 1930
Angelika Waldis
Born 1940
Gisela Widmer
Born 1958
Stefan Ineichen
Born 1958
Beat Christen
Born 1965
Franziska Greising
Born 1943
Sandra Hughes
Born 1966
Ezechiel Britschgi
1917 - 2006
Erwin Bücken
Born 1910
Jiri Scherer
Born 1970
Salomon David Steinberg
1889 - 1965
Alex Baur
Born 1961