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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Franz von Sonnenberg (Großprior)
1608 - 1682
Franziska Greising
Born 1943
Joseph Anton Felix von Balthasar
1737 - 1810
Ludwig Carinus
1496 - 1569
Peter Vogelsanger
1912 - 1995
Jacques Matthias Schenker
1854 - 1927
Agnes von Segesser
1884 - 1964
Berthe Widmer
1924 - 2012
Franz Josef Hirt
1899 - 1985
Albert Moser (Orgelbauer)
1878 - 1960
Beat Müller
Born 1971
Greti Kläy
Born 1930
Hansjörg Mattmüller
1923 - 2006
Eduard Engelberger
Born 1940
Sandra Hughes
Born 1966
Luzia von Wyl
Born 1985
Joseph Ambühl
1873 - 1936
Ulrich Meyer (Politiker)
1903 - 1987
Felix Robert Nager
1877 - 1959
Eduard Glanzmann
1887 - 1959
Marcel Konrad
Born 1954
Johann Melchior Mohr
1762 - 1846
Rudolf C. Bettschart
1930 - 2015
Alfred Felder
Born 1950
Seraphin Xaver Weingartner
1844 - 1919
Kurt H. Illi
1935 - 2010
Ezechiel Britschgi
1917 - 2006
Peter Ammon (Fotograf)
Born 1924
Edwin Bucher
1879 - 1968
Juerg Albrecht
Born 1952
Paul Winiker
Born 1956
Chris Bucher
Born 1987
Isidor Wallimann
Born 1944
Klaus Heer
Born 1943
Alois Koch
Born 1945
Michael Duss
Born 1977
Fabio Wyss
Born 1989
Tom Gerber (Regisseur)
Born 1977
Andy Halter
Born 1966
Sabina Naef
Born 1974
René Altmann
1929 - 1978
Tobias Blättler
Born 1981
Paul Frick (Mediziner, 1922)
1922 - 2018
Walter Strebi
1903 - 1981
Hans Pfyffer
1866 - 1953
Alfred Knüsel
Born 1941
Heinz Affolter
Born 1953
Lorenz Andreas Fischer
Born 1966
Xaver Schwegler
1832 - 1902
Vinzenz Ziswiler
Born 1935
Fritz Muri
Born 1955
Heinrich Viktor von Segesser
1843 - 1900
Stephan Simeon
1927 - 2017
Jean Muret
1799 - 1877
Josef Karl Amrhyn
1777 - 1848
Josef Schumacher im Uttenberg
1793 - 1860
Paul Kopp
1900 - 1984
Jakob Meier (Abt)
1548 - 1599
Franz Dula
1814 - 1892
Joseph Anton Schumacher
1773 - 1851
Erwin Bücken
Born 1910
Renward Meyer von Schauensee
1818 - 1895
Rudolf Bucher (Mediziner)
1899 - 1971
Xaver von Segesser von Brunegg
1814 - 1874
Leo Staub
Born 1957
Basilius Balthasar
1709 - 1776
Max S. Wey
1892 - 1953
Anton Bucheli
1929 - 2020
Helmi Gasser
1928 - 2015
Jost Meyer-am Rhyn
1834 - 1898
Jiri Scherer
Born 1970
Max Kopp
1891 - 1984
Franz Schneider (Fotograf)
1898 - 1974
Franz Xaver de Schumacher im Himmelrich
1755 - 1808
Salomon David Steinberg
1889 - 1965
Albert Hollenstein
1930 - 1974
Willi Furrer
1906 - 1985
Ramona Stöckli
Born 1982
Joseph Hermann Waser
1901 - 1994
Ludwig Schumacher
1594 - 1639
Urs W. Studer
Born 1949
Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen (Schweizergardist) �
1612 - 1686
Marco Vanoli
Born 1949
Samuel Zimmermann
Born 1993
Joseph Räber (Verleger)
1860 - 1934
Roger Kaufmann
Born 1981
Karl Hofacker
1897 - 1991
Robert Göldlin von Tiefenau
1832 - 1903
Margrit Conrad
1918 - 2005
Edmund Müller (Offizier)
1926 - 2007
Marcel Schwerzmann
Born 1965
Bernard Meinrad Meyer de Schauensée
1777 - 1860
Hans Kaufmann (Regierungsrat)
1871 - 1940
Josef Estermann (Soziologe)
Born 1955
Nadia Erni
Born 1977
Gustav Schaller
1866 - 1945
Alphons Mayr von Baldegg
1789 - 1875
Romana Kayser
Born 1987
Josef Vonmatt
1815 - 1894
Werner Ehrensperger
Born 1940
Pierre Triponez
Born 1943
Candidus Pfiffer
1631 - 1718
Wilhelm Schindler (Politiker)
1829 - 1898
Alois Singer
1769 - 1841
Anselm Lauber
1920 - 1995
Alfons Maria Augner
1862 - 1938
Beno Meier
Born 1949
Tihomir Buinjac
Born 1974
Joseph Mazzola
1799 - 1871
Patricia Dormann
Born 1966
Peter Emberger
1557 - 1611
Max Lienert
1903 - 1964
Stefan Bächler
Born 1967
Alois Hautt
1806 - 1871
Bernhard Keller (Abt)
1608 - 1660
Emil Jauch
1911 - 1962
Joseph Zingg (Eisenbahner)
1863 - 1953
Gabriel Felder
Born 1967
Pirmin Loetscher
Born 1978
Beat W. Hess
Born 1949
Silja Häusermann
Born 1977
Raffael Zeder
Born 1980
Sarah Chaksad
Born 1983
Ivo Gass
Born 1981
Bojan Mitic
Born 1985
Thomas Mettler
Born 1958
Werner Zwimpfer
Born 1944
Gottfried Schär
Born 1936
Iris Minder
Born 1951
Giacomo Paravicini
Born 1989
Lea Bischof
1936 - 2007
Matthias Koch (Schauspieler)
Born 1988
Haris Dubica
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Walter Donzé
Born 1946
Rosmarie Dormann
Born 1947
Xenia Hodel
Born 1998
Nikolaus Fleckenstein
1580 - 1645
Kackmusikk
Born 1982
Yannick Mettler
Born 1989
Yaël Meier
Born 2000
Olivier Kleiner
Born 1996
Jakob Feer
1472 - 1541
Ernst Haensli
1912 - 1986
Matteo Gariglio
Born 1986
Lukas Burkhart
Born 1991
Johannes Lüthard
1490 - 1542
Ludwig Fréderic Teichfuss
1884 - 1966
Jost Fleckenstein
1588 - 1652
Gabriela Mattmann
Born 1969
Ludwig Meyer (Ritter)
1587 - 1663
Roland Rosset
Born 1957
Franz Pfyffer von Altishofen
1917 - 1995
Alexandre Schmidt
Born 1970
Cendrim Kameraj
Born 1999
Niklaus von Meran
1440 - 1493
Andreas Felber (Dirigent)
Born 1983
Josef Ziltener
Born 1931
Jean-Baptiste Maur Meyer
1768 - 1802
Marie-Mathilde Freuler-Bühler
1911 - 2016
Christina Rast
Born 1968
Giorgio Achermann
1907 - 1995
Alex Baur
Born 1961
Verena Thorn-Vogt
Born 1941
Gianluca Lima
Born 1994
Mario Rossori
Born 1959
Yvonne Schärli-Gerig
Born 1952
Jost von Meggen
1509 - 1559
Franz Ludwig Pfyffer von Altishofen
Died 1772
Franz Kurzmeyer
Born 1935
Kurt Grüter (Bergsteiger)
Born 1937
Fritz Bühlmann (Architekt)
1874 - 1956
Jasmin Bieri
Born 1986
Salomo Schweizer
Born 1993
Anna Kubelik
Born 1980
Jost Segesser von Brunegg
1529 - 1592
Johann Konrad Pfyffer von Altishofen
Died 1727
Alexander Klapproth
Born 1956
Johann Kaspar Mayr von Baldegg
Died 1704
Antoinette Weibel
Born 1969
Heinrich Cloos
1559 - 1629
Philomena Colatrella
Born 1968
Franz Welte
Born 1942
Franz Pfyffer von Altishofen (XVII secolo)
Died 1696
Josef Bossart
1929 - 2009
Othmar Schlegel
Born 1951
Antonin Rüttimann
1710 - 1754
Lucille Hunkeler
Born 1974
Leodegar Coraggioni
1825 - 1900
Friedrich Berchtold
1834 - 1883
Constantius von Sonnenberg
1638 - 1691
Honorat Peyer im Hof
1716 - 1785