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SANKT GALLEN

Most Famous People Born in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

Notable people
440
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1929
Most distinctive
Theologian 7.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Sankt Gallen during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 45 notable births.

What Sankt Gallen Is Known For

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Politician is Sankt Gallen's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (63).

Sankt Gallen over-indexes on theologian — 7.5× the global rate.

Sankt Gallen under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician63
  2. Writer23
  3. Painter23
  4. Football19
  5. Academic16
  6. Author16
  7. Actor14
  8. Theologian12
  1. Theologian127.5×
  2. Physicist84.4×
  3. Author164.2×
  4. Economist73.8×
  5. Academic163.6×
  6. Photographer62.8×
  7. Artist112.4×
  8. Painter232.0×
  1. Football190.4×
  2. Actor140.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Sankt Gallen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0022 PHYSICIST

Robert Emden

1862 - 1940

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0163 PHYSICIST

Otto Feuerlein

1863 - 1930

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0179 WRITER

Ernst Kapff

1863 - 1944

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0262 ARCHITECT

Robert Rittmeyer

1868 - 1960

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0360 POLITICIAN

Arnold Knellwolf

1865 - 1945

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0392 BUSINESS

Arnold Mettler (Unternehmer, 1867)

1867 - 1945

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0393 ENTREPRENEUR

Oskar Scheitlin

1861 - 1924

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0395 ENTREPRENEUR

Gustav Laager

1867 - 1931

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