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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

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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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0009 POLITICIAN

Kurt Furgler

1924 - 2008

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0035 COMEDIAN

Walter Roderer

1920 - 2012

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0039 ARTIST

Hansrudi Wäscher

1928 - 2016

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0051 PIANIST

Margrit Weber

1924 - 2001

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0058 SAXOPHONIST

Hans Moeckel

1923 - 1983

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0094 POLITICIAN

Arthur Honegger (Schriftsteller)

1924 - 2017

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0105 THERAPIST

Félicie Affolter

Born 1926

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0126 THEOLOGIAN

Hans Ferdinand Bürki

1925 - 2002

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0142 WRITER

Hans Rudolf Hilty

1925 - 1994

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0144 POLITICIAN

Fritz Hofmann (politician)

1924 - 2005

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0147 POLITICIAN

Ernst Rüesch

1928 - 2015

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0176 AUTHOR

Iso Baumer

Born 1929

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0195 WRITER

Eduard Stäuble

1924 - 2009

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0197 POLITICIAN

Doris Morf

1927 - 2003

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0205 PHYSICIAN

Boris Luban-Plozza

1923 - 2002

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0212 PHILOSOPHER

Rudolf Haller

1929 - 2014

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0218 RETAILER

Fred Hayman

1925 - 2016

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0220 JOURNALIST

Fred Luchsinger

1921 - 2009

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0235 ACADEMIC

Karl Pestalozzi

Born 1929

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0241 PROFESSOR

Hansjürg Steinlin

1921 - 2004

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0242 POLITICIAN

Walter Zwingli

1925 - 2018

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0246 LAWYER

Hans Haug (Jurist)

1921 - 1995

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0252 THEOLOGIAN

Robert Hanhart

Born 1925

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0263 POLITICIAN

Heinz Allenspach

Born 1928

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0266 PHYSICIAN

Hans-Peter Ludin

Born 1921

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0273 WRITER

August E. Hohler

1925 - 2002

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0276 HISTORIAN

Erwin Bucher

1920 - 2001

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0277 THEOLOGIAN

Franz Dähler

1922 - 2013

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0282 AUTHOR

Hermann Joseph Kopf

1929 - 1979

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0291 NUMISMATIST

Edwin Tobler

1922 - 2020

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0301 LAWYER

Rolf Weber (Politiker)

1923 - 2000

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0306 ECONOMIST

Heinz Weinhold-Stünzi

1926 - 2004

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0309 POLITICIAN

Josef Ziegler (Politiker)

1924 - 2014

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0313 ART DEALER

Roswitha Haftmann

1924 - 1998

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0352 POLITICIAN

Ruedi Schatz

1925 - 1979

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0355 GEOLOGIST

Franz Xaver Hofmann

1921 - 2003

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0358 WRITER

Manuel de Diéguez

1922 - 2019

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