47.4233° N, 9.3766° E
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×
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.
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.
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Art & Design
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Dieter Moebius
1944 - 2015
Ruth Dreifuss
Born 1940
Stephan Schmidheiny
Born 1947
Niklaus Meienberg
1940 - 1993
Miguel Herz-Kestranek
Born 1948
Franz Jaeger
Born 1941
Daniel Thürer
Born 1945
Karl Ammann
Born 1948
Felix Thürlemann
Born 1946
Günther Frei
Born 1942
Ruedi Aeschbacher
Born 1941
Klara Obermüller
Born 1940
Helen Schüngel-Straumann
Born 1940
Jörg Fisch
Born 1947
Walter Saxer (Filmproduzent)
Born 1947
Eugen David
Born 1945
Peter Nobel
Born 1945
Peter Gomez
Born 1947
Robert Nef
Born 1942
Monica Bachmann
Born 1942
Hanspeter Lebrument
Born 1941
Hans Hartmann (Musiker)
Born 1942
Marco Bischof
Born 1947
Otto Demarmels
Born 1948
Niklaus Fritschi
Born 1945
Klaus Lutz
1940 - 2009
Kurt Meier-Boudane
1947 - 2014
Martin Hilb
Born 1948
Daniel Frei (Politikwissenschaftler)
1940 - 1988
Alfred Jäger (Theologe)
1941 - 2015
Bernhard Furrer
Born 1943
Alexander Malta
1942 - 2016
Walter Eggenberger
Born 1944
Trix Heberlein
Born 1942
Peter Friederich
Born 1942
Willy Bischof
1945 - 2019
Walter Intemann
Born 1944