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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 theologian7.5× 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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Showing 63 of 440 notable people

0006 POLITICIAN

Ruth Dreifuss

Born 1940

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0009 POLITICIAN

Kurt Furgler

1924 - 2008

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0013 POLITICIAN

Arnold Koller

Born 1933

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0027 POLITICIAN

Karl Kobelt

1891 - 1968

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0028 POLITICIAN

Arthur Hoffmann (politician)

1857 - 1927

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Thomas Holenstein

1896 - 1962

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Bruno Zuppiger

1952 - 2016

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Hans Fässler

Born 1954

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Hans Altherr

Born 1950

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0076 POLITICIAN

Andrea Caroni

Born 1980

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0081 POLITICIAN

Paul Rechsteiner

Born 1952

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0094 POLITICIAN

Arthur Honegger (Schriftsteller)

1924 - 2017

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0097 POLITICIAN

Karl Huber (politician)

1915 - 2002

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Aurelia Frick

Born 1975

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Karl Hoffmann (Swiss politician)

1820 - 1895

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August von Gonzenbach

1808 - 1887

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Ruedi Aeschbacher

Born 1941

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Fritz Hofmann (politician)

1924 - 2005

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Ernst Rüesch

1928 - 2015

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0167 POLITICIAN

Eugen David

Born 1945

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Johann Joseph Keel

1837 - 1902

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0182 POLITICIAN

Alphonse Bory

1838 - 1891

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0197 POLITICIAN

Doris Morf

1927 - 2003

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Erich Schmidt (Verleger)

1897 - 1952

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Karl Wick

1891 - 1969

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Walther Allgöwer

1912 - 1980

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Walter Zwingli

1925 - 2018

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Claudia Friedl

Born 1960

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Heinz Allenspach

Born 1928

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Ulrich Varnbüler

1432 - 1496

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Edmund Richner

1900 - 1994

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Peter Weigelt

Born 1956

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Harald Huber (Politiker)

1912 - 1998

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Josef Ziegler (Politiker)

1924 - 2014

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Willi Rohner

1907 - 1977

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Werner Allgöwer

1879 - 1966

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Hans-Peter Wessels

Born 1962

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Victor Fehr

1846 - 1938

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Nelly Rodi

1918 - 2003

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Hans Schneider (Politiker)

1904 - 1997

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Ernst Löpfe

1878 - 1970

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Ruedi Schatz

1925 - 1979

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Michael August Wegelin

1797 - 1867

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Franz Eduard Erpf

1807 - 1851

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Arnold Knellwolf

1865 - 1945

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Otto Kopp (Politiker)

1903 - 1972

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Irina Schoettel-Delacher

Born 1962

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Hans Joachim Steinmann (Politiker, 1769)

1769 - 1836

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0387 POLITICIAN

Walter Gerosa

1914 - 1981

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Jakob Müller (Politiker, 1842)

1842 - 1901

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August Näf

1806 - 1887

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Roderich Albert Kunkler

1846 - 1900

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Benedikt Würth

Born 1968

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Monika Simmler

Born 1990

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Michael Götte

Born 1979

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Martin Würmli

Born 1978

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Wolfgang Marxer

Born 1960

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Anton Hummler

1908 - 1944

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0429 POLITICIAN

Walter Intemann

Born 1944

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Johannes Varnbüler

1464 - 1545

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0436 POLITICIAN

Peter Hilti

Born 1972

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Heinrich Weydmann

1848 - 1922

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Daniel Wyler

Born 1959

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