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
Rolf Weber (Politiker)
1923 - 2000
Julia Marcus
1905 - 2002
Wilhelm Wartmann
1882 - 1970
Harald Huber (Politiker)
1912 - 1998
Paul Scherrer (Bibliothekar)
1900 - 1992
Heinz Weinhold-Stünzi
1926 - 2004
Lukrezia Seiler
1934 - 2013
Marie-Christine de Quatrebarbes
Born 1970
Josef Ziegler (Politiker)
1924 - 2014
Julius Kunkler
1845 - 1923
David Vonwiller
1794 - 1856
Hans Herold (Jurist)
1908 - 2002
Roswitha Haftmann
1924 - 1998
Johann Daniel Wilhelm Hartmann
1793 - 1862
Bernhard Furrer
Born 1943
Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Born 1970
Ralph Scheuss
Born 1956
Gabriela Krapf
Born 1973
Lorenz Hochrütiner
1490 - 1528
Katja Schenker
Born 1968
Maya Onken
Born 1968
Alexander Malta
1942 - 2016
Félix Appenzeller
1892 - 1964
Hansegger
1908 - 1989
Karl Schölly
1902 - 1987
Frida Imboden-Kaiser
1877 - 1962
Willi Rohner
1907 - 1977
Christian Mengelt
Born 1938
Walter Hungerbühler
1930 - 2012
Karin Weigelt
Born 1984
Gallus Kemli
1417 - 1481
Ingrid Jent-Sørensen
Born 1951
Ulrich Varnbüler (Diplomat)
1474 - 1545
Werner Allgöwer
1879 - 1966
Roger Walch
Born 1965
Swintha Gersthofer
Born 1985
Hans-Peter Wessels
Born 1962
Eugen Meister
1886 - 1968
Victor Fehr
1846 - 1938
Robert Gsell
1889 - 1946
Nelly Rodi
1918 - 2003
Hans Schneider (Politiker)
1904 - 1997
Jso Maeder
Born 1957
Curt Burgauer
1908 - 2002
Ernst Löpfe
1878 - 1970
Herbert Lüthy (Physiker)
1914 - 1996
Arnold Halder
1812 - 1888
Ernst Otto Marti
1903 - 1979
Wilhelm von Gonzenbach
1880 - 1955
Philipp U. Heitz
Born 1939
Johann Jakob Rietmann
1808 - 1868
Ruedi Schatz
1925 - 1979
Michael August Wegelin
1797 - 1867
Otto Furter
1905 - 1998
Franz Xaver Hofmann
1921 - 2003
Franz Eduard Erpf
1807 - 1851
Herman Schmidt
Born 1930
Manuel de Diéguez
1922 - 2019
Werner Jung (Offizier)
1935 - 1998
Arnold Knellwolf
1865 - 1945
Theobald von Zollikofer
1828 - 1862
Joseph Karl Pankraz Morel
1825 - 1900
Walter Eggenberger
Born 1944
Rudolf Eduard Hauser
1818 - 1891
Trix Heberlein
Born 1942
Johann Ulrich Stähelin
1802 - 1874
Vera Rothamel
Born 1957
Peter Friederich
Born 1942
Felix Falkner
Born 1964
Max Tobler
1876 - 1929
Max Heinz
1894 - 1988
André Schmucki
1967 - 2019
Matthias Hüppi
Born 1958
Bruno Carini
1912 - 1945
Richard Suter
1907 - 2002
Johann Baptist Grütter
1849 - 1921
Otto Kopp (Politiker)
1903 - 1972
Carlo Schöb
Born 1953
Dora Schlatter (Schriftstellerin)
1855 - 1915
Elsa Lüthi-Ruth
1909 - 2005
Hans Hermann Kürsteiner
1885 - 1968
Henri Kunkler
1886 - 1951
Cristian Sulser
Born 1977
Irina Schoettel-Delacher
Born 1962
Hans Joachim Steinmann (Politiker, 1769)
1769 - 1836
Hans Joachim Steinmann (Politiker, 1703)
1703 - 1792
Walter Gerosa
1914 - 1981
Pierre Rothschild
Born 1952
Jakob Müller (Politiker, 1842)
1842 - 1901
August Näf
1806 - 1887
Iva Mekovec
Born 1995
Arnold Mettler (Unternehmer, 1867)
1867 - 1945
Oskar Scheitlin
1861 - 1924
Roderich Albert Kunkler
1846 - 1900
Gustav Laager
1867 - 1931
Hermann Frey (Architekt)
1908 - 1980
Benedikt Würth
Born 1968
Alfred Mohn
1870 - 1944
Alfons Weisser
1931 - 2016
Thomas Busin
Born 1959
Yagó Bellón
Born 1989
Stefan Lehner
Born 1957
Stephan Weiler
Born 1984
Jakob Schurtanner
1450 - 1526
Fredy Fässler
Born 1959
Marianne de Pury
Born 1935
Johannes Girtanner von Luxburg
1705 - 1781
Monika Simmler
Born 1990
Kerem Adigüzel
Born 1987
Arnold Billwiler
1850 - 1928
Luca Raschle
Born 1990
Ueli Forster
Born 1939
Michael Götte
Born 1979
Martin Würmli
Born 1978
CBN (Rapper)
Born 1987
Nathalie Wappler
Born 1968
Lukas Bangerter
Born 1971
Sereina Zwissler
Born 1998
Theo Schmidhauser
Born 1959
Willy Bischof
1945 - 2019
Andrin Hollenstein
Born 1994
Wolfgang Marxer
Born 1960
Rainer Stadler (Journalist, 1958)
Born 1958
Josef Stadelmann
1885 - 1969
Patrick Senn
Born 1969
Viktor Schlatter
1899 - 1973
Alessandro Kräuchi
Born 1998
Anton Hummler
1908 - 1944
Walter Intemann
Born 1944
Carlo Ranzoni
Born 1965
Joseph Stephan Moser
1918 - 1993
Johannes Varnbüler
1464 - 1545
Raoul A. Nagel
Born 1981
David Christoph Huber
1777 - 1836
Otto Karl Seifert
1902 - 1971
Peter Hilti
Born 1972
Samuel Oettli
1846 - 1911
Emil Luginbühl
1899 - 1983
Heinrich Weydmann
1848 - 1922
Daniel Wyler
Born 1959