47.4992° N, 8.7267° E
WINTERTHUR
Most Famous People Born in Winterthur, Switzerland
- Notable people
- 364
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1935
- Most distinctive
- Art Historian 7.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Winterthur during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Winterthur Is Known For
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Politician is Winterthur's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (37).
Winterthur over-indexes on art historian — 7.2× the global rate.
Winterthur under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Winterthur's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Joan Gamper
1877 - 1930
Alfred Büchi
1879 - 1959
Max Niedermann
1874 - 1954
Alfred Ernst
1875 - 1968
Heinrich Brockmann-Jerosch
1879 - 1939
Emil Walter
1872 - 1939
Richard Krzymowski
1875 - 1960
Walter Furrer
1870 - 1949
Georg Reinhart
1877 - 1955
Friedrich Moser (Architekt, 1877)
1877 - 1964
Arthur Hahnloser
1870 - 1936
Johannes Huber (Politiker)
1879 - 1948
Ernst Wölfflin
1873 - 1960
Karl Sulzberger
1876 - 1963
Emil Messner
1875 - 1942
Ernst Bachmann (Mediziner)
1879 - 1955
Richard Bühler (Fabrikant)
1879 - 1967