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WINTERTHUR

Most Famous People Born in Winterthur, Switzerland

Notable people
364
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1935
Most distinctive
Art Historian 7.2×
Through the Decades

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 historian7.2× the global rate.

Winterthur under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician37
  2. Football29
  3. Painter24
  4. Writer17
  5. Academic12
  6. Author12
  7. Actor11
  8. Hockey9
  1. Art Historian57.2×
  2. Handball76.2×
  3. Chemist75.5×
  4. Theologian64.5×
  5. Author123.8×
  6. Academic123.3×
  7. Painter242.5×
  8. Architect82.5×
  1. Actor110.6×

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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Showing 15 of 364 notable people

0066 HORSE RIDER

Hans Bühler

1893 - 1967

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0068 ARCHITECT

Fritz Metzger

1898 - 1973

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0084 SOCIOLOGIST

Emil J. Walter

1897 - 1984

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0089 JOURNALIST

Willy Bretscher

1897 - 1992

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0113 WRITER

Jakob Flach

1894 - 1982

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0168 ART HISTORIAN

Hans R. Hahnloser

1899 - 1974

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0184 OPERA

Max Meili

1899 - 1970

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0219 WRITER

Elisabeth Fülscher

1895 - 1970

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0221 ACADEMIC

Anton Largiadèr

1893 - 1974

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0222 PAINTER

Fritz Bernhard

1895 - 1966

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0230 ACADEMIC

Ambrosius von Albertini

1894 - 1971

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0274 AUTHOR

Alfred Bruggmann (Redakteur)

1896 - 1958

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0281 ARCHITECT

Adolf Kellermüller

1895 - 1981

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0298 LAWYER

Hans Morf

1896 - 1990

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0357 FOOTBALL

Adolph Bachmann

Born 1890

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