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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 historian — 7.2× 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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0013 EDUCATOR

Armin Hofmann

Born 1920

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0022 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Friedrich

1923 - 2013

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0040 GEOLOGIST

Peter Ziegler

1928 - 2013

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0043 PHOTOGRAPHER

Georg Gerster

1928 - 2019

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0050 SKATER

Hans Gerschwiler

1920 - 2017

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0067 ARTIST

Heidi Bucher

1926 - 1993

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0082 GYMNAST

Ernst Gebendinger

1926 - 2017

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0086 SCULPTOR

Silvio Mattioli

1929 - 2011

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0122 ART HISTORIAN

Eduard Hüttinger

1926 - 1998

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0131 RIDER

Anton Bühler

1922 - 2013

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0164 COLLECTOR

Bruno Stefanini

1924 - 2018

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0171 ACADEMIC

Ulrich Häfelin

1924 - 2016

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0174 WRITER

Walter Gross (Schriftsteller)

1924 - 1999

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0193 HANDBALL

Gottfried Egg

1921 - 2010

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0195 AUTHOR

Heiner Gross

1923 - 1993

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0198 ACADEMIC

Peter Frei (Althistoriker)

1925 - 2010

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0201 POLITICIAN

Arthur Bachmann

1922 - 1983

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0243 FILM

Hans Heinrich Egger

1922 - 2011

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0247 POLITICIAN

Urs Widmer (Politiker)

1927 - 2018

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0259 SINGER

Paul Späni

1929 - 1993

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0273 LINGUIST

Ulrich Gaudenz Müller

1922 - 2005

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0278 JOURNALIST

Erich A. Kägi

1921 - 2014

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0300 BUSINESS

Walter Steiner (entrepreneur)

1921 - 2009

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0340 CHESS

Luigi Bühler

1921 - 2004

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0355 ACADEMIC

Fritz Bachmann (Entomologe)

1924 - 2009

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