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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Markus Imhoof
Born 1941
Jürg Amann
1947 - 2013
Andreas Kappeler
Born 1943
Remo H. Largo
1943 - 2020
Beat Raaflaub
Born 1946
Bernard Thurnheer
Born 1949
Jean-Claude Zehnder
Born 1941
Michael Gempart
Born 1941
Elsbeth Sigmund
Born 1942
Arnold O. Benz
Born 1945
Martin Schwarz (Künstler)
Born 1946
Markus Griesser
Born 1949
Werner Seifert
Born 1949
Maja Ingold
Born 1948
Peter Eicher
Born 1943
Alfons Bürge
Born 1947
Peter Hauser
Born 1943
Willi Dolder
Born 1941
Hans-Rudolf Schalcher
Born 1944
René Rutschmann
Born 1941
Franz von Däniken
Born 1949
Walter Herzog (Pädagoge)
Born 1949
Pierre Moessinger
Born 1943
Hans-Ulrich Brunner
1943 - 2006
Tessie Tellmann
Born 1948
Peter Fässler-Weibel
1948 - 2011
Peter Baumberger
1942 - 2019
Hanspeter Danuser
1940 - 2000
Hans Hollenstein
Born 1949
Lilo Keller
Born 1946
Max Meili (Fussballspieler)
Born 1946
Ernst Rutschmann
Born 1948
Ernst Wohlwend
Born 1947
Roger Girod
Born 1945
Heinrich Reimann (Diplomat)
1944 - 2007
Rosmarie Kurz
Born 1940