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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 38 of 364 notable people

0017 FOOTBALL

René Weiler

Born 1973

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0027 MUSIC

Maurice Steger

Born 1971

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0031 SNOWBOARD

Philipp Schoch

Born 1979

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0036 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Contini

Born 1974

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0039 PLAYER

Lorenzo Manta

Born 1974

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0042 SNOWBOARD

Simon Schoch

Born 1978

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0054 HOCKEY

Patric Della Rossa

Born 1975

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0055 FOOTBALL

Marc Zellweger

Born 1973

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0061 POLITICIAN

Natalie Rickli

Born 1976

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0064 FILM

Ivan Engler

Born 1971

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0076 SKATER

Patrick Meier

Born 1976

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0091 FOOTBALL

Patrick Bettoni

Born 1975

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0094 VIOLIN

Leila Schayegh

Born 1975

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0101 ACTOR

Urs Villiger

Born 1971

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0118 POLITICIAN

Chantal Galladé

Born 1972

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0120 WATCHMAKER

Andreas Strehler

Born 1971

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0127 POLITICIAN

Angelo Barrile

Born 1976

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0137 WRITER

Michael Stauffer

Born 1972

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0138 COMPOSER

Dominique Girod

Born 1975

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0149 ACADEMIC

Jürg Fleischer

Born 1974

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0154 SINGER

Big Zis

Born 1976

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0172 ACADEMIC

Jeronim Perović

Born 1971

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0176 AUTHOR

Roman Graf

Born 1978

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0223 FILM

Barbara Miller

Born 1970

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0224 HISTORIAN

Christian Jungen

Born 1973

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0227 ILLUSTRATOR

Ruedi Widmer

Born 1973

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0237 AUTHOR

Haymo Empl

Born 1971

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0264 CELLIST

Sébastien Singer

Born 1974

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0291 HOCKEY

Benjamin Winkler

Born 1977

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0305 WRITER

Jeanne Perrin

Born 1975

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0326 JAZZ

Oliver Roth (Musiker)

Born 1977

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0329 PLAYER

Rolf Kern

Born 1976

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0330 SPORT

Christoph Bottoni

Born 1977

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0345 THEATRE

Simone Eisenring

Born 1976

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0346 BOBSLED

Thomas Handschin

Born 1973

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0350 FOOTBALL

Patrik Ramsauer

Born 1970

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0353 POLITICIAN

Michael Zeugin

Born 1977

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0356 RACER

Marcel Goetz

Born 1974

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