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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 38 notable births.

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 24 of 364 notable people

0016 FOOTBALL

Davide Callà

Born 1984

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0028 FOOTBALL

Diego Ciccone

Born 1987

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0030 FOOTBALL

Marcel Herzog

Born 1980

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0034 HOCKEY

Adrian Wichser

Born 1980

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0052 SPORT

Roger Rinderknecht

Born 1981

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0057 WRITER

Lea Saskia Laasner

Born 1980

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0069 FOOTBALL

Alessandro Ciarrocchi

Born 1988

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0077 HOCKEY

Sven Helfenstein

Born 1982

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0081 SPORT

David Graf (BMX rider)

Born 1989

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0087 FOOTBALL

Michel Avanzini

Born 1989

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0097 FOOTBALL

Sandro Foschini

Born 1988

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0108 PLAYER

Nicolas Müller (squash player)

Born 1989

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0112 VIOLIN

Sebastian Bohren

Born 1987

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0129 HOCKEY

Matthias Schoder

Born 1982

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0134 ACTOR

Carol Schuler

Born 1987

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0143 ACTOR

Louisa Lamour

Born 1986

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0148 HOCKEY

Adrian Trunz

Born 1984

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0159 BLOGGER

Yonni Meyer

Born 1982

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0197 FOOTBALL

Andres Gurrieri

Born 1989

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0233 HANDBALL

Manuel Liniger

Born 1981

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0269 HOCKEY

Andreas Küng

Born 1983

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0313 HANDBALL

Valentin Bay

Born 1988

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0333 HANDBALL

Oliver Scheuner

Born 1985

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0344 HANDBALL

Aurel Bringolf

Born 1987

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