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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×
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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- Field: Painter Clear ×
Max Bill
1908 - 1994
Anton Graff
1736 - 1813
Johann Ludwig Aberli
1723 - 1786
Johann Jakob Biedermann
1763 - 1830
Urs Amann
1951 - 2019
Leta Peer
1964 - 2012
David Eduard Steiner
1811 - 1860
Johann Heinrich Troll
1756 - 1824
Carl Montag
1880 - 1956
Robert Wehrlin
1903 - 1964
Adolf Stäbli
1842 - 1901
Johann Ulrich Schellenberg
1709 - 1795
Willy Müller-Brittnau
1938 - 2003
Hannes Schüpbach
Born 1965
Emanuel Steiner
1778 - 1831
Hans Hinterreiter
1902 - 1989
Fritz Bernhard
1895 - 1966
Hans Ulrich Saas
1916 - 1997
Hans-Ulrich Brunner
1943 - 2006
David Sulzer
1784 - 1864
Heinrich Rieter (Maler)
1751 - 1818
Johann Caspar Weidenmann
1805 - 1850
Heinrich Reinhart (Maler, 1844)
1844 - 1927
Carl Rieter
1834 - 1857