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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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364 notable people

0301 WRESTLER

Karl Meli

1938 - 2012

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0302 PAINTER

Heinrich Reinhart (Maler, 1844)

1844 - 1927

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0303 POLITICIAN

Anton Künzli

1771 - 1852

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0304 ENTREPRENEUR

Johann Georg Anderegg

1792 - 1856

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0305 WRITER

Jeanne Perrin

Born 1975

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0306 ACADEMIC

Ernst Wölfflin

1873 - 1960

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0307 POLITICIAN

Peter Arbenz

Born 1937

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0308 HISTORIAN

Karl Sulzberger

1876 - 1963

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0309 POLITICIAN

Theodor Ziegler

1832 - 1917

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0310 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Morf

1839 - 1925

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0311 MUSIC

Leonhard Scheuch

Born 1938

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0312 MISSING

Heinz Keller (Konservator)

1906 - 1984

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0313 HANDBALL

Valentin Bay

Born 1988

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0314 LEUTNANT

Emil Messner

1875 - 1942

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0315 ENGINEER

Hans-Rudolf Haldimann

1919 - 1998

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0316 MERCHANT

Melchior Steiner

1630 - 1690

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0317 SCREENWRITER

Hanspeter Danuser

1940 - 2000

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0318 ROWER

Fritz Feldmann

1915 - 2002

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0319 AUTHOR

Beat Eberle (Autor)

Born 1953

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0320 MECHANIKER

Karl Paul Täuber

1867 - 1948

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0321 BADMINTON

Pascal Kaul

Born 1962

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0322 ARTIST

Hans Georg Kägi

1935 - 1966

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0323 PRESENTER

Reto Brennwald

Born 1963

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0324 PHYSICIAN

Ernst Bachmann (Mediziner)

1879 - 1955

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0325 COLLECTOR

Richard Bühler (Fabrikant)

1879 - 1967

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0326 JAZZ

Oliver Roth (Musiker)

Born 1977

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0327 POLITICIAN

Hans Hollenstein

Born 1949

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0328 COACH

Philippe Soutter

Born 1962

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0329 PLAYER

Rolf Kern

Born 1976

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0330 SPORT

Christoph Bottoni

Born 1977

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0331 MUSIC

Lilo Keller

Born 1946

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0332 ENGINEER

Johann Jakob Rieter

1762 - 1826

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0333 HANDBALL

Oliver Scheuner

Born 1985

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0334 FOOTBALL

Max Meili (Fussballspieler)

Born 1946

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0335 FOOTBALL

Ernst Rutschmann

Born 1948

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0336 PARSON

Thomas Gottschall

Born 1962

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0337 CHEMIST

Karl Bernhard (Chemiker)

1904 - 1993

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0338 FOOTBALL

Ulrich Gurtner

Born 1956

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0339 SWIMMER

Carole Brook

Born 1965

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0340 CHESS

Luigi Bühler

1921 - 2004

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0341 POLITICIAN

Ernst Wohlwend

Born 1947

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0342 PAINTER

Carl Rieter

1834 - 1857

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0343 POLITICIAN

Martin Waser

Born 1954

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0344 HANDBALL

Aurel Bringolf

Born 1987

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0345 THEATRE

Simone Eisenring

Born 1976

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0346 BOBSLED

Thomas Handschin

Born 1973

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0347 BOBSLED

Hansruedi Beugger

1930 - 2020

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0348 MUSIC

Christian Fotsch

Born 1962

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0349 LAWYER

Roger Girod

Born 1945

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0350 FOOTBALL

Patrik Ramsauer

Born 1970

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0351 ENTREPRENEUR

Albert Jucker

1844 - 1885

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0352 DIPLOMAT

Heinrich Reimann (Diplomat)

1944 - 2007

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0353 POLITICIAN

Michael Zeugin

Born 1977

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0354 MISSING

Elisabeth Sulzer

1732 - 1797

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0355 ACADEMIC

Fritz Bachmann (Entomologe)

1924 - 2009

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0356 RACER

Marcel Goetz

Born 1974

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0357 FOOTBALL

Adolph Bachmann

Born 1890

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0358 FOOTBALL

Karl Arbenz

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0359 ARCHITECT

Felix Loetscher

Born 1934

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0360 HANDBALL

Simon Kindle

Born 1992

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0361 ARCHITECT

Robert Tanner

Born 1936

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0362 SKIER

Rosmarie Kurz

Born 1940

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0363 PRIEST

Heinrich Krafft

Died 1338

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0364 POLITICIAN

Anna Zießler

Born 1909

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