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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Karl Meli
1938 - 2012
Heinrich Reinhart (Maler, 1844)
1844 - 1927
Anton Künzli
1771 - 1852
Johann Georg Anderegg
1792 - 1856
Jeanne Perrin
Born 1975
Ernst Wölfflin
1873 - 1960
Peter Arbenz
Born 1937
Karl Sulzberger
1876 - 1963
Theodor Ziegler
1832 - 1917
Rudolf Morf
1839 - 1925
Leonhard Scheuch
Born 1938
Heinz Keller (Konservator)
1906 - 1984
Valentin Bay
Born 1988
Emil Messner
1875 - 1942
Hans-Rudolf Haldimann
1919 - 1998
Melchior Steiner
1630 - 1690
Hanspeter Danuser
1940 - 2000
Fritz Feldmann
1915 - 2002
Beat Eberle (Autor)
Born 1953
Karl Paul Täuber
1867 - 1948
Pascal Kaul
Born 1962
Hans Georg Kägi
1935 - 1966
Reto Brennwald
Born 1963
Ernst Bachmann (Mediziner)
1879 - 1955
Richard Bühler (Fabrikant)
1879 - 1967
Oliver Roth (Musiker)
Born 1977
Hans Hollenstein
Born 1949
Philippe Soutter
Born 1962
Rolf Kern
Born 1976
Christoph Bottoni
Born 1977
Lilo Keller
Born 1946
Johann Jakob Rieter
1762 - 1826
Oliver Scheuner
Born 1985
Max Meili (Fussballspieler)
Born 1946
Ernst Rutschmann
Born 1948
Thomas Gottschall
Born 1962
Karl Bernhard (Chemiker)
1904 - 1993
Ulrich Gurtner
Born 1956
Carole Brook
Born 1965
Luigi Bühler
1921 - 2004
Ernst Wohlwend
Born 1947
Carl Rieter
1834 - 1857
Martin Waser
Born 1954
Aurel Bringolf
Born 1987
Simone Eisenring
Born 1976
Thomas Handschin
Born 1973
Hansruedi Beugger
1930 - 2020
Christian Fotsch
Born 1962
Roger Girod
Born 1945
Patrik Ramsauer
Born 1970
Albert Jucker
1844 - 1885
Heinrich Reimann (Diplomat)
1944 - 2007
Michael Zeugin
Born 1977
Elisabeth Sulzer
1732 - 1797
Fritz Bachmann (Entomologe)
1924 - 2009
Marcel Goetz
Born 1974
Adolph Bachmann
Born 1890
Karl Arbenz
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Felix Loetscher
Born 1934
Simon Kindle
Born 1992
Robert Tanner
Born 1936
Rosmarie Kurz
Born 1940
Heinrich Krafft
Died 1338
Anna Zießler
Born 1909