Most Famous Swiss Artists

Switzerland has produced 213 notable artists throughout history, led by Le Corbusier. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Le Corbusier — Swiss Architect (1887–1965) , ranked #219
  2. Alberto Giacometti — Swiss Sculptor (1901–1966) , ranked #1924
  3. H. R. Giger — Swiss Painter (1940–2014) , ranked #3538
  4. Francesco Borromini — Swiss Architect (1599–1667) , ranked #4512
  5. Sophie Taeuber-Arp — Swiss Painter (1889–1943) , ranked #7488
  6. Jean Tinguely — Swiss Sculptor (1925–1991) , ranked #8544
  7. Ferdinand Hodler — Swiss Painter (1853–1918) , ranked #9613
  8. Johannes Itten — Swiss Painter (1888–1967) , ranked #10428
  9. Mario Botta — Swiss Architect (Born 1943) , ranked #10684
  10. Adrian Frutiger — Swiss Designer (1928–2015) , ranked #15332
  11. Carlo Maderno — Swiss Architect (1556–1629) , ranked #17748
  12. Pipilotti Rist — Swiss Artist (Born 1962) , ranked #19341
  13. Albert Anker — Swiss Painter (1831–1910) , ranked #20363
  14. Charles Gleyre — Swiss Painter (1806–1874) , ranked #25255
  15. Zep — Swiss Artist (Born 1967) , ranked #33981
  16. Domenico Trezzini — Swiss Architect (1670–1734) , ranked #36528
  17. Giovanni Giacometti — Swiss Painter (1868–1933) , ranked #43674
  18. Cuno Amiet — Swiss Painter (1868–1961) , ranked #43981
  19. Antonio Ciseri — Swiss Painter (1821–1891) , ranked #48122
  20. Josef Müller-Brockmann — Swiss Designer (1914–1996) , ranked #48168