Most Famous Swiss Business People

Switzerland has produced 62 notable business people throughout history, led by César Ritz. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. César Ritz — Swiss Hotelier (1850–1918) , ranked #36332
  2. Josef Ackermann — Swiss Bank (Born 1948) , ranked #47375
  3. Meyer Guggenheim — Swiss Business (1828–1905) , ranked #134526
  4. Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière — Swiss Entrepreneur (1803–1876) , ranked #141891
  5. Jean Samuel Pauly — Swiss Gunsmith (1766–1821) , ranked #149828
  6. Christoph Froschauer — Swiss Printer (1490–1564) , ranked #158240
  7. Adolf Guyer-Zeller — Swiss Entrepreneur (1839–1899) , ranked #174433
  8. Philippe Rochat — Swiss Chef (1953–2015) , ranked #221053
  9. Joseph Favre — Swiss Chef (1849–1903) , ranked #260258
  10. Bernard Rappaz — Swiss Farmer (Born 1953) , ranked #278386
  11. Karl Tellenbach — Swiss Hairdresser (1877–1931) , ranked #287649
  12. Philippe Chevrier — Swiss Chef (Born 1960) , ranked #298378
  13. Gottfried Schenker — Swiss Entrepreneur (1842–1901) , ranked #305845
  14. Adam Petri — Swiss Printer (1454–1527) , ranked #308951
  15. Jakob Degen (Erfinder) — Swiss Clockmaker (1760–1848) , ranked #355806
  16. Pierre-Louis Guinand — Swiss Opticien (1748–1824) , ranked #458038
  17. Max Schmidheiny — Swiss Industrialist (1908–1991) , ranked #511316
  18. Karl Schweri — Swiss Entrepreneur (1917–2001) , ranked #554902
  19. Johann Joseph Bennen — Swiss Guide (1824–1864) , ranked #556783
  20. Henri-Ferdinand Lavanchy — Swiss Entrepreneur (1926–2012) , ranked #577847