Most Famous Swiss Military figures

Switzerland has produced 27 notable military figures throughout history, led by Antoine-Henri Jomini. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Antoine-Henri Jomini — Swiss Officer (1779–1869) , ranked #16864
  2. Henri Guisan — Swiss Officer (1874–1960) , ranked #20373
  3. Conrad Grebel — Swiss Líder (1498–1526) , ranked #52448
  4. Alois Estermann — Swiss Militar (1954–1998) , ranked #98376
  5. Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze — Swiss Officer (1739–1799) , ranked #146201
  6. Abraham Davel — Swiss Soldier (1670–1723) , ranked #160594
  7. Hermann Geiger — Swiss Aviator (1914–1966) , ranked #209701
  8. Oskar Bider — Swiss Aviation (1891–1919) , ranked #214766
  9. Charles-Daniel de Meuron — Swiss Mercenary (1738–1806) , ranked #275979
  10. Kaspar von Silenen — Swiss Militar (1467–1517) , ranked #388466
  11. Hans von Hallwyl (1433–1504) — Swiss Officer (1434–1504) , ranked #400479
  12. François-Louis de Pesmes de Saint-Saphorin — Swiss Militar (1668–1737) , ranked #444816
  13. Ulysse de Salis — Swiss Officer (1594–1674) , ranked #460263
  14. Jean-Baptiste von Eptingen — Swiss Militar (1714–1783) , ranked #843049
  15. Regula Engel-Egli — Swiss Söldner (1761–1853) , ranked #909773
  16. Jakob Huber (Offizier) — Swiss Soldier (1883–1953) , ranked #1044675
  17. Thomas Legler — Swiss Officer (1782–1835) , ranked #1141407
  18. Johann Heinrich Bürkli — Swiss Militar (1647–1730) , ranked #1371489
  19. Rudolf von Salis-Zizers — Swiss Officer (1779–1840) , ranked #1394154
  20. Armin Müller (Offizier) — Swiss Militar (1855–1944) , ranked #1479787