Most Famous Swiss Poets

Switzerland has produced 17 notable poets throughout history, led by Robert Walser (writer). Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Robert Walser (writer) — Swiss Poet (1878–1956) , ranked #8173
  2. Carl Spitteler — Swiss Poet (1845–1924) , ranked #15651
  3. Philippe Jaccottet — Swiss Poet (Born 1925) , ranked #21849
  4. Johann Jakob Bodmer — Swiss Poet (1698–1783) , ranked #44934
  5. Heinrich Glarean — Swiss Poet (1488–1563) , ranked #47138
  6. Albert Steffen — Swiss Poet (1884–1963) , ranked #104706
  7. Gustave Roud — Swiss Poet (1897–1976) , ranked #119080
  8. Johann Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis — Swiss Poet (1762–1834) , ranked #176022
  9. Juste Olivier — Swiss Poet (1807–1876) , ranked #221537
  10. Jakob Stutz — Swiss Poet (1801–1877) , ranked #303222
  11. Reto Rossetti — Swiss Poet (1909–1994) , ranked #330463
  12. Aymon de Montfalcon — Swiss Poet (1443–1517) , ranked #414869
  13. Simon Lemnius — Swiss Poet (1511–1550) , ranked #484621
  14. Werner Renfer — Swiss Poet (1898–1936) , ranked #516860
  15. Tamás St. Turba — Swiss Poet (Born 1944) , ranked #642169
  16. Albert Schmidt (écrivain) — Swiss Poet (1913–1977) , ranked #1510984
  17. Jacques Porchat — Swiss Poet (1800–1864) , ranked #1629704