Most Famous Swiss Politicians

Switzerland has produced 341 notable politicians throughout history, led by Huldrych Zwingli. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Huldrych Zwingli — Swiss Patriot (1484–1531) , ranked #1814
  2. Heinrich Bullinger — Swiss Reformer (1504–1575) , ranked #19302
  3. Charles Albert Gobat — Swiss Politician (1843–1914) , ranked #29367
  4. Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf — Swiss Politician (Born 1956) , ranked #30518
  5. Micheline Calmy-Rey — Swiss Politician (Born 1945) , ranked #35899
  6. Doris Leuthard — Swiss Politician (Born 1963) , ranked #51861
  7. Frédéric-César de La Harpe — Swiss Politician (1754–1838) , ranked #53745
  8. Simonetta Sommaruga — Swiss Politician (Born 1960) , ranked #54322
  9. Giuseppe Motta — Swiss Politician (1871–1940) , ranked #57138
  10. Kaspar Villiger — Swiss Politician (Born 1941) , ranked #63058
  11. Fritz Platten — Swiss Politician (1883–1942) , ranked #63347
  12. Hans-Rudolf Merz — Swiss Politician (Born 1942) , ranked #64086
  13. Robert Grimm — Swiss Politician (1881–1958) , ranked #65758
  14. Jörg Jenatsch — Swiss Politician (1596–1639) , ranked #67837
  15. Ueli Maurer — Swiss Politician (Born 1950) , ranked #68340
  16. Stefano Franscini — Swiss Politician (1796–1857) , ranked #68617
  17. Gustave Ador — Swiss Politician (1845–1928) , ranked #70292
  18. Johann Schneider-Ammann — Swiss Politician (Born 1952) , ranked #70493
  19. Marcel Pilet-Golaz — Swiss Politician (1889–1958) , ranked #77949
  20. Adolf Ogi — Swiss Politician (Born 1942) , ranked #78948