Most Famous Swiss Religious figures

Switzerland has produced 99 notable religious figures throughout history, led by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Hans Urs von Balthasar — Swiss Priest (1905–1988) , ranked #9802
  2. Brother Roger — Swiss Ecumenical (1915–2005) , ranked #10824
  3. Nicholas of Flüe — Swiss Saint (1417–1487) , ranked #20123
  4. Ulrich of Augsburg — Swiss Priest (890–973) , ranked #34500
  5. Kurt Koch — Swiss Prelate (Born 1950) , ranked #37137
  6. Georges Cottier — Swiss Cardinal (1922–2016) , ranked #38063
  7. Jakob Ammann — Swiss Religious (1644–1730) , ranked #79490
  8. Charles Morerod — Swiss Priest (Born 1961) , ranked #88549
  9. Matthäus Schiner — Swiss Bishop (1465–1522) , ranked #98009
  10. Henri Schwery — Swiss Priest (Born 1932) , ranked #98563
  11. Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil — Swiss Priest (1718–1802) , ranked #115655
  12. Benno Gut — Swiss Cardinal (1897–1970) , ranked #135864
  13. Samuel Gobat — Swiss Priest (1799–1879) , ranked #138449
  14. Maria Bernarda Bütler — Swiss Missionary (1848–1924) , ranked #149914
  15. Anton Anderledy — Swiss Priest (1819–1892) , ranked #161044
  16. George Blaurock — Swiss Monk (1492–1529) , ranked #162148
  17. Paul Hinder — Swiss Priest (Born 1942) , ranked #172331
  18. Giovanni Andrea Scartazzini — Swiss Pastor (1837–1901) , ranked #182599
  19. Maurice Tornay — Swiss Presbyter (1910–1949) , ranked #189459
  20. Louis Babel — Swiss Priest (1826–1912) , ranked #210454