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.

Category All
Citizenship All
HU
Hans Urs von Balthasar Swiss Priest 1905 – 1988
# 9,802
BR
Brother Roger Swiss Ecumenical 1915 – 2005
# 10,824
NO
Nicholas of Flüe Swiss Saint 1417 – 1487
# 20,123
UO
Ulrich of Augsburg Swiss Priest 890 – 973
# 34,500
KK
Kurt Koch Swiss Prelate Born 1950
# 37,137
GC
Georges Cottier Swiss Cardinal 1922 – 2016
# 38,063
JA
Jakob Ammann Swiss Religious 1644 – 1730
# 79,490
CM
Charles Morerod Swiss Priest Born 1961
# 88,549
MS
Matthäus Schiner Swiss Bishop 1465 – 1522
# 98,009
HS
Henri Schwery Swiss Priest Born 1932
# 98,563
HS
Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil Swiss Priest 1718 – 1802
# 115,655
BG
Benno Gut Swiss Cardinal 1897 – 1970
# 135,864
SG
Samuel Gobat Swiss Priest 1799 – 1879
# 138,449
MB
Maria Bernarda Bütler Swiss Missionary 1848 – 1924
# 149,914
AA
Anton Anderledy Swiss Priest 1819 – 1892
# 161,044
GB
George Blaurock Swiss Monk 1492 – 1529
# 162,148
PH
Paul Hinder Swiss Priest Born 1942
# 172,331
GA
Giovanni Andrea Scartazzini Swiss Pastor 1837 – 1901
# 182,599
MT
Maurice Tornay Swiss Presbyter 1910 – 1949
# 189,459
LB
Louis Babel Swiss Priest 1826 – 1912
# 210,454