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Most Famous Swiss Athletes

Sports 478
Switzerland 2,161
2,039 MH Martina Hingis Martina Hingis Swiss Player b. 1980
6,449 SB Sepp Blatter Sepp Blatter Swiss Football b. 1936
7,606 FC Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Swiss Sport b. 1981
14,017 XS Xherdan Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri Swiss Football b. 1991
19,162 GI Gökhan Inler Gökhan Inler Swiss Football b. 1984
19,485 BD Blerim Džemaili Blerim Džemaili Swiss Football b. 1986
20,180 JD Josip Drmić Josip Drmić Swiss Football b. 1992
20,890 SL Stephan Lichtsteiner Stephan Lichtsteiner Swiss Football b. 1984
20,914 RB Roman Bürki Roman Bürki Swiss Football b. 1990
25,046 FS Fabian Schär Fabian Schär Swiss Football b. 1991
25,116 LF Lucien Favre Lucien Favre Swiss Football b. 1957
29,359 AM Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi Swiss Football b. 1991
32,053 VS Vreni Schneider Vreni Schneider Swiss Skier b. 1964
33,804 FK Ferdinand Kübler Ferdinand Kübler Swiss Sport 1919–2016
36,263 PZ Pirmin Zurbriggen Pirmin Zurbriggen Swiss Skier b. 1963
39,202 AA Almen Abdi Swiss Football b. 1986
39,629 BB Belinda Bencic Belinda Bencic Swiss Player b. 1997
39,992 KT Kubilay Türkyilmaz Kubilay Türkyilmaz Swiss Football b. 1967
42,552 SL Stéphane Lambiel Stéphane Lambiel Swiss Skater b. 1985
47,565 SH Stéphane Henchoz Stéphane Henchoz Swiss Football b. 1974
49,271 DC Didier Cuche Didier Cuche Swiss Skier b. 1974
51,304 FC Fabio Coltorti Fabio Coltorti Swiss Football b. 1980
52,264 WG Werner Günthör Swiss Athletic b. 1961
53,194 ST Shani Tarashaj Swiss Football b. 1995
56,971 BR Bernhard Russi Bernhard Russi Swiss Skier b. 1948
57,704 WH Wendy Holdener Wendy Holdener Swiss Skier b. 1993
58,439 EH Erika Hess Erika Hess Swiss Skier b. 1962
59,097 BH Benjamin Huggel Benjamin Huggel Swiss Football b. 1977
60,097 ML Michael Lang (footballer) Michael Lang (footballer) Swiss Football b. 1991
60,207 MW Maria Walliser Swiss Skier b. 1963
60,866 SG Stéphane Grichting Swiss Football b. 1979
61,294 JC Joel Castro Pereira Joel Castro Pereira Swiss Football b. 1996
61,678 SF Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Swiss Football b. 1986
63,258 PS Pirmin Schwegler Pirmin Schwegler Swiss Football b. 1987
64,164 SK Stefan Küng Stefan Küng Swiss Sport b. 1993
64,514 TF Thomas Frischknecht Thomas Frischknecht Swiss Cyclist b. 1970
65,733 MA Michael Albasini Michael Albasini Swiss Sport b. 1980
66,428 DC Dario Cologna Dario Cologna Swiss Skier b. 1986
67,190 FL Fabian Lustenberger Fabian Lustenberger Swiss Football b. 1988
68,635 MA Manuel Akanji Manuel Akanji Swiss Football b. 1995
68,638 NB Nassim Ben Khalifa Nassim Ben Khalifa Swiss Football b. 1992
69,681 NA Naser Aliji Naser Aliji Swiss Football b. 1993
70,370 MS Mark Streit Mark Streit Swiss Hockey b. 1977
71,595 RB Ramona Bachmann Ramona Bachmann Swiss Football b. 1990
76,210 UF Urs Fischer (footballer) Urs Fischer (footballer) Swiss Football b. 1966
77,763 CJ Carlo Janka Carlo Janka Swiss Skier b. 1986
77,930 RW Raphaël Wicky Raphaël Wicky Swiss Football b. 1977
79,247 MF Michela Figini Swiss Skier b. 1966
85,031 CS Ciriaco Sforza Ciriaco Sforza Swiss Football b. 1970
85,976 JH Jonas Hiller Jonas Hiller Swiss Hockey b. 1982
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Inside Switzerland Athletes

478 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous switzerland athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Switzerland Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 117 people.

What Switzerland Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Switzerland Athletes's biggest group — 24% of all notables (115).

Switzerland Athletes over-index on freestyle — 82.3× the global rate.

  1. Football115
  2. Sport96
  3. Skier78
  4. Hockey56
  5. Athletic19
  6. Athlete14
  7. Bobsled12
  8. Player10
  1. Freestyle982.3×
  2. Bobsled1259.1×
  3. Snowboard644.6×
  4. Skier7841.6×
  5. Cyclist518.8×
  6. Ski716.1×
  7. Hockey5614.2×
  8. Athlete1412.6×