Switzerland

Notable people associated with Switzerland, recorded in the archive.

People 95 people
Avg. age 79
J

Jost Hochuli

artist, graphic designer, typographer, teacher, opinion journalist, graphic artist

Died Oct 18, 2026
Age 93 years
Hans Egloff

Hans Egloff

politician

Died Oct 5, 2026
Age 66 years
J

Jakob Brechbühl

association football player

Died Oct 1, 2026
Age 74 years
P

Pietro Veglio

economist, politician

Died Sep 28, 2026
Age 81 years
Pierre de Chastonay

Pierre de Chastonay

politician

Died Sep 14, 2026
Age 95 years
J

Jürg Marquard

publisher, film producer

Died Sep 14, 2026
Age 81 years
F

Frank Bridel

journalist

Died Sep 2, 2026
Age 101 years
E

Edmée Buclin-Favre

jurist

Died Sep 2, 2026
Age 99 years
Carlo Strenger

Carlo Strenger

psychologist, writer, philosopher, psychoanalyst, university teacher, journalist

Died Oct 25, 2019
Age 61 years
M

Martin Vosseler

Not available

Died Oct 23, 2019
Age 71 years
P

Pierre Albrecht

basketball player

Died Oct 10, 2019
Age Not available
Eva Haldimann

Eva Haldimann

literary critic, translator

Died Sep 15, 2019
Age 92 years
R

Rea Brändle

writer, non-fiction writer, journalist, editing staff

Died Sep 2, 2019
Age 66 years
Walter Buser

Walter Buser

jurist, journalist, politician

Died Aug 17, 2019
Age 93 years
Heinrich Reichert

Heinrich Reichert

university teacher, neuroscientist, neurobiologist, physicist, biologist, chemist, neurologist

Died Jun 13, 2019
Age 69 years
U

Urs Amann

painter, graphic designer, visual artist

Died May 7, 2019
Age 67 years
É

Émile Knecht

Not available

Died May 4, 2019
Age 95 years
Claude Goretta

Claude Goretta

film director, screenwriter, television director, television producer, director

Died Feb 20, 2019
Age 89 years
Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor, film director, speaker, director

Died Feb 16, 2019
Age 77 years
E

Erwin Lienhard

sport cyclist

Died Jan 25, 2019
Age 62 years
J

Jean Revillard

photographer, photojournalist

Died Jan 3, 2019
Age 51 years
Jean Mohr

Jean Mohr

photographer

Died Nov 3, 2018
Age 93 years
Patrick Baumann

Patrick Baumann

sports official, basketball player, basketball coach, basketball official, jurist

Died Oct 14, 2018
Age 51 years
C

Caroline Charrière

composer, conductor, flautist, choir director, music educator

Died Oct 1, 2018
Age 57 years
G

Gaston-Armand Amaudruz

political activist, political scientist, opinion journalist

Died Sep 7, 2018
Age 97 years
W

Walter Eich

association football player, association football coach

Died Jun 1, 2018
Age 93 years
A

Adam Keel

artist, painter

Died May 21, 2018
Age 93 years
A

Aby Gartmann

bobsledder

Died Apr 6, 2018
Age 87 years
Lys Assia

Lys Assia

actor, singer, dancer, musician

Died Mar 24, 2018
Age 94 years
A

Arnold Andenmatten

alpine skier, biathlete, ski mountaineer

Died Mar 24, 2018
Age 95 years
M

Max Birnstiel

Not available

Died Nov 15, 2014
Age 81 years
H

Hans Ernst Schneider

sprinter

Died Oct 14, 2014
Age 87 years
Jürg Schubiger

Jürg Schubiger

writer, psychologist, children's writer, poet

Died Sep 15, 2014
Age 77 years
L

Liselotte Marti

artistic gymnast

Died Jun 16, 2014
Age 58 years
C

Conrad Rochat

ski jumper

Died May 24, 2014
Age 86 years
Paul Lüönd

Paul Lüönd

composer, politician

Died Apr 3, 2014
Age 63 years
Urs Widmer

Urs Widmer

translator, writer, playwright, literary editor, literary critic, journalist, film screenwriter, television actor, film director, director

Died Apr 2, 2014
Age 75 years
Ferdinand Masset

Ferdinand Masset

politician

Died Mar 31, 2014
Age 93 years
H

Hermann von Siebenthal

equestrian

Died Mar 31, 2014
Age 79 years
Martin Gutzwiller

Martin Gutzwiller

Not available

Died Mar 3, 2014
Age 88 years
Werner Uebelmann

Werner Uebelmann

writer, entrepreneur

Died Mar 1, 2014
Age 92 years
K

Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Not available

Died Feb 28, 2014
Age 73 years
O

Oscar Peer

writer

Died Dec 22, 2013
Age 85 years
J

Jean-Luc Benoziglio

writer, journalist, literary editor, poet lawyer, translator

Died Dec 5, 2013
Age 72 years
G

Giorgio Orelli

writer, poet, translator, literary critic

Died Nov 10, 2013
Age 92 years
F

François Bovon

pastor, university teacher, historian, biblical scholar, church historian, Protestant theologian, theologian

Died Nov 1, 2013
Age 75 years
P

Pierre Page

athletics competitor

Died Oct 20, 2013
Age 86 years
Rodolphe Kasser

Rodolphe Kasser

Not available

Died Oct 8, 2013
Age 86 years
P

Paul Gredinger

entrepreneur, architect, advertising person, painter, graphic artist, artist

Died Oct 6, 2013
Age 85 years
D

Denys Chamay

fencer

Died Sep 23, 2013
Age 71 years
F

Fritz Nussbaum

athlete, athletics competitor

Died Sep 11, 2013
Age 89 years
R

Richard Fehr

religious person

Died Jun 30, 2013
Age 73 years
Trudi Gerster

Trudi Gerster

actor, politician, fairy tale teller, writer

Died Apr 27, 2013
Age 93 years
Jürg Marmet

Jürg Marmet

engineer

Died Mar 8, 2013
Age 85 years
C

Claude Covassi

spy

Died Feb 8, 2013
Age 42 years
H

Hans Ulrich Lehmann

composer, university teacher

Died Jan 26, 2013
Age 75 years
W

Willi Dreesen

painter

Died Jan 5, 2013
Age 84 years
J

Jaime Ortiz-Patiño

Not available

Died Jan 3, 2013
Age 82 years
H

Henri Chammartin

dressage rider

Died May 30, 2011
Age 92 years
A

Anny Rüegg

alpine skier

Died May 1, 2011
Age 98 years
M

Marguerite Narbel

politician, biologist

Died Jun 2, 2010
Age 92 years
Klaus Johann Jacobs

Klaus Johann Jacobs

entrepreneur

Died Sep 11, 2008
Age 71 years
A

Alexandre Gelbert

athlete

Died Dec 23, 1988
Age 78 years
U

Umberto Menegalli

fencer

Died Jul 29, 1988
Age 63 years
G

Georges Vuilleumier

Not available

Died Jul 29, 1988
Age 43 years
E

Emma Fitting

fencer

Died Nov 13, 1986
Age 85 years
A

Alfred Schaefer

Not available

Died Sep 8, 1986
Age 81 years
E

Ernst Leuenberger

trade unionist, printer, union member

Died Jul 28, 1986
Age 85 years
Y

Yvan Leyvraz

humanitarian

Died Jul 28, 1986
Age 31 years
F

Ferdinand Bruhin

association football player

Died May 7, 1986
Age 77 years
Philippe Pottier

Philippe Pottier

association football player, association football coach, athlete

Died Sep 22, 1985
Age 47 years
Alois Carigiet

Alois Carigiet

writer, painter, children's writer, illustrator, graphic designer, graphic artist, stage painter, theatre designer, artist

Died Aug 1, 1985
Age 82 years
H

Hermann Haller

film director, screenwriter, film editor, director

Died Jun 21, 1985
Age 75 years
Rudolf Gnägi

Rudolf Gnägi

politician

Died Apr 20, 1985
Age 67 years
P

Pierre de Muralt

equestrian, military personnel

Died Apr 20, 1985
Age 88 years
H

Henri-Robert von der Mühll

architect

Died Nov 17, 1980
Age 82 years
H

Hans Gilgen

Not available

Died Sep 20, 1980
Age 74 years
Josias Braun-Blanquet

Josias Braun-Blanquet

botanist, biologist, university teacher

Died Sep 20, 1980
Age 96 years
A

Alfred Rittmann

geologist, volcanologist

Died Sep 19, 1980
Age 87 years
M

Magdalena Aebi

philosopher, philologist, art historian

Died Sep 12, 1980
Age 82 years
E

Ernst Cramer

landscape architect, architect, garden designer

Died Sep 7, 1980
Age 81 years
C

Corrado Schlaepfer

fencer

Died Apr 1, 1980
Age 57 years
Fritz Gegauf

Fritz Gegauf

Not available

Died Feb 24, 1980
Age 86 years
E

Enrico Celio

politician, lawyer, diplomat, journalist

Died Feb 23, 1980
Age 90 years
Erwin Friedrich Baumann

Erwin Friedrich Baumann

Not available

Died Feb 8, 1980
Age 89 years
Rudolf Bosshard

Rudolf Bosshard

rower

Died Feb 7, 1980
Age 89 years
Ludomila Alexandrowna Scheiwiler-von Schreyder

Ludomila Alexandrowna Scheiwiler-von Schreyder

suffragette

Died Feb 3, 1980
Age 91 years
A

Antoine Rebetez

Not available

Died Jan 28, 1980
Age 82 years
Hans Aeschbacher

Hans Aeschbacher

sculptor

Died Jan 27, 1980
Age 74 years
E

Edy Knupfer

architect

Died Nov 28, 1979
Age 67 years
E

Erich Schmitt

handball player

Died Oct 29, 1979
Age 67 years
E

Ernst Brunner

photographer

Died Jun 1, 1979
Age 77 years
M

Marcel Merminod

actor

Died May 31, 1979
Age 86 years
M

Max von Moos

painter, photographer, graphic artist

Died May 28, 1979
Age 75 years
Charles Hug

Charles Hug

illustrator, painter, art collector, draftsperson, graphic artist

Died May 7, 1979
Age 79 years

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