Swiss Famouse Personalities

Ferdinand De Saussure

Ferdinand de Saussure was a renowned Swiss linguist and semiotician. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, career, achievements, and timeline.

Born: 26 November 1857/ Swiss

Felix Bloch

Felix Bloch was a Swiss born American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1952. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 23 October 1905/ Swiss

Fabian Cancellara

Fabian Cancellara is a famous professional cyclist who has won the ‘UCI Road World Championship’ Time Trial event on four occasions. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on

Born: 18 March 1981/ Swiss

Ernest Bloch

Ernest Bloch was a Swiss-born American music composer who started playing violin at the age of nine. Read about Ernest Bloch’s childhood, life and timeline in the biography given below.

Born: 24 July 1880/ Swiss

Theodor Kocher

Emil Theodor Kocher won the Nobel Prize for his works on physiology, pathology and surgery. Read through the article to know more about Theodor Kocher’s profile, childhood, life and timeline.

Born: 25 August 1841/ Swiss

Daniel Bernoulli

Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and physicist who did pioneering work in the field of fluid dynamics and kinetic theory of gases. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline

Born: 08 February 1700/ Swiss

Charles Édouard Guillaume

Discoverer of Invar and Elinvar

Charles Édouard Guillaume was a renowned Swiss physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 15 February 1861/ Swiss

Carla Juri

Carla Juri is a Swiss actress, best known for her performance as ‘Helen Memel’ in the film 'Wetlands.' Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.

Born: 1985 AD/ Swiss

Carl Jung

Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist famous for founding the school of analytical psychology. This biography of Carl Jung provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 26 July 1875/ Swiss

Alfred Werner

Alfred Werner was a Swiss chemist and the founder of coordination chemistry. This biography of Werner provides detailed information about his childhood, life, research, work, achievements and timeline.

Born: 12 December 1866/ Swiss

Albrecht Von Haller

Albrecht von Haller was a renowned botanist of the 18th century and also regarded as the Father of modern physiology. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, profile, career and timeline

Born: 16 October 1708/ Swiss

Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti was a prominent painter and sculptor of Swiss origin. This biography of Alberto Giacometti provides detailed information about his childhood, achievements, life & timeline.

Born: 10 October 1901/ Swiss

Albert Hofmann

The First Person to Synthesize LSD

Albert Hofmann was a Swiss scientist who synthesised LSD. This biography gives detailed information about his childhood, life, works, and timeline.

Born: 11 January 1906/ Swiss

Albert Anker

Albert Anker is a famous 19th century Swiss painter. You can know more on his childhood, life and timeline in the biography given below.

Born: 01 April 1831/ Swiss

Cuno Amiet

A modernist and a painter, singular in his own sense, Cuno Amiet's biography describes his distinct life. Read on to find out interesting facets of his life.

Born: 28 March 1868/ Swiss

Ursula Andress

Born: 19 March 1936/ Swiss

Ma Anand Sheela

Born: 28 December 1949/ Swiss

René Auberjonois

Born: 18 August 1872/ Swiss

Martina Hingis

Born: 30 September 1980/ Swiss

Stan Wawrinka

Born: 28 March 1985/ Swiss

Edoardo Ponti

Born: 06 January 1973/ Swiss

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