Famous people from Switzerland
The most-searched people from Switzerland right now, with the latest news on each.
Nico Hischier
Nico Hischier is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hischier made his professional debut in his native Switzerland in 2015, spending time both in the top-tier National League A (NLA) and the second-tier National League B. He moved to North America for the 2016–17 season to play major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in hopes of furthering his ...
Jérôme Kym
Jérôme Cyrill Kym is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 123 and a doubles ranking of No. 192, both achieved on 19 May 2025. He is currently the No. 2 ATP player from Switzerland.
Sepp Blatter
Swiss football administrator (born 1936)
Christian Kohlund
Swiss actor and director (born 1950)
Liselotte Pulver
Swiss actress (born 1929)
Paola del Medico
Swiss singer (born 1950)
Johnny Leoni
Swiss association football player
Tranquillo Barnetta
Swiss footballer
Mario Gavranović
Swiss footballer (born 1989)
Josip Drmić
Swiss footballer
Ueli Maurer
Swiss Politician
Didier Burkhalter
member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
Swiss lawyer and politician
Hans-Rudolf Merz
member of the Swiss Federal Council
Pascal Couchepin
member of the Swiss Federal Council
Hazel Brugger
American-born Swiss author (born 1993)
Jasna Fritzi Bauer
Swiss actress
Stefanie Heinzmann
Swiss singer