Albert Einstein
1879 – 1955
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
physicist
Born March 14Wikipedia →Famous People from Switzerland
16 notable historical figures from Switzerland, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
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Le Corbusier
1887 – 1965
Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)
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Born October 6Wikipedia →Igor Stravinsky
1882 – 1971
Russian composer (1882–1971)
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Born June 17Wikipedia →Hermann Hesse
1877 – 1962
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)
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Born July 2Wikipedia →Carl Jung
1875 – 1961
Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)
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Born July 26Wikipedia →Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792 – 1822
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
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Born August 4Wikipedia →Alain Delon
1935 – 2024
French actor (1935–2024)
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Born November 8Wikipedia →Tina Turner
1939 – 2023
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
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Born November 26Wikipedia →Paracelsus
1493 – 1541
Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)
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Born November 19Wikipedia →Henry Dunant
1828 – 1910
Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
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Born May 8Wikipedia →Ferdinand de Saussure
1857 – 1913
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
linguist
Born November 26Wikipedia →Wolfgang Pauli
1900 – 1958
physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)
theoretical physicist
Born April 25Wikipedia →Erich Fromm
1900 – 1980
German sociologist and psychoanalyst (1900–1980)
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Born March 23Wikipedia →Jean Piaget
1896 – 1980
Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896–1980)
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Born August 9Wikipedia →Theodor W. Adorno
1903 – 1969
German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)
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Born September 11Wikipedia →