Born in Winterthur
Winterthur
City in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Winterthur as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1923-2013), Swiss association football player and manager, Swiss computer scientist (1934–2024)): Rudolf Friedrich, René Weiler, Niklaus Wirth and some more.
Celebrities from WinterthurCelebrities from Winterthur
90 Rudolf Friedrich
Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1923-2013)
*July 4th, 1923 †October 15th, 2013, Winterthur
87 Richard R. Ernst
Nobel laureate in chemistry (1933 – 2021)
*August 14th, 1933 †June 4th, 2021, Winterthur 96
Hans Gerschwiler
Swiss figure skater (1921–2017)
*June 20th, 1921 †September 27th, 2017, Pinehurst
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56 Jonas Furrer
Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1805-1861)
*March 3rd, 1805 †July 25th, 1861, Bad Ragaz
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41 Christoph Kaufmann
Swiss philosopher and writer (1753-1795)
*August 14th, 1753 †March 21st, 1795, Berthelsdorf.jpg "Anna Barbara Reinhart")
62 Johann Ludwig Aberli
Swiss painter and etcher (1723-1786)
*November 14th, 1723 †October 17th, 1786, Bern
76 Remo H. Largo
Swiss non-fiction writer and university teacher
*November 24th, 1943 †November 11th, 2020, Gommiswald.jpg "Marlies Bänziger")
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Hans Max Gamper-Haessig
Swiss football pioneer, player and club president (1877-1930)
*November 22nd, 1877 †July 30th, 1930, Barcelona
81 Heinrich Wölfflin
Swiss art critic and art historian (1864-1945)
*June 21st, 1864 †July 19th, 1945, Zürich
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Max Bill
Swiss architect, painter and sculptor (1908-1994)
*December 22nd, 1908 †December 9th, 1994, Berlin 80
Johann Heinrich Ziegler
Swiss chemist and translator (1738-1818)
*March 23rd, 1738 †November 15th, 1818, Winterthur 88
Gottfried Egg
Swiss handball player (1921-2010)
*December 8th, 1921 †February 4th, 2010, Winterthur 88
Theodor Haller
Swiss television presenter and radio host (1915-2003)
*April 2nd, 1915 †June 30th, 2003, province of Alicante 81
Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer
Swiss numismatist (1838-1920)
*May 11th, 1838 †April 26th, 1920, Winterthur 79
Max Niedermann
Swiss classical philologist and politician (1874-1954)
*May 19th, 1874 †January 12th, 1954, Neuchâtel 75
Johann Jakob Sulzer
Swiss industrialist and politician (1821-1897)
*December 23rd, 1821 †June 27th, 1897, Winterthur 80
Peter Spälti
Swiss manager, politician and handball player (1930-2010)
*October 12th, 1930 †December 9th, 2010, Hettlingen
60 Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown
Swiss engineer (1863-1924)
*June 17th, 1863 †May 2nd, 1924, Montagnola 68
Max Weiler
Swiss footballer and manager (1900-1969)
*September 25th, 1900 †September 1st, 1969, ZürichBirthdays of famous people
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