Rudolf Brun

Rudolf Brun

male, deceased (1360)
Rudolf Brun was the leader of the Zürich guilds' revolution of 1336, and the city's first independent mayor. Since 1234, Zürich had been governed by...
Christoph Blocher

Christoph Blocher

male, 69 years old
Christoph Blocher is a conservative Swiss politician, industrialist and member of the Swiss Federal Council. As head of the Federal Department of...
Conrad Grebel

Conrad Grebel

male, deceased (1526)
Conrad Grebel (ca.1498-1526), son of a prominent Swiss merchant and councilman, was a co-founder of the Swiss Brethren movement and is often called...
Johanna Spyri

Johanna Spyri

female, deceased (1901)
Johanna Spyri (June 12, 1827 - July 7, 1901) was an author of children's stories, and is best known for "Heidi". Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the...
Max Frisch

Max Frisch

male, deceased (1991)
Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 - April 4, 1991), was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, one of the most representative writers of German...

Felix Manz

male, deceased (1527)
Felix Manz, was a co-founder of the original Swiss Brethren Anabaptist congregation in Zürich, Switzerland, and the first martyr of the "Radical R...
Max Weber

Max Weber

male, deceased (1974)
Max Weber was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 13, 1951 and handed over office on January 31, 1954. He...
Gottlieb Duttweiler

Gottlieb Duttweiler

male, deceased (1962)
Gottlieb Duttweiler was a Swiss businessman, founding the Migros chain of grocery stores, and politician, starting the (LDU) party. Starting with...
Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

male, 68 years old
Bruno Ganz (born March 22 1941) is a Swiss actor. He is one of the leading figures in contemporary European theatre and cinema.