Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

male, deceased (1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778) was a Genevan philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French...
Henry Dunant

Henry Dunant

male, deceased (1910)
Jean Henri Dunant (May 8, 1828 in Geneva - October 30, 1910 in Heiden), also known as "Henry Dunant" or "Henri Dunant", was a Swiss businessman and...
Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan

male, 47 years old
Tariq Said Ramadan (born 26 August 1962 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss Muslim academic and theologian. He advocates a reinterpretation of...
Ella Maillart

Ella Maillart

female, deceased (1997)
Ella Maillart (February 20, 1903 - March 27, 1997) was a French speaking Swiss adventurer and travel writer, as well as a sportswoman. She had been...
Jacques Necker

Jacques Necker

male, deceased (1804)
Jacques Necker (September 30, 1732 - April 9, 1804) was a French statesman of Swiss origin and finance minister of Louis XVI.
Gustave Moynier

Gustave Moynier

male, deceased (1910)
Gustave Moynier (September 21, 1826 - August 21, 1910) was a Swiss Jurist who was active in many charitable organizations in Geneva. He was a...

Théodore Maunoir

male, deceased (1869)
Théodore Maunoir<br&gt;<small>(Source: www.redcross.int)</small>; Dr. Théodore Maunoir (June 1, 1806 - April 26, 1869) was a Swiss surgeon and co...
Ferdinand de Saussure

Ferdinand de Saussure

male, deceased (1913)
Ferdinand de Saussure (November 26, 1857 – February 22, 1913) was a Geneva-born Swiss linguist whose ideas laid the foundation for many of the si...

Frank Martin

male, deceased (1974)
Frank Martin (September 15, 1890 - November 21, 1974) was a Swiss composer, who lived a large part of his life in the Netherlands.

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

male, deceased (1799)
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Swiss aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism.