Numa Droz

Numa Droz

male, deceased (1899)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Swiss, berne, Department of Foreign Affairs, Neuchatel, President of the Confederation…LaChaux-de-Fonds
Numa Droz was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1875-1892). Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was elected to cantonal...
Louis Chevrolet

Louis Chevrolet

male, deceased (1941)
International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Indy 500 driver, indy 500, Automotive pioneer, Chevrolet, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame…LaChaux-de-Fonds
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchatel, Switzerland - June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan) was a racing driver and the...
Hans Wilsdorf

Hans Wilsdorf

male, deceased (1960)
Watchmaker, German, World War I, rolex, From Bavaria, LaChaux-de-Fonds
Hans Wilsdorf (March 22, 1881 - July 6, 1960) was a German watchmaker, and the founder of Rolex. Born in Kulmbach, Bavaria and orphaned as a child,...
Leonardo Piepoli

Leonardo Piepoli

male, 38 years old
Italian, Vuelta a Aragon, Vuelta Asturias, Subida a Urkiola, Volta a Catalunya 2005, Vuelta a Castilla y Leon…LaChaux-de-Fonds
Leonardo Piepoli (born September 29, 1971 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a Italian professional road racing cyclist. He rides on the UCI...
Pierre Aubert

Pierre Aubert

male, 82 years old (Switzerland)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Canton of Neuchâtel, LaChaux-de-Fonds, Political Department, Swiss Federal Council, President of the Confederation
Pierre Aubert is a Swiss politician, lawyer and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1978-1987). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council...
Pierre Graber

Pierre Graber

male, deceased (2003) (Switzerland)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Political Department, National Council of Switzerland, LaChaux-de-Fonds, European convention on human rights, Helsinki Accords
Pierre Graber was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970-1978). He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and after...
Armand Borel

Armand Borel

male, deceased (2003)
G/P, G/H, parabolic subgroups, classifying space, solvable subgroup, solvable group…LaChaux-de-Fonds
Armand Borel was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,...

Charles Antenen

male, deceased (2000)
Switzerland international footballer, FIFA World Cup 1950 player, kiki, soccer, FIFA World Cup 1962 player, FIFA World Cup 1954 player…LaChaux-de-Fonds, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Charles Antenen (3 November 1929 in La Chaux-de-Fonds - died 20 May 2000) was a Swiss football (soccer) player, who was nicknamed "Kiki". He played...
Louis-Leopold Robert

Louis-Leopold Robert

male, deceased (1835)
painter, French, Neuchatel, Charles X, LaChaux-de-Fonds, Jacques Louis David
Louis-Leopold Robert, French painter, was born at La Chaux-de-Fonds (Neuchâtel) in Switzerland, but left his native place with the engraver G...
Arthur Chevrolet

Arthur Chevrolet

male, deceased (1946)
Swiss American, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, Canton of Neuchâtel, LaChaux-de-Fonds, Frontenac Motor Corporation, suicide by hanging
Arthur Chevrolet was an Swiss American racecar driver and automobile manufacturer. Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchatel, Switzerland, he was the...