Pascal Couchepin

Pascal Couchepin

male, 67 years old
fromValais, Swiss, Martigny, Switzerland, martigny, politician, Valais
Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss politician who has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1998. He was elected to the...
Micheline Calmy-Rey

Micheline Calmy-Rey

female, 64 years old
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Swiss, fromValais, geneva, Foreign minister, Swiss Federal Council
Micheline Calmy-Rey (born July 8, 1945) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2003. She is head of the Federal...
Pirmin Zurbriggen

Pirmin Zurbriggen

male, 46 years old
Olympic gold medalist, From switzerland, Kanton Wallis, Overall World Cup, Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics, fromValais
Pirmin Zurbriggen (born February 4, 1963, Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis, Switzerland), is a Swiss former alpine skier, one of the all time great ski...
Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter

male, 73 years old
Swiss, Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, fromValais, President of FIFA, fifa, IOC member
Joseph "Sepp" Blatter is the 8th and current president of FIFA. He was elected on June 8, 1998, succeeding Dr. João Havelange (Brazil).
Thomas Platter

Thomas Platter

male, deceased (1582)
fromValais
Thomas Platter (the Elder) was a humanist scholar and writer. Wrote, "England is a woman's paradise and a servant's prison." Quote from actual...
Bernard Fellay

Bernard Fellay

male, 51 years old
schismatic, Most Reverend, latae sententiae, Ecône Consecrations, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, episcopal consecration…fromValais
"Most Reverend" Bernard Fellay, SSPX (born 12 April 1958) is a bishop of the Society of St. Pius X and is currently its Superior General. He has...
Ulrich Inderbinen

Ulrich Inderbinen

male, deceased (2004)
Centenarian, Swiss, longevity, Mountain climber, Matterhorn, fromValais
Ulrich Inderbinen (December 3, 1900 - June 14, 2004) was a Swiss mountain guide famous for his longevity and love for mountain climbing. He had...
Roger Bonvin

Roger Bonvin

male, deceased (1982)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Swiss, Department of Finance, President of the Confederation, Federal Council of Switzerland, Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland…fromValais
Roger Bonvin (September 12, 1907 - June 5, 1982) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1962-1973). He was elected to the...
Henri Cardinal Schwery

Henri Cardinal Schwery

male, 77 years old
Bishop of Sion, Swiss Bishops' Conference, Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica, Cardinal-Priest, episcopal see, Valais…fromValais
Henri Cardinal Schwery is a Cardinal and Bishop Emeritus of Sion, Switzerland. Born in St-Léonard, Valais, Schwery studied mathematics, t...