- Peter Voser
Peter Voser has spent by far the bulk of his career at Royal Dutch Shell. But the 50-year-old Swiss citizen's most dramatic moments probably remain the two years he served as chief financial officer of ABB (NYSE: ABB - News ) , the Swiss-Swedish electrical engineering group once lauded as one of the world's most respected companies.
- Brigitte Helm
Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm was a German actress, most famous for her role as Maria in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film, "Metropolis". After "Metropolis", which was her second film, Helm made over 30 other films, including talking pictures, before retiring in 1936. Her other appearances include "The Love of Jeanne Ney" (1927), "Alraune" (1928), "Gloria" (1931), "The Blue Danube" (1932) and "Gold" (1934).
- Julius Pokorny
Julius Pokorny was a scholar of the Celtic languages, particularly Irish, and a supporter of Irish nationalism. He was born in Prague and studied at the University of Vienna, where he also taught from 1913 to 1920. From 1920 to 1935, he held the chair of Celtic philology at Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin, before the Nazis discovered that, in spite of being a German nationalist, he was of Jewish descent.
- Fredrik Lindquist
Centre Fredrik Lindquist played eight games for the Edmonton Oilers in 1998-99. He was an excellent passer and face off specialist who was well known in his native Sweden. The Stockholm native began his career in the second division with Huddinge and Nacka HK. After scoring six goals in his first year with mighty Djurgårdens IF in 1990-91, he was taken 55th overall by the New Jersey Devils at the NHL Entry Draft.
- Robert Daniel Murphy
Robert Daniel Murphy was an American diplomat Murphy had begun his diplomatic career in 1917 as a member of the American Legation in Bern, Switzerland. Among the several posts he held were Vice-Consul in Zurich and Munich, American Consul in Paris from 1930 to 1936, and chargé d’affaires to the Vichy government. In 1941, at President Roosevelt’s request, Murphy had investigated conditions in French North Africa in preparation for the Allied landings -- Operation Torch, …
- Mariana Costa-Weldon
- Eric Mariacher
15 years of experience in Embedded Software Projects in various positions such as engineering, architect, project and functional management in Europe, US and India. My goals are: * to set-up the right environment for developers to develop software. * to give best visibility on software development process from requirement phase to field support phase. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS: * Mariner Networks: Hiring a whole embedded software team. * Logitech: Change management - Software development . . .
- Josef Ackermann
Dr. Josef Ackermann (born February 7, 1948) is a Swiss banker. He has been Board Member of Deutsche Bank since 1996 and its CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee since 2002. Ackermann is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen (HSG). He was born in Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Josef Ackermann modernized Deutsche Bank by focusing on shareholders.
- Huang Hua
Huang Hua is a Chinese female badminton player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles competition.
- Max Petitpierre
Max Petitpierre (February 26, 1899 - March 25, 1994) was a Swiss politician, jurist and member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Political Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (1944-1961). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1944 and handed over office on June 30, 1961. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
- Gustave Ador
Gustave Ador (December 23, 1845 - March 31, 1928) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on June 26, 1917 and handed over office on December 31, 1919. He was affiliated to the Liberal Party. During his office time he held the following departments: *Political Department (1917) *Department of Home Affairs (1918 - 1919) He was President of the Confederation in 1919.
- Jean-Marc Taverney
- Michelle Hunziker
Michelle Yvonne Hunziker (born January 24, 1977), is a Swiss actress, model and a famous personality on Italian and German television.
- Felix Calonder
Felix-Louis Calonder (December 7, 1863 - June 14, 1952) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1913-1920). Calonder was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on June 12, 1913 and handed over office on February 12, 1920. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
- Friedrich Traugott Wahlen
Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (April 10, 1899 - November 7, 1985) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 11, 1958 and handed over office on December 31, 1965. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), now the Swiss People's Party.
- Pierre Aubert
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 on December 7, 1977 as member of the Social Democratic Party from the canton of Neuchâtel. He handed over office on December 31, 1987. After a law degree, he became attoney-at-law in 1953. He began his political career as a member of the City Parliament of La Chaux-de-Fonds (1960-68), …
- Ludwig Forrer
Ludwig Forrer (February 9, 1845 - September 28, 1921) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1902-1917). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 11, 1902 and handed over office on December 31, 1917. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the following departments: * Department of Trade, …
- Flavio Cotti
Flavio Cotti (born October 18, 1939) is a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 10, 1986 and handed over office on April 30, 1999. He is affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the following departments: *Federal Department of Home Affairs (1987 - 1993) *Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (1994 - 1999) He was President of the Confederation twice, …
- Giuseppe Motta
Giuseppe Motta (December 29, 1871 - January 23, 1940) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 14, 1911, and died in office on January 23, 1940. He was affiliated with the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland. While in office he held the following departments: *Department of Finance (1912 - 1919) *Political Department (1920 - 1940) He was President of the Confederation five times, in 1915, 1920, 1927, …
- Pierre Graber
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 studying law in Neuchâtel and Vienna he became attorney-at-law in Lausanne. Active in the Social Democratic Party, he was in the municipal parliament of Lausanne (1934-1946), member of the parliament of the canton of Vaud (1937-1946), mayor of Lausanne (1946-1949), member of the National Council (1942-1969, except 1963), …
- Adolf Deucher
Adolf Deucher (February 15, 1831 - July 10, 1912) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on April 10, 1883 and died in office on July 10, 1912. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
- Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English singer, songwriter, drummer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer and drummer of progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist. He is also an accomplished actor, having starred in numerous films. Collins sang the lead vocals on eight American chart-toppers between 1984 and 1989; seven as a solo artist and one with Genesis.
- Shun Au
Shun Au OBE was born in Hong Kong in December 1955. He attended Ying Wa College in Hong Kong and came to Britain to study in 1975. He attended City University and earned a BSc in psychology and a MPhil in psychology. He then went to Cambridge University to complete his MPhil in Linguistics as well as his MBA. Shun Au has work experience in both the private and public sectors covering the charity sectors, NHS and local authorities.
- Ellery Schempp
Ellery Schempp, born Ellory Schempp, is an accomplished physicist who is also famous for being the primary student involved in the landmark 1963 United States Supreme Court case of "Abington School District v. Schempp" which declared that public school-sanctioned Bible readings were unconstitutional. Ellery was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in the Roslyn community of Abington Township. He graduated from Abington High School in 1958, …
- Bruno Kernen
Bruno Kernen (born 1 July, 1972 in Thun, Canton of Berne) is a Swiss alpine skier. In 1997, he was world champion in downhill, as well as a silver medalist in Alpine combined. In 2003, he won bronze in downhill at the world championships in St. Moritz. He is the 2003 winner of the Lauberhorn race. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Kernen won a bronze medal in the downhill. He also raced in the Super-G, where he placed 18th.
- Bernhard Russi
Bernhard Russi (born August 20 1948 in Andermatt). Is a former Swiss Alpine skier. February 15 1970 he went sensationally at the top in the downhill at the World Championships in front of the Austrian Karl Cordin and the Australian Malcolm Milne. Two years later at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo he won a gold medal in the same discipline. Countryman Roland Collombin secured Swiss double victory. Four years later at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, …
- Donghua Li
Donghua Li is a Swiss gymnast who won gold in the Pommel Horse in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- Simon Ammann
Simon Ammann (born June 25, 1981 in Grabs) is a Swiss ski jumper. He grew up in Unterwasser where his parents still live. He currently lives in Schindellegi, Switzerland. He made his debut as a 16-year-old unknown during the 1997-1998 Ski jumping World Cup season. Ammann qualified for the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games, where he finished 35th. Before the 2002 Winter Olympics, he crashed and suffered injuries.
- Giorgio Mondini
Giorgio Mondini (Born July 19, 1980) is an Automobile racing driver from Geneva, Switzerland. Giorgio began his competitive racing career at the age of 21, when he came 26th in the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup series. In 2002 he made his way up to 17th place, before moving on to Formula Renault V6 Eurocup. In 2003 he achieved 7th place, and in 2004 became champion with three wins, three pole positions and a total of eight podiums.
- Margrit Mondavi
Margrit Biever Mondavi is Vice President of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery. A pioneering woman of the modern-day California wine industry, she joined the winery in 1967, pursuing a life-long interest in uniting wine with fine arts, music and culinary artistry. Under her direction, Robert Mondavi Winery developed original cultural and culinary arts programs that are now benchmarks for the wine world. <P> “She created a showplace for painters, sculptors, …
- Jo Siffert
Joseph Siffert was a Swiss race car driver. Affectionately known as "Seppi" to his family and close friends, Jo Siffert was born in Fribourg, Switzerland, the son of a dairy owner. He initially made his name in racing on two wheels, powering his way to the Swiss 350cc motorcycle championship in 1959, before switching to four wheels with a Formula Junior Stanguellini. Siffert graduated to Formula 1 as a privateer in 1962, with a four-cylinder Lotus-Climax.
- Pirmin Zurbriggen
Pirmin Zurbriggen (born February 4, 1963, Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis, Switzerland), is a Swiss former alpine skier, one of the all time great ski racers. He won the Overall World Cup title four times, an Olympic Gold Medal in Downhill, and 9 World Championships medals (4 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze). He is also one of only five men to have won races in all five alpine disciplines on the World Cup.
- Tranquillo Barnetta
Tranquillo Barnetta (born 22 May 1985 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen. His father and mother are Italian but he grew up near by St. Gallen, Switzerland and has played since 21 for the Swiss national team. Barnetta started his career with FC St. Gallen in Switzerland, but he was soon snapped up by the German side Leverkusen. He has also enjoyed a loan spell at Hannover 96.
- Christian Abbiati
Christian Abbiati (born July 8, 1977 in Abbiategrasso, Milan) is an Italian football goalkeeper who currently is contracted by AC Milan but out on loan to the Spanish La Liga team Atletico Madrid.
- Daniela Meuli
Daniela Meuli (born 6 November 1981) is a Swiss snowboarder. Meuli is World Champion 2005 in parallel slalom. In the World Cup in Parallel Giant Slalom, she ranked 1st for 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and the current season (as of 11 February 2006).
- Walter Steiner
Walter Steiner (born February 15 1951) is a Swiss ski jumper who was active in the 1970's. Steiner earned a ski jumping silver medal in the Individual large hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He also won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1974 and won the Ski-flying World Championships in 1972 and 1977.
- Gianni Motta
Gianni Motta (born March 13, 1943) is an Italian former bicycle racer who won the 1966 Giro d'Italia. Gianni Motta was born at Cassano d'Adda (Lombardy). His main victories include the Giro d'Italia (1966), a Giro di Lombardia (1964), a Tour de Suisse (1967) and two Tour de Romandie (1966, 1971). Like many before him, he turned to manufacture and sales of bicycles after his racing career. <br/> <br/>
- Pascal Couchepin
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 Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1998 as a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) and French speaking Valais. During his office time he has held the following departments: *Federal Department of Economic Affairs (1998 - 2002) *Federal Department of Home Affairs (Swiss interior minister, …
- Werner Stocker
Werner Stocker is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the bobsleigh events at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Stocker won a gold medal in the four-person bobsleigh event with teammates Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier and Marcel Fässler.
- Christian Kyburz
1to1 Coach (personal transformation in business life) to Professionals, Managers, Executives - see http://www.ecademy.com/user/christiankyburz