Swiss Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In

Is a Swiss alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished eighth in the alpine skiing downhill competition and 16th in the combined event.

Is a former Swiss alpine skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she won the bronze medal in Giant Slalo

Is a former Swiss alpine skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she won the bronze medal in Giant Slalom.

Is a Swiss swimmer from Sorengo.[1] She holds 1500m freestyle (long course) European record.

Is a Swiss swimmer from Sorengo.[1] She holds 1500m freestyle (long course) European record.

Is a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 10, 1986 and

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.

Is a Swiss football coach and former forward, currently employed as assistant manager of FC Basel in

Is a Swiss football coach and former forward, currently employed as assistant manager of FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss footballer. He currently without club.Berisha stands at 6"2 and he uses this height to hi

Is a Swiss footballer. He currently without club.Berisha stands at 6"2 and he uses this height to his advantage when challenging defenders in aerial battles and his superb strength means that he can hold the ball up to bring teammates into play, making him very useful when employed by his team as target man. However, great ball control and accurate passing also means that he can also be useful in a slightly deeper attacking midfield role, where he is able to get possession of the ball more often and create chances for his team-mates.

Is a Swiss chess player and International Grandmaster of chess.Jenni, who studied economics and play

Is a Swiss chess player and International Grandmaster of chess.Jenni, who studied economics and plays the piano in his free time, won tournaments in Lenk (2002), the Swiss Championship in Silvaplana (2003), and Wintherthur (2005).

Is a Swiss ice dancer. He competes with Ramona Elsener. They are the 2010 Swiss national champions a

Is a Swiss ice dancer. He competes with Ramona Elsener. They are the 2010 Swiss national champions and 2007-2009 junior national champions.

Is a Swiss footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays as forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss

Is a Swiss footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays as forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss racing cyclist with Team Volksbank.

Is a Swiss racing cyclist with Team Volksbank.

Is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.

Is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.

Is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as defender for SR Delémont.

Is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as defender for SR Delémont.

Is a Swiss professional footballer of Portuguese origin who played almost his entire professional ca

Is a Swiss professional footballer of Portuguese origin who played almost his entire professional career in the Swiss first division. He is notable in football lore for a unique and gruesome accident that he suffered on the football pitch, which resulted in him losing his left ring finger.

A Swiss pop singer.As a young child she was already singing songs for the Japanese tourists in Inter

A Swiss pop singer.As a young child she was already singing songs for the Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998. From that moment on Jordi became a real star in Switzerland with golden discs, successes in the charts and tours throughout the German speaking countries. She also hosted two tv-shows at the ARD. In 2002 she represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn with a French language song "Dans le jardin de mon âme". In the autumn of that year she made a solo tour with her band throughout Switzerland.

Is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.

Is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.

Is a Swiss football defender of Venezuelan descent who currently plays for Grasshopper.Despite being

Is a Swiss football defender of Venezuelan descent who currently plays for Grasshopper.Despite being just 16 years old, he was given his league debut in Grasshopper's first match of the 2007-08 season, a 2-0 victory over FC St. Gallen, playing 90 minutes at right back. He was also a key member of the Switzerland U-17 team during the qualifying round of the 2007 UEFA U-17 Championship, playing in all three matches during that round.

Is a former alpine ski racer, who specialized in downhill. He was World Cup champion in downhill thr

Is a former alpine ski racer, who specialized in downhill. He was World Cup champion in downhill three consecutive seasons (1991, 1992, 1993), second only to Franz Klammer (5). He won a total of 17 World Cup downhill races, third behind Klammer (25), and

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the gol

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.

Was a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he

Was a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Is a Swiss former Alpine skier, successful in the second half of the 1950s. At the 1956 Winter Olymp

Is a Swiss former Alpine skier, successful in the second half of the 1950s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics, she won silver in downhill. At Bad Gastein in 1958, she became world champion in Alpine Combined and won the silver medal in Downhill and bronze in Gi

Was a Swiss weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s.

Was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recen

Was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author gained fame largely due to his avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire. One of his leading sentences was: "A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn". Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten.

Was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recen

Was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author gained fame largely due to his avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire. One of his leading sentences was: "A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn". Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten.

Was a Swiss physician and entomologist who specialised in Odonata. He was Director of a psychiatric

Was a Swiss physician and entomologist who specialised in Odonata. He was Director of a psychiatric clinic in Rheinau, Switzerland.