Josef Ritler, died aged 87
Josef Ritler, a Swiss journalist and photographer, died on October 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Naters, in the canton of Valais, he first imagined following his father, a foreman,…
Famous Dead People from Switzerland
Over 600 obituaries for famous people from Switzerland who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Jost Hochuli death at age 93
Jost Hochuli, a Swiss graphic designer known for his book designs, died October 18, 2026, aged 93. Born in St. Gallen on June 8, 1933, he began his training in…
Gerold Späth passed away at age 86
Gerold Späth, the Swiss author and poet known for Commedia, died October 14, 2026, aged 86. Born in Rapperswil on the shore of Lake Zürich, he was the son of…
Obituary: Sven Hirdman, dead at age 87
Sven Hirdman, a Swedish diplomat and ambassador, died October 9, 2026, aged 87. Born Henrik Sven Hirdman on September 28, 1939, in Stavanger, Norway, he worked in diplomacy from 1963…
Death of Hans Egloff at age 66
Hans Egloff, a Swiss People’s Party (SVP) politician who served in Zurich’s Cantonal Council and the National Council, died October 5, 2026, aged 66. Born in Zurich on November 27,…
Obituary: Jakob Brechbühl, dead at age 74
Jakob Brechbühl, a Swiss footballer, died October 1, 2026, aged 74. Born on January 29, 1952, he played as a defender and represented Switzerland in 20 national-team matches. At club…
Pietro Veglio passes away at age 81
Pietro Veglio, a Swiss economist and Executive Director of the World Bank, died on September 28, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bellinzona in 1944, he began his career in 1969…
Pierre de Chastonay has died at age 95
Pierre de Chastonay, a Swiss politician and lawyer, died on September 16, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Sierre on June 20, 1931, he was a member of…
Jürg Marquard dies at 81
Jürg Marquard, the Swiss publisher and television personality, died on September 14, 2026, aged 81. A businessman and media figure, he was among Switzerland’s wealthiest people, with Bilanz placing his…
Frank Bridel died at age 101
Frank Bridel, the Swiss journalist and writer who served as editor-in-chief of the Gazette de Lausanne and later became a longtime columnist at Entreprise romande, died on September 8, 2026,…
Edmée Buclin-Favre dies at 98
Edmée Buclin-Favre, a Swiss feminist activist and lawyer, died on September 2, 2026, aged 98. Born in Sion in 1927, she was the daughter of Antoine Favre, and became known…
Walter Tresch passes away at age 78
Walter Tresch, the Swiss alpine skier, died on August 29, 2026, aged 78. Born in Silenen on April 4, 1948, he represented Switzerland in alpine skiing at the 1972 and…
Death of Hermann Gericke at age 95
Hermann Gericke, an Austrian Olympic swimmer, died on August 6, 2026, aged 95. Born on August 12, 1931, he was a Swiss former swimmer who represented his sport at the…
Bernhard Billeter, died aged 90
Bernhard Billeter, the Swiss musician and musicologist, died on August 4, 2026, at age 90. Born in Zurich on July 26, 1936, he worked as a pianist, organist, editor, music…
Marijke Moser passed away at age 79
Marijke Moser, the Dutch-born Swiss Olympic runner who became a respected middle- and long-distance athlete, died on August 1, 2026, aged 79. Born Marijke Van de Graaf in the Netherlands…
Obituary: Walter Kammermann, dead at age 94
Walter Kammermann, the Swiss Olympic runner, died on July 30, 2026, aged 94. Born in Zürich on December 6, 1931, he represented Switzerland in the men’s 3000 metres steeplechase at…
Erwin Engeler died at age 96
Erwin Engeler, a Swiss mathematician and computer scientist, died on July 28, 2026, aged 96. Engeler did pioneering work on the connections between logic, computer science and scientific computation during…
Paddy McNally death at age 88
Paddy McNally, the British businessman and racing driver who ran Allsport Management and helped shape Formula One’s advertising and hospitality operations, died on July 22, 2026. Born Patrick Sean McNally…
Roland Collombin died at age 75
Roland Collombin died on July 10, 2026. He was a Swiss Olympic alpine skier and represented Switzerland at the 1972 Winter Games. Collombin was born in Bagnes on February 17,…
Max Eiselin dead at age 94
Max Eiselin, the Swiss expedition leader who organized the 1960 ascent of Dhaulagiri, died on July 9, 2026. Born on January 8, 1932, in Kriens, he was a trained businessman…
Moritz de Hadeln, died aged 85
Moritz de Hadeln died on July 4, 2026. He was a Swiss film critic. Tags Writers, 04 July 2026, Hadeln, Moritz, Sagittarius, Switzerland, July 2026, July 4
William Poon passed away at age 81
William Poon, a Chinese-British chef and restaurateur, died on July 1, 2026. Born on January 1, 2000, he built a career in cooking from a young age and was described…
Death of Geneviève Aubry at age 98
Geneviève Aubry, a Swiss politician and opinion journalist, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds on March 4, 1928, she served as a…
Hildegard Fässler, died aged 74
Hildegard Fässler, a Swiss politician and member of parliament from 1997 to 2013, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Frauenfeld on June 22, 1951,…
Philippe Stern dies at 88
Philippe Stern died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 87. He was a Swiss entrepreneur born in Geneva on November 10, 1938. His death was announced without further…
Jean Ziegler dies at 92
Jean Ziegler, the Swiss politician, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Hans Ziegler on April 19, 1934, in Thun, he built a public career that…
Pascal Corminboeuf dies at 82
Pascal Corminboeuf, a Swiss politician, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 8, 1944, in Domdidier, in the canton of Fribourg, where he was…
Hans Kaufmann died at age 77
Hans Kaufmann, a Swiss politician and business consultant who served in the Swiss National Council from 1999 to 2014, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 77. Born…
Ingeborg Kaiser died at age 95
Ingeborg Kaiser died on June 6, 2026. She was a German-Swiss writer, born on August 7, 1930, in Neuburg an der Donau. Tags Writers, 06 June 2026, Germany, Ingeborg, Kaiser,…
Theo Fischer has died at age 88
Theo Fischer, a Swiss politician and notary public, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Hägglingen on December 25, 1937, he served the Swiss People's…
Peter Schepull has died at age 61
Peter Schepull died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 61. He was a Swiss footballer who played for Servette, Wettingen and the national team. Born in Rapperswil on…
Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor obituary: died at age 78
Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor, Swiss politician and civil servant, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 78. She served on the Grand Council of Vaud from 1978 to 1985 and…
Jules Angst, died aged 99
Jules Angst, a Swiss psychiatrist and academic, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Zurich on December 11, 1926, he completed his medical and psychiatric…
Death of Emil Paul Tscherrig at age 79
Emil Paul Tscherrig, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Unterems, Switzerland, on 3 February 1947, he was ordained a priest…
Bruno Bischofberger dies at age 86
Bruno Bischofberger, the Swiss art dealer and collector who became one of the most influential figures in postwar art, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 86. Born…
Ursula Bäumlin passes away at age 87
Ursula Bäumlin, a Swiss politician and theologian who served as a member of the National Council from 1987 to 1998, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 87.…
René Groebli death at age 98
René Groebli, a Swiss photographer known for his artistic photo-books, industrial and advertising photography, photojournalism and photo-illustration, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Zurich…
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo died at age 73
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, a Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Geneva on February 5, 1953, she…
Jacques Cornu passed away at age 72
Jacques Cornu, the Swiss motorcycle racer who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 72. Born on May 15, 1953, Cornu won…
Daniel Grataloup obituary: died at age 88
Daniel Grataloup, a French-Swiss architect, died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Lyon, France, on December 25, 1937, he spent much of his career in…
Sonia Gessner dead at age 88
Sonia Gessner, a Swiss actress, died on April 14, 2026. Sonia Gessner [it], 88, Swiss actress. Tags Actors, 14 April 2026, Gessner, Sonia, Switzerland, 2026-04-14, April 14, April 2026
André de Muralt passed away at age 94
André de Muralt, a Swiss philosopher, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Lausanne on September 1, 1931, to Elisabeth Feer and Hans de Muralt,…
Peter Rull Jr. obituary: died at age 80
Peter Rull Jr., a Hong Kong sports shooter, died on April 8, 2026. Born on November 23, 1945, he competed in the men's 50 metre rifle, prone event at the…
Andreas Engel death at age 82
Andreas Engel, a Swiss biologist, died on April 1, 2026, at the age of 82. He was a structural biologist and co-founder of the Maurice E. Müller Institute for Structural…
Jean-Bernard Racine died at age 85
Jean-Bernard Racine, a Swiss geographer and academic, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Neuchâtel on April 29, 1940, he was a professor of geography…
Rémy Scheurer dies at 91
Rémy Scheurer, a Swiss politician, died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Neuchâtel on March 11, 1934, he was a member of the Swiss Liberal…
Willy Loretan death at age 91
Willy Loretan, a Swiss politician, died on February 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Basel on June 15, 1934, he began his political career in 1966 with…
Obituary: Peter Stämpfli, dead at age 88
Peter Stämpfli, a Swiss painter associated with Pop art, died on February 20, 2026, in Paris, France, at the age of 88. Born in Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, Bern, in 1937,…
Roger von Gunten passed away at age 92
Roger von Gunten, a Swiss-born Mexican painter and artist, died on February 18, 2026, at age 92. Born in Zurich in 1933, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule under Johannes Itten…
Guido A. Zäch dies at 90
Guido A. Zäch, a Swiss politician and doctor, died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Häggenschwil on October 1, 1935, he studied medicine at the…
Erhard Stiefel dies at age 85
Erhard Stiefel, a Swiss mask maker, died on February 14, 2026, in Paris, France, at the age of 85. Born in Zurich on May 9, 1940, Stiefel was named a…
Jean Widmer has died at age 96
Jean Widmer, a Swiss graphic designer, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 96 in Paris. Born Hans Ulrich Widmer on March 31, 1929, in Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland,…
Gillian White death at age 86
Gillian White, the British-born Swiss sculptor, died on January 31, 2026. Born in Orpington, Kent, on June 20, 1939, she lived and worked in Leibstadt, Switzerland. She studied at Saint…
Martin Bruns died at age 65
Martin Bruns, a Swiss baritone and music lecturer, died on January 30, 2026. Born in Weil am Rhein on November 25, 1960, he was a member of the Knabenkantorei Basel…
Hardy Hepp passes away at age 81
Swiss musician and painter Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Francesco Mariotti death at age 82
Swiss artist and cultural activist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Alain Monney dies at age 74
Swiss comedian and actor Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Obituary: Valère Novarina, dead at age 83
Swiss choreographer and photographer Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Ueli Kestenholz, died aged 50
Swiss snowboarder Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Erich von death at age 90
Swiss author and ufologist Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Claude-Inga Barbey passes away at age 64
Swiss comedian Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Germaine Cousin-Zermatten passes away at age 100
Swiss herbalist Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Peter-Lukas Graf dies at 96
Swiss flautist Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Claude Cantini obituary: died at age 96
Swiss historian and journalist Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Daniel Brélaz, died aged 75
Swiss mathematician and politician Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Konrad Osterwalder died at age 83
Swiss mathematician and physicist Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Jacques Morier-Genoud died at age 91
Swiss politician Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Obituary: Ueli Sutter, dead at age 78
Swiss Olympic cyclist (1972) Died on Saturday December 13th 2025
Werner Ferrari passed away at age 78
Swiss serial killer Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Death of Arthur Cohn at age 98
Swiss film producer (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Charles Weissmann obituary: died at age 94
Hungarian-Swiss molecular biologist Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Obituary: Sven Hotz, dead at age 96
Swiss enterpreneur Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Simone Tata passes away at age 95
Swiss-born Indian businesswoman Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Amos Bairoch dies at 68
Swiss bioinformatician Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Ueli Aebi dead at age 79
Swiss structural biologist Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Ludwig Minelli passes away at age 92
Swiss lawyer Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Erwin Jutzet passes away at age 74
Swiss politician Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Gianfredo Camesi passes away at age 85
Swiss painter Died on Thursday November 27th 2025
Édouard Garo has died at age 90
Swiss musician and composer Died on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Walter Giger has died at age 82
Swiss chemist Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Josias Gasser passes away at age 72
Swiss politician Died on Tuesday October 21st 2025
Bruno Bürki passes away at age 94
Swiss pastor Died on Saturday October 18th 2025
Hanna Sahlfeld-Singer died at age 81
Swiss politician Died on Thursday October 16th 2025
Joy Matter passes away at age 90
Swiss politician Died on Saturday October 11th 2025
Karin Borner passed away at age 89
Swiss Olympic figure skater Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Claude Raffestin dies at age 89
Swiss geographer Died on Friday September 26th 2025
Death of Alfred Heer at age 63
Swiss politician Died on Friday September 19th 2025
Ted Robert dead at age 81
Swiss singer-songwriter Died on Thursday September 4th 2025
Esther Grether death at age -1
Swiss entrepreneuse Died on Friday August 29th 2025
Dany Gignoux passed away at age 81
Swiss photographer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Marc-André Charguéraud dies at age 100
French-born Swiss historian and businessman Died on Friday August 15th 2025
André Ladner, died aged 63
Swiss footballer Died on Tuesday July 29th 2025
Jean-Pierre Egger passes away at age 81
Swiss athlete Died on Tuesday July 29th 2025
Henri Szeps death at age 81
Swiss-born Australian actor (Mother and Son Died on Thursday July 24th 2025
Vinzenz Ziswiler dies at age 90
Swiss zoolologist Died on Saturday July 19th 2025
Robert Hanhart passed away at age 100
Swiss Protestant theologian Died on Friday July 18th 2025
Edwin Bhend passed away at age 93
Swiss chess player and author Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025