List of Solothurn personalities
This list includes personalities from the Swiss canton of Solothurn . This includes people born in the canton as well as personalities who have spent an important part of their life in the canton of Solothurn.
A.
- Johannes Aal (1500–1551), theologian , composer and playwright
- Leo Altermatt (1896–1962), historian and librarian
- Urs Altermatt (* 1942), historian
- Joseph Ambühl (1873–1936), bishop
- Cuno Amiet (1868–1961), visual artist
- Josef Ignaz Amiet (1827–1895), historian, state clerk and state archivist
- Karl Arnold-Obrist (1796–1862), bishop
- Adrian von Arx (1817–1859), military man and writer
- Adrian von Arx (1847–1919), politician and writer
- Adrian von Arx (1879–1934), politician and writer
- Caesar von Arx (1895–1949), playwright
- Casimir von Arx (1852–1931), politician
- Hadwig von Arx (1881–1970), teacher and writer
B.
- Carl Franz Bally (1821–1899), founder of the Bally shoe factory
- Boris Banga (* 1949), Mayor of Grenchen, former National Councilor
- Johannes Barzaeus (* around 1592–1660), neo-Latin poet
- Peter Bichsel (* 1935), writer
- Pirmin Bischof (* 1959), politician, Council of States
- Albert Borer (1875–1922), entrepreneur and politician
- Augustin Borer (1878–1959), Benedictine , abbot of the Mariastein monastery
- Hans Borer (1924–2002), sculptor
- Roland Borer (* 1951), politician, National Councilor
- Thomas Borer (* 1957), management consultant and former ambassador
- Theodor Borrer (1894–1914), aviation pioneer
- Frank Buchser (1828–1890), painter and adventurer
C.
- Alex Capus (* 1961), writer
D.
- Anselm Dietler (1801–1864), archivist of the Mariastein monastery, pioneer of castle research
- Eugen Dietschi-Kunz (1861–1951), castle explorer
- Peter Dietschi (1830–1907), editor, publisher and politician
- Urs Dietschi (1901–1982), politician
- Martin Disteli (1802–1844), painter
E.
- Carl Robert Enzmann (1888–1931), cathedral chaplain , creator of the Solothurn song
F.
- Maria Felchlin (1899–1987), campaigner for women's suffrage
- Michel Féraud (* 1945), federal judge
- Friedrich Fiala (1817–1888), bishop
- Klaus Fischer (* 1948), politician, councilor
- Kurt Fluri (* 1955), politician, mayor of Solothurn and national councilor
- Alfred Flury (1934–1986), Roman Catholic clergyman and chansonnier
- Richard Flury (1896–1967), composer
- Heinz Frei (* 1958), multiple wheelchair world champion
- Albin Fringeli (1899–1993), writer
- Hans Frölicher (1887–1961), diplomat
- Joseph-Antoine Froelicher (1790–1866), architect
- Cornelia Füeg (* 1941), first Solothurn national and government councilor
- Prince of Mauritius (1923–2002), Abbot of the Mariastein Monastery
G
- Esther Gassler (* 1951), politician, councilor
- Hans Gerny (* 1937), Christian Catholic bishop
- Robert Glutz von Blotzheim (1786–1818), historian
- Peter Gomm (* 1959), politician, councilor
- Georg Gotthart (1552? –1619), poet
- Johann Wilhelm Gotthard (1592–1649), Catholic theologian and writer
- Urs Graf (~ 1485–1528), painter, engraver, draftsman and goldsmith
- Amanz Gressly (1814–1865), geologist and paleontologist
- Fritz Grob (1919–1991), writer and educator
- Vincenz Grossheutschi (1894–1937), Benedictine, writer
H
- Philipp Hadorn (* 1967), politician, National Councilor
- Ueli Hafner (* 1920), dialect writer
- Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768–1854), constitutional lawyer and economist
- Bernhard Hammer (1822–1907), politician, Federal Councilor
- Urs Josef Hammer , Egerking captain in the service of Napoleon
- Alfred Hartmann (1814–1897), writer
- Bea Heim (* 1946), politician
- Hesso von Grenchen , baron and knight at Grenchen Castle
- Hesso von Reinach (1234 – between 1276 and 1282), minstrel , 1265–1276 Stiftspropst in Schönenwerd
- Franz Hohler (* 1943), writer, cabaret artist and songwriter
- Hans Huber (1852–1921), classical composer
- Franz Joseph Hugi (1791–1855), geologist and alpine researcher
- Schang Hutter (* 1934), sculptor and iron sculptor
I.
- Gökhan Inler (* 1984), footballer
J
- Stephan Jaeggi (1903–1957), composer and conductor
- Urs Jaeggi (* 1931), sociologist , writer and visual artist
- Gall Jecker (1884–1956), Benedictine , church historian
- Joseph Joachim (1834–1904), writer
K
- Olga Kaiser (1897–1947), writer, playwright
- Richard Kissling (1848–1919), sculptor
- Gottfried Klaus (1899–1963), politician
- Martin Kohli (* 1942), sociologist
- Alfred Kölz (1944–2003), constitutional lawyer
- Franz Krutter (1807–1873), writer, lawyer and politician
- Rolf Max Kully (* 1934), Germanist , name researcher, writer
- Ivo Kummer (* 1958), former director of the Solothurn Film Festival
- Hans Kunz (1904–1982), philosopher , psychologist and botanist
L.
- Ernst Leuenberger (1945–2009), politician
- Gianpiero Lupi (1942–2013), division general and senior medical officer in the Swiss Army
- Karl Borromäus Lusser (1891–1982), Benedictine, archivist of the Mariastein monastery
M.
- Herbert Meier (1928–2018), writer
- Willi Melliger (1953-2018), show jumper
- Oscar Miller (1862–1934), paper manufacturer, art collector and patron
- Otto Möllinger (1814–1886), natural scientist
- Mike Müller (* 1963), actor and cabaret artist
- Paul Hermann Müller (1899–1965), chemist
- Stefan Müller-Altermatt (* 1976), politician, National Councilor
- Josef Munzinger (1791–1855), politician, Federal Councilor
- Walther Munzinger (1830–1873), law professor and church politician
- Werner Munzinger (1832–1875), Africa explorer
N
- Basilius Niederberger (1893–1977), Benedictine, abbot of the Mariastein monastery
O
- Hermann Obrecht (1882–1940), politician, Federal Councilor
P
- Elisabeth Pfluger (1919–2018), writer and collector of sagas
- Jules Pfluger (1916–2008), teacher and local historian
R.
- Josef Reinhart (1875–1957), writer
- Rolf Ritschard (1944–2007), politician
- Willi Ritschard (1918–1983), politician, Federal Councilor
- Chris von Rohr (* 1951), rock musician
- Sascha Ruefer (* 1972), television presenter
- Joseph Viktor Ruossinger (1630–1700), sacred song poet
S.
- Joseph Anton Salzmann (1780–1854), bishop
- Hans Saner (1934-2017), philosopher
- Jacques Schmid (1882–1960), politician
- Leo Schürmann (1917–2002), SRG General Director and National Bank Vice Director
- Gregorius Sickinger (around 1558–1631), artist
- Rosmarie Simmen (* 1938), politician
- Jürg Solothurnmann (* 1943), jazz musician and journalist
- Franz von Sonnenfeld (1821–1888), writer
- Hans vom Staal (1419–1499), town clerk of Solothurn
- Jakob Stammler (1840–1925), bishop
- Hans Rudolf Stampfli (1925–1994), archaeozoologist
- Walther Stampfli (1884–1965), politician, Federal Councilor
- Otto Stich (1927–2012), politician, Federal Councilor
- Norbert Straumann (* 1936), physicist
- Walter Straumann (* 1943), politician, councilor
- Francis von Streng (1884–1970), bishop
- Emil Strub (1858–1909), cogwheel and funicular railway pioneer
- Franco Supino (* 1965), writer
T
- Eugen Tatarinoff (1868–1938), archaeologist , historian, castle researcher and librarian.
- Ernst Thomke (* 1939), entrepreneur and Swatch inventor
- Amanda Tröndle-Engel (1861–1956), painter and teacher
U
- Lilian Uchtenhagen (1928–2016), politician
V
- Wilhelm Vigier (1823–1886), politician (councilor, councilor of states)
- Wilhelm Vigier (1839–1908), politician (Mayor of Solothurn, National Council)
W.
- Hanns Wagner (1522–1590), playwright
- Max Waldmeier (1912–2000), astronomer and solar researcher
- Otto Walter (1889–1944), publisher
- Otto F. Walter (1928–1994), writer and publishing director
- Silja Walter (1919–2011), writer
- Christian Wanner (* 1947), politician, councilor
- Benedikt Weibel (* 1946), former CEO of the Swiss Federal Railways
- Niklaus von Wengi (1485–1549), politician
- Samuel Widmer (1948–2017), psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author
- Walter Wobmann (* 1957), politician, National Councilor
- Otto Wüst (1926–2002), bishop
- Bernhard Wyss (1833–1890), writer
- Franz Anatol Wyss (* 1940), visual artist
- Urs Wyss (* 1939), Professor at the Institute for Phytopathology at the University of Kiel
Z
- Roberto Zanetti (* 1954), politician, Council of States
- Adam Zeltner (1605–1653), peasant leader in the Swiss Peasant War