List of personalities from Chur

This list contains personalities born in Chur and those who had their sphere of activity in Chur without having been born there. The list does not claim to be complete.

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• ALI , b. Ali Haydar Cetin (* 1992), rapper and musician
• Johannes Ammann (* unknown .; † 1388), from 1376 Johannes II. Bishop of Chur
• Andreas Auer (1948–2018), constitutional lawyer and professor at the Universities of Zurich and Geneva

B.

• Christian Bavier (1767–1837), Reformed theologian
• Valentin Bearth (* 1957), architect and architecture professor
• Daniel Bilger (1713–1792), reformed pastor and educator
• Johann Ulrich Bilger (1720–1796), military surgeon, royal Prussian personal physician and pioneer of conservative surgery
• Johannes Blasius (around 1490 - 1550), reformer and Protestant pastor at the Regulakirche 1530–1550
• Jörg Blaurock (1492–1529), priest and leading figure of early Anabaptism , worked in Chur
• Johann Georg Bossi (1773–1844), Roman Catholic bishop of the unified diocese of Chur-St.Gallen
• Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884–1980), botanist
• Richard Brosi (1931–2009), architect
• Alois Brügger (1920–2001), doctor
• Jakob Buchli (1876–1945), designer in the field of locomotive construction
• Hans Burkhard (* 1973), Liechtenstein ski racer
• Johann Busch (1890–1969), manufacturer of Busch scales
• Johann Rudolf Byss (1660–1738), painter

C.

• Corina Caduff (* 1965), cultural scientist and literary critic, professor at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
• Carl Camenisch (1874–1956), reformed pastor and historian
• Christian Caminada (1876–1962), bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Chur
• Ulrich Campell (1510–1582), reformer, chronicler and hymn poet, pastor at the Regulakirche 1570–1574
• Reto Capadrutt (1912–1939), bobsledder
• Christina Casanova (* 1959), psychotherapist and writer
• Andreas Castelberger (around 1500 - after 1531), bookseller
• Gianin Conrad (* 1979), visual artist
• Gion Mathias Cavelty (* 1974), writer
• Ludwig Christ (1791–1876), lawyer, military and writer
• Conradin Clavuot (* 1962), architect
• Johannes Comander (1484–1557), theologian and reformer

D.

• Johann Felix Jacob Dalp (around 1793 - 1851), publisher
• Alfred Defago (* 1942), diplomat
• Andrea Deplazes (* 1960), architect
• Gion Giusep Derungs (* 1932), musician
• Thomas Domenig (* 1933), architect

E.

• Egino von Chur (12th century), Bishop of Chur and Prince of the Empire after his deposition in 1170
• Tobias Egli (1534–1574), pastor at St. Martin's Church 1566–1574
• Stefan Engler (* 1960), politician (CVP)

F.

• Ulrich von Federspiel (1657–1728), Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Chur
• Fanni Fetzer (* 1974), director of the Lucerne Art Museum
• Nikolaus Franz Florentini (1794–1876), Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Chur
• Johann Flugi (1550–1627), bishop of Chur from 1601 to 1627

G

• Ulrich Gadient (1931–2016), politician (Democratic Party of Graubünden)
• Philipp Gallicius (1504–1566), theologian, reformer, hymn poet and pastor in Chur 1550–1566
• Johannes Gantner (1530–1605), pastor at the Regulakirche 1566–1570 and at the Martinskirche 1596–1605
• Siegfried von Gelnhausen (* 13th century; † 1321), from 1298 to 1321 Bishop of Chur
• HR Giger , Hansruedi Giger (1940–2014), visual artist, painter and Oscar winner
• Gian-Marco Schmid alias Gimma (* 1980), rapper
• Hans Gmür (1927-2004), author
• Alec von Graffenried (* 1962), politician (Greens or GFL Bern)
• Mauro Gruber (* 1986), cross-country skier
• Wädi Gysi (* 1959), musician and ice hockey player

H

• Albert von Haller (1808–1858), Roman Catholic clergyman, vicar general and auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Chur
• Konstantin Harter (1925–2013), ice hockey player and architect
• Nicolaus Hartmann (1838–1903), architect
• Leonhard Herold (1819–1902), reformed pastor
• Alfred Heuss (1877–1934), German musicologist and music critic
• Bruno Hidber (* 1943), religious and moral theologian
• Rudolf Hotzenköcherle (1903–1976), linguist
• Kurt Huber (1893–1943), professor at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, folk song researcher, member of the White Rose
• Chris Hunter (* 1983), artist, curator, art educator and performer
• Anton Huonder (1858–1926), Catholic theology and writer
• Guido Huonder (1942–2013), theater director and theater director
• August Husemann (1833–1877), German pharmacist and chemist, professor in Chur
• Britta Huttenlocher (* 1962), painter

I.

• Mario Illien (* 1949), engineer

J

• Georg Jäger (* 1943), founder of the Institute for Cultural Research in Graubünden
• Barbara Janom Steiner (* 1963 in Scuol), lawyer, BDP politician and councilor
• Josef Jörger (1860–1933), doctor and psychiatrist and first director of the Waldhaus Clinic in Chur
• Peter Jecklin (* 1955), actor
• Jörg Jenatsch (1596–1639), Graubünden politician in the Thirty Years' War
• Norbert «Noppa» Joos (1960–2016), extreme mountaineer and mountain guide

K

• Angelika Kauffmann (1741–1807), painter
• Adolfo Kind (1848–1907), chemical engineer and one of the fathers of skiing in Italy
• Christian Immanuel Kind (1818–1884), Reformed pastor and historian
• Paulus Child the Elder (1734–1802), Reformed pastor
• Paulus Child the Younger (1783–1875), Reformed pastor
• Lenz Klotz (1925–2017), painter
• Elly Koch (1916–2017), embroiderer and author
• Fritz Krauss (1898–1978), German naval officer, most recently rear admiral in World War II
• Alexander Kuoni (1842–1888), builder and architect

L.

• Ulrich Lampert (1865–1947), legal scholar
• Albert Lardelli (1888–1959), Grisons Grand Councilor, Government Councilor, Councilor of States
• Elisabeth Lardelli (1921–2008), from Poschiavo , politician (SVP)
• Renzo Lardelli (1913–1995), Grisons Grand Councilor, government councilor and colonel
• Kim Lindemann (* 1982), ice hockey player
• Sven Lindemann (* 1978), ice hockey player
• Sandra Locher Benguerel (* 1975), National Councilor (SP)
• Johannes Ludwig (1815–1888), architect; lived in Chur and was a councilor there
• Albert Lutz (* 1954), art historian, museum director
• Luzius von Chur († 5th or 6th century), missionary and saint of the Roman Catholic Church

M.

• Daniel Mahrer (* 1962), ski racer
• Theo Maissen (* 1944), politician (CVP)
• Carl Markees (1865–1926), violinist, music teacher and composer
• Beat Marti (* 1972), actor
• Urs Marti (* 1967), mayor
• Arnold von Matsch (* 12th century; † 1221), bishop of Chur from 1209 to 1221
• Franz Meier (1688–1752), pastor at the Regulakirche 1728–1742
• Gaudenz Meili (* 1937), film director
• Christian Menn (1927–2018), civil engineer
• Martin Meuli (* 1955), doctor and pioneer in pediatric and fetal surgery
• Jacob Meyer (1799–1865), naturalist, geographer and educator, was a professor at the Cantonal School in Chur
• Johannes Fabricius Montanus (1527–1566), polymath and poet, pastor at the Martinskirche 1557–1566
• Vreni Müller-Hemmi (* 1951), politician

N

• Volkard von Neuburg († 1251), bishop of Chur from 1237 until his death
• Nino Niederreiter (* 1992), ice hockey player

O

• Oreste Olgiati (born April 23, 1869 in Poschiavo , † October 3, 1920 in Flims ), mayor of Chur
• Rudolf Olgiati (1910–1995), architect in Flims
• Valerio Olgiati (* 1958), architect and architecture professor

P

• Jakub Paul (* 1999), tennis player
• Robert Platow (1900–1982), business journalist, founder and editor of the Platow Brief

R.

• Giorgio Rocca (* 1975), Italian ski racer
• Stefan Roos (* 1972), singer and composer
• Yvonne Rüegg (* 1938), ski racer

S.

• Peter Saluz (1758–1808), teacher at the Latin school 1784–1808 and freelance preacher at the Regulakirche 1798–1808
• Jakob Salzmann (1484–1526), ​​educator and reformer
• Tamara Schädler (* 1977), Liechtenstein ski racer
• Josef Scheuber (1881–1961), Regens of the seminary from 1941 to 1960
• Matthias Schgier (1622–1687), dean of the cathedral in Chur
• Georg Schmid (* 1940), Protestant Reformed religious scholar, theologian and pastor
• Georg Schmid von Grüneck (1851–1932), Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Chur
• Meinrad Schütter (1910–2006), composer
• Silva Semadeni (* 1952), politician, canton school teacher
• Sören Senn (* 1969), film director and author
• Claudio Soliva (1929–2017), legal historian
• Johann Andreas von Sprecher (1819–1882), historian and author
• Margrit Sprecher (* 1936), journalist, reporter and author
• Luzi Stamm (* 1952), politician (SVP, formerly FDP)

T

• Ettore Tenchio (1915-2015), politician (Conservative-Christian-Social People's Party)
• Marietta Tomaschett (* 1961), presenter Radio SRF (formerly DRS)
• Rudolf Olaf Tönjachen (1896–1971), historian, teacher, Romansh writer
• Renato Tosio (* 1964), ice hockey goalkeeper
• Fritz Trippel (1937-2010), jazz pianist
• Johann Baptista von Tscharner (1815–1879), Graubünden politician and enlightener

V

• Oskar Vasella (1904–1966), historian
• Otto Veraguth (1870–1944), neurologist and promoter of sports medicine and physiotherapy
• Pierin Vincenz (* 1956), bank manager, Raiffeisen Switzerland CEO 1999 to 2015
• Nadine Vinzens (* 1983), Miss Switzerland 2002, model and actress
• Jürg Vollmer (* 1962), journalist
• Johannes Vonderach (1916–1994), Roman Catholic Bishop of Chur

W.

• Andreas Walser (1908–1930), painter
• Simona Waltert (* 2000), tennis player
• Hartmann von Werdenberg-Sargans (around 1350 - 1416), from 1388 Bishop Hartmann II of Chur
• Daniel Willi (1696–1755), Reformed clergyman and Pietist
• Brigitte Wolf (* 1967), orienteer

Z

• Andrea Zinsli (* 1972), ski racer
• Paul Zinsli (1906–2001), folklorist and linguist
• Peter Zinsli (1934–2011), folk musician and composer
• Andrea Zogg (* 1957), actor and director
• Peter Zumthor (* 1943), architect and Pritzker Prize winner 2009

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jürg Simonett: Alberto Lardelli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 31, 2005 , accessed December 18, 2019 .
2. ↑ Jürg Simonett: Renzo Lardelli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 23, 2007 , accessed December 18, 2019 .
3. ^ Adolf Collenberg: Oreste Olgiati. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 2, 2009 , accessed January 31, 2020 .