List of personalities of the city of Freiburg im Üechtland
This list contains personalities born in Freiburg ( Friborg in French ). The list is sorted alphabetically and does not claim to be complete.
A.
- Joaquim Adão (* 1992), Angolan-Swiss football player
- Adriano (* 1944), conductor and composer
- David Aebischer (* 1978), ice hockey player
- Georges Aeby (composer) (1902–1953), Swiss composer
- Georges Aeby (soccer player) (1913–1999), Swiss soccer player
- Pierre Aeby (1884–1957), National Councilor and Mayor
- Stefan Aeby (* 1979), Swiss jazz musician
- Mia Aegerter (* 1976), singer and actress
- Louis d'Affry (1743–1810), Landammann and Field Marshal
- Dominique Andrey (* 1955), corps commander
- Ignace Ardieux (1650-1684), missionary
B.
- Bruno Baeriswyl (1941–1996), painter
- Joseph Beck (1858–1943), moral theologian
- Alain Berset (* 1972), Council of States and Federal Councilor
- Paul Boesch (1889–1969), artist
- Aloys Boller (1825–1882), sculptor and entrepreneur in Worms, Germany
- Adrien Bossel (* 1986), tennis player
- Jean Bourgknecht (1902–1964), National Councilor, Council of States and Federal Councilor
- Martine Brunschwig Graf (* 1950), National Councilor
- Daniele Buetti (* 1955), visual artist
- Dominique de Buman (* 1956), National Councilor and Mayor
C.
- Thierry Carrel (* 1960), cardiac surgeon
- Liliane Chappuis (1955–2007), National Councilor
- Caroline Charrière (1960–2018), composer and conductor
- Georges Claraz (1832–1930), naturalist
- Charles Clerc (* 1943), journalist and television presenter
- Al Comet (* 1959), keyboardist
- Gérard Corboud (1925–2017), collector, patron and philanthropist
- Peter Cyro (1495–1564), town clerk in Bern and supporter of the local Reformation
D.
- Joseph Deiss (* 1946), National Councilor and Federal Councilor
E.
- Augustin Egger (1830–1866), politician
F.
- René Fasel (* 1950), ice hockey player and official
- Mergim Fejzullahu (* 1994), football player
- Nicolas Fiva (1609–1640), mathematician and Jesuit
- Charles-Aloyse Fontaine (1754–1834), educator and Jesuit
- Hans Fries (1460–1523), painter
G
- Abraham Gemperlin (approx. 1550 – before 1639), printer
- Jean Baptiste Girard (1765–1850), educator
- Anne-Elisabeth Gottrau (1607–1657), mystic and Cistercian
- Mathilde Gremaud (* 2000), freestyle skier
- Franz Guillimann (1568–1612), historian and poet
- Gustav (* 1975), musician
H
- Max Haller (1879–1949), Protestant clergyman and professor at the University of Bern
- Léon Hertling (1867–1948), architect
- Johann Jakob Hess (1866–1949), Egyptologist
J
- Max Jendly (* 1945), jazz musician and music teacher
- Erwin Jutzet (* 1951), National Councilor and State Councilor
K
- Léon Kern (1894–1971), historian and federal archivist
- Caroline Kilchenmann (* 1984), egg athlete
- Patrick Koller (* 1972), basketball player, coach and official
L.
- Oskar Leimgruber (1886–1976), Federal Chancellor
- Claude Longchamp (* 1957), historian and political scientist
M.
- Pascal Mancini (* 1989), athlete
- Daniel Manzato (* 1984), ice hockey player
- Marcello (1836–1879), sculptor
- Fabian Marti (* 1979), artist
- Paul Mayer (1873–1955), entrepreneur
- Matthieu Michel (* 1963), jazz musician
- Alain Miéville (* 1985), ice hockey player
- Jean de Montenach (1766–1842), first mayor
- Harold Mrazek (* 1973), basketball player
N
- Jeanne Niquille (1894–1970), archivist
O
- Jean-Baptiste d'Odet (1752–1803), bishop
P
- Marcel Papaux (* 1960), jazz drummer
- Dominik Perler (* 1965), philosopher
- Isabelle Pilloud (* 1963), artist
R.
- Jean-François Rime (* 1950), National Councilor
- Michel Ritter (1949–2007), curator
- Carl Rütti (* 1949), composer, pianist and organist
S.
- Léon Savary (1895–1968), writer and journalist
- Urs Schwaller (* 1952), Council of States
- Franz Joseph Seedorf ; actually Franz Joseph Fegeli (1691–1758), Jesuit and influential adviser to two Palatine electors
- Joseph Siffert (1936–1971), racing driver
- Ceslas Spicq (1901–1992), French Dominican brother and professor at the University of Freiburg
- Jean-François Steiert (* 1961), National Councilor
T
- Pierre Tercier (* 1943), legal scholar
- Anne-Lise Thurler (1960–2008), writer
- Jean Tinguely (1925–1991), artist
- Konrad Treger (1480–1542), Catholic theologian
V
- Andrea Vasella (* 1943), chemistry professor
- Daniel Vasella (* 1953), manager
- Jean-Luc Vez (1957-2017), administrative lawyer
W.
- Marie-Thérèse Weber-Gobet (* 1957), National Councilor
- Philippe de Weck (1919–2009), banker
- Roger de Weck (* 1953), publicist
- Karl Emanuel von der Weid (1786–1845), general and politician
Y
- Pierre Tobie Yenni (1774–1845), Bishop of Lausanne-Geneva (1815–1845)
Z
- Arlette Zola (born 1949), singer