Swiss Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a Swiss businessman who founded the Bally Shoe company in 1851.Carl Franz Bally and his brother

Was a Swiss businessman who founded the Bally Shoe company in 1851.Carl Franz Bally and his brother Fritz founded the shoe manufacturing firm "Bally & Co." in the basement of their family home in Schönenwerd in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. In 1854, they moved operations to a small factory in the village but Fritz Bally left the fledgling business and Carl Franz Bally carried on alone under the corporate name "C.F. Bally."

Was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of analytical psychology.Jung's app

Was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of analytical psychology.Jung's approach to psychology has been influential in the field of depth psychology and in countercultural movements across the globe. He emphasized understanding th

A Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919. His work include both pessimist

A Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919. His work include both pessimistic and heroical poems.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1954 Giro d'Italia.

Is a Swiss alpine ski racer from Obersaxen, in the canton of Graubünden. He is considered a rising

Is a Swiss alpine ski racer from Obersaxen, in the canton of Graubünden. He is considered a rising star of the Swiss team, and has won gold medals at both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships, as well as one World Cup overall title and one disc

Is a Swiss football player who currently plays for SC Cham as a defender. He formerly played for FC

Is a Swiss football player who currently plays for SC Cham as a defender. He formerly played for FC Lucerne.

Was an Swiss football (soccer) player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was a member of th

Was an Swiss football (soccer) player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swiss team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament.

A former world number one tennis player from Spain. He was French Open singles champion in 1998 and

A former world number one tennis player from Spain. He was French Open singles champion in 1998 and was singles finalist at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004 he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland. Although he plays with his right hand he is naturally left-handed - the opposite of fellow Majorcan Rafael Nadal.In 1997, Moya reached his first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, where he lost in straight sets to Pete Sampras 2û6, 3û6, 3û6.In 1998, Moya won the French Open. He defeated fellow-Spaniard -lex Corretja in the final in straight sets 6û3, 7û5, 6û3. He also won his first Tennis Masters Series that year at Monte Carlo. He concluded the year by finishing runner-up at the ATP World Championships (now known as the Tennis Masters Cup), where he lost in a five-set final to Corretja 6û3, 6û3, 5û7, 3û6, 5û7.

Is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for FC Concordia Basel in the Swiss Challenge League.R

Is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for FC Concordia Basel in the Swiss Challenge League.Ritter began his career with local side FC Basel in 2006 but only ever featured in Reserve and friendly matches. In summer 2008, he signed for FC Concordia Basel of the Challenge League where he finally saw first-team action and earned a call-up to the Switzerland Under-20's.

Was a Swiss botanist who wrote Pinax theatri botanici (1596), which described thousands of plants an

Was a Swiss botanist who wrote Pinax theatri botanici (1596), which described thousands of plants and classified them in a manner that draws comparisons to the later binomial nomenclature of Linnaeus. He also worked on human anatomical nomenclature.Jean and Gaspard were the sons of Jean Bauhin (1511-1582), a French physician who had to leave his native country on becoming a convert to Protestantism. Gaspard was born at Basel and studied medicine at Padua, Montpellier, and in Germany. Returning to Basel in 1580, he was admitted to the degree of doctor, and gave private lectures in botany and anatomy. In 1582 he was appointed to the Greek professorship in that university, and in 1588 to the chair of anatomy and botany. He was later made city physician, professor of the practice of medicine, rector of the university, and dean of his faculty.

Is a Swiss former alpine skier, 1991 World Champion in Alpine Combined.

Is a Swiss former alpine skier, 1991 World Champion in Alpine Combined.

Is a Swiss-Bosnian footballer who currently plays as striker for FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss-Bosnian footballer who currently plays as striker for FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League.

Swiss naturalist and philosophical writer, was born at Geneva, of a French family driven into Switze

Swiss naturalist and philosophical writer, was born at Geneva, of a French family driven into Switzerland by the religious persecution in the 16th century.He made law his profession, but his favourite pursuit was the study of natural science. The account of the ant-lion in Noël-Antoine Pluche's Spectacle de la nature, which he read in his sixteenth year, turned his attention to insect life. He procured RAF de Réaumur's work on insects, and with the help of live specimens succeeded in adding many observations to those of Réaumur and Pluche. In 1740, Bonnet communicated to the Academy of Sciences a paper containing a series of experiments establishing what is now termed parthenogenesis in aphids or tree-lice, which obtained for him the honour of being admitted a corresponding member of the academy. In 1741, he began to study reproduction by fusion and the regeneration of lost parts in the freshwater hydra and other animals;

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished seventh in the two-man event at those same games.

Was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer O

Was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He finished fourth in the four-man event at

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He finished fourth in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Laeser entered 1903 Tour de France, the first edition o

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Laeser entered 1903 Tour de France, the first edition of the race. He did not finish the third stage, but according to the rules then, he was still allowed to start the next stage. He started and even won the f

Is a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swiss retired businessman, now a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bigler

Is a Swiss retired businessman, now a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bigler began playing poker in 1997 on a trip to Las Vegas and studied the game. He made the final table of the 1999 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limit hold'em main event, earning $212,420 for his 5th place finish. He is the only Swiss player to have made the final table of the WSOP main event.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 1998. He finished eighth in the four-man event at the 2

Is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 1998. He finished eighth in the four-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.Aebli also competed at the FIBT World Championships, earning his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Calgary in 2005

Was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alp

Was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during and after the golden age of alpinism.Together with Melchior Anderegg he is considered as one of the legendary guides of his generation, and his se

Is a Swiss football player who currently plays for SC Cham as a goalkeeper.

Is a Swiss football player who currently plays for SC Cham as a goalkeeper.

Is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.

Is a Swiss professional racing cyclist.