Swiss Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s.

Was a Swiss footballer.First cap: Switzerland v Belgium 2-1, May 20 1961 in Lausannec.Played in the

Was a Swiss footballer.First cap: Switzerland v Belgium 2-1, May 20 1961 in Lausannec.Played in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, scoring 1 goal against Chile.

Is a Swiss footballer, who is currently playing for Leicester City, after being released by Blackbur

Is a Swiss footballer, who is currently playing for Leicester City, after being released by Blackburn Rovers. Berner plays predominantly as a Left Back, but can also be deployed in other roles, such as Central defence, and Left Midfield.

Is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980's 1990's and early 2000's.Gi

Is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980's 1990's and early 2000's.Gigon started playing professionally with his local side FC Biel-Bienne in 1986 before moving to Neuchâtel Xamax in 1988. In 1991, he signed for Lausanne Sports then moved on to FC Basel in 1993. Two years later, he returned to Neuchâtel Xamax where he played for three seasons. During the 1998/99 season he played for Sing Tao of Hong Kong and Portugal's F.C. Alverca but failed to adapt in both countries and returned to Switzerland late in the season to play for Neuchâtel Xamax for a third time.

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 was a disiciple of the famous italian physician Gir

Is a Swiss former football player and manager. He played as a defender throughout the 1960's, 1970's

Is a Swiss former football player and manager. He played as a defender throughout the 1960's, 1970's and early 1980's.Fischli started playing professionally in 1965 with FC Young Fellows Zürich. He played there for three years before signing for FC Basel in August 1968. He became an intregal part of the Basel team alongside the likes of René Hasler, Ottmar Hitzfeld and Karl Odermatt and went on to win five League titles and two Swiss Cups between 1968 and 1979 when he joined FC Aarau. He retired in 1982, aged 37, and went on to manage FC Aarau for a short while.

Is a former Swiss footballer.During his career he played for FC Zürich, Manchester City F.C., Grass

Is a former Swiss footballer.During his career he played for FC Zürich, Manchester City F.C., Grasshopper-Club Zürich, FC St. Gallen, A.S. Bari and FC Baden. He earned 12 caps for the Switzerland national football team.

Was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. He has reached one singles final in his career –

Is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. He has reached one singles final in his career – at Tashkent in 1999. His biggest win was a five-set match in the second round at Wimbledon in 2002, defeating seven-time Wimbledon singles champion Pete Sam

Was a Swiss footballer who spent most of his career with Olympique de Marseille

Was a Swiss footballer who spent most of his career with Olympique de Marseille

Was a Swiss figure skater. He won the bronze medal in men's singles at age nineteen at the 1924 Cham

Was a Swiss figure skater. He won the bronze medal in men's singles at age nineteen at the 1924 Chamonix Olympics. He went on to come in third at the 1926 European Figure Skating Championships and then came in second in 1929. Gautschi won the bronze medal

Was a Swiss alpine skier and world champion. He participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Mori

Was a Swiss alpine skier and world champion. He participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo where he finished 5th in giant slalom, and at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where he finished 5th

Was a Swiss footballer. He played for Servette Genf and the Switzerland national football team, for

Was a Swiss footballer. He played for Servette Genf and the Switzerland national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal in their first-round victory over Nazi Germany.

Is a Swiss football player. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.He signed a 1+1 contract with club

Is a Swiss football player. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.He signed a 1+1 contract with club on 30 June 2007, and compete the first choice goalkeeper place with Marco Wölfli, to replace Matteo Gritti.

Was a Swiss-born Russian chemist and doctor who formulated Hess's Law, an early principle of thermoc

Was a Swiss-born Russian chemist and doctor who formulated Hess's Law, an early principle of thermochemistry.In 1830, Hess took up chemistry full time, researching and teaching, and later became a professor at the Saint Petersburg Technological Institute. His most famous paper, outlining his law on thermochemistry, was published there in 1840. His principle came to be called Hess's Law, which holds that in a series of chemical reactions, the total energy gained or lost depends only on the initial and final states, regardless of the number of steps. This is also known as the law of constant heat summation.

Is a Swiss football player. he currently plays for FC Chiasso.

Is a Swiss football player. he currently plays for FC Chiasso.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earn

Is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Albertville in 1992.

Is a Swiss football player. He currently plays for Lucerne.

Is a Swiss football player. He currently plays for Lucerne.

Is a Swiss snowboarder. In Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Simmen won Gold in Men's Halfpi

Is a Swiss snowboarder. In Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Simmen won Gold in Men's Halfpipe. He attended the 1998, 2002, and the 2006 Olympics Winter games.

Was a Swiss racing car driver. He competed in Formula One races from 1970 to 1980, winning five Gran

Was a Swiss racing car driver. He competed in Formula One races from 1970 to 1980, winning five Grands Prix. His first win was the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in his debut season, driving for Ferrari. He remained with the Italian team until 1972. After a single season with British Racing Motors Regazzoni returned to Ferrari for a further three years, 1974 to 1976

Is a female épée fencer.

Is a female épée fencer.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. In 1983, Glaus won a stage in the 1983 Tour de France,

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. In 1983, Glaus won a stage in the 1983 Tour de France, but in the 1984 Tour de France he was the Lanterne rouge (the last finishing cyclist).

Is a Swiss snowboarder.

Is a Swiss snowboarder.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1949 to 1954 where he won two

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1949 to 1954 where he won two victories. In the only Tour de France that he participated, Rossi won the first stage and wore the maillot jaune for one stage after his win. His other vic

Is a former Swiss Derby County goalkeeper.Patrick was brought in on loan to cover for a shortage of

Is a former Swiss Derby County goalkeeper.Patrick was brought in on loan to cover for a shortage of goalkeepers at Derby in 2002. He played twice at Derby. His first game was coming off the bench for the injured Andy Oakes in a 3-0 win vs Leicester City.