Swiss Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former international player, who is currently the coach of Con

Is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former international player, who is currently the coach of Concordia Basel.Murat has been capped over 50 times for Switzerland and played in Euro 2004. His brother Hakan Yakin plays in the Swiss Super League with BSC Young Boys. Murat spent the best years of his career playing for his home town club of FC Basel, where he was the defensive linchpin, captain, and libero, of a team that enjoyed domestic and relative European success.

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

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He completed in the K-1 1000 m event, but w

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the late 1930s. He completed in the K-1 1000 m event, but was eliminated in the heats.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympi

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Grenoble in 1968.

Was a Swiss scientist, artist, and politician. He was significant to Linth river control.[1] His son

Was a Swiss scientist, artist, and politician. He was significant to Linth river control.[1] His son was geologist Arnold Escher von der Linth.

Was a Swiss horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss horse rider who competed in the 1924 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.

Is a Swiss painter and sculptor. Born in Lucerne, he is known in particular for illustrating postage

Is a Swiss painter and sculptor. Born in Lucerne, he is known in particular for illustrating postage stamps, activism, lithographs for the Swiss Red Cross, and participation on the Olympic Committee. The Hans Erni House in the Lucerne Transportation Museum contains a large collection of artwork.

Was a Swiss chess master.In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion (with Corrodi). In 1902, he took

Was a Swiss chess master.In 1892 he was joint Swiss chess champion (with Corrodi). In 1902, he took 12th in Hanover (DSB Congress, B tournament, Walter John won). In 1904, he won in Coburg (DSB-Congress, B tournament). In 1905, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Paul Leonhardt, in Hamburg. In 1905, he tied for 4-6th in Barmen (B tournament; Leo Fleischmann won). In 1906, he took 15th in Ostend (Carl Schlechter won). In 1906, he tied for 14-15th in Nuremberg (DSB-Congress, Frank Marshall won).

Was a Swiss figure skater.Until Stéphane Lambiel won his first world title in 2005, Gerschwiler was

Was a Swiss figure skater.Until Stéphane Lambiel won his first world title in 2005, Gerschwiler was the only Swiss man ever to have been World Champion. He and Lambiel are the only Swiss figure skaters ever to have won a Silver medal at the Olympics. The

A soil scientist and expert on pedology (the study of soil in its natural environment), particularly

A soil scientist and expert on pedology (the study of soil in its natural environment), particularly the processes of soil formation.

Was a Swiss chess player.He played for Switzerland in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924, a

Was a Swiss chess player.He played for Switzerland in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924, and thrice in official Chess Olympiads (1927, 1931, and 1956).

Was an Swiss professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was winning the World Cyc

Was an Swiss professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was winning the World Cycling Championship in 1946. He was a professional cyclist from 1939 to 1949.

Is a Catholic priest, a Swiss theologian, and a prolific author. Since 1995 he has been President of

Is a Catholic priest, a Swiss theologian, and a prolific author. Since 1995 he has been President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Stiftung Weltethos). Küng remains a Catholic priest in good standing,[1] but the Vatican has rescinded his authority to teach Catholic theology. Though he had to leave the Catholic faculty, he remained at the University of Tübingen as a professor of Ecumenical Theology, serving as Emeritus Professor since 1996. Neither his bishop nor the Holy See has revoked his priestly faculties.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s.

Is a Swiss canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished sixth in the folding

Is a Swiss canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished sixth in the folding K-1 10000 m event.

Is a Swiss football player, currently playing as a defender for Swiss Super League club Neuchâtel X

Is a Swiss football player, currently playing as a defender for Swiss Super League club Neuchâtel Xamax.Alexandre Quennoz started his career at FC Sion where his strong displays caught the eye of Austria Vienna, FC Basel, VfL Wolfsburg and FC Zürich. He signed for FC Basel ahead of the 1999/2000 season. At Basel, he won The Double(Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup) in the 2001/02 season and reached the Second Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League in the 2002/03 season. In 2006 he signed for Neuchâtel Xamax in search of first-team football.

Is a Swiss mathematician and statistician based in Zürich, where he has been a professor with the S

Is a Swiss mathematician and statistician based in Zürich, where he has been a professor with the Seminar für Statistik since 1983 at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). As of 2007, Künsch is the Chair of ETH

Academy Award-winning Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer best known for his design work on th

Academy Award-winning Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer best known for his design work on the film Alien.Giger got his start with small ink drawings before progressing to oil paintings. For most of his career, Giger has worked predominantly in airbrush, creating monochromatic canvasses depicting surreal, nightmarish dream-scapes.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Competing in three Sum

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the heats or repechage rounds at all three games. Straub's best finish was fourth in the repêchage round of the K-1 4 x

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and 1960s.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and 1960s.

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 33rd in the K-1 event at the 1

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 33rd in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as goalkeeper for FC Zürich in the Swiss Super

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as goalkeeper for FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League.