Swiss Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Swiss footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent, who currently plays as defender for FC Basel in t

Is a Swiss footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent, who currently plays as defender for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.Beg Ferati signed his first professional contract at FC Concordia Basel where he played for their youth squad and reserves from 2001 to 2005 when he signed for their neighbours, FC Basel. During the 2006/07 season he was loaned back out to Concordia, playing in their first team that season.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s.Gerber also finished fourth in the four-man eve

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s.Gerber also finished fourth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Rolf Graf was protected by Swiss cyclist Ferdi Kübler.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Rolf Graf was protected by Swiss cyclist Ferdi Kübler. In 1963, Graf had car crash in Italy, from which he never really recovered, and in 1964 he had to stop his cycling career.

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1999.Acc

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1999.According to a cyclingnews.com report, in his book, Doping, Spitzensport als gesellschaftliches Problem (Doping, Top Sport as a Social Problem) Järmann admits

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1980s.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1980s.

Is a Swiss football midfielder currently playing for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss football midfielder currently playing for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss ski mountaineer and national ski-mountaineering coach. He is also cross-country skiing an

Is a Swiss ski mountaineer and national ski-mountaineering coach. He is also cross-country skiing and a trained mountain guide.Zurbrügg was born in Adelboden. Professionally he is deployed in the Border Guard Corps and works at the border station of Brig.

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for the Swiss team FC Wohlen.

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for the Swiss team FC Wohlen.

Is a former Swiss-Colombian footballer.

Is a former Swiss-Colombian footballer.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2004. He finished eighth in the four-man event at the 2

Is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 2004. He finished eighth in the four-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Is principally a visual artist who works in sculpture, photography, and video. He holds degrees from

Is principally a visual artist who works in sculpture, photography, and video. He holds degrees from arts institutions in Switzerland and Poland. His work has been shown at galleries and museums in Europe, North America and Asia over the last thirty years.

Is a Swiss professional tennis player. Valent has played just one match on the ATP Tour, in which he

Is a Swiss professional tennis player. Valent has played just one match on the ATP Tour, in which he lost to Frenchman Marc Gicquel at the 2009 Open de Moselle, but has played in many Challenger and Futures tournaments.

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he fi

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he finished 11th in the C-1 event.

Is a Bosnian football defender.Hodžic came to Switzerland as a war refugee in 1993. He played for Z

Is a Bosnian football defender.Hodžic came to Switzerland as a war refugee in 1993. He played for Zug 94 until 1999, whereupon Hodžic played for a couple of other clubs before signing with FC Thun in 2002. Selver Hodžic has proven his worth as a central defender who is, according to football experts, "A reliable presence at the back, strong in the air and tough in the tackle."

Is a Swiss road racing cyclist, whose breakthrough came in the 2002 Tour de France, when he was ridi

Is a Swiss road racing cyclist, whose breakthrough came in the 2002 Tour de France, when he was riding for the Italian Lampre-Daikin team.Bertogliati won the first stage of the Tour, which took place in the hilly country of Luxembourg. The victory also ea

Is a former Swiss-French footballer.

Is a former Swiss-French footballer.

Is a Swiss politician, lawyer and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1982-1984).He was elected to

Is a Swiss politician, lawyer and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1982-1984).He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 8, 1982 and, for health reason, resigned his office on October 20, 1984. He is affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Ol

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two silver medals in the four-man event (1976, 1980).

Is aSwiss football player .He started his professional career at the Yugoslav club, Besëlidhja. He

Is aSwiss football player .He started his professional career at the Yugoslav club, Besëlidhja. He played mostly for FC Thun and had a short stint with FC Augsburg in Germany. He currently plays for FC Thun.

Was a Swiss former alpine skier. He won several World Championship titles.

Was a Swiss former alpine skier. He won several World Championship titles.

Is a Swiss canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Werner Klinge

Is a Swiss canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Werner Klingelfuss finished fifth in the K-2 1000 metres competition.

Was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss

Was an Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.

Was a Swiss pianist, conductor and composer. He claimed direct descent from Charlemagne.A pupil of F

Was a Swiss pianist, conductor and composer. He claimed direct descent from Charlemagne.A pupil of Ferruccio Busoni in Berlin, Ganz became head of piano studies at the Chicago Musical College in 1901. From 1921 to 1927 he was the conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and did much to raise it to the top rank of orchestras. While in St. Louis, he was initiated as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity in 1924 at the University of Missouri. From 1928 he returned to teach at the Chicago Musical College, serving as its president from 1934 to 1958.

She was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1999, as a member of the Christian Democra

She was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1999, as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party from the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. During her time in office she has headed the Federal Department of Justice and Police. She won

Is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Super League.Wüthrich beg

Is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Super League.Wüthrich began his professional career at FC Biel-Bienne in 1999 before he moved to Neuchâtel Xamax in 2000. He battled for the Number 1 jersey for his first two seasons at Neuchâtel and eventually became the first-choice goalkeeper during the 2002/03 season. He left to join SR Delémont in 2003. However, the move did not seem to pay off as he was no-longer first-choice and was used in a rotation system, only playing once every few weeks. At the end of the season, he moved to FC St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League where he was back-up to Stefano Razzetti.