Swiss Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Swiss alpine skier and a distant cousin of Pirmin Zurbriggen. He was born in Brig, Valais.

Is a Swiss alpine skier and a distant cousin of Pirmin Zurbriggen. He was born in Brig, Valais.

A Swiss curler from Dübendorf.In 1997, Tirinzoni was the Swiss alternate for Bianca Röthlisberger

A Swiss curler from Dübendorf.In 1997, Tirinzoni was the Swiss alternate for Bianca Röthlisberger at the World Junior Curling Championships. The team finished seventh. The following year, Tirinzoni was the Swiss skip, and her team finished sixth. In 1999,

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed during the early to mid 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed during the early to mid 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Is a Japanese football player. He plays for J.League division 1 side J

Is a Japanese football player. He plays for J.League division 1 side J

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

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.

Is a Swiss football goalkeeper who currently plays for Grasshopper-Club Zürich in Switzerland.

Is a Swiss football goalkeeper who currently plays for Grasshopper-Club Zürich in Switzerland.

Is a Swiss snowboarder. At the 2003 World Championships, Schoch won Silver in Parallel Giant Slalom

Is a Swiss snowboarder. At the 2003 World Championships, Schoch won Silver in Parallel Giant Slalom and Bronze in Parallel Slalom. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he faced his brother Philipp Schoch - the reigning Olympic champion - in the Parallel Giant Sla

A Swiss curler. He currently plays lead for Ralph Stöckli.Strübin played second for Stöckli at th

A Swiss curler. He currently plays lead for Ralph Stöckli.Strübin played second for Stöckli at the 1998 World Junior Curling Championships where they picked up a bronze medal. In 2003, he moved to lead on the team where they won the silver medal at the 20

Is a retired Swiss footballer.During his career he played for Servette FC and Lausanne Sports, and e

Is a retired Swiss footballer.During his career he played for Servette FC and Lausanne Sports, and earned 40 caps and scored 1 goal for the Switzerland national football team, and participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

A Swiss pianist.Simone Keller studied piano at the Zurich School of Music and Theater under the tute

A Swiss pianist.Simone Keller studied piano at the Zurich School of Music and Theater under the tutelage of Hans-Jürg Strub and graduated 2006 with a concert diploma.She attended various master courses with Andrzej Jasinski, Siegfried Mauser, Karl Engel, Hartmut Höll and Werner Bärtschi.Keller has received various prizes and awards including 1st prize at the Landolt Piano Competition in Zurich, 2nd prize at the Hans-Ninck Piano Competition in Winterthur and the Chamber Music Prize for Lieder Accompaniment at the European Classical Festival in Germany.

Is a Swiss snowboarder competing in the Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour). Candrian's career in

Is a Swiss snowboarder competing in the Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour). Candrian's career in competitive snowboarding began in 2005, when she took 3rd place in the FIS Junior World Championships in Zermatt. The following year, she placed first in B

Was one of the most successful Swiss football players during the 1990s.Sutter began his career in 19

Was one of the most successful Swiss football players during the 1990s.Sutter began his career in 1985 with Grasshoppers Zurich, one of Switzerland's most storied clubs. After spending the 1987-1988 season on loan to Young Boys Bern, he was ready to take his place in the Grasshoppers first team, where he remained until the 1993-1994 season, when he decided to move to Germany to play with Nuremberg.

Is a Swiss football goalkeeper currently playing for FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss football goalkeeper currently playing for FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss former alpine skier. Nef was women's World Champion in Giant Slalom in 2001. She won the

Is a Swiss former alpine skier. Nef was women's World Champion in Giant Slalom in 2001. She won the 2001 and 2002 World Cup in Giant Slalom. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she finished third in Giant Slalom.

Is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career ranking high is #9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He co

Is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career ranking high is #9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface, and his backhand his best shot. He won the gold medal for Switzerland in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Is a Swiss male tennis player. As of May 2008, he is one of two Swiss players in the ATP top 10 (the

Is a Swiss male tennis player. As of May 2008, he is one of two Swiss players in the ATP top 10 (the other being Roger Federer). His career high is #9, achieved on June 9, 2008. He considers clay his best surface and the backhand his best shot.

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Carl Zeiss Jena in the 3rd L

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Carl Zeiss Jena in the 3rd Liga.

Is a Swiss football (soccer) player who last played as a left full back for the Queensland Roar in t

Is a Swiss football (soccer) player who last played as a left full back for the Queensland Roar in the A-League. A potential move to New Zealand Knights during the November 2006 transfer window did not eventuate. On 24 January 2007, Buess was released because Queensland Roar had too many forgeiners in their squad. He wanted to join the New Zealand Knights in A-League 2007-08 season but the club failed to enter a team. After he retires he plans to stay in the football business and work as a coach for kids.

Is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Concordia Basel in the Swiss

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

Is a defensive midfielder for Swiss soccer team FC Basel. He is also a regular and experienced membe

Is a defensive midfielder for Swiss soccer team FC Basel. He is also a regular and experienced member of the Swiss national squad. He is a tall, strong and a fearless fighter in the centre of the pitch.

Was a Swiss international footballer who played as a left-back.Steffen started out as an amateur wit

Was a Swiss international footballer who played as a left-back.Steffen started out as an amateur with Cantonal Neuchâtel and later became the first Swiss footballer to play in England when he signed for Chelsea. He had only journeyed to England to learn the language, having been sent by his parents in preparation for him joining the family's fruit and vegetable business, but his teacher turned out to be the wife of then-Chelsea manager, Billy Birrell.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.

Was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.

Is a tennis player from Switzerland. She has a career singles high of 319, and a doubles ranking of

Is a tennis player from Switzerland. She has a career singles high of 319, and a doubles ranking of 194. She has played for the Swiss fed cup team once in 2006.

A Swiss soul singer. She gained public interest in early 2008 when she won SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD, a ta

A Swiss soul singer. She gained public interest in early 2008 when she won SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD, a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's Late-Night-Show TV total on the German ProSieben network.Heinzmann started her career as a singer in 2005 in a rock band called Bigfisch. In summer 2007 she applied for Raab's talent contest SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD (acronym for: Stefan sucht den Superstar, der singen soll, was er möchte, und gerne auch bei RTL auftreten darf, meaning: Stefan is looking for the Superstar who shall sing what he/she wants and may also gladly perform on RTL) and got selected as one of the 20 finalists. With interpretations of soul, jazz and funk classics by the likes of Macy Gray, Norah Jones and Joss Stone she reached the final show on January 10, 2008. There she finally defeated the remaining three competitors in the televoting, winning a contract with Universal Music.

Is a professional Swiss tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 63, which she reached

Is a professional Swiss tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 63, which she reached on March 1, 2010. Her career high in doubles is No. 131, which she reached on March 2, 2009. For the first five months of the years, Vögele participated in