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Can you name these famous Swiss whose last names start with (almost) every letter of the alphabet?
For this Quiz last names of the form "von [...]" begin with the letter "V"
Not all people in this quiz were born in Switzerland!
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Last updated: June 17, 2023
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A
The first Bond Girl
Ursula Andress
B
Phycisist famous for his works on nuclear magnetic resonance
Felix Bloch
C
Olympic gold medallist in cycling (time trial)
Fabian Cancellara
D
Founder of the Red Cross
Henry Dunant
E
Mathematician discovering the number "e"
Leonhard Euler
F
20 times Grand Slam winner
Roger Federer
G
Designer of the Alien from the movie Alien
Hans Rudolf Giger
H
Five times Grand Slam winner
Martina Hingis
I
Current FIFA president
Gianni Infantino
J
Founder of analytical psychology
Carl Gustav Jung
K
First woman in the Federal Council
Elisabeth Kopp
L
Multiple World Champion in orienteering
Simone Luder
M
Bernese German musical artist
Mani Matter
N
First Swiss astronaut
Claude Nicollier
O
Politician serving 13 years in the Federal Council
Adolf Ogi
P
Completed the first non-stop balloon flight around the globe
Bertrand Piccard
Q
Discoverer of the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star
Didier Queloz
R
Auther of The Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
S
Olympic Gold medallist in skiing (slalom)
Vreni Schneider
T
Sculptor known for his kinetic art sculptural machines
Jean Tinguely
U
 
 
V
One of the three Founding Fathers of Switzerland
Arnold von Melchtal
W
Turing award winner and inventor of Pascal
Niklaus Wirth
X
Soccer player playing for Arsenal Football Club
Granit Xhaka
Y
Former soccer player and coach of the Swiss national team
Murat Yakin
Z
Leader of the Reformation in Switzerland
Huldrych Zwingli
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