| Name | Basel |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Basel-Stadt |
| Country | Switzerland |
People born here (96) |
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| Emile Anner |  SUI |
BOX | Olympics | 1960 | 18 January 1940 | |
| Georg Argast | SUI |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 2 September 1899 | |
| Peter Bärtschi | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1960 | 23 December 1935 | |
| Hans Bässler | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1960 | 11 February 1934 | |
| Patrick Baumann | SUI |
Administrator | 2007—2018 | 5 August 1967 | ||
| Rudolf Binding |  GER |
LIT | Olympics | 1928 | 13 August 1867 | |
| Elsy Blom-Wirz | SUI |
SKL | Olympics | 1948 | 7 June 1915 | |
| Peter Bolliger | SUI |
ROW | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 18 May 1937 | |
| Ruedi Brack | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1964 | 15 May 1941 | |
| Gaby Bühlmann | SUI |
SHO | Olympics | 1988—2004 | 27 April 1964 | |
| Rolf Burggraf | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1960 | 31 October 1937 | |
| Nic Bürgin | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1996 | 22 December 1971 | |
| Jean Daetwyler | SUI |
MUS | Olympics | 1948 | 24 January 1907 | |
| Hans Drexler | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1920 | 25 March 1902 | |
| Franz Eha | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 7 February 1907 | |
| Max Ehinger | SUI |
LIT | Olympics | 1948 | 22 May 1908 | |
| Felix Endrich | SUI |
BOB | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer | 1948—1952 | 5 December 1921 | |
| Adolf Faigle | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1924 | 12 November 1898 | |
| Charles Favre | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 23 January 1961 | |
| Roger Federer | SUI |
TEN | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer | 2000—2012 | 8 August 1981 | |
| Robert Frank | SUI |
SKL | Olympics | 1936 | 13 February 1902 | |
| Hans Frei | SUI |
SKL | Olympics | 1924 | 30 April 1868 | |
| Herrad Frey |  FRA |
ARC | Olympics | 1972 | 25 August 1933 | |
| Otto Garnus | SUI |
ATH/WLF | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 27 March 1895 | |
| Alphonse Gemuseus | SUI |
EJP | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 8 May 1898 | |
| Ernst Gogel | SUI |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 8 December 1911 | |
| Javier Gómez |  ESP |
TRI | Olympics | 2008—2020 | 25 March 1983 | |
| Hans Grieder | SUI |
GAR | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 12 November 1901 | |
| Stephanie Groß | GER |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | 12 October 1974 | |
| Fritz Grueneisen | SUI |
FBL | Non-starter | 1928 | 18 December 1906 | |
| Willy Gysi | SUI |
FHB | Olympics | 1936 | 9 January 1918 | |
| Gianna Hablützel-Bürki | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 22 December 1969 | |
| Vera Hagemann | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1948 | 7 April 1927 | |
| Félix Herren | SUI |
FBL | Referee | 1924 | 1887 | |
| Kristina Hillmann | GER |
HOC | Olympics | 2012 | 5 September 1991 | |
| Paul Hofer | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 19 November 1928 | |
| Oskar Holinger | SUI |
WRE | Olympics | 1936 | 22 July 1918 | |
| Lotti Höner | SUI |
FSK | Olympics | 1948 | 19 August 1928 | |
| Roland Huber | SUI |
CSP | Olympics | 1960 | 25 April 1931 | |
| Ernst Hufschmid | SUI |
FHB | Olympics | 1936 | 9 October 1910 | |
| Willy Hufschmid | SUI |
FHB | Olympics | 1936 | 9 October 1918 | |
| Charles Jenny | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1932 | April 1897 | |
| Jason Joseph | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 11 October 1998 | |
| Monia Kari |  TUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 14 April 1971 | |
| Andreas Kempf | SUI USA |
GAR | Olympics | 1904 | 14 March 1881 | |
| Rudolf Kleiner | SUI |
SSK | Olympics | 1948 | 21 June 1924 | |
| Adalbert Koch | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1928 | 30 September 1902 | |
| Samuel Koechlin | SUI |
EVE | Olympics | 1956 | 29 March 1925 | |
| Hans Kuster | SUI |
FSK | Olympics | 1948 | 5 June 1920 | |
| Emanuel La Roche | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1924 | 26 March 1899 | |
| Darcia Leimgruber | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 2010 | 19 May 1989 | |
| Peter Loetscher | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 4 February 1941 | |
| Bruno Masciadri | SUI |
CSP | Olympics | 1948 | 24 February 1914 | |
| Sibylle Matter | SUI |
TRI | Olympics | 2000 | 2 September 1973 | |
| Paul Meister | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1952—1964 | 20 January 1926 | |
| Georges Meyer | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 17 April 1914 | |
| Mario Mylius | SUI |
EVE | Olympics | 1936 | 21 October 1912 | |
| Claude Nigon | FRA |
FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1952—1968 | 28 December 1928 | |
| Aron Pollitz | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1924 | 11 February 1896 | |
| Marco Ramstein | SUI |
CUR | Olympics | 2002 | 22 November 1978 | |
| Franz Reiner | SUI |
CSP | Olympics | 1948 | 26 November 1912 | |
| Werner Risi | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1960 | 15 July 1940 | |
| Willy Rist | SUI |
DIV | Olympics | 1948 | 6 February 1912 | |
| Nadia Röthlisberger | SUI |
CUR | Olympics | 2002 | 30 June 1972 | |
| Melanie Santos |  POR |
TRI | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 12 July 1995 | |
| Heinz Schaub | SUI |
DIV | Olympics | 1952 | 22 October 1928 | |
| Émile Scherb | FRA |
GAR | Olympics/Non-Medal | 1900 | 7 February 1864 | |
| Jörg Schild | SUI |
Administrator | 2006—2016 | 31 March 1946 | ||
| Charles Schlumberger | SUI |
EDR | Olympics | 1924 | 19 May 1893 | |
| René Schmidheiny | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1994 | 4 January 1967 | |
| Paul Schmiedlin | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1924 | 2 June 1897 | |
| Patty Schnyder | SUI |
TEN | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 14 December 1978 | |
| Emil Schwegler | USA |
GAR | Olympics | 1904 | 22 April 1879 | |
| Carl Schwende |  CAN |
FEN | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer | 1960 | 20 February 1920 | |
| Lea Schwer | SUI |
VBV | Olympics | 2008 | 13 January 1982 | |
| Fritz Seeger | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 18 April 1912 | |
| Willy Senn | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 25 May 1920 | |
| Elsi Sidler | SUI |
CSP | Olympics | 1952 | 23 January 1932 | |
| Manuela Siegrist | SUI |
CUR | Olympics | 2018 | 18 May 1990 | |
| Caroline Spies | SUI |
IHO | Non-starter | 2022 | 2 July 2002 | |
| Benjamin Steffen | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 8 March 1982 | |
| Fritz Stühlinger | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 21 January 1924 | |
| François Suchanecki | SUI |
FEN | Olympics/Non-starter | 1972—1988 | 23 December 1949 | |
| Sandra Thalmann | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 2010—2014 | 18 December 1992 | |
| Ernst Thommen | SUI |
Administrator | 1961 | 23 January 1899 | ||
| Willy Tschopp | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1928 | 3 September 1905 | |
| Luny Unold | SUI |
FSK | Olympics | 1948 | 30 June 1920 | |
| Hans-Peter Vogt | SUI |
SSK | Olympics | 1948 | 22 May 1927 | |
| Karl Volkmer | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 20 March 1922 | |
| Werner Weber | SUI |
CSP | Olympics | 1960 | 17 February 1939 | |
| Nicolás Wettstein |  ECU |
EVE | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 30 March 1981 | |
| Hansruedi Widmer | SUI |
SSK | Olympics | 1968 | 4 April 1944 | |
| Paul Wyss | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1952 | 7 July 1928 | |
| Robert Wyss | SUI |
SWM/WPO | Olympics | 1924—1936 | 17 January 1901 | |
| Tenny Wyss | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1936 | 10 April 1916 | |
| Hans Zoller | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1964 | 16 February 1922 | |
People who died here (44) |
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| Paul Barth | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1952 | February 1974 | |
| Johannes Baumgartner | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 23 June 2021 | |
| Alfred Böni | SUI |
DIV | Olympics | 1936 | 15 July 2008 | |
| Max Ehinger | SUI |
LIT | Olympics | 1948 | 17 July 1974 | |
| Karl Ehrenbolger | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1924 | 13 September 1993 | |
| Robert Frank | SUI |
SKL | Olympics | 1936 | 22 June 1975 | |
| Alphonse Gemuseus | SUI |
EJP | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 28 January 1981 | |
| Karl Glasstetter | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1936 | 12 October 1987 | |
| Fritz Grueneisen | SUI |
FBL | Non-starter | 1928 | 14 July 1970 | |
| Emil Handschin | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1948—1956 | 27 May 1990 | |
| Paul Hofer | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 2 May 2016 | |
| Fritz Hünenberger | SUI |
WLF | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 30 August 1976 | |
| Fred Jent | SUI |
LIT | Olympics | 1936 | 14 August 1979 | |
| Adalbert Koch | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1928 | 30 January 1986 | |
| Samuel Koechlin | SUI |
EVE | Olympics | 1956 | 25 January 1985 | |
| Emanuel La Roche | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1924 | 15 February 1967 | |
| Peter Loetscher | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 24 October 2017 | |
| Eugen Mack | SUI |
GAR | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 29 October 1978 | |
| Albert Madörin | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1952 | June 1960 | |
| Bruno Masciadri | SUI |
CSP | Olympics | 1948 | 8 May 2001 | |
| Adolphe Mercier | SUI |
EDR | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 2 January 1956 | |
| Georges Meyer | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 8 August 1982 | |
| Gustave Moor | SUI |
CTR | Olympics | 1928 | December 1948 | |
| Hans Müller | SUI |
BOX | Olympics | 1948 | 28 April 1967 | |
| Eugen Niederer | SUI |
PNT | Olympics | 1936 | 28 January 1957 | |
| Claude Nigon | FRA |
FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1952—1968 | 30 January 1994 | |
| Kurt Pichler | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1928 | 9 January 1947 | |
| Thomas Pleisch | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1936 | 16 March 1936 | |
| Aron Pollitz | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1924 | 13 November 1977 | |
| Alfred Probst | SUI |
ROW | Olympics | 1924 | April 1958 | |
| Otto Rauth |  ITA |
IHO | Olympics | 1948 | 9 September 1978 | |
| Franz Reiner | SUI |
CSP | Olympics | 1948 | 16 January 1996 | |
| Jehan de Rohan-Chabot | FRA |
Administrator | 1936—1958 | 10 May 1968 | ||
| Heinz Schaub | SUI |
DIV | Olympics | 1952 | 11 November 2020 | |
| Ingeborg Scheel | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1936 | 17 November 2000 | |
| Fritz Seeger | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 16 October 1973 | |
| Fritz Stühlinger | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 17 November 1963 | |
| Albert Tröndle | SUI |
SHO | Olympics | 1920—1924 | January 1966 | |
| Roland Turian | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1948 | 7 November 2012 | |
| Luny Unold | SUI |
FSK | Olympics | 1948 | 15 October 2010 | |
| Hans-Peter Vogt | SUI |
SSK | Olympics | 1948 | 3 March 2012 | |
| Robert Wyss | SUI |
SWM/WPO | Olympics | 1924—1936 | 13 May 1956 | |
| Tenny Wyss | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1936 | 28 March 2001 | |
| Hans Zoller | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1964 | 11 September 2020 | |
