Genève (Geneva), Genève (SUI)
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| Name | Genève |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Genève |
| Country | Switzerland |
| English name | Geneva |
People born here (127) |
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| Boris Acquadro |  SUI |
Other | 1997 | 18 June 1929 | ||
| Gustave Ador | SUI |
SHO | Olympics | 1900 | 23 December 1845 | |
| Karim, Prince Aga Khan |  IRI |
ALP | Olympics | 1964 | 13 December 1936 | |
| Jeff Agoos |  USA |
FBL | Olympics/Non-starter | 1996—2000 | 2 May 1968 | |
| Carl-Albert Angst | SUI |
ART | Referee | 1928 | 19 July 1875 | |
| Charles Egmond, Comte d'Arcis | SUI |
Administrator | 1932—1964 | 2 January 1887 | ||
| Luc Argand | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1972 | 7 January 1948 | |
| Jean‐Jacques Auberson | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1928 | 2 January 1909 | |
| Charles Barde | SUI |
Administrator | 1920—1959 | 8 January 1882 | ||
| Marc Barillat | SUI |
SHO | Non-Medal | 1900 | 2 May 1869 | |
| Félix Bédouret | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1924 | 12 January 1898 | |
| Fernand Bergmann | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1936 | 12 September 1904 | |
| Raoul, Comte de Boigne |  FRA |
SHO | Olympics/1906/Non-Medal | 1900—1912 | 25 December 1862 | |
| Pierre Bossus | SUI |
Administrator | 1976—1984 | 10 August 1935 | ||
| Léon Bouffard | SUI |
Administrator | 1932—1948 | 24 June 1893 | ||
| Charles Bouvier | SUI |
BOB/FBL | Olympics/Non-starter | 1924—1936 | 28 April 1898 | |
| Georges Breittmayer | FRA |
FEN | Referee | 1900 | 21 August 1859 | |
| André Brüllmann | SUI |
GAR | Olympics | 1960 | 7 August 1934 | |
| Jean Brun | SUI |
CRD | Olympics | 1948 | 28 September 1926 | |
| Andrea Bugnone |  POR |
ALP | YOG/Opening Flagbearer | 2016 | 22 May 1999 | |
| Max Bürgi | SUI |
Administrator | 1936—1939 | 9 March 1882 | ||
| Louis Buscarlet | SUI |
FEN | Non-starter/Referee | 1906—1924 | 5 October 1861 | |
| Michel Buzzi | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 25 June 1939 | |
| Pasquale Camerlengo |  ITA |
FSK | Olympics | 1992—1998 | 14 April 1966 | |
| Pierre Camoletti | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1960 | 11 May 1936 | |
| Maurice Castan | SUI |
CUR | Non-starter | 1924 | 6 February 1859 | |
| Elise Chabbey | SUI |
CRD/CSL | Olympics | 2012—2024 | 24 April 1993 | |
| Denys Chamay | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1968 | 12 December 1941 | |
| Séba Chevallier | SUI |
VBV | Olympics | 2012 | 14 July 1987 | |
| René Chiappino | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1952 | 18 December 1925 | |
| Pierre Chuit | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1952 | 24 May 1907 | |
| Renée Colliard | SUI |
ALP | Olympics | 1956 | 24 December 1933 | |
| Flavien Conne | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 2002—2006 | 1 April 1980 | |
| Michel Currat | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1952 | 1 December 1933 | |
| Roger Daubin | SUI |
ATH | Non-starter | 1908 | ||
| Jaimie Dawson |  CAN |
BDM | Olympics | 1996 | 28 July 1969 | |
| Serge Demièrre | SUI |
CRD | Olympics | 1976 | 16 January 1956 | |
| Jérémy Desplanches | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 7 August 1994 | |
| Bernard Dunand | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1968 | 2 September 1936 | |
| Eugène Empeyta | SUI |
FEN | Olympics/Non-starter/Referee/Administrator | 1920—1948 | 12 September 1892 | |
| Guillaume Fatio | SUI |
ART | Olympics | 1912 | 11 September 1865 | |
| Michel Fauconnet | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 6 September 1909 | |
| Maurice Ferrier | SUI |
TEN | Olympics | 1924 | 8 November 1901 | |
| Edouard Filliol | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1924 | 16 December 1895 | |
| Jeremy Finello | SUI |
BTH | Olympics | 2018 | 13 May 1992 | |
| André Firmenich | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1936—1952 | 26 March 1905 | |
| Frédéric Firmenich | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1936 | 23 December 1874 | |
| Georges Firmenich | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1936 | 3 December 1913 | |
| Jakob Fuglsang |  DEN |
CRD/MTB | Olympics | 2008—2020 | 22 March 1985 | |
| Emmanuelle Gagliardi | SUI |
TEN | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 9 July 1976 | |
| Oscar Garin | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 17 September 1900 | |
| Robert Geiser | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 1919 | |
| Diane Gerencser | ITA |
FSK | Olympics | 1998 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Pierre Girard | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1960 | 2 August 1926 | |
| Jean Glarner | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1960 | 20 January 1940 | |
| Auguste Godinet | FRA |
SAL | Olympics | 1900 | 30 January 1853 | |
| Jean Gontier | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1964 | 26 January 1942 | |
| Cédric Grand | SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1998—2010 | 14 January 1976 | |
| Arnaud Grange | SUI |
SAL | YOG | 2018 | 21 April 2002 | |
| Janine Greiner | SUI |
CUR | Olympics | 2010—2014 | 13 February 1981 | |
| Fernand Grosjean | SUI |
ALP | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 5 May 1924 | |
| Jean-Pierre Guéron | SUI |
SSK | Olympics | 1964 | 24 August 1944 | |
| Dano Halsall | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 16 February 1963 | |
| Romuald Hausser | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 16 April 1988 | |
| Henri Henneberg | SUI |
CTR | Non-Medal | 1900 | 20 April 1877 | |
| Nikolai Hentsch |  BRA |
ALP | Olympics/Closing Flagbearer | 2002—2006 | 10 August 1983 | |
| Xavier Hochstrasser | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 2012 | 1 July 1988 | |
| Sarah Höfflin | SUI |
FRS | Olympics | 2018—2022 | 8 January 1991 | |
| Henri Jacquet | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1920—1928 | 25 June 1888 | |
| Jean Juge | SUI |
Administrator | 1972—1976 | 1908 | ||
| Grégoire Junod | SUI |
Other | 1975 | |||
| Olivier Keller | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 2002—2006 | 20 March 1971 | |
| Jeannette Korten |  AUS |
ALP | Olympics | 2002 | 31 January 1976 | |
| Jean-Philippe L'Huillier | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1980 | 19 January 1951 | |
| Émile Lachapelle | SUI |
ROW/SAL | Olympics | 1924—1948 | 12 September 1905 | |
| Georges Laederach | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1936 | 1 July 1906 | |
| Raymond Lambercy | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1936 | 12 February 1909 | |
| Claude Landini | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 1 March 1926 | |
| Alexandre Liess | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 2012 | 20 June 1991 | |
| Nils Liess | SUI |
SWM | Olympics/YOG | 2014—2024 | 24 August 1996 | |
| Ella Maillart | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1924 | 20 February 1903 | |
| Daniel Maillefer | SUI |
WPO | Non-starter | 1936 | 1 November 1908 | |
| Catherine Maliev-Aviolat | SUI |
DIV | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 20 March 1970 | |
| Paul Martin | SUI |
ART/ATH | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer/Closing Flagbearer | 1920—1936 | 11 August 1901 | |
| Nicole Meylan-Levecque | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 6 November 1963 | |
| Roman Mityukov | SUI |
SWM | Olympics/Closing Flagbearer | 2020—2024 | 30 July 2000 | |
| Albert Mondet | SUI |
WPO | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 1 July 1898 | |
| Léopold Montagnier | SUI |
FEN | Olympics/Non-starter | 1920—1924 | 30 July 1880 | |
| Victor Moriaud | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1924 | 20 October 1900 | |
| Patrice Morisod | FRA |
ALP | Referee | 2014 | 11 October 1968 | |
| Timothé Mumenthaler | SUI |
ATH | Olympics/YOG | 2018—2024 | 12 December 2002 | |
| Swann Oberson | SUI |
OWS | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 26 July 1986 | |
| Sophie Ormond |  GBR |
ALP | Olympics | 1998 | 4 August 1979 | |
| Arturo Ortiz |  ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 18 September 1966 | |
| Jean Paré | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1936—1948 | 24 March 1913 | |
| Raymond Passello | SUI |
FBL | Non-starter | 1928 | 12 January 1905 | |
| Marcel Pfeuti | SUI |
BKB | Referee | 1936—1948 | 7 November 1913 | |
| John Pollet | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1936—1948 | 18 July 1912 | |
| Henri Poncet | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1928 | 17 June 1894 | |
| Lara Preacco | SUI |
SWM | Olympics | 1996 | 10 May 1971 | |
| Kaleigh Quennec | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 2022 | 15 February 1998 | |
| Alexandra Rayroux | SUI |
SAL | YOG | 2010 | 30 April 1994 | |
| Emmanuel Regaud | FRA |
SHO | Non-Medal | 1900 | 9 May 1882 | |
| Jean Reichenbach | SUI |
BOX | Olympics | 1920 | 9 January 1896 | |
| Jean-Pierre Renevier | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1964 | 29 November 1928 | |
| Louis Richard | SUI |
FBL | Non-starter | 1924 | 25 July 1896 | |
| Charles Rochat | SUI |
FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1900—1924 | 26 January 1885 | |
| Jules Rosset | FRA |
Administrator | 1920—1952 | 1879 | ||
| Marc Rosset | SUI |
TEN | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 7 November 1970 | |
| Sébastien Schneiter | SUI |
SAL | Olympics/YOG | 2010—2024 | 24 September 1995 | |
| Benoît Schwarz | SUI |
CUR | Olympics | 2014—2022 | 19 August 1991 | |
| Frank Séchehaye | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1928 | 3 November 1907 | |
| Edouard Siegrist | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1948 | 13 December 1923 | |
| Charles Stern | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 2 May 1914 | |
| Roger Stirn | SUI |
FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1948 | 6 March 1915 | |
| Alexander Stoffel | SUI |
EJP | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 12 November 1928 | |
| Valentin Tanner | SUI |
CUR | Olympics | 2018—2022 | 2 October 1992 | |
| Charles Thöni | SUI |
Administrator | 1956—1966 | 15 February 1886 | ||
| Robert Thorens | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1960 | 5 August 1908 | |
| Lucas Tramèr | SUI |
ROW | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1 September 1989 | |
| Georges Trombert | FRA |
FEN | Olympics/Non-starter | 1920—1924 | 10 August 1874 | |
| Vilém Tvrzský |  BOH CZE TCH |
FEN | Olympics/Non-starter | 1906—1920 | 20 March 1880 | |
| Edmond Virieux | SUI |
ART | Olympics | 1924 | 24 December 1893 | |
| Paul Vittet | SUI |
SHO | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 26 November 1932 | |
| Oscar Waldmann | SUI |
ART | Olympics | 1924 | 25 June 1856 | |
| René Waleff | FRA |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 30 November 1874 | |
| Dick Williams | USA |
TEN | Olympics | 1924 | 29 January 1891 | |
People who died here (101) |
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| Albert Aeschmann | SUI |
WLF | Olympics/Opening Flagbearer | 1924—1936 | 22 January 1984 | |
| Houshmand Almasi | IRI |
FEN | Olympics | 1964 | 17 December 2016 | |
| Alfred Altenburger | SUI |
SSK | Olympics | 1948 | 9 February 2008 | |
| Gustave Amoudruz | SUI |
SHO | Olympics | 1920 | 28 December 1963 | |
| Carl-Albert Angst | SUI |
ART | Referee | 1928 | 4 May 1965 | |
| Stanislas Anselmetti | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1920 | 18 August 1952 | |
| Charles Egmond, Comte d'Arcis | SUI |
Administrator | 1932—1964 | 7 December 1971 | ||
| Manuel Armangué | ESP |
WPO | Olympics | 1920 | 14 August 1985 | |
| Jean‐Jacques Auberson | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1928 | 2 September 1964 | |
| Charles Barde | SUI |
Administrator | 1920—1959 | 20 May 1972 | ||
| Marc Barillat | SUI |
SHO | Non-Medal | 1900 | 30 April 1917 | |
| Hermann Barrelet | FRA |
ROW | Olympics | 1900 | 24 September 1964 | |
| Félix Bédouret | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1924 | 30 June 1955 | |
| Marcel Berré |  BEL |
FEN | Olympics/Non-Medal/Referee | 1908—1924 | 27 October 1957 | |
| Arpad Bogsch | USA |
Other | 1981 | 19 September 2004 | ||
| Marc Bossy | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 17 January 1983 | |
| Léon Bouffard | SUI |
Administrator | 1932—1948 | 23 July 1981 | ||
| Jean Brun | SUI |
CRD | Olympics | 1948 | 30 September 1993 | |
| Max Bürgi | SUI |
Administrator | 1936—1939 | 26 April 1946 | ||
| Pierre Carlier | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1936 | March 1999 | |
| Denys Chamay | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1968 | 23 September 2013 | |
| Pierre Chuit | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1952 | 11 August 1990 | |
| Pierre, Baron de Coubertin | FRA GER |
ART | Olympics/Administrator | 1894—1937 | 2 September 1937 | |
| Rodolphe Cuendet | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1920 | 9 February 1954 | |
| Alexandre de Dardel | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1928 | 30 July 1935 | |
| Uberto De Morpurgo | ITA |
TEN | Olympics | 1924 | 26 February 1961 | |
| Pablo Debran | SUI |
TEN | Olympics | 1924 | 4 December 1969 | |
| Albert Demaurex | SUI |
HOC | Referee | 1936 | November 1986 | |
| Henri Demiéville | SUI |
SWM/WPO | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 23 November 1956 | |
| René Doria | SUI |
SWM/WPO | Olympics | 1920 | 4 February 1970 | |
| Jules Ducret | SUI |
GAR | Olympics | 1900 | 16 February 1952 | |
| Louis Dufour, Jr. | SUI |
IHO | Olympics/Non-starter | 1920—1928 | 26 October 1982 | |
| Eugène Empeyta | SUI |
FEN | Olympics/Non-starter/Referee/Administrator | 1920—1948 | 20 May 1951 | |
| Alfred Felber | SUI |
ROW | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 10 April 1967 | |
| Maurice Ferrier | SUI |
TEN | Olympics | 1924 | 9 September 1973 | |
| Edouard Filliol | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1924 | 19 March 1955 | |
| André Firmenich | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1936—1952 | 21 June 1965 | |
| Frédéric Firmenich | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1936 | 5 January 1953 | |
| Ernest Fischer | SUI |
WLF | Olympics | 1936 | 12 January 1974 | |
| Dolfi Freiburghaus | SUI |
CCS | Olympics | 1936 | 20 April 1974 | |
| Georges Girod | SUI |
WPO | Olympics | 1924 | 25 June 1935 | |
| Jules von Gunten | SUI |
WLF | Olympics | 1924 | 10 August 1972 | |
| Marcel Haecker | SUI |
Administrator | 1947—1951 | 8 February 1951 | ||
| Josias Hartmann | SUI |
SHO | Olympics | 1924 | 29 October 1982 | |
| Henri Henneberg | SUI |
CTR | Non-Medal | 1900 | 25 May 1942 | |
| Ernst Hufschmid | SUI |
HBL | Olympics | 1936 | 18 February 1988 | |
| Willy Hufschmid | SUI |
HBL | Olympics | 1936 | 12 December 1996 | |
| Josef Imbach | SUI |
ATH | Olympics/Non-starter | 1920—1928 | 14 September 1964 | |
| Henri Jacquet | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1920—1928 | 18 June 1971 | |
| Émile Jaques-Dalcroze | SUI |
ART | Olympics/Referee | 1912—1924 | 1 July 1950 | |
| Oscar Jeanfavre | SUI |
GAR | Olympics | 1900 | 8 June 1939 | |
| Louis Joset | SUI |
HOC | Non-starter | 1928 | 16 August 1953 | |
| Edgar Juillerat | SUI |
WLF | Olympics | 1924 | 30 July 1966 | |
| René Karlen | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1936 | 14 March 1972 | |
| Edmond Kramer | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1924 | April 1945 | |
| Claude Landini | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | 30 May 2021 | |
| Bruno Leuzinger | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 23 December 1952 | |
| Henri Luciri | SUI |
BKB | Referee | 1936 | 4 December 1944 | |
| Daniel Maillefer | SUI |
WPO | Non-starter | 1936 | 13 June 1970 | |
| Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg |  AUT |
Administrator | 1975—1985 | 21 September 1992 | ||
| Manfred Metzger | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1960 | 29 January 1986 | |
| Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen | SUI |
SHO | 1906/Administrator | 1906—1921 | 3 April 1973 | |
| Prosper Meyer de Stadelhofen | FRA |
SHO | Non-Medal | 1900 | 22 July 1957 | |
| Albert Mondet | SUI |
WPO | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 7 June 1988 | |
| Fernand Moret | SUI |
WPO | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 1982 | |
| Georges Moret | SUI |
BKB | Non-starter | 1936 | 12 March 2009 | |
| Fritz Naef | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1956 | 27 July 2014 | |
| Louis Noverraz | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1936—1968 | 15 May 1972 | |
| Rodolphe Nyffeler | SUI |
BOX | Olympics | 1924 | 20 August 1971 | |
| Pierre Page | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 20 October 2013 | |
| Raymond Passello | SUI |
FBL | Non-starter | 1928 | 16 March 1987 | |
| John Pollet | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1936—1948 | 27 July 1982 | |
| Hélène, Comtesse de Pourtalès | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1900 | 2 November 1945 | |
| Hermann, Comte de Pourtalès | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1900 | 28 November 1904 | |
| Roger Prahin | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1952 | 25 February 2010 | |
| Ólafur Rafnsson |  ISL |
Administrator | 2006—2013 | 19 June 2013 | ||
| Jean-Pierre Renevier | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1964 | 23 June 2021 | |
| Louis Richardet | SUI |
SHO | Olympics/1906 | 1900—1906 | 14 January 1923 | |
| Edouard Ruchti | SUI |
WPO | Non-starter | 1928 | 2 January 1986 | |
| Jean Sauthier | SUI |
BOX | Olympics | 1924 | 19 April 1985 | |
| Armand Schlée | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1948 | 18 March 1997 | |
| Frédéric Schmied | SUI |
ART | Olympics | 1924 | 23 September 1972 | |
| Roby Seidel | SUI |
BOX | Olympics | 1936 | 7 July 1982 | |
| Edouard Siebert | SUI |
BOX | Olympics | 1924 | 1 April 1970 | |
| Edouard Siegrist | SUI |
HOC | Olympics | 1948 | 30 April 2000 | |
| Teddy Smouha | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1928 | 1 April 1992 | |
| Alexander Spengler | SUI |
SSK | Non-starter | 1924 | 1 April 1949 | |
| Charles Stern | SUI |
SAL | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 11 October 1976 | |
| Roger Stirn | SUI |
FEN | Olympics/Referee | 1948 | 6 October 1971 | |
| Georges Stockly | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 10 December 1984 | |
| Albert Thibaudet | FRA |
ART | Referee | 1924 | 16 April 1936 | |
| Charles Thöni | SUI |
Administrator | 1956—1966 | 26 March 1973 | ||
| Mostafa Kamal Tolba |  EGY |
Administrator | 1971—1972 | 28 March 2016 | ||
| Gaston Tschirren | SUI |
FBL | Olympics | 1928 | 26 February 1983 | |
| Hugo Urchetti | SUI |
Other | 2000 | 5 August 2004 | ||
| Jean-Pierre Voisin | SUI |
BKB | Olympics | 1952 | 19 August 2014 | |
| Gérard Vuilleumier | SUI |
SJP | Olympics | 1928 | 17 April 1984 | |
| Jean Washer | BEL |
TEN | Olympics | 1920—1924 | 23 March 1972 | |
| Jürg Wilhelm | SUI |
FSK | Referee | 1976 | 24 March 2009 | |
| Weltin Wolfinger |  LIE |
BOB | Olympics | 1956 | 15 July 2010 | |
| Édouard Wyss-Dunant | SUI |
Administrator | 1964—1968 | 29 April 1983 | ||