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France (53)
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| Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814 - 1879) | Scientist | Viollet-le-Duc was one of the finest 19th century connaisseur of Medieval architecture. Born in Paris, he helped transform many older buildings such as cathedrals all over France and the city of Carca >>>
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UK (24)
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| Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) | Movie star | The famous English comedian whose silent movies made the entire world laugh lived for over 25 years in Switzerland. Born in the Kennington district of London in 1889, Charlie Chaplin was raised in >>>
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Germany (19)
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| Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955) | Writer | The German author and Nobel Prize winner lived in Switzerland for 8 years. Thomas Mann, born in 1875, came from old Lübeck patrician stock. After his father's death, the family moved to Munich. H >>>
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USA (12)
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| Scott Fizgerald (1896 - 1940) | Writer | "Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end." One trip abroad Already a famous author by the age of 24, this spokesman for the Jazz Age an >>>
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Italy (11)
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| Victor-E. Savoie (1937 - ) | King | The ruler of the House of Savoy lives in Vésenaz, in the greater Geneva area. Born in 1937, Victor Emmanuel of Savoy is the successor to Humbert II, King of Italy, and Marie José, Queen of Italy and R >>>
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Russia (9)
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| Piotr Tchaïkowsky (1840 - 1893) | Music star | The Russian composer began his career in 1863, after having studied law and at the Conservatory under Anton Rubinstein. After a failed marriage with one of his female admirers (for Tchaikovsky had di >>>
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Greece (9)
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| Nana Mouskouri (1936 - ) | Music star | The Greek singer has lived in Geneva since 1974. Born in 1934, Nana Mouskouri was raised by a modest family on the Island of Crete. When she was three, her family moved to Athens, where her father wor >>>
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Romania (4)
Poland (3)
Sweden (3)
Canada (3)
South Africa (3)
Spain (3)
Saudi Arabia (3)
Lebanon (2)
Austria (2)
The Netherlands (2)
Hungary (2)
Ireland (1)
Thailand (1)
Pakistan (1)
Algery (1)
Slovakia (1)
India (1)
Belgium (1)
Iran (1)
Finland (1)
Argentina (1)
Sudan (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Armenia (1)
Congo-Kinshasa (1)
Peru (1)
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