Editing Solothurn (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:Robertglutz.jpg|140px|thumb|Robert Glutz, 1855]]
[[File:Charles Sealsfield.jpg|140px|thumb|Charles Sealsfield, 1864]]
[[File:Wilhelm-vigier-crop.jpg|140px|thumb|Wilhelm Vigier, 1886]]
[[File:Chef Anton Mosimann OBE DL.jpg|140px|thumb|Chef Anton Mosimann, 2010]]
[[File:Ester Alder (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Ester Alder, 2014]]
[[File:FIS Worldcup Nordic Combined Ramsau 20161218 DSC 8266.jpg|140px|thumb|Tim Hug, 2016]]

=== Early times ===
* [[Ursus of Solothurn]] († c. 303), saint and patron of the Roman Catholic cathedral in Solothurn, where his body is located
* [[Urs Graf der Ältere]] (1485–1528), Renaissance goldsmith, painter, printmaker and mercenary
* [[Gregorius Sickinger]] (1558–1631), painter, draughtsman and engraver
* {{ill|Georg Gotthart|de}} (1552–1619), poet and playwright

=== 17th century ===
* [[Jean II d'Estrées]] (1624–1707), Marshal of France and a naval commander of [[Louis XIV]]
* [[Johann Rudolf Byss]] (1660–1738), painter of the Netherlandish and Italian classic styles
* [[Franz Adam Karrer]] (1672–1741), senior Swiss military officer in French service

=== 18th century ===
* [[Franz Josef von Hallwyl]] (1719–1785), senior Swiss military officer in French service
* [[Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt|Peter Viktor, Baron von Besenval von Brunstatt]] (1721–1791), [[Swiss mercenaries|Swiss military officer in French service]] and [[Favourite|favorite]] of Queen [[Marie  Antoinette]]<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Besenval_de_Bronstatt,_Pierre_Victor,_Baron_de  |volume= 03 |short=x}}</ref> 
* General [[Tadeusz Kościuszko]] (1746–1817), Polish statesman and [[Continental Army|American]] military leader, lived in exile in Solothurn
* [[Urs Glutz von Blotzheim]] (1751–1816), military officer and politician
* [[Victor von Gibelin]] (1771–1853), [[Swiss mercenaries|Swiss military officer in French service]] and politician
* [[Robert Glutz-Blotzheim]] (1786–1818), writer, librarian and historian
* {{ill|Konrad Josef Glutz von Blotzheim|de}} (1789–1857), priest<ref>[[:de:Konrad Josef Glutz von Blotzheim|German Wiki, Konrad Josef Glutz von Blotzheim]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}}
* [[Charles Sealsfield]] (1793–1864), Austrian-American writer, journalist and advocate for a German democracy <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Sealsfield,_Charles |volume= 24 |short=x}}</ref>

=== 19th century ===
* [[Johann Friedrich Dietler]] (1804–1874), portrait painter
* {{ill|Franz Krutter|de}} (1807–1873), writer, lawyer and politician<ref>[[:de:Franz Krutter|German Wiki, Franz Krutter]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}}
* [[Franz Pfeiffer (literary scholar)|Franz Pfeiffer]] (1815–1868), literary scholar who worked in Germany and Austria <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Pfeiffer,_Franz |volume= 21 |short=x}}</ref> 
* [[Wilhelm Vigier]] (1823–1886), politician, President of the [[Swiss Council of States]] 1862–1863 and 1882–1883 
* [[Frank Buchser]] (1828–1890), painter of notable post–Civil War American figures
* [[Otto Frölicher]] (1840–1890), landscape painter
* {{ill|Conradin Zschokke|de}} (1842–1918), engineer<ref>[[:de:Conradin Zschokke|German Wiki, Conradin Zschokke]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}}
* [[Victor Sterki]] (1846–1933), Swiss [[malacologist]] who lived in Ohio, USA
* [[Cuno Amiet]] (1868–1961), painter, illustrator, graphic artist and sculptor

=== 20th century ===
* [[Ruedi Walter]] (1916–1990), comedian, radio personality and stage and film actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910131/  IMDb Database] retrieved 18 January 2019</ref>
* [[Oscar Wiggli]] (1927–2016), composer and sculptor
* [[Herbert Meier]] (1928–2018), writer and translator
* [[Otto F. Walter]] (1928–1994), publisher and author
* [[Urs Jaeggi]] (born 1931), sociologist, painter and author
* [[Urs Noel Glutz von Blotzheim]] (born 1932), zoologist, known for his ornithological work
* [[Schang Hutter]] (1934–2021), sculptor<ref>[[:de:Schang Hutter|German Wiki, Schang Hutter]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}}
* [[Peter Bichsel]] (born 1935), writer and journalist, representing modern German literature
* {{ill|Walter Bloch|de}} (born 1943), philosopher and writer
* {{ill|Walter Schenker|de}} (1943–2018), author
* [[Anton Mosimann]] OBE, DL (born 1947), chef and restaurateur
* [[Markus Gygax]] (born 1950), former commander of the Swiss Air Force
* [[Chris von Rohr]] (born 1951), rock musician, record producer, founder of hard rock band Krokus
* [[Kurt Fluri]] (born 1955), politician, member of the [[National Council of Switzerland]]
* [[Esther Alder]] (born 1958), politician, in 2015 became the Mayor of Geneva
* [[Denise Wyss]] (born 1965), first woman to be ordained in the [[Old Catholic Church]]
* [[Bernhard Hess]] (born 1966), politician, member of the National Council 1999–2007
* [[Tom Misteli]] (born 1966), cell biologist and pioneer in the field of genome cell biology
* [[Martin vom Brocke]] (born 1969), dentist, orthodontist and author
* [[Adèle Thorens Goumaz]] (born 1971), politician, member of the National Council since 2007
* [[Martin Oeggerli]] (born 1974), photographer specializing in scientific microscopy and fine art
* [[Krokus (band)|Krokus]] (founded 1975 by Chris von Rohr), hard rock and heavy metal band
* [[Andreas Reize]] (born 19 May 1975), organist and conductor, [[Thomaskantor]]

=== Sport ===
* [[Edgar Buchwalder]] (1916–2009), cyclist, silver medalist at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Anton Allemann]] (1936–2008), footballer, played 27 times for the Swiss national team
* [[Alex Tschui]] (born 1939), modern pentathlete, competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Marco Walker]] (born 1970), former footballer who played 344 games
* [[Alexander Popov (swimmer)|Alexander Popov]] (born 1971), Russian former swimmer, won gold in the 50m. and 100m. freestyle at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics]], lives in Solothurn
* [[Tim Hug]] (born 1987), Nordic combined skier, competed in the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Yannick Schwaller]] (born 1995), curler, [[2023 World Men's Curling Championship]] bronze medalist, [[2014 World Junior Curling Championships|2014 World Junior Men's Curling]] Champion