Editing Solothurn (section)

=== 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>