Editing Solothurn (section)

=== 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]]