Famous Fribourgeois
- David Aebischer, former National Hockey League goaltender
- Louis Agassiz, pioneering zoologist
- Johannes Bapst, SJ, president of Boston College from 1863–1869
- Daniel Vasella, president of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis
- Jean Bourgknecht - politician
- Petrus Canisius, saint
- Joseph Deiss - politician
- Hans Fries - painter
- Hans Gieng, sculptor
- Léon Savary, writer and journalist
- Jo Siffert, F1 driver
- Jean Tinguely, painter and sculptor
- The Young Gods, industrial rock band
- Frida Lyngstad, singer from Swedish pop group ABBA, lives near Fribourg today.
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