1972 in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• *Nello Celio
• *Hans-Peter Tschudi
• *Roger Bonvin
• *Rudolf Gnägi
• *Pierre Graber
• *Ernst Brugger
• *Kurt Furgler

Births

• 27 January – Mirjam Ott, curler
• 9 April – Alain Berset, politician
• 19 April – Sonja Nef, alpine skier
• 31 May – Tanya Frei, curler
• 30 June – Nadia Röthlisberger, curler
• 4 July – Karin Thürig, cyclist
• 27 November – Maya Pedersen-Bieri, skeleton racer

Deaths

• 15 May – Louis Noverraz, sailor
• 23 September – Frédéric Schmied, sculptor