Lausanne

=== Writing ===
* [[Jean Bagnyon]] (1412–1487), lawyer, historian, political writer and translator
* [[Jean-Pierre de Crousaz]] (1663–1750), writer, theologian and philosopher
* [[Edward Gibbon]] (1737–1794), English historian, writer and Member of Parliament
* [[Benjamin Constant]] (1767–1830), political activist and writer on politics and religion.
* [[Charles Secrétan]] (1815–1895) philosopher
* [[Albert Chavannes]] (1836–1903), American author, philosopher and sociologist
* [[Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz]] (1878–1947), French-speaking Swiss writer
* [[Verena Hoehne]] (1945–2012), journalist and author
* [[Georges Simenon]] (1903–1989), Belgian writer, created ''[[Jules Maigret]]'' 
* [[Alejo Carpentier]] (1904–1980), Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist 
* [[Jean Anouilh]] (1910–1987), French dramatist
* [[Jack Rollan]] (1916–2007), journalist
* [[Han Suyin]] (1917–2012), Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author of books on China
* [[Nanos Valaoritis]] (born 1921), Greek writer, poet, novelist and playwright 
* [[Jeanlouis Cornuz]] (1922–2007), novel writer
* [[Albin Schram]] (1926–2005), collected letters by royals, scientists, writers and philosophers
* [[Jon Steele]] (born 1950), American expatriate author, cameraman and journalist
* [[Manon Schick]] (born 1974), Swiss-German journalist and human rights activist