page_title: Münchenstein
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Münchenstein / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Christoph Merian
context_page_description: Münchenstein is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
context_section_description: The family Münch von Münchenstein, an influential family lineages in Basel between 1185 and 1759
  Christoph Merian (1800–1858), banker and businessman, founder of the Christoph Merian Stiftung
  Melchior Berri (1801–1854) Swiss architect
  Carl Geigy (1860–1943) Swiss philanthropist
  Anna Hegner (1881–1963), violinist, composer and music pedagogue, lived in Münchenstein from 1908
  Irène Zurkinden (1909-1987) was a Swiss painter, grew up in Münchenstein
  Philipp Aeby (born 1968) brought up in Münchenstein, the CEO of RepRisk
  Mathis Künzler (born 1978) a Swiss film, television and stage actor, grew up in suburban Münchenstein 
  Sport
  Murat Yakin (born 1974) a former Swiss football player, with 273 club caps and coach; 49 caps for the Switzerland national team
  Hakan Yakin (born 1977) a Swiss former footballer brought up in Münchenstein with 469 club caps and coach; 87 caps for the Switzerland national team
  Benjamin Huggel (born 1977) is a former Swiss footballer, brought up in Münchenstein with 350 club caps and coach; 41 caps for the Switzerland national team
  Roger Federer (born 1981) tennis player, grew up in Münchenstein
  Marco Chiudinelli (born 1981) tennis player, grew up in Münchenstein
caption: Christoph Merian, 1855
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