Jacob Dubs, 1710-?1772, born in Aesch bei Birmensdorf in Canton Zurich, arrived in America in 1732, one of the first settlers in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania.

Christoph von Graffenried, 1661 - 1743

Hans Herr, 1639-1725

Kaspar (Caspar) Köpfli, 1774-1854, together with his son Salomon and friend Joseph Suppiger, founded New Switzerland, Illinois in 1831. The town was renamed Highland in 1836. Köpfli, a well-to-do doctor from Sursee, Canton Lucerne, emigrated to the USA in 1831 for the express purpose of founding a settlement. He saw Europe’s problems as being caused by overpopulation, and decided to establish a settlement so that less fortunate Swiss could start a new, more hopeful life.

Jean-Pierre Pury, 1675-1736, born in Neuchâtel, military officer, obtained land rights in South Carolina from the British government, where he founded Purrysburg in 1732, settling it with French and Swiss Protestants. The settlement failed after a few years. The city of Hardeeville was later founded close to the site.

Joseph Schantz (presumably: Tschanz), 1749-1813, Amish farmer from Konolfingen, emigrated to USA in 1769. Planned settlement of what became Johnstown, east of Pittsburgh. Although Schantz always spelled his name thus, court records normally anglicized it to Johns.

Johann Augustus Suter, 1803 - 1880

Johannes Tobler, 1696-1765, born Rehetobel, Canton Appenzell-Outer Rhodes, first publisher of the Appenzeller Kalender almanach (which is still going strong), emigrated to America in 1736 for political reasons and founded New Windsor (later renamed Beech Island) in South Carolina in 1737.

Heinrich Zimmermann, 1673-c1747, born in Wattenwil, Canton Bern, physician. First emigrated to Pennsylvania around 1698, later returned to Switzerland but came back to America in 1706, settled in Germantown. Moved to Pequea in Lancaster County in 1717. Founder of the Carpenter dynasty.