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==Notable residents== [[File:Sir Roger Moore 3.tif|155px|thumb|Roger Moore, 1973]] [[File:Taki Theodoracopolous appearing on "After Dark" on 23 February 1991.jpg|155px|thumb|Taki Theodoracopolous, 1991]] [[File:Jane Randolph in Yank magazine.jpg|155px|thumb|Jane Randolph, 1942]] {{See also|Category:People from Gstaad}} Current and former residents of Gstaad include: ;Royalty * [[Grace Kelly]] (1929β1982), American film actress and Princess of Monaco * [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] (1919β1980), the last Shah of Iran * [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier]] (1923β2005), Prince of Monaco ;The Arts * [[Balthus]] (1908β2001), Polish-French modern artist *[[Olivier Berggruen]] (born 1963), German-American art historian and curator.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tschanz|first=Hans-Ueli|title=The Berggruen Family and the Gstaad Connection to the Art World: An Encounter with Olivier Berggruen|work=Gstaad My Love|url=https://issuu.com/mdruck/docs/gml_2020_low}}</ref> * [[William F. Buckley Jr.]] (1925β2008), American conservative commentator, author and columnist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Switzerland: The Gstaad Mystique |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1984/11/04/switzerland-the-gstaad-mystique/09cdf9c1-aeaf-41a3-b25c-125df21ca367/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2 July 2020 |date=November 4, 1984}}</ref> * [[Friedrich Christian Flick]] (born 1944), German-Swiss art collector * [[Andrew Grima]] (1921β2007), Anglo-Italian designer and doyen of modern jewelry design in Britain * [[Johnny Hallyday]] (1943β2017), French rock and roll and pop singer.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 17, 2007 |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah3572.shtml |title=James Blunt planning Swiss move |access-date=2007-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030202049/http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah3572.shtml |archive-date=October 30, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Maja Hoffmann]] (born 1956), art collector & founder of the [[LUMA Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/culture/art-and-design/2012/09/maja-hoffmann-art-world-maverick/ |title=Maja Hoffmann at W magazine |access-date=2013-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707043820/http://www.wmagazine.com/culture/art-and-design/2012/09/maja-hoffmann-art-world-maverick |archive-date=2013-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Yehudi Menuhin]] (1916β1999), American-born violinist and conductor * [[Richard Scarry]] (1919β1994), American children's author and illustrator * [[Justin Thannhauser]] (1892β1976), German art dealer, disseminated Modern art in Europe * [[Taki Theodoracopulos]] (born 1936), a Greek journalist, writer and columnist.<ref>{{cite web|year=2007|url=http://www.gstaadlife.com/2006/09/taki_on_summers.html|title=Taki on Gstaad summers in the line of fire|access-date=2007-12-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219002323/http://www.gstaadlife.com/2006/09/taki_on_summers.html|archive-date=2007-12-19}}</ref> * [[Madonna]] (born 1958), American pop singer. * [[Robbie Williams]] (born 1974) English singer and songwriter, former member of pop group [[Take That]]. ;Acting * Dame [[Julie Andrews]] (born 1935), English actress, singer and author.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 16, 1989|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3938606.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516231435/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3938606.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2011|title=Gstaad: Just a simple Swiss village - for Liz Taylor and Julie Andrews|access-date=2007-12-30}}</ref> * [[Blake Edwards]] (1922β2010), American film director, and actor.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001175/ IMDb Database] retrieved 28 July 2019</ref> * Sir [[Roger Moore]] (1927β2017), English actor.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000549/ IMDb Database] retrieved 28 July 2019</ref> * [[Jeanne Moreau]] (1928β2017), French actress, singer, screenwriter and director.<ref name="Switzerland Is Yours">{{cite web|year=2007|url=http://switzerland.isyours.com/E/VA/AreasGstaad.htm|title=Switzerland Is Yours|access-date=2007-12-30}}</ref> * [[Roman Polanski]] (born 1933), French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000591/ IMDb Database] retrieved 28 July 2019</ref> * [[Jane Randolph]] (1914β2009), American film actress.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0709905/ IMDb Database] retrieved 28 July 2019</ref> * [[Peter Sellers]] (1925β1980), English film actor, comedian and singer.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000634/ IMDb Database] retrieved 28 July 2019</ref> * Dame [[Elizabeth Taylor]] (1932β2011), British-American actress.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/ IMDb Database] retrieved 28 July 2019</ref> ;Business * [[Ernesto Bertarelli]] (born 1965), Italian-born Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist * Philipp Braunwalder, Swiss businessman and philanthropist * [[Bernie Ecclestone]] (born 1930), British Formula One business magnate.<ref>{{cite web|year=2007|url=http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/celebrities/bios/236.html|title=Celebrities in Switzerland: Bernie Ecclestone|access-date=2007-12-30}}</ref> * [[Curt Engelhorn]] (1926β2016), German billionaire, heir of the chemical company [[BASF]] * [[Jean Claude Mimran]] (born 1945) businessman, the majority owner of the hotel [[Alpina Gstaad]] * Mortimer and Jacqueline [[Sackler family|Sackler]], American heirs of [[Purdue Pharma]] makers of the opioid [[OxyContin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://guestofaguest.com/new-york/nyc-society/sackler-scions-sell-manhattan-mansion-and-flee-to-gstaad-switzerland |title=Sackler Scions Sell Manhattan Mansion & Flee To Gstaad, Switzerland In The Midst Of Opioid Blame |work=guestofaguest.com |author=Stephanie Maida |date=February 10, 2020 |accessdate=May 8, 2021}}</ref> * [[George Soros]] (born 1930), Hungarian-American banker and activist
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