People from Olten

Ramon Vega (born 14 June 1971) is a Swiss retired footballer, who played as a central defender.

Gökhan İnler (born 27 June 1984) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir.

Denis Malgin (born 18 January 1997) is a Swiss professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Malgin was selected by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round, 102nd overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Anna Heer was a Swiss physician. She played a major role in the founding of Switzerland's first professional nursing school.

Madeleine Wildi (born June 25, 1946 in Olten) is a Swiss wheelchair curler.

Lisa Gisler (born March 15, 1994), is a Swiss curler from Olten. She currently plays second on Team Elena Stern.

René Wiedmer (18 November 1936 – 2013) was a Swiss field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Min Li Marti (born 1 June 1974) is a Swiss sociologist, historian, publisher and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP).

Marvin Spielmann (born 23 February 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for BSC Young Boys.

Ueli Schibler (born June 16, 1947) is a Swiss biologist, chronobiologist and a professor at the University of Geneva. His research has contributed significantly to the field of chronobiology and the understanding of circadian clocks in the body. Several of his studies have demonstrated strong evidence for the existence of robust, self-sustaining circadian clocks in the peripheral tissues.