Ueli () is the Swiss hypocoristic form of the masculine given name

Ulrich Ulrich () is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements ''Othala rune, uodal-'' meaning "heritage" and ''-rih'' meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Al ...

. People with the given name Ueli include: *

Ueli Aebi Ueli Aebi is a Swiss structural biologist and co-founder of the Maurice E. Müller Institute for Structural Biology at the Biozentrum University of Basel. Life Aebi studied physics, mathematics, and molecular biology at the Universities of Be ...

, Swiss structural biologist *

Ueli Bächli Ueli () is the Swiss hypocoristic form of the masculine given name Ulrich. People with the given name Ueli include: *Ueli Aebi, Swiss structural biologist *Ueli Bächli (born 1950), Swiss bobsledder *Ueli Bachmann (born 1950), Swiss gymnast * (193 ...

(born 1950), Swiss bobsledder *

Ueli Bachmann Ulrich "Ueli" Bachmann (born 4 May 1950) is a Swiss gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 197 ...

(born 1950), Swiss gymnast * (1930–2010), Swiss actor and radio presenter * Ueli Bodenmann (born 1965), Swiss rower * Näppis-Ueli Bräker (1735–1798), alias of Swiss writer Ulrich Bräker *

Ueli Falk Ulrich Falk (born 14 August 1950) is a Swiss judoka. He competed in the men's open category event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munic ...

(born 1950), Swiss judoka *

Ueli Forster Ulrich Niklaus Willi Forster known as Ueli Forster (born 20 October 1939) is a Swiss businessman, textile manufacturer and majority owner of Forster Rohner AG, the worldwide leader of embroidery manufacturing, founded in 1904. He was a member of ...

(born 1939), Swiss businessman *

Ueli Gegenschatz Ueli "The Sputnik" Gegenschatz (January 3, 1971, Wald – November 13, 2009, Zurich) was a Swiss BASE jumper, paraglider and skydiver who made over 1,500 jumps in his career. Ueli Gegenschatz was known for his expert paragliding, skydiving and ...

(1971–2009), Swiss skydiver * (1925–2017), Swiss journalist and politician *

Ueli Isler Ueli Isler (born 27 April 1946) is a Swiss rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1 ...

(born 1946), Swiss rower * (born 1954), Swiss actor and director * Ueli Kestenholz (born 1975), Swiss snowboarder *

Ueli Leuenberger Ueli Leuenberger (born 26 March 1952 in Oberönz; Place of origin in Rohrbachgraben, Bern) is a Swiss politician affiliated with the Green Party. Biography Ueli Leuenberger was born to a working-class family. After completing his education he ...

(born 1952), Swiss politician *

Ueli Matti Ueli Matti (born 10 February 1959) is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C2 event in Barcelona in 1992. He is the European Cham ...

(born 1959), Swiss slalom canoeist *

Ueli Maurer Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer (; born 1 December 1950) is a Swiss politician who served as a List of members of the Swiss Federal Council, Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2022. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he was Pres ...

(born 1950), Swiss politician *

Ueli Maurer (cryptographer) Ueli Maurer (born 26 May 1960) is a professor of cryptography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). Education Maurer studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich and obtained his PhD in 1990, advised by James Massey. ...

(born 1960), Swiss cryptographer *

Ueli Mülli Ueli Mülli is a Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss C ...

, Swiss curler *

Ueli Prager Ueli Prager (1916–2011) was a Swiss businessperson and founder of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. Early life and education Prager was raised in Wiesbaden, Germany. He studied economics at Zurich University and had early roles at London's Savoy and ...

(1916–2011), Swiss businessman * (d. 1405?),

Appenzell Appenzell () was a cantons of Switzerland, canton in the northeast of Switzerland, and entirely surrounded by the canton of St. Gallen, in existence from 1403 to 1597. Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1403 and entered ...

folk hero *

Ueli Sarbach Ulrich Sarbach (born 21 April 1954) is a Swiss sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an inter ...

(born 1954), Swiss sports shooter *

Ueli Scheidegger Ueli Scheidegger (born 23 July 1938) is a Swiss ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as I ...

(born 1938), Swiss ski jumper *

Ueli Schenkel Ueli Schenkel (born 22 May 1959) is a Swiss luger. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an internation ...

(born 1959), Swiss luger *

Ueli Schibler 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. ...

(born 1947), Swiss biologist, chronobiologist and professor * (born 1961), Swiss journalist, presenter and musician *

Ueli Schnider Ueli Schnider (born 29 March 1990) is a Swiss cross-country skier. He competed in the World Cup 2015 season. He represented Switzerland at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipa ...

(born 1990), Swiss cross-country skier *

Ueli Staub Ueli Staub (; 1 January 1934 – 9 April 2012) was a Swiss vibraphonist, journalist and photographer. Staub was the founder of the ''Metronome Quartet'' (later ''Metronome Quintet''), along with Swiss pianist Martin Hugelshofer, whom were both g ...

(1934–2012), Swiss vibraphonist *

Ueli Steck Ueli Steck (; 4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss rock climber and alpinist. He was the first to climb Annapurna solo via its South Face (though this is disputed by some), and set speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps. ...

(1976–2017), Swiss mountain climber *

Ueli Steiger Ulrich ”Ueli" Steiger (born 5 August 1954 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss cinematographer. Life and career He studied English and art history at the University of Zurich and entered the London Film School. After freelancing as Camera assis ...

(born 1954), Swiss cinematographer *

Ueli Sutter Ueli Sutter (born 16 March 1947) is a Swiss former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1972 : 1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir ;1974 : 3rd Road race, National Roa ...

(born 1947), Swiss cyclist *

Ueli Wiget Ueli Wiget (born 1957 in Winterthur) is a Swiss pianist, harpsichordist and harpist. He was prized at the 1985 Sydney Competition. Since 1986 Wiget is a member of the Ensemble Modern Ensemble Modern is an international ensemble dedicated to pe ...

(born 1957), Swiss musician Fictional character: *Ueli (also Uli), eponymous protagonist in two novels by

Jeremias Gotthelf Albert Bitzius (4 October 179722 October 1854) was a Swiss novelist, best known by his pen name of Jeremias Gotthelf. Biography Bitzius was born at Murten, where his father was pastor. The Bitzius family had once belonged to the Bernese patric ...

(1841, 1849) and the 1950s films ''

Uli the Farmhand ''Uli the Farmhand'' (German: ''Uli, der Knecht'') is a 1954 Swiss romantic comedy film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Hannes Schmidhauser, Liselotte Pulver and Heinrich Gretler. It is based on the classic 1841 novel of the same name by Je ...

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Uli the Tenant ''Uli the Tenant'' (German: ''Uli, der Pächter'') is a 1955 Swiss comedy drama film directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hannes Schmidhauser and Emil Hegetschweiler.Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Fi ...

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