Ueli () is the Swiss hypocoristic form of the masculine given name
Ulrich Ulrich (), is a German given name, derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements '' uodal-'' meaning "(noble) heritage" and ''-rich'' meaning "rich, powerful". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Al ...
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People with the given name Ueli include:
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Ueli Bodenmann
Ueli Bodenmann (born 14 March 1965 in St. Gallen
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(born 1965), Swiss rower
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Ueli Gegenschatz
Ueli Gegenschatz (January 3, 1971 – November 13, 2009, Zurich) was a Swiss BASE jumper, paraglider and skydiver who held several world records.
Ueli Gegenschatz was known for his expert paragliding, skydiving and BASE jumping and Wingsuit ...
(1971–2009), Swiss skydiver
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Ueli Kestenholz
Ueli Kestenholz (born 10 May 1975) is a Swiss snowboarder
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's ...
(born 1975), Swiss snowboarder
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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 Cha ...
(born 1959), Swiss slalom canoeist
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Ueli Maurer
Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer (; born 1 December 1950) is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2009. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2013 and 2019 ...
(born 1950), Swiss politician
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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
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Ueli Steck
Ueli Steck (; 4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss rock climber and mountaineer. 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
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Ueli Steiger
Ulrich ”Ueli” Steiger (born 5 August 1954 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss cinematographer.
He studied English and art history at the University of Zurich and entered the London Film School. After freelancing as Camera assistant and Docum ...
(born 1954), Swiss cinematographer
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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
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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 perf ...
(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 patrici ...
(1846, 1849)
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Swiss masculine given names