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Famous people · Altorf, Bas-Rhin

The Spanish racing driver Pierre de Vizcaya is the one famous person from Altorf

The Spanish racing driver Pierre de Vizcaya was born in 1894. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Their story is told in 8 languages. Nearby, Obernai, 5 mi away, lists 11, led by Aline Friess.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Pierre de Vizcaya
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1894
Pierre de Vizcaya
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Altorf

PV#1
Sports

Pierre de Vizcaya

1894–1933

Spanish racing driver (1894–1933)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Altorf

Who is the most famous person from Altorf?

Pierre de Vizcaya (Spanish racing driver (1894–1933)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Altorf?

1 people born in Altorf have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Altorf known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Altorf?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Altorf itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

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Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.