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Famous people · Altwiller, Bas-Rhin

Herrade Mehl is the only name on the Altwiller list

Herrade Mehl, the French Protestant theologian, was born in 1913. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. Go 5 mi to Sarralbe and the list grows to 8, with Christophe Ossvald at the top.

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Herrade Mehl
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Herrade Mehl
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Born in Altwiller

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Herrade Mehl

1913–1986

French protestant theologian (1913-1986)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Sarralbe has the longest list next door: 8.

Questions about famous people from Altwiller

Who is the most famous person from Altwiller?

Herrade Mehl (French protestant theologian (1913-1986)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Altwiller?

1 people born in Altwiller have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Altwiller known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who counts as from Altwiller?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Altwiller 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?

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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.