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Famous people · Andlau, Bas-Rhin

4 famous people were born in Andlau from 1420 to 1885

Articles in 6 languages make the French obstetrician Joseph Alexis Stoltz the best known. Behind the leader come Pierre d’Andlau and Joseph Sigrist. Only 21 of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with anyone on record list more. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Alexis Stoltz
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1420
Pierre d’Andlau
Youngest
1885
Joseph Sigrist
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Andlau

Joseph Alexis Stoltz leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Pierre d’Andlau (6) and Joseph Sigrist (2).

JS#1
Science & Medicine

Joseph Alexis Stoltz

1803–1896

French obstetrician (1803-1896)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JS#3
Politics & Law

Joseph Sigrist

1885–1976

French politician (1885–1976)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Andlau’s famous people were born

The 1800s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to Empire140015001600170018001900Maximilien Xavier KéplerJoseph SigristPierre d’Andlau
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Andlau is known for

2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Andlau

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Andlau, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Andlau

Who is the most famous person from Andlau?

Joseph Alexis Stoltz (French obstetrician (1803-1896)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre d’Andlau and Joseph Sigrist.

How many famous people were born in Andlau?

4 people born in Andlau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Andlau known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Andlau?

Pierre d’Andlau, born in 1420. The youngest on the list was born in 1885.

Who counts as from Andlau?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Andlau 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).

Photo credits (3)

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.