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Famous people · Balbronn, Bas-Rhin

2 famous people call Balbronn their birthplace

The best known is the French rabbi Henri Levy, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Jules Bauer, the French rabbi. Aline Friess tops the 11 names on record in Obernai, 9 mi away. The list runs from Jules Bauer, born in 1868, to Henri Levy, born in 1883.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Levy
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1868
Jules Bauer
Youngest
1883
Henri Levy
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known

Born in Balbronn

HL#1
Faith

Henri Levy

1883–1942

French rabbi (1883-1942)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JB#2
Faith

Jules Bauer

1868–1931

French rabbi (1868–1931)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Obernai has the most on record: 11.

Questions about famous people from Balbronn

Who is the most famous person from Balbronn?

Henri Levy (French rabbi (1883-1942)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jules Bauer.

How many famous people were born in Balbronn?

2 people born in Balbronn have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Balbronn known for?

Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Balbronn?

Jules Bauer, born in 1868. The youngest on the list was born in 1883.

Who counts as from Balbronn?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Balbronn 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 (5)

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.