Henri Levy
1883–1942French rabbi (1883-1942)
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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.
French rabbi (1883-1942)
French rabbi (1868–1931)
Of the towns around it, Obernai has the most on record: 11.
Molsheim · 4 miFrançois-Joseph Westermann & 6 more
Rosheim · 6 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 more
Wasselonne · 4 miHenri Streicher & 4 more
Marmoutier · 8 miAlbert Kahn & 3 morePMMarlenheim · 4 miPaul Messner
Dorlisheim · 5 miRoland BugattiHenri 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.
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.
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.
Jules Bauer, born in 1868. The youngest on the list was born in 1883.
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.
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