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Famous people · Barr, Bas-Rhin

Leaders stand out among the 10 famous people born in Barr

Best known of all is Jean Hermann, written about in 29 languages. Second and third on the list are Albert Wolff and Nadine Auzeil. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 4 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 14.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Bas-Rhin has 2.5.

#1 best knownJean HermannScience & Medicine · 1738–1800
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Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean Hermann
29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1738
Jean Hermann
Youngest
1964
Nadine Auzeil
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Barr’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Barr is known for

Barr has 1.7× the usual share of leaders.

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

The best known

Born in Barr

Athletes take two of the three places.

Jean Hermann#1
Science & Medicine

Jean Hermann

1738–1800

French physician, zoologist and botanist (1738–1800)

29 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AW#2
Sports

Albert Wolff

1906–1989

American fencer (1906–1989)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
NA#3
Sports

Nadine Auzeil

born 1964

French athlete

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Barr’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1730s, at 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Charles Dietz-MonninNadine AuzeilAlbert WolffJean Hermann
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineNotable

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Barr

The other 7 span the years 1743 to 1934.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Obernai counts 11 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Barr

Who is the most famous person from Barr?

Jean Hermann (French physician, zoologist and botanist (1738–1800)) is the best known by our measure: 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Albert Wolff and Nadine Auzeil.

How many famous people were born in Barr?

10 people born in Barr have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 Barr known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 10. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Barr?

Jean Hermann, born in 1738. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.

Who counts as from Barr?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Barr 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 (7)

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.