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Famous people · Benfeld, Bas-Rhin

From 1744 to 1965, Benfeld was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Most widely known is André Burkhard, the French footballer, with articles in 7 languages. Second place goes to the French pastry chef Christophe Felder, third to François Antoine Joseph Nicolas Macors. Only 21 of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with anyone on record list more. For every 10,000 residents there are 6.7 on the list, well above the typical Bas-Rhin town’s 2.5.

#2 best knownChristophe FelderBusiness · born 1965
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
André Burkhard
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1744
François Antoine Joseph Nicolas Macors
Youngest
1965
Christophe Felder
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Benfeld

Counted by languages, André Burkhard is ahead of Christophe Felder and François Antoine Joseph Nicolas Macors: 7, 4 and 3.

AB#1
Sports

André Burkhard

born 1950

French footballer

7 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Christophe Felder#2
Business

Christophe Felder

born 1965

French pastry chef

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FM#3
Military

François Antoine Joseph Nicolas Macors

1744–1825

French general (1744-1825)

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

When Benfeld’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Charles-Auguste MarandeFrançois Antoine Joseph Nicolas MacorsChristophe Felder
SportsBusinessMilitaryNotable

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

Known for

What Benfeld is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Benfeld

1 more, best known first.

CM

Charles-Auguste Marande

1858–1936

French wholesaler and art collector au Havre (1858-1936)

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Obernai has the longest list next door: 11.

Questions about famous people from Benfeld

Who is the most famous person from Benfeld?

André Burkhard (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Christophe Felder and François Antoine Joseph Nicolas Macors.

How many famous people were born in Benfeld?

4 people born in Benfeld have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Benfeld known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Benfeld?

François Antoine Joseph Nicolas Macors, born in 1744. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.

Who counts as from Benfeld?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Benfeld 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.