#1Politics & Law
Émile Georges Charles Petri
1852–1918French politician and lawyer (1852-1918)
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin
Of the 9 famous people born in Bouxwiller, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Émile Georges Charles Petri, the French politician and lawyer, with articles in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Charles-Frédéric Rau and Daniel Gottlieb. The list reaches back to Johannes Anglicus, born in 1502, one of 3 born before the Revolution. Between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 4 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
9
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile Georges Charles Petri
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1502
Johannes Anglicus
Youngest
1939
Daniel Gottlieb
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Bouxwiller’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bouxwiller is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bouxwiller’s famous people were born
The 1850s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMilitaryFaithWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bouxwiller
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Politics & Law
Charles-Frédéric Rau
1803–1877French jurist (1803-1877)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Bouxwiller
A further 6 follow, born between 1502 and 1901.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Saverne · 8 miAdrien Zeller & 28 more
Phalsbourg · 11 miGeorges Mouton & 17 moreRDIngwiller · 4 miRégis Dorn & 11 moreJHVal-de-Moder · 7 miJoseph Heckel & 6 more
Marmoutier · 10 miAlbert Kahn & 3 more
Reichshoffen · 12 miFrançois Rossé & 3 more
Gundershoffen · 10 miAlfred Reilinger & 1 more
Schweighouse-sur-Moder · 12 miChristian Bartholmèss & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Bouxwiller
Who is the most famous person from Bouxwiller?
Émile Georges Charles Petri (French politician and lawyer (1852-1918)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles-Frédéric Rau and Daniel Gottlieb.
How many famous people were born in Bouxwiller?
9 people born in Bouxwiller have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 29 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 Bouxwiller known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bouxwiller?
Johannes Anglicus, born in 1502. The youngest on the list was born in 1939.
Who counts as from Bouxwiller?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bouxwiller 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 (8)
- Émile Georges Charles Petri: Unknown author Unknown author The original uploader was Karsten11 at German Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric de Hesse-Darmstadt (1759-1802): Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrien Zeller: see Image:Adrien Zeller.jpg, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Mouton: Ary Scheffer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Kahn: Georges Chevalier, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Rossé: Free son, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Reilinger: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Bartholmèss: Schultz, C. ((lithogr)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.