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Famous people · Dauendorf, Bas-Rhin

From 1739 to 1949, Dauendorf was the birthplace of 2 famous people

Anton Bemetzrieder leads the list, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the humourist from France Huguette Dreikaus. The list’s best known name, Anton Bemetzrieder, dates from 1739. Within 6 mi, Haguenau lists the most: 52, with Sébastien Loeb first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Anton Bemetzrieder
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1739
Anton Bemetzrieder
Youngest
1949
Huguette Dreikaus
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Dauendorf

AB#1
Music

Anton Bemetzrieder

1739–1817

French music theorist, composer, music educator, and writer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
HD#2
Film, TV & Stage

Huguette Dreikaus

born 1949

Humourist from France (Alsace)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Dauendorf is known for

Share of Dauendorf’s famous people in each field.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Haguenau, with 52.

Questions about famous people from Dauendorf

Who is the most famous person from Dauendorf?

Anton Bemetzrieder (French music theorist, composer, music educator, and writer) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Huguette Dreikaus.

How many famous people were born in Dauendorf?

2 people born in Dauendorf have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Dauendorf known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dauendorf?

Anton Bemetzrieder, born in 1739. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.

Who counts as from Dauendorf?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dauendorf 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.