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Famous people · Dorlisheim, Bas-Rhin

Roland Bugatti, born in 1922, is Dorlisheim’s famous person on record

Roland Bugatti, the French engineer, was born in 1922. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 10 languages. Go 4 mi to Obernai and the list grows to 11, with Aline Friess at the top.

#1 best knownRoland BugattiScience & Medicine · 1922–1977
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Roland Bugatti
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1922
Roland Bugatti
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Dorlisheim

Roland Bugatti#1
Science & Medicine

Roland Bugatti

1922–1977

French engineer (1922–1977)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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The longest list nearby is Obernai’s, with 11.

Questions about famous people from Dorlisheim

Who is the most famous person from Dorlisheim?

Roland Bugatti (French engineer (1922–1977)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Dorlisheim?

1 people born in Dorlisheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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 Dorlisheim known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Dorlisheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dorlisheim 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).

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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.