François-Joseph d'Offenstein
1760–1837French general (1760–1837)
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Photo: Herinstein · CC BY 2.5François-Joseph d'Offenstein, the French general, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. 4 of them were born in the Belle Époque, more than in any other period. The list’s best known name, François-Joseph d'Offenstein, dates from 1760. For every 10,000 residents there are 6.5 on the list, well above the typical Bas-Rhin town’s 2.5.
Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.
French general (1760–1837)
German general of the infantry (1878–1962)
Births peak in the 1760s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Military leads the fields, with 2 people.
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4 more names, born between 1892 and 1959.
German art historian and archaeologist (1910-1997)
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The most names next door are in Fegersheim: 4.
Rhinau · 7 miJoseph Pfleger & 1 moreHLGerstheim · 3 miHenry LaufenburgerÉKPlobsheim · 4 miÉdouard KappFrançois-Joseph d'Offenstein (French general (1760–1837)) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Böhm-Tettelbach and Fernand Kolbeck.
7 people born in Erstein have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 11 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
François-Joseph d'Offenstein, born in 1760. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Erstein 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.
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