Lucien Deiss
1921–2007French composer (1921–2007)
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Lucien Deiss, the French composer, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The other is Jean Pierre Kempf, the French composer. A short trip away, Haguenau (5 mi) counts 52 famous people, Sébastien Loeb among them. Only 35 of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with anyone on record list more.
French composer (1921–2007)
French composer
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Reichshoffen · 5 miFrançois Rossé & 3 more
Soultz-sous-Forêts · 8 miFrédéric Alphonse Musculus & 2 more
Schweighouse-sur-Moder · 4 miChristian Bartholmèss & 1 more
Gundershoffen · 4 miAlfred Reilinger & 1 more
Niederbronn-les-Bains · 7 miRémy Bricka & 1 more
Mertzwiller · 2 miMichel WackenheimLucien Deiss (French composer (1921–2007)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean Pierre Kempf.
2 people born in Eschbach have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, musicians: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Lucien Deiss, born in 1921. The youngest on the list was born in 1937.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Eschbach 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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