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Famous people · Eschbach, Bas-Rhin

2 famous people were born in Eschbach

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.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Lucien Deiss
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1921
Lucien Deiss
Youngest
1937
Jean Pierre Kempf
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known

Born in Eschbach

LD#1
Music

Lucien Deiss

1921–2007

French composer (1921–2007)

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Questions about famous people from Eschbach

Who is the most famous person from Eschbach?

Lucien 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.

How many famous people were born in Eschbach?

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).

What is Eschbach known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Eschbach?

Lucien Deiss, born in 1921. The youngest on the list was born in 1937.

Who counts as from Eschbach?

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.

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 (6)

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.