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Famous people · Fegersheim, Bas-Rhin

From 1847 to 1957, Fegersheim was the birthplace of 4 famous people

Most widely known is Jean-Jacques Marx, the French association football player, with articles in 3 languages. Close behind are André Marcel Burg and Antoine Hertrich. For every 10,000 residents there are 6.9 on the list, well above the typical Bas-Rhin town’s 2.5. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.

#4 best knownLazar MeyerWriting & Arts · 1847–1935
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Jacques Marx
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1847
Lazar Meyer
Youngest
1957
Jean-Jacques Marx
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Fegersheim

Athletes take two of the three places.

JM#1
Sports

Jean-Jacques Marx

born 1957

French association football player

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AH#3
Sports

Antoine Hertrich

1929–1982

French association football player (1929-1982)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Fegersheim’s famous people were born

The 1950s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Lazar MeyerAntoine HertrichJean-Jacques Marx
SportsFaithWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Fegersheim is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 2.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Fegersheim

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The neighbour with the most names is Erstein, at 7.

Questions about famous people from Fegersheim

Who is the most famous person from Fegersheim?

Jean-Jacques Marx (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come André Marcel Burg and Antoine Hertrich.

How many famous people were born in Fegersheim?

4 people born in Fegersheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 8 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 Fegersheim known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fegersheim?

Lazar Meyer, born in 1847. The youngest on the list was born in 1957.

Who counts as from Fegersheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Fegersheim 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 (2)

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.