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Writing & Arts
Jean Bein
1789–1857French etcher and draftsman (1789–1857)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Goxwiller, Bas-Rhin
Jean Bein is the only name on the Goxwiller list
The French etcher and draftsman Jean Bein was born in 1789. Their birth falls between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Readers can find them written up in one language. Go 2 mi to Obernai and the list grows to 11, with Aline Friess at the top.
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Jean Bein
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Jean Bein
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Obernai counts 11 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
AFObernai · 2 miAline Friess & 10 more
Barr · 2 miJean Hermann & 9 moreLAMutzig · 7 miLouis François Antoine Arbogast & 9 more
Molsheim · 7 miFrançois-Joseph Westermann & 6 moreFDErstein · 8 miFrançois-Joseph d'Offenstein & 6 more
Rosheim · 5 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 moreABBenfeld · 6 miAndré Burkhard & 3 morePRHuttenheim · 7 miPaul Rohmer & 1 more
Barr · 2 miJean Hermann & 9 moreLAMutzig · 7 miLouis François Antoine Arbogast & 9 moreMolsheim · 7 miFrançois-Joseph Westermann & 6 moreFDErstein · 8 miFrançois-Joseph d'Offenstein & 6 moreRosheim · 5 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 moreABBenfeld · 6 miAndré Burkhard & 3 morePRHuttenheim · 7 miPaul Rohmer & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Goxwiller
Who is the most famous person from Goxwiller?
Jean Bein (French etcher and draftsman (1789–1857)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Goxwiller?
1 people born in Goxwiller have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Goxwiller known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Goxwiller?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Goxwiller 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?
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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 (3)
- Jean Hermann: Engraved by Ambroise Tardieu from a portrait by Guérin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François-Joseph Westermann: Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Lehn: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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