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Famous people · Gresswiller, Bas-Rhin

Gresswiller has just one famous person to its name: Auguste Dubois

Auguste Dubois, the French artist, was born in 1892. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. Within 6 mi, Obernai lists the most: 11, with Aline Friess first.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Auguste Dubois
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1892
Auguste Dubois
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Gresswiller

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Writing & Arts

Auguste Dubois

1892–1973

French artist (1892-1973)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Obernai has the most on record: 11.

AFObernai · 6 miAline Friess & 10 moreLAMutzig · 1 miLouis François Antoine Arbogast & 9 moreJean HermannBarr · 9 miJean Hermann & 9 moreFrançois-Joseph WestermannMolsheim · 3 miFrançois-Joseph Westermann & 6 moreJean-Marie LehnRosheim · 3 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 moreHenri StreicherWasselonne · 7 miHenri Streicher & 4 moreRoland BugattiDorlisheim · 3 miRoland BugattiFrançois Antoine KirmannBischoffsheim · 4 miFrançois Antoine Kirmann

Questions about famous people from Gresswiller

Who is the most famous person from Gresswiller?

Auguste Dubois (French artist (1892-1973)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Gresswiller?

1 people born in Gresswiller have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Gresswiller 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 Gresswiller?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gresswiller 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).

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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.