Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people near Gries: 52 in Haguenau
Not one famous person on record comes from Gries yet. In Bas-Rhin, 145 towns have someone on the list. The longest list in Bas-Rhin is Strasbourg’s, with 826 names. Haguenau’s list is led by Sébastien Loeb.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Gries (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gries yet.
Famous people born near Gries
Close by, the fullest list is Haguenau’s, at 52 names.
Brumath · 5 miBernard Stalter & 14 more
Schweighouse-sur-Moder · 6 miChristian Bartholmèss & 1 more
Weyersheim · 3 miAmandus AckerRMGeudertheim · 3 miRoger MühlMKHerrlisheim · 4 miMichel KistlerFSGambsheim · 5 miFrédéric SchaefferQuestions about famous people from Gries
Who counts as from Gries?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gries 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 (3)
- Bernard Stalter: CommAPCMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Bartholmèss: Schultz, C. ((lithogr)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amandus Acker: Spiritanerorden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.