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Famous people · Gundershoffen, Bas-Rhin

Gundershoffen is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Alfred Reilinger, the surgeon General of the French army, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The other is Charles Strauss, the French lawyer. Nearby, Haguenau, 9 mi away, lists 52, led by Sébastien Loeb. Only 35 of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownAlfred ReilingerScience & Medicine · 1900–1968
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alfred Reilinger
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1834
Charles Strauss
Youngest
1900
Alfred Reilinger
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Gundershoffen

Alfred Reilinger#1
Science & Medicine

Alfred Reilinger

1900–1968

Surgeon General of the French Army

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
CS#2
Politics & Law

Charles Strauss

1834–1905

French lawyer (1834-1905)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Gundershoffen is known for

The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Haguenau leads the towns around it, with 52 names.

Questions about famous people from Gundershoffen

Who is the most famous person from Gundershoffen?

Alfred Reilinger (Surgeon General of the French Army) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles Strauss.

How many famous people were born in Gundershoffen?

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

What is Gundershoffen known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Gundershoffen?

Charles Strauss, born in 1834. The youngest on the list was born in 1900.

Who counts as from Gundershoffen?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gundershoffen 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.