#1Alfred Reilinger
1900–1968Surgeon General of the French Army
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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.

#1Surgeon General of the French Army
French lawyer (1834-1905)
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
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Haguenau leads the towns around it, with 52 names.
Bouxwiller · 10 miÉmile Georges Charles Petri & 8 moreJHVal-de-Moder · 5 miJoseph Heckel & 6 more
Reichshoffen · 2 miFrançois Rossé & 3 more
Soultz-sous-Forêts · 10 miFrédéric Alphonse Musculus & 2 more
Niederbronn-les-Bains · 4 miRémy Bricka & 1 more
Schweighouse-sur-Moder · 6 miChristian Bartholmèss & 1 moreAlfred 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.
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).
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Charles Strauss, born in 1834. The youngest on the list was born in 1900.
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