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Famous people · Haguenau, Bas-Rhin

Musicians stand out among the 52 famous people born in Haguenau

At the top of the list is the French racing driver Sébastien Loeb, covered in 49 languages. From Théodore Melchior Marchant to Sharone Bauer, the births on the list run from 1750 to 2000. The largest group, 18, was born between 1914 and 1969. Among the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd.

#2 best knownLéo WestermannSports · born 1992
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Born here
52
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Sébastien Loeb
49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1750
Théodore Melchior Marchant
Youngest
2000
Sharone Bauer
Most common field
Politics & Law
15 people

What stands out about Haguenau’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Haguenau

Sébastien Loeb leads with articles in 49 languages, ahead of Léo Westermann (20) and Albano Olivetti (19).

SL#1
Sports

Sébastien Loeb

born 1974

French racing driver

49 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Léo Westermann#2
Sports

Léo Westermann

born 1992

French basketball player (born 1992)

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Albano Olivetti#3
Sports

Albano Olivetti

born 1991

French tennis player (born 1991)

19 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Haguenau is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 1.8 times.

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

Through the years

When Haguenau’s famous people were born

The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 7.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Sébastien LoebPierre SeelLéo Westermann
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMusicMilitaryFilm, TV & StageFaithScience & MedicineNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Haguenau

49 more names, born between 1750 and 2000.

Pierre Seel

Pierre Seel

1923–2005

French writer (1923-2005)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Serdar Gürler

Serdar Gürler

born 1991

Turkish association football player (born 1991)

Anne Sander

Anne Sander

born 1973

French politician and economist (born 1973)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Baptiste Mischler

Baptiste Mischler

born 1997

French middle-distance runner

Can Akkuzu

Can Akkuzu

born 1997

Turkish-French table tennis player (born 1997)

FR

Frédéric Reiss

born 1949

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JT

Joseph Thierry

1857–1918

French politician (1857–1918)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
PH

Paul Halter

born 1956

French crime fiction writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Clément Lippacher

Clément Lippacher

1850–1934

French composer and organist

JF

Jacques Fernique

born 1961

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
LE

Louis Eisenmann

1869–1937

French historian (1869-1937)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Bischwiller lists the most people: 15.

Questions about famous people from Haguenau

Who is the most famous person from Haguenau?

Sébastien Loeb (French racing driver) is the best known by our measure: 49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Léo Westermann and Albano Olivetti.

How many famous people were born in Haguenau?

52 people born in Haguenau have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 80 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Haguenau known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 15 of the 52. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Haguenau?

Théodore Melchior Marchant, born in 1750. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.

Who counts as from Haguenau?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Haguenau 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 (23)

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.