Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Hilsenheim yet, but Sélestat next door has 41
The longest list of any town in Bas-Rhin belongs to Strasbourg, with 826. Haguenau has the second-longest list in Bas-Rhin, after Strasbourg, with 52. Famous people are on record for 145 of the towns in Bas-Rhin. The best known born in Sélestat is Fabienne Keller.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Hilsenheim (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 Hilsenheim yet.
Famous people born near Hilsenheim
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Barr · 10 miJean Hermann & 9 moreFDErstein · 11 miFrançois-Joseph d'Offenstein & 6 moreABBenfeld · 6 miAndré Burkhard & 3 morePRHuttenheim · 5 miPaul Rohmer & 1 more
Rhinau · 7 miJoseph Pfleger & 1 moreFFMarckolsheim · 9 miFrançois Xavier Jacob Freytag & 1 moreHLGerstheim · 9 miHenry LaufenburgerQuestions about famous people from Hilsenheim
Who counts as from Hilsenheim?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hilsenheim 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 (2)
- Jean Hermann: Engraved by Ambroise Tardieu from a portrait by Guérin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Pfleger: Agence de presse Meurisse, 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.