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Famous people · Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin

12 famous people were born in Ingwiller, most of them between 1914 and 1969

Most widely known is Régis Dorn, the French footballer, with articles in 10 languages. Philippe Richert, the French politician, comes second, with Pierre Jacky third. Per head, the list is long: 30 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Bas-Rhin has 2.5. Over 137 years of births, the list goes from Honel Meiss (1846) to Célyne Durand (1983).

#2 best knownPhilippe RichertPolitics & Law · born 1953
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Born here
12
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Régis Dorn
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1846
Honel Meiss
Youngest
1983
Célyne Durand
Most common field
Sports
2 people

What stands out about Ingwiller’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Ingwiller’s famous people were born

The 1950s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000Régis DornPhilippe RichertHonel Meiss
SportsPolitics & LawFaithBusinessWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotable

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

The best known

Born in Ingwiller

Two of the three are athletes.

RD#1
Sports

Régis Dorn

born 1979

French footballer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Philippe Richert#2
Politics & Law

Philippe Richert

born 1953

French politician

9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PJ#3
Sports

Pierre Jacky

born 1960

French football player manager

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Ingwiller is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Ingwiller

9 more, from 1846 to 1983.

Anny Schneider

Anny Schneider

born 1956

Quebec writer and herborist, originally from Alsace

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Saverne has the most people on record, 29 of them.

Questions about famous people from Ingwiller

Who is the most famous person from Ingwiller?

Régis Dorn (French footballer) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Philippe Richert and Pierre Jacky.

How many famous people were born in Ingwiller?

12 people born in Ingwiller have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 17 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 Ingwiller known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 12. That is 17% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ingwiller?

Honel Meiss, born in 1846. The youngest on the list was born in 1983.

Who counts as from Ingwiller?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ingwiller 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 (10)

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.