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).
What stands out about Ingwiller’s famous people
When Ingwiller’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Ingwiller
Two of the three are athletes.
#2Philippe Richert
born 1953French politician
Pierre Jacky
born 1960French football player manager
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 else born in Ingwiller
9 more, from 1846 to 1983.

Anny Schneider
born 1956Quebec writer and herborist, originally from Alsace


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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Saverne has the most people on record, 29 of them.
Saverne · 11 miAdrien Zeller & 28 more
Bouxwiller · 4 miÉmile Georges Charles Petri & 8 moreJHVal-de-Moder · 7 miJoseph Heckel & 6 more
Reichshoffen · 9 miFrançois Rossé & 3 more
Gundershoffen · 9 miAlfred Reilinger & 1 more
Niederbronn-les-Bains · 9 miRémy Bricka & 1 moreJWDettwiller · 8 miJoseph Valentin Wilhelm
Mertzwiller · 9 miMichel WackenheimQuestions 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)
- Philippe Richert: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anny Schneider: Anny Schneider, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Lévi: Édouard Brissy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Célyne Durand: Simoné Eusebio ( Olitax ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrien Zeller: see Image:Adrien Zeller.jpg, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Georges Charles Petri: Unknown author Unknown author The original uploader was Karsten11 at German Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Rossé: Free son, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Reilinger: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rémy Bricka: Tom53, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Wackenheim: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.