Henri Roessler
1910–1978French footballer (1910-1978)
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Henri Roessler, the French footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Close behind are Paul Schmitthenner and Albert Bayer. Within 11 mi, Wissembourg lists the most: 32, with Christophe Kern first. Born in 1884, Paul Schmitthenner is the first name on record, and Henri Roessler, born in 1910, the most recent.
Ranked by languages covered: Henri Roessler with 8, then Paul Schmitthenner with 6 and Albert Bayer with 1.
French footballer (1910-1978)
German architect; Judges' Trial affiant (1884–1972)
French painter (1895-1967)
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Wissembourg has the longest list next door: 32.
Henri Roessler (French footballer (1910-1978)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul Schmitthenner and Albert Bayer.
3 people born in Lauterbourg have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Paul Schmitthenner, born in 1884. The youngest on the list was born in 1910.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lauterbourg 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.
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).
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