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Famous people · Marlenheim, Bas-Rhin

Marlenheim has one famous person on record

Paul Messner came into the world in 1912. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Mutzig, 6 mi away: 10, led by Louis François Antoine Arbogast.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Messner
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1912
Paul Messner
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Marlenheim

PM#1
Sports

Paul Messner

1912–2005

French middle-distance and cross-country runner

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, Mutzig counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Questions about famous people from Marlenheim

Who is the most famous person from Marlenheim?

Paul Messner (French middle-distance and cross-country runner) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Marlenheim?

1 people born in Marlenheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Marlenheim known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who counts as from Marlenheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marlenheim 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 (4)

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.