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Famous people · Marmoutier, Bas-Rhin

Albert Kahn tops a list of 4 famous people born in Marmoutier

With articles in 21 languages, Albert Kahn is the most widely known. Alphonse Lévy is second and Isaac Lévy third. The list comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.5 in the typical town in Bas-Rhin. Only 21 of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownAlbert KahnBusiness · 1860–1940
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Albert Kahn
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1835
Isaac Lévy
Youngest
1940
Joseph Paul Schneider
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Marmoutier

By how many languages cover them, Albert Kahn comes first (21), then Alphonse Lévy (5) and Isaac Lévy (2).

Albert Kahn#1
Business

Albert Kahn

1860–1940

Banker, philanthropist, pioneer of photography (1860–1940)

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Alphonse Lévy#2
Writing & Arts

Alphonse Lévy

1843–1918

French painter and caricaturist (1843-1918)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Marmoutier’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1860s, at 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Joseph Paul SchneiderIsaac LévyAlbert Kahn
Writing & ArtsBusinessFaith

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

Known for

What Marmoutier is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, 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 Marmoutier

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Saverne’s, at 29 names.

Questions about famous people from Marmoutier

Who is the most famous person from Marmoutier?

Albert Kahn (Banker, philanthropist, pioneer of photography (1860–1940)) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alphonse Lévy and Isaac Lévy.

How many famous people were born in Marmoutier?

4 people born in Marmoutier have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Marmoutier known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Marmoutier?

Isaac Lévy, born in 1835. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.

Who counts as from Marmoutier?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Marmoutier 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 (8)

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.