#1Michel Wackenheim
born 1945French composer and priest
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The French composer and priest Michel Wackenheim was born in 1945. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Nearby, Haguenau, 6 mi away, lists 52, led by Sébastien Loeb.

#1French composer and priest
Haguenau leads the towns around it, with 52 names.
Brumath · 9 miBernard Stalter & 14 moreRDIngwiller · 9 miRégis Dorn & 11 moreJHVal-de-Moder · 3 miJoseph Heckel & 6 more
Reichshoffen · 5 miFrançois Rossé & 3 more
Gundershoffen · 3 miAlfred Reilinger & 1 more
Schweighouse-sur-Moder · 4 miChristian Bartholmèss & 1 more
Niederbronn-les-Bains · 6 miRémy Bricka & 1 moreMichel Wackenheim (French composer and priest) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
1 people born in Mertzwiller have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 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, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mertzwiller 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.
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