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Famous people · Mutzig, Bas-Rhin

10 famous people from Mutzig, many of them scientists and doctors

Most widely known is Louis François Antoine Arbogast, the French mathematician, with articles in 15 languages. Behind the leader come Antoine Alphonse Chassepot and Jean-Noël Huck. More than half were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 6 in all. Only 10 of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with anyone on record list more.

#2 best knownAntoine Alphonse ChassepotScience & Medicine · 1833–1905
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Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Louis François Antoine Arbogast
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1759
Louis François Antoine Arbogast
Youngest
1951
Marc Weller
Most common field
Science & Medicine
5 people

What stands out about Mutzig’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Mutzig is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 6.9 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Mutzig

Two of the three are scientists and doctors.

LA#1
Science & Medicine

Louis François Antoine Arbogast

1759–1803

French mathematician

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Antoine Alphonse Chassepot#2
Science & Medicine

Antoine Alphonse Chassepot

1833–1905

French engineer (1833–1905)

14 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean-Noël Huck#3
Sports

Jean-Noël Huck

born 1948

Footballer

11 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Mutzig’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1850s come out on top, with 3 births.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century17501800185019001950Marc WellerPaul MarxLouis François Antoine Arbogast
Science & MedicineSportsFaithNotableWriting & Arts

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mutzig

Another 7, 3 of them scientists and doctors.

PM

Paul Marx

1935–2018

Catholic bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea)

JB

Julienne Bloch

1833–1868

French educator and writer (1833-1868)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Albert Dolisie

1856–1899

French explorer and colonial administrator (1856-1899)

Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

8 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Mutzig

Who is the most famous person from Mutzig?

Louis François Antoine Arbogast (French mathematician) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Antoine Alphonse Chassepot and Jean-Noël Huck.

How many famous people were born in Mutzig?

10 people born in Mutzig have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 16 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 Mutzig known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 5 of the 10. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mutzig?

Louis François Antoine Arbogast, born in 1759. The youngest on the list was born in 1951.

Who counts as from Mutzig?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mutzig 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 (9)

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.