Photo: Cayambe · CC BY-SA 4.0Ostwald has no famous person on record yet
Arsène Wenger heads the list in Strasbourg, 3 mi away, which has 826 names. The longest list of any town in Bas-Rhin belongs to Strasbourg, with 826. After Strasbourg, the next longest list in Bas-Rhin is Haguenau’s, with 52. 145 of the towns in Bas-Rhin list at least one person.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Ostwald (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ostwald yet.
Famous people born near Ostwald
The most names next door are in Strasbourg: 826.
Eckbolsheim · 2 miCharly Grosskost & 1 morePLGeispolsheim · 3 miPaul Pierre Lopinot & 1 moreLHHoltzheim · 3 miLéon Heitz
Oberhausbergen · 4 miMichel Diebolt-WeberQuestions about famous people from Ostwald
Who counts as from Ostwald?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ostwald 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 (2)
- Charly Grosskost: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Diebolt-Weber: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.