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Famous people · Reichshoffen, Bas-Rhin

Reichshoffen is the birthplace of 4 famous people

At the top of the list is the French composer François Rossé, covered in 3 languages. Ernest Ziller and François Grussenmeyer follow. Fewer than a quarter of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with famous people list more. The oldest name on the list belongs to Gaston Fleischel, born in 1885, the newest to François Rossé, born in 1945.

#1 best knownFrançois RosséMusic · 1945–2026
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Rossé
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1885
Gaston Fleischel
Youngest
1945
François Rossé
Most common field
Music
1 person
The best known

Born in Reichshoffen

François Rossé leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Ernest Ziller (2) and François Grussenmeyer (2).

François Rossé#1
Music

François Rossé

1945–2026

French composer

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Ernest Ziller#2
Writing & Arts

Ernest Ziller

1897–1976

French painter

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FG#3
Politics & Law

François Grussenmeyer

1918–1997

French politician

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

When Reichshoffen’s famous people were born

The 1940s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.

Belle ÉpoqueThe 20th century19001950Gaston FleischelFrançois GrussenmeyerFrançois Rossé
MusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine

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

Known for

What Reichshoffen is known for

1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Reichshoffen

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The longest list nearby is Haguenau’s, with 52.

Questions about famous people from Reichshoffen

Who is the most famous person from Reichshoffen?

François Rossé (French composer) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ernest Ziller and François Grussenmeyer.

How many famous people were born in Reichshoffen?

4 people born in Reichshoffen have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Reichshoffen known for?

Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Reichshoffen?

Gaston Fleischel, born in 1885. The youngest on the list was born in 1945.

Who counts as from Reichshoffen?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Reichshoffen 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 (7)

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.