#1Reichshoffen 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.
Born in Reichshoffen
François Rossé leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Ernest Ziller (2) and François Grussenmeyer (2).
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#2Ernest Ziller
1897–1976French painter
François Grussenmeyer
1918–1997French politician
When Reichshoffen’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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 else born in Reichshoffen
1 more, best known first.
Gaston Fleischel
1885–1965French inventor and engineer (1885-1965)
No one matches both filters.
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Haguenau’s, with 52.
Bouxwiller · 12 miÉmile Georges Charles Petri & 8 moreJHVal-de-Moder · 6 miJoseph Heckel & 6 more
Soultz-sous-Forêts · 10 miFrédéric Alphonse Musculus & 2 more
Niederbronn-les-Bains · 2 miRémy Bricka & 1 more
Gundershoffen · 2 miAlfred Reilinger & 1 more
Schweighouse-sur-Moder · 8 miChristian Bartholmèss & 1 moreQuestions 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)
- François Rossé: Free son, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Ziller: Amidesarts67, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Georges Charles Petri: Unknown author Unknown author The original uploader was Karsten11 at German Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Alphonse Musculus: Antoine Meyer, Colmar , Photographe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rémy Bricka: Tom53, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Reilinger: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Bartholmèss: Schultz, C. ((lithogr)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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