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Éric Mosser
born 1959French association football player
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Roppenheim, Bas-Rhin
Roppenheim, birthplace of the French association football player Éric Mosser
In 1959, the French association football player Éric Mosser was born. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. For more famous names, Bischwiller is 11 mi away: its list has 15, led by Otto Meissner.
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Éric Mosser
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1959
Éric Mosser
Most common field
Sports
1 person
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Born in Roppenheim
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Bischwiller, at 15.
Questions about famous people from Roppenheim
Who is the most famous person from Roppenheim?
Éric Mosser (French association football player) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Roppenheim?
1 people born in Roppenheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Roppenheim known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Roppenheim?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Roppenheim 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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Photo credits (3)
- Frédéric Alphonse Musculus: Antoine Meyer, Colmar , Photographe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Haug: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Biréli Lagrène: Pastorius54, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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