No one from Rothbach is on the famous people list yet
Of its neighbours, Bitche, 11 mi away, lists the most: 13, David Oberhauser first. In all of Bas-Rhin, the famous people on record come from 145 towns. 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.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Rothbach (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Rothbach as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Rothbach
The longest list nearby is Bitche’s, with 13.
Bouxwiller · 6 miÉmile Georges Charles Petri & 8 moreJHVal-de-Moder · 6 miJoseph Heckel & 6 more
Reichshoffen · 6 miFrançois Rossé & 3 more
Niederbronn-les-Bains · 6 miRémy Bricka & 1 more
Gundershoffen · 6 miAlfred Reilinger & 1 more
Schweighouse-sur-Moder · 11 miChristian Bartholmèss & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Rothbach
Who counts as from Rothbach?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rothbach 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 (5)
- Émile Georges Charles Petri: Unknown author Unknown author The original uploader was Karsten11 at German Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Rossé: Free son, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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.