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Famous people · Schiltigheim, Bas-Rhin
Athletes stand out among the 29 famous people born in Schiltigheim
The best known is the French cyclist Thomas Voeckler, with articles in 35 languages. Most were born since 1970: 16 of them. The list comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.5 in the typical town in Bas-Rhin. Over 233 years of births, the list goes from Jean Georges Fruhinsholz (1769) to Mélanie Halter (2002).
Born here
29
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Thomas Voeckler
35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1769
Jean Georges Fruhinsholz
Youngest
2002
Mélanie Halter
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Schiltigheim’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Schiltigheim is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Schiltigheim’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Schiltigheim
The three best known are all athletes.
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Pierre-Hugues Herbert
born 1991French tennis player
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Schiltigheim
The rest number 26, with 10 athletes among them.
Louis Jacobi
1797–1871French physician and politician (1797-1871)
Science & MedicineWikipedia (French) ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
6 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Schiltigheim
Who is the most famous person from Schiltigheim?
Thomas Voeckler (French cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 35 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Bruno Spengler.
How many famous people were born in Schiltigheim?
29 people born in Schiltigheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 48 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 Schiltigheim known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 13 of the 29. That is 45% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Schiltigheim?
Jean Georges Fruhinsholz, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.
Who counts as from Schiltigheim?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Schiltigheim 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 (16)
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert: Carine06 from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Ernst Stahl: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillaume Burger: Guillaumeburger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jérémie Rodrigues: Biser Todorov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Klein: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Bahl: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Knecht: Ultinam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hirlimann: Charele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Kieffer: Wenflou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mélanie Halter: Wenflou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ood Serrière: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mario Hirlé: Ronald Hirlé, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Wendling: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charly Grosskost: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Diebolt-Weber: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Schmidt: Aubry, Peter1610-1686, 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.