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Famous people · Schirrhoffen, Bas-Rhin

Schirrhoffen is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Most widely known is Sylvain Kahn, the businessman, with articles in 6 languages. One more name completes the list: Alexandre Weill. Of its neighbours, Haguenau, 6 mi away, lists the most: 52, Sébastien Loeb first. Births span 1811 to 1857, from Alexandre Weill to Sylvain Kahn.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Sylvain Kahn
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1811
Alexandre Weill
Youngest
1857
Sylvain Kahn
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Schirrhoffen

SK#1
Business

Sylvain Kahn

1857–1929

Businessman (1857-1929)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AW#2
Writing & Arts

Alexandre Weill

1811–1899

French journalist, opinion journalist and writer (1811-1899)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Schirrhoffen is known for

The field with the most names is Business: 1.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Haguenau lists the most people: 52.

Questions about famous people from Schirrhoffen

Who is the most famous person from Schirrhoffen?

Sylvain Kahn (Businessman (1857-1929)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alexandre Weill.

How many famous people were born in Schirrhoffen?

2 people born in Schirrhoffen have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Schirrhoffen known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Schirrhoffen?

Alexandre Weill, born in 1811. The youngest on the list was born in 1857.

Who counts as from Schirrhoffen?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Schirrhoffen 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 (4)

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.