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Famous people · Schweighouse-sur-Moder, Bas-Rhin

2 famous people call Schweighouse-sur-Moder their birthplace

Most widely known is Christian Bartholmèss, the French writer and philosopher, with articles in 4 languages. The only other name is the French bishop François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann. Sébastien Loeb tops the 52 names on record in Haguenau, 3 mi away. Over 41 years of births, the list goes from Christian Bartholmèss (1815) to François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann (1856).

#1 best knownChristian BartholmèssWriting & Arts · 1815–1856
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christian Bartholmèss
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1815
Christian Bartholmèss
Youngest
1856
François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Schweighouse-sur-Moder

Christian Bartholmèss#1
Writing & Arts

Christian Bartholmèss

1815–1856

French writer and philosopher

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
FK#2
Faith

François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann

1856–1908

French bishop

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

What Schweighouse-sur-Moder is known for

The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 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

The fullest list close by belongs to Haguenau, with 52.

Questions about famous people from Schweighouse-sur-Moder

Who is the most famous person from Schweighouse-sur-Moder?

Christian Bartholmèss (French writer and philosopher) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann.

How many famous people were born in Schweighouse-sur-Moder?

2 people born in Schweighouse-sur-Moder 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 Schweighouse-sur-Moder known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Schweighouse-sur-Moder?

Christian Bartholmèss, born in 1815. The youngest on the list was born in 1856.

Who counts as from Schweighouse-sur-Moder?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Schweighouse-sur-Moder 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)

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.