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Famous people · Soultz-sous-Forêts, Bas-Rhin

3 famous people were born in Soultz-sous-Forêts

The best known is the French chemist Frédéric Alphonse Musculus, with articles in 3 languages. Charles-Auguste Edelmann, the French artist, comes second, with Philippe Müntz third. Within 10 mi, Haguenau lists the most: 52, with Sébastien Loeb first. From Philippe Müntz to Charles-Auguste Edelmann, the births on the list run from 1783 to 1879.

#1 best knownFrédéric Alphonse MusculusScience & Medicine · 1829–1888
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Frédéric Alphonse Musculus
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1783
Philippe Müntz
Youngest
1879
Charles-Auguste Edelmann
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Soultz-sous-Forêts

Frédéric Alphonse Musculus has articles in 3 languages, Charles-Auguste Edelmann in 2 and Philippe Müntz in 1.

Frédéric Alphonse Musculus#1
Science & Medicine

Frédéric Alphonse Musculus

1829–1888

French chemist

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
CE#2
Writing & Arts

Charles-Auguste Edelmann

1879–1950

French artist (1879-1950)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
PM#3
Politics & Law

Philippe Müntz

1783–1865

French politician (1783-1865)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Soultz-sous-Forêts is known for

1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.

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 neighbour with the most names is Haguenau, at 52.

Questions about famous people from Soultz-sous-Forêts

Who is the most famous person from Soultz-sous-Forêts?

Frédéric Alphonse Musculus (French chemist) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Charles-Auguste Edelmann and Philippe Müntz.

How many famous people were born in Soultz-sous-Forêts?

3 people born in Soultz-sous-Forêts have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Soultz-sous-Forêts known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Soultz-sous-Forêts?

Philippe Müntz, born in 1783. The youngest on the list was born in 1879.

Who counts as from Soultz-sous-Forêts?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Soultz-sous-Forêts 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 (7)

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.