Of the 826 famous people born in Strasbourg, none is better known than Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger (French football manager (born 1949)) is the best known by our measure: 93 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Gustave Doré and Elif Shafak.

826 people born in Strasbourg have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 1,421 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 252 of the 826. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Hieronymus Brunschwig, born in 1450. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Strasbourg 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.

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.