AK#1
Notable
Alfred Kern
1910–1989French organ builder master based in Strasbourg-Cronenbourg (1910-1989)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Vendenheim, Bas-Rhin
2 famous people were born in Vendenheim
With articles in 2 languages, Alfred Kern is the most widely known. The other is Erwin Heyn, the French painter. Within 4 mi, Schiltigheim lists the most: 29, with Thomas Voeckler first. Births span 1910 to 1941, from Alfred Kern to Erwin Heyn.
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alfred Kern
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1910
Alfred Kern
Youngest
1941
Erwin Heyn
The best known
Born in Vendenheim
EH#2
Writing & Arts
Erwin Heyn
born 1941French painter
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Vendenheim is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
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 most names next door are in Schiltigheim: 29.
Questions about famous people from Vendenheim
Who is the most famous person from Vendenheim?
Alfred Kern (French organ builder master based in Strasbourg-Cronenbourg (1910-1989)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Erwin Heyn.
How many famous people were born in Vendenheim?
2 people born in Vendenheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vendenheim?
Alfred Kern, born in 1910. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.
Who counts as from Vendenheim?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vendenheim 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)
- Bernard Stalter: CommAPCMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Wendling: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sébastien Schmidt: Aubry, Peter1610-1686, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Diebolt-Weber: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.