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Famous people · Wasselonne, Bas-Rhin

Wasselonne’s famous people span 133 years: 5 births from 1817 to 1950

Henri Streicher, the French archbishop, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The next two names are Émile Kopp and Robert Minder. The list’s best known name, Henri Streicher, dates from 1863. More than half were born between the Revolution and the Second Empire, 3 in all.

#1 best knownHenri StreicherFaith · 1863–1952
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Streicher
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1817
Émile Kopp
Youngest
1950
Jean-Michel Truong
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
The best known

Born in Wasselonne

Henri Streicher has articles in 8 languages, Émile Kopp in 5 and Robert Minder in 4.

Henri Streicher#1
Faith

Henri Streicher

1863–1952

French archbishop (1863-1952)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Émile Kopp#2
Science & Medicine

Émile Kopp

1817–1875

French chemist (1817–1875)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Robert Minder#3
Science & Medicine

Robert Minder

1902–1980

French Germanist and professor of German (1902–1980)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Wasselonne’s famous people were born

The 1860s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Jean-Michel TruongHenri StreicherRobert MinderÉmile Kopp
Science & MedicineFaithWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Wasselonne is known for

Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 8.3 times as common.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Wasselonne

The other 2 span the years 1862 to 1950.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Saverne’s, at 29 names.

Questions about famous people from Wasselonne

Who is the most famous person from Wasselonne?

Henri Streicher (French archbishop (1863-1952)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Émile Kopp and Robert Minder.

How many famous people were born in Wasselonne?

5 people born in Wasselonne 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 Wasselonne known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wasselonne?

Émile Kopp, born in 1817. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.

Who counts as from Wasselonne?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wasselonne 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 (9)

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.