#1Henri Streicher
1863–1952French archbishop (1863-1952)
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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.
Henri Streicher has articles in 8 languages, Émile Kopp in 5 and Robert Minder in 4.
#1French archbishop (1863-1952)
#2French chemist (1817–1875)
#3French Germanist and professor of German (1902–1980)
The 1860s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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.
The other 2 span the years 1862 to 1950.

No one matches both filters.
Close by, the fullest list is Saverne’s, at 29 names.
Saverne · 8 miAdrien Zeller & 28 moreLAMutzig · 7 miLouis François Antoine Arbogast & 9 more
Molsheim · 7 miFrançois-Joseph Westermann & 6 more
Rosheim · 10 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 more
Marmoutier · 5 miAlbert Kahn & 3 morePMMarlenheim · 2 miPaul Messner
Dorlisheim · 8 miRoland BugattiJWDettwiller · 8 miJoseph Valentin WilhelmHenri 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.
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.
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Émile Kopp, born in 1817. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
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.
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