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Famous people · Westhoffen, Bas-Rhin
4 famous people were born in Westhoffen from 1747 to 1916
Articles in 4 languages make the French rabbi Ernest Gugenheim the best known. Behind the leader come Marc Amand Élisée Scherb and Simon Debré. The list’s best known name, Ernest Gugenheim, dates from 1916. Only 21 of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with anyone on record list more.
Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ernest Gugenheim
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1747
Marc Amand Élisée Scherb
Youngest
1916
Ernest Gugenheim
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known
Born in Westhoffen
Clergy and people of faith take two of the three places.
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Military
Marc Amand Élisée Scherb
1747–1838French general (1747–1838)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Faith
Simon Debré
1854–1939French rabbi (1854-1939)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years
When Westhoffen’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 1 births.
FaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Westhoffen is known for
The field with the most names is Faith: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Westhoffen
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Mutzig has the longest list next door: 10.
LAMutzig · 5 miLouis François Antoine Arbogast & 9 more
Molsheim · 5 miFrançois-Joseph Westermann & 6 more
Rosheim · 8 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 more
Wasselonne · 2 miHenri Streicher & 4 more
Marmoutier · 7 miAlbert Kahn & 3 morePMMarlenheim · 3 miPaul Messner
Dorlisheim · 6 miRoland Bugatti
Bischoffsheim · 8 miFrançois Antoine Kirmann
Molsheim · 5 miFrançois-Joseph Westermann & 6 moreRosheim · 8 miJean-Marie Lehn & 5 moreWasselonne · 2 miHenri Streicher & 4 moreMarmoutier · 7 miAlbert Kahn & 3 morePMMarlenheim · 3 miPaul MessnerDorlisheim · 6 miRoland BugattiBischoffsheim · 8 miFrançois Antoine KirmannQuestions about famous people from Westhoffen
Who is the most famous person from Westhoffen?
Ernest Gugenheim (French rabbi) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Marc Amand Élisée Scherb and Simon Debré.
How many famous people were born in Westhoffen?
4 people born in Westhoffen have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Westhoffen known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Westhoffen?
Marc Amand Élisée Scherb, born in 1747. The youngest on the list was born in 1916.
Who counts as from Westhoffen?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Westhoffen 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 (6)
- François-Joseph Westermann: Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Marie Lehn: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Streicher: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Kahn: Georges Chevalier, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roland Bugatti: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Antoine Kirmann: Tanconville (1845-1936), d'après un croquis du docteur de Bockenheim., 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.