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Famous people · Wingen, Bas-Rhin
Wingen has one famous person on record
The French bishop Léon Messmer was born in 1900. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Go 6 mi to Wissembourg and the list grows to 32, with Christophe Kern at the top.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Léon Messmer
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1900
Léon Messmer
Most common field
Faith
1 person
The best known
Born in Wingen
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Wissembourg has the most on record: 32.
Questions about famous people from Wingen
Who is the most famous person from Wingen?
Léon Messmer (French bishop) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Wingen?
1 people born in Wingen have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Wingen known for?
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Who counts as from Wingen?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wingen 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 (5)
- Christophe Kern: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- François Rossé: Free son, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Alphonse Musculus: Antoine Meyer, Colmar , Photographe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rémy Bricka: Tom53, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Reilinger: 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.