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Famous people · Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin

Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 32 famous people born in Wissembourg

The best known is the road bicycle racer Christophe Kern, with articles in 21 languages. Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne is second and David Ulm third. 9 were born in 1970 or later. From Pierre-Paul Botta to Gaëtan Weissbeck, the births on the list run from 1741 to 1997.

#1 best knownChristophe KernSports · born 1981
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Born here
32
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Christophe Kern
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1741
Pierre-Paul Botta
Youngest
1997
Gaëtan Weissbeck
Most common field
Sports
8 people

What stands out about Wissembourg’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Wissembourg is known for

Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 3 times.

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

The best known

Born in Wissembourg

Christophe Kern has articles in 21 languages, Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne in 13 and David Ulm in 10.

Christophe Kern#1
Sports

Christophe Kern

born 1981

Road bicycle racer

21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne#2
Sports

Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne

born 1990

French swimmer

13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
David Ulm#3
Sports

David Ulm

born 1984

French footballer

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Wissembourg’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 4.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Christophe Kern
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusinessNotable

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Wissembourg

Still to come: 29 more, from 1741 to 1997.

JK

Jean-François Kornetzky

born 1982

French football goalkeeper

GW

Gaëtan Weissbeck

born 1997

French association football player

Louis Bonneau

Louis Bonneau

1851–1938

French soldier (1851-1938)

Auguste Dreyfus

Auguste Dreyfus

1827–1897

French businessman

Julie Favre

Julie Favre

1833–1896

French philosopher and educator (1833-1896)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
PC

Paul Collowald

1923–2025

French journalist (1923–2025)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jacob Job Elie

Jacob Job Elie

1746–1825

French général (1746-1825)

AG

Arlette Grosskost

born 1953

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Stéphanie Kochert

Stéphanie Kochert

born 1975

French politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Soultz-sous-Forêts lists the most people: 3.

Questions about famous people from Wissembourg

Who is the most famous person from Wissembourg?

Christophe Kern (Road bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne and David Ulm.

How many famous people were born in Wissembourg?

32 people born in Wissembourg have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 55 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 Wissembourg known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 32. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wissembourg?

Pierre-Paul Botta, born in 1741. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.

Who counts as from Wissembourg?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wissembourg 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 (18)

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.