#1Soldiers 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.
What stands out about Wissembourg’s famous people
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.
Born in Wissembourg
Christophe Kern has articles in 21 languages, Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne in 13 and David Ulm in 10.
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#2Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne
born 1990French swimmer
#3When Wissembourg’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 4.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Wissembourg
Still to come: 29 more, from 1741 to 1997.













Jean, Gaspard Boëll
1765–1833French politician and lawyer (1765-1833)

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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)
- Christophe Kern: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne: Ludoms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ulm: Rüdiger Müller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Bonneau: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Bonis: Charlesthebest, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Auguste Dreyfus: Desconocido, c. 1860, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Favre: Alphonse Liébert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jules Erlanger: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Job Elie: A. Meyer, phot., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- André Reichardt: Coeur Alsace, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stéphanie Kochert: Pierre-Philippe Arnould, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chloé Adam: Roger federer 1990, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Michel Lajolais: Dumontier et Hubert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Marianne Tinel-Giry: Bibliothèques d'Université Paris Cité, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Jung: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Westercamp: A. Collette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Apffel: Mathias Gerschel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frédéric Alphonse Musculus: Antoine Meyer, Colmar , Photographe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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