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Famous people · Wœrth, Bas-Rhin

2 famous people were born in Wœrth

Charles Émile Altorffer, the French politician, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The only other name is the botanist René Hebding. Only 35 of the 145 towns in Bas-Rhin with anyone on record list more. Of its neighbours, Haguenau, 9 mi away, lists the most: 52, Sébastien Loeb first.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Émile Altorffer
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1881
Charles Émile Altorffer
Youngest
1930
René Hebding
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Wœrth

CA#1
Politics & Law

Charles Émile Altorffer

1881–1960

French politician (1881-1960)

6 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
RH#2
Science & Medicine

René Hebding

1930–2002

Botanist

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Wœrth is known for

The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

8 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Wœrth

Who is the most famous person from Wœrth?

Charles Émile Altorffer (French politician (1881-1960)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come René Hebding.

How many famous people were born in Wœrth?

2 people born in Wœrth have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 3 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 Wœrth known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wœrth?

Charles Émile Altorffer, born in 1881. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.

Who counts as from Wœrth?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wœrth 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)

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.