EO#1
Science & Medicine
Ernest Onimus
1840–1915French physician (1840–1915)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Bantzenheim, Haut-Rhin
Bantzenheim has just one famous person to its name: Ernest Onimus
The French physician Ernest Onimus was born in 1840. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. Alfred Dreyfus heads the list in Mulhouse, 10 mi away, which has 304 names.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Ernest Onimus
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1840
Ernest Onimus
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Bantzenheim
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Mulhouse has the most people on record, 304 of them.
Questions about famous people from Bantzenheim
Who is the most famous person from Bantzenheim?
Ernest Onimus (French physician (1840–1915)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Bantzenheim?
1 people born in Bantzenheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Bantzenheim known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Bantzenheim?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bantzenheim 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.
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Photo credits (5)
- Alfred Dreyfus: Aron Gerschel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Boëllmann: photo Ch. Reutlinger, Paris, BNF Richelieu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cléopâtre Darleux: Lyesmaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Zuber: A. Meyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Hassenforder: Profilm, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.