Jean-Jacques Henner
1829–1905French painter (1829-1905)
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The best known is the French painter Jean-Jacques Henner, with articles in 27 languages. The only other name is the French artist Louis Werner. The neighbour with the longest list is Mulhouse, 8 mi away: 304, led by Alfred Dreyfus. From Louis Werner in 1824 to Jean-Jacques Henner in 1829, the births cover 5 years.
French painter (1829-1905)
French artist (1824–1901)
Mulhouse has the longest list next door: 304.
Mulhouse · 8 miAlfred Dreyfus & 303 more
Altkirch · 5 miHugo Hofstetter & 25 more
Thann · 9 miPatrick Strzoda & 22 more
Cernay · 8 miMaurice Gastiger & 3 moreCNWittelsheim · 8 miCasimir Nowotarski & 3 more
Lutterbach · 7 miJean-Julien Weber & 2 moreAAPfastatt · 8 miAlphonse Anger & 2 more
Morschwiller-le-Bas · 5 miJulien Koszul & 1 moreJean-Jacques Henner (French painter (1829-1905)) is the best known by our measure: 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Louis Werner.
2 people born in Bernwiller have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Louis Werner, born in 1824. The youngest on the list was born in 1829.
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bernwiller 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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