No famous person born in Bettendorf is listed yet
Famous people are on record for 118 of the towns in Haut-Rhin. Nearby, Mulhouse, 12 mi away, lists 304, led by Alfred Dreyfus. Mulhouse’s 304 names make the longest list in Haut-Rhin. After Mulhouse, the next longest list in Haut-Rhin is Colmar’s, with 194.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Bettendorf (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bettendorf yet.
Famous people born near Bettendorf
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Bettendorf, with how many people each has.
Mulhouse · 12 miAlfred Dreyfus & 303 more
Altkirch · 3 miHugo Hofstetter & 25 moreFSSierentz · 10 miFrédéric Striby & 4 more
Hégenheim · 12 miMoïse Nordmann & 2 moreHERiedisheim · 12 miHenri Eberhardt & 2 morePGBlotzheim · 10 miPaul Gégauff & 1 more
Morschwiller-le-Bas · 11 miJulien Koszul & 1 more
Brunstatt-Didenheim · 10 miMarie-Augustin ZwillerQuestions about famous people from Bettendorf
Who counts as from Bettendorf?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Bettendorf 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 (5)
- Alfred Dreyfus: Aron Gerschel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugo Hofstetter: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moïse Nordmann: Wolf, G. (lithogr). Fonction indéterminée, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julien Koszul: Alphonse Colas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Augustin Zwiller: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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