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Famous people · Blotzheim, Haut-Rhin

Paul Gégauff tops a list of 2 famous people born in Blotzheim

Most widely known is Paul Gégauff, the French screenwriter, with articles in 10 languages. The other is Benjamin Ulmann, the painter. The nearest list is in Huningue, 4 mi away: 5 names, starting with Maximilien Joseph Hurtault. Paul Gégauff, born in 1922, is the youngest, and Benjamin Ulmann, born in 1829, the first on record.

#2 best knownBenjamin UlmannWriting & Arts · 1829–1884
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Paul Gégauff
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1829
Benjamin Ulmann
Youngest
1922
Paul Gégauff
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 person
The best known

Born in Blotzheim

PG#1
Film, TV & Stage

Paul Gégauff

1922–1983

French screenwriter (1922–1983)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Benjamin Ulmann#2
Writing & Arts

Benjamin Ulmann

1829–1884

Painter (1829-1884)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Blotzheim is known for

The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, 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

Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.

Questions about famous people from Blotzheim

Who is the most famous person from Blotzheim?

Paul Gégauff (French screenwriter (1922–1983)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Benjamin Ulmann.

How many famous people were born in Blotzheim?

2 people born in Blotzheim 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 Blotzheim known for?

Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 8% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Blotzheim?

Benjamin Ulmann, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1922.

Who counts as from Blotzheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Blotzheim 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)

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.