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Famous people · Cernay, Haut-Rhin

4 famous people were born in Cernay from 1799 to 1959

Articles in 8 languages make the French association football player Maurice Gastiger the best known. Second and third on the list are Henry Kuss and Daniel Kutermak. Maurice Gastiger, the best known, was born in 1896. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.3, close to the 2.4 of the typical Haut-Rhin town.

#1 best knownMaurice GastigerSports · 1896–1966
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Maurice Gastiger
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1799
Jean-Paul Heuchel
Youngest
1959
Daniel Kutermak
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Cernay

Two of the three are athletes.

Maurice Gastiger#1
Sports

Maurice Gastiger

1896–1966

French association football player (1896-1966)

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Henry Kuss#2
Science & Medicine

Henry Kuss

1852–1914

French mining engineer (1852–1914)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DK#3
Sports

Daniel Kutermak

born 1959

French association football player

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Cernay’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 1.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century1800185019001950Jean-Paul HeuchelDaniel KutermakHenry KussMaurice Gastiger
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Cernay is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Cernay

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

The most names next door are in Thann: 23.

Questions about famous people from Cernay

Who is the most famous person from Cernay?

Maurice Gastiger (French association football player (1896-1966)) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henry Kuss and Daniel Kutermak.

How many famous people were born in Cernay?

4 people born in Cernay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Cernay known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cernay?

Jean-Paul Heuchel, born in 1799. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.

Who counts as from Cernay?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Cernay 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 (7)

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.