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Famous people · Eglingen, Haut-Rhin
Eglingen has one famous person on record
The French gymnast Georges Thurnherr was born in 1886. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. 11 languages have an article about them. Alfred Dreyfus heads the list in Mulhouse, 9 mi away, which has 304 names.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Georges Thurnherr
11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1886
Georges Thurnherr
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known
Born in Eglingen
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Mulhouse has the longest list next door: 304.
Mulhouse · 9 miAlfred Dreyfus & 303 more
Altkirch · 4 miHugo Hofstetter & 25 moreCNWittelsheim · 10 miCasimir Nowotarski & 3 more
Cernay · 10 miMaurice Gastiger & 3 more
Lutterbach · 8 miJean-Julien Weber & 2 moreAAPfastatt · 9 miAlphonse Anger & 2 moreHERiedisheim · 10 miHenri Eberhardt & 2 more
Morschwiller-le-Bas · 7 miJulien Koszul & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Eglingen
Who is the most famous person from Eglingen?
Georges Thurnherr (French gymnast) is the best known by our measure: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Eglingen?
1 people born in Eglingen have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Eglingen known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who counts as from Eglingen?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Eglingen 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
- Maurice Gastiger: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Julien Weber: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julien Koszul: Alphonse Colas, Public domain, 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.