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Famous people · Eguisheim, Haut-Rhin

2 famous people call Eguisheim their birthplace

Most widely known is Hélène Clauzel, the French racing cyclist, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Justin Hausherr, the French politician. Colmar, 3 mi off, can claim 194 famous people, the best known Auguste Bartholdi. From Justin Hausherr to Hélène Clauzel, the births on the list run from 1912 to 1998.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Hélène Clauzel
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1912
Justin Hausherr
Youngest
1998
Hélène Clauzel
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Eguisheim

HC#1
Sports

Hélène Clauzel

born 1998

French racing cyclist

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JH#2
Politics & Law

Justin Hausherr

1912–1992

French politician

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Eguisheim is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 1.

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

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Eguisheim, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Eguisheim

Who is the most famous person from Eguisheim?

Hélène Clauzel (French racing cyclist) is the best known by our measure: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Justin Hausherr.

How many famous people were born in Eguisheim?

2 people born in Eguisheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Eguisheim known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Eguisheim?

Justin Hausherr, born in 1912. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.

Who counts as from Eguisheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Eguisheim 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 (3)

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.