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Famous people · Ferrette, Haut-Rhin

From 1761 to 1919, Ferrette was the birthplace of 3 famous people

Articles in 2 languages make the French playwright Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartelière the best known. Second and third on the list are Justy Specker and Arsène Casy. Within 9 mi, Altkirch lists the most: 26, with Hugo Hofstetter first. Fewer than a quarter of the 118 towns in Haut-Rhin with famous people list more.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartelière
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1761
Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartelière
Youngest
1919
Justy Specker
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Ferrette

Athletes take two of the three places.

JL#1
Writing & Arts

Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartelière

1761–1830

French playwright

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
JS#2
Sports

Justy Specker

1919–2002

French sportsman (1919-)

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

What Ferrette is known for

Share of Ferrette’s famous people in each field.

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, Altkirch lists the most people: 26.

Questions about famous people from Ferrette

Who is the most famous person from Ferrette?

Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartelière (French playwright) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Justy Specker and Arsène Casy.

How many famous people were born in Ferrette?

3 people born in Ferrette have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Ferrette known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ferrette?

Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartelière, born in 1761. The youngest on the list was born in 1919.

Who counts as from Ferrette?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ferrette 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 (2)

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.