#1Science & Medicine
Alfred Kastler
1902–1984French physicist (1902–1984)
76 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin
Musicians stand out among the 28 famous people born in Guebwiller
Most widely known is Alfred Kastler, the French physicist, with articles in 76 languages. 14 of them were born in the Belle Époque, more than in any other period. The list comes to 24.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.4 in the typical town in Haut-Rhin. François Joseph Rudler (1757) and Jean Ruiz (1998) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
28
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alfred Kastler
76 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1757
François Joseph Rudler
Youngest
1998
Jean Ruiz
Most common field
Writing & Arts
10 people
What stands out about Guebwiller’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Guebwiller is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 3.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Guebwiller
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
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#2Science & Medicine
Niklaus Riggenbach
1817–1899Swiss engineer (1817–1899)
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Writing & Arts
Jean Schlumberger
1877–1968French writer, journalist and poet (1877–1968)
13 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years
When Guebwiller’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Guebwiller
A further 25 follow, born between 1757 and 1998.
Robert Schilling
1913–2004French historian and university professor (1913-2004)
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François Joseph Rudler
1757–1837French jurist, lawyer and judge (1757-1837)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Soultz-Haut-Rhin, at 8.
Soultz-Haut-Rhin · 2 miBernard Genghini & 7 more
Ensisheim · 7 miLéon Boëllmann & 4 more
Cernay · 7 miMaurice Gastiger & 3 moreCNWittelsheim · 8 miCasimir Nowotarski & 3 moreMKBuhl · 2 miMaurice Koechlin & 1 moreCLBollwiller · 4 miCharles Henry Lea & 1 more
Issenheim · 2 miGeorges Spetz
Rouffach · 5 miFrançois-Joseph LefebvreQuestions about famous people from Guebwiller
Who is the most famous person from Guebwiller?
Alfred Kastler (French physicist (1902–1984)) is the best known by our measure: 76 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Niklaus Riggenbach and Jean Schlumberger.
How many famous people were born in Guebwiller?
28 people born in Guebwiller have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 47 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 Guebwiller known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 10 of the 28. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Guebwiller?
François Joseph Rudler, born in 1757. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Guebwiller?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Guebwiller 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 (14)
- Alfred Kastler: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Niklaus Riggenbach: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin: Jean-Nicolas Truchelut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Madelin: Photographe de la Ville de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, dans le cadre de sa mission ; scan par Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hueber: Pierre67430, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonia Pelletier-Gautier: Gérard Machet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Sansboeuf: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François Joseph Rudler: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Louis Decker: Jean-Jacques Delorme, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Genghini: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Léon Boëllmann: photo Ch. Reutlinger, Paris, BNF Richelieu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Gastiger: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Spetz: inconnu (Numistral, libre de droits), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- François-Joseph Lefebvre: Césarine Davin-Mirvault, 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.