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Politics & Law
Jean-Pierre Waelterlé
1761–1831French politician
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Heimsbrunn, Haut-Rhin
A single famous person was born in Heimsbrunn: Jean-Pierre Waelterlé
In 1761, the French politician Jean-Pierre Waelterlé was born. That places their birth before the Revolution. One language has an article about them so far. The nearest list is in Mulhouse, 5 mi away: 304 names, starting with Alfred Dreyfus.
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Jean-Pierre Waelterlé
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
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1761
Jean-Pierre Waelterlé
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Mulhouse, with 304.
Mulhouse · 5 miAlfred Dreyfus & 303 moreCNWittelsheim · 5 miCasimir Nowotarski & 3 more
Cernay · 6 miMaurice Gastiger & 3 more
Lutterbach · 3 miJean-Julien Weber & 2 moreAAPfastatt · 5 miAlphonse Anger & 2 moreHERiedisheim · 7 miHenri Eberhardt & 2 more
Morschwiller-le-Bas · 2 miJulien Koszul & 1 more
Brunstatt-Didenheim · 4 miMarie-Augustin ZwillerQuestions about famous people from Heimsbrunn
Who is the most famous person from Heimsbrunn?
Jean-Pierre Waelterlé (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Heimsbrunn?
1 people born in Heimsbrunn have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Heimsbrunn known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Heimsbrunn?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Heimsbrunn 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
- 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
- Marie-Augustin Zwiller: Unknown author Unknown author, 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.