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Famous people · Hirsingue, Haut-Rhin

Hirsingue has one famous person on record

In 1731, the French politician François Joseph Antoine de Hell was born. Their birth falls before the Revolution. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. A short trip away, Mulhouse (12 mi) counts 304 famous people, Alfred Dreyfus among them.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
François Joseph Antoine de Hell
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1731
François Joseph Antoine de Hell
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 person
The best known

Born in Hirsingue

FH#1
Politics & Law

François Joseph Antoine de Hell

1731–1794

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Mulhouse leads the towns around it, with 304 names.

Questions about famous people from Hirsingue

Who is the most famous person from Hirsingue?

François Joseph Antoine de Hell (French politician) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Hirsingue?

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

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Hirsingue 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)

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.