Illtal has no famous person on record yet
Within 5 mi, Altkirch lists the most: 26, with Hugo Hofstetter first. 118 towns across Haut-Rhin can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Haut-Rhin is Mulhouse’s, with 304 names. Colmar has the second-longest list in Haut-Rhin, after Mulhouse, with 194.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Illtal (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Illtal yet.
Famous people born near Illtal
Of the towns nearby, Altkirch lists the most people: 26.
Questions about famous people from Illtal
Who counts as from Illtal?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Illtal 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)
- Hugo Hofstetter: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moïse Nordmann: Wolf, G. (lithogr). Fonction indéterminée, 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.