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Famous people · Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin

Business people stand out among the 304 famous people born in Mulhouse

At the top of the list is the French artillery officer Alfred Dreyfus, covered in 72 languages. Close behind are Jean-Henri Lambert and Thierry Omeyer. The largest group, 115, was born between 1914 and 1969. Mulhouse’s list is the longest of any town in Haut-Rhin.

#1 best knownAlfred DreyfusMilitary · 1859–1935
+300more
Born here
304
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alfred Dreyfus
72 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1669
Johannes Hofer
Youngest
2004
Kymany Houinsou
Most common field
Sports
71 people

What stands out about Mulhouse’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Mulhouse is known for

Business people stand out most, at 2.8 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Mulhouse

Alfred Dreyfus has articles in 72 languages, Jean-Henri Lambert in 60 and Thierry Omeyer in 32.

Alfred Dreyfus#1
Military

Alfred Dreyfus

1859–1935

French artillery officer (1859–1935)

72 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Jean-Henri Lambert#2
Science & Medicine

Jean-Henri Lambert

1728–1777

German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)

60 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Thierry Omeyer#3
Notable

Thierry Omeyer

born 1976

French handball player

32 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Mulhouse’s famous people were born

The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 31.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday16501700175018001850190019502000Antar YahiaAnne BriandJean-Henri Lambert
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableMusicFilm, TV & StageBusinessMilitaryFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Mulhouse

301 more; the 197 best known are listed here.

Antar Yahia

Antar Yahia

born 1982

Algerian and French footballer

Albert Rust

Albert Rust

born 1953

French footballer (born 1953)

Anne Briand

Anne Briand

born 1968

French biathlete

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Joffrey Lauvergne

Joffrey Lauvergne

born 1991

French basketball player (born 1991)

Axel Toupane

Axel Toupane

born 1992

French basketball player (born 1992)

CG

Charles-Frédéric Girard

1822–1895

French zoologist (1822–1895)

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
DC

David Cage

born 1969

French musician and video game designer

Pierre Weiss

Pierre Weiss

1865–1940

French physicist and professor

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Benjamin Toniutti

Benjamin Toniutti

born 1989

French volleyball player and beach volleyball player

PC

Pierre Chambon

1931–2026

French molecular biologist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Delphine Wespiser

Delphine Wespiser

born 1992

Miss France 2012, contestant in Miss World 2012

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Christiane Scrivener

Christiane Scrivener

1925–2024

French politician (1925–2024)

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Déborah Heissler

Déborah Heissler

born 1976

French poet, literary critic, and museologist (born 1976)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
René Schützenberger

René Schützenberger

1860–1916

French painter (1860-1916)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
AH

Arthur Hermann

1893–1958

Olympic gymnast (1893–1958)

JH

Jérôme Haehnel

born 1980

French tennis player

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Wittenheim’s, at 4 names.

Questions about famous people from Mulhouse

Who is the most famous person from Mulhouse?

Alfred Dreyfus (French artillery officer (1859–1935)) is the best known by our measure: 72 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Henri Lambert and Thierry Omeyer.

How many famous people were born in Mulhouse?

304 people born in Mulhouse have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 481 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 Mulhouse known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 71 of the 304. That is 23% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mulhouse?

Johannes Hofer, born in 1669. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.

Who counts as from Mulhouse?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Mulhouse 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 (103)

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.