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Famous people · Ostheim, Haut-Rhin

Ostheim’s famous people span 222 years: 4 births from 1765 to 1987

Jérémy Grimm, the Swiss association football player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The French gymnast Alfred Krauss ranks second, ahead of Géraldine Jehl-Loewenguth. The list’s best known name, Jérémy Grimm, dates from 1987. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.

Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jérémy Grimm
8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1765
Jean-Daniel Œhlert
Youngest
1987
Jérémy Grimm
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known

Born in Ostheim

The three best known are all athletes.

JG#1
Sports

Jérémy Grimm

born 1987

Swiss association football player

8 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
AK#2
Sports

Alfred Krauss

1908–1957

French gymnast

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
GJ#3
Sports

Géraldine Jehl-Loewenguth

born 1964

French racing cyclist

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Ostheim’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 1.

Ancien RégimeRevolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday175018001850190019502000Jean-Daniel ŒhlertGéraldine Jehl-LoewenguthAlfred Krauss
SportsMilitary

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

Known for

What Ostheim is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 4 times.

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

Everyone

Everyone else born in Ostheim

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns around it, Colmar has the most on record: 194.

Questions about famous people from Ostheim

Who is the most famous person from Ostheim?

Jérémy Grimm (Swiss association football player) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Alfred Krauss and Géraldine Jehl-Loewenguth.

How many famous people were born in Ostheim?

4 people born in Ostheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 5 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 Ostheim known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ostheim?

Jean-Daniel Œhlert, born in 1765. The youngest on the list was born in 1987.

Who counts as from Ostheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Ostheim 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)

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.