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Famous people · Pfastatt, Haut-Rhin

3 famous people call Pfastatt their birthplace

Articles in 4 languages make the French artistic gymnast Alphonse Anger the best known. Behind the leader come Henri Haeffely and Armand Walter. The first birth on record is Henri Haeffely’s, in 1816, and the last Alphonse Anger’s, in 1915. Go 2 mi to Mulhouse and the list grows to 304, with Alfred Dreyfus at the top.

#2 best knownHenri HaeffelyPolitics & Law · 1816–1877
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Alphonse Anger
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1816
Henri Haeffely
Youngest
1915
Alphonse Anger
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Pfastatt

Three names lead: Alphonse Anger (4 languages), Henri Haeffely (3) and Armand Walter (2).

AA#1
Writing & Arts

Alphonse Anger

1915–1999

French artistic gymnast (1915-1999)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Henri Haeffely#2
Politics & Law

Henri Haeffely

1816–1877

Politician (1816-1877)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
AW#3
Writing & Arts

Armand Walter

1908–1995

French artistic gymnast (1908-1995)

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Known for

What Pfastatt is known for

2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.

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

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Mulhouse’s, at 304 names.

Questions about famous people from Pfastatt

Who is the most famous person from Pfastatt?

Alphonse Anger (French artistic gymnast (1915-1999)) is the best known by our measure: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Henri Haeffely and Armand Walter.

How many famous people were born in Pfastatt?

3 people born in Pfastatt have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Pfastatt known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pfastatt?

Henri Haeffely, born in 1816. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.

Who counts as from Pfastatt?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pfastatt 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 (7)

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.