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Famous people · Riedisheim, Haut-Rhin

3 famous people come from Riedisheim, Henri Eberhardt the best known

The best known is the canoe racer Henri Eberhardt, with articles in 17 languages. The next two names are Daniel Eckenspieller and Marcel Nuninger. The neighbour with the longest list is Mulhouse, 2 mi away: 304, led by Alfred Dreyfus. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 2.5, close to the 2.4 of the typical Haut-Rhin town.

Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Eberhardt
17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1905
Marcel Nuninger
Youngest
1931
Daniel Eckenspieller
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Riedisheim

Leaders take two of the three places.

HE#1
Sports

Henri Eberhardt

1913–1976

Canoe racer (1913–1976)

17 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
DE#2
Politics & Law

Daniel Eckenspieller

1931–2023

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
MN#3
Politics & Law

Marcel Nuninger

1905–1978

French politician (1905-1978)

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Riedisheim is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

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

The best known from each town within 12 mi of Riedisheim, with how many people each has.

Questions about famous people from Riedisheim

Who is the most famous person from Riedisheim?

Henri Eberhardt (Canoe racer (1913–1976)) is the best known by our measure: 17 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Daniel Eckenspieller and Marcel Nuninger.

How many famous people were born in Riedisheim?

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

Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Riedisheim?

Marcel Nuninger, born in 1905. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.

Who counts as from Riedisheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Riedisheim 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 (6)

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.