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Famous people · Rixheim, Haut-Rhin

Henri Zuber tops a list of 2 famous people born in Rixheim

At the top of the list is the French landscape painter Henri Zuber, covered in 10 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Médard Brogly. Mulhouse, 3 mi off, can claim 304 famous people, the best known Alfred Dreyfus. Born in 1844, Henri Zuber is the first name on record, and Médard Brogly, born in 1878, the most recent.

#1 best knownHenri ZuberWriting & Arts · 1844–1909
Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Henri Zuber
10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1844
Henri Zuber
Youngest
1878
Médard Brogly
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Rixheim

Henri Zuber#1
Writing & Arts

Henri Zuber

1844–1909

French landscape painter (1844-1909)

10 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Médard Brogly#2
Politics & Law

Médard Brogly

1878–1959

French politician (1878-1959)

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for

What Rixheim is known for

The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 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

Nearby, Mulhouse has the most on record, with 304.

Questions about famous people from Rixheim

Who is the most famous person from Rixheim?

Henri Zuber (French landscape painter (1844-1909)) is the best known by our measure: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Médard Brogly.

How many famous people were born in Rixheim?

2 people born in Rixheim 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 Rixheim known for?

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rixheim?

Henri Zuber, born in 1844. The youngest on the list was born in 1878.

Who counts as from Rixheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Rixheim 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.