Jean-Joseph Hirth
1854–1931French catholic bishop
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The best known is the French Catholic bishop Jean-Joseph Hirth, with articles in 8 languages. The list has one more: the French politician Joseph Silbermann. Mulhouse, 7 mi away, has 304 on its list, the best known Alfred Dreyfus. Born in 1854, Jean-Joseph Hirth is the first name on record, and Joseph Silbermann, born in 1875, the most recent.
French catholic bishop
French politician (1875-1955)
Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.
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8 towns around it have someone on record.
Mulhouse · 7 miAlfred Dreyfus & 303 more
Altkirch · 4 miHugo Hofstetter & 25 moreCNWittelsheim · 9 miCasimir Nowotarski & 3 more
Cernay · 9 miMaurice Gastiger & 3 more
Lutterbach · 6 miJean-Julien Weber & 2 moreAAPfastatt · 7 miAlphonse Anger & 2 moreHERiedisheim · 8 miHenri Eberhardt & 2 more
Morschwiller-le-Bas · 5 miJulien Koszul & 1 moreJean-Joseph Hirth (French catholic bishop) is the best known by our measure: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Joseph Silbermann.
2 people born in Spechbach have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Among its famous people, clergy and people of faith: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 3% across French towns.
Jean-Joseph Hirth, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1875.
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