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Military
François Joseph Hauser
1752–1832French officer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Steinbach, Haut-Rhin
One famous person was born in Steinbach
The French officer François Joseph Hauser was born in 1752. That places their birth before the Revolution. Their name appears in an article in one language. For more famous names, Guebwiller is 7 mi away: its list has 28, led by Alfred Kastler.
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François Joseph Hauser
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1752
François Joseph Hauser
Most common field
Military
1 person
The best known
Born in Steinbach
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Guebwiller’s, with 28.
Guebwiller · 7 miAlfred Kastler & 27 more
Thann · 2 miPatrick Strzoda & 22 more
Soultz-Haut-Rhin · 6 miBernard Genghini & 7 more
Cernay · 1 miMaurice Gastiger & 3 moreCNWittelsheim · 4 miCasimir Nowotarski & 3 more
Lutterbach · 7 miJean-Julien Weber & 2 moreCLBollwiller · 6 miCharles Henry Lea & 1 moreCAVieux-Thann · 2 miCharles Édouard AmiotQuestions about famous people from Steinbach
Who is the most famous person from Steinbach?
François Joseph Hauser (French officer) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Steinbach?
1 people born in Steinbach have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Steinbach known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across French towns.
Who counts as from Steinbach?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Steinbach 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 (5)
- Alfred Kastler: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Strzoda: Markov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Genghini: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Gastiger: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Julien Weber: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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