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Famous people · Uffheim, Haut-Rhin

Uffheim is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Sébastien Gutzwiller leads the list, covered in 3 languages. The list has one more: the French business broker David Singer. The first birth on record is David Singer’s, in 1778, and the last Sébastien Gutzwiller’s, in 1798. A short trip away, Sierentz (1 mi) counts 5 famous people, Frédéric Striby among them.

Born here
2
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Sébastien Gutzwiller
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1778
David Singer
Youngest
1798
Sébastien Gutzwiller
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 person
The best known

Born in Uffheim

SG#1
Writing & Arts

Sébastien Gutzwiller

1798–1872

(1798-1872)

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
DS#2
Business

David Singer

1778–1846

French business broker

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

What Uffheim is known for

Writing & Arts leads the fields, 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

8 towns around it have someone on record.

Questions about famous people from Uffheim

Who is the most famous person from Uffheim?

Sébastien Gutzwiller ((1798-1872)) is the best known by our measure: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come David Singer.

How many famous people were born in Uffheim?

2 people born in Uffheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

What is Uffheim 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 Uffheim?

David Singer, born in 1778. The youngest on the list was born in 1798.

Who counts as from Uffheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Uffheim 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 (4)

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.