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Famous people · Wittenheim, Haut-Rhin

The 4 famous people born in Wittenheim, led by Cléopâtre Darleux

Most widely known is Cléopâtre Darleux, the French handball goalkeeper, with articles in 20 languages. Behind the leader come Jean-Jérôme Adam and Julien Baumgartner. The first birth on record is Sébastien Gegauff’s, in 1862, and the last Cléopâtre Darleux’s, in 1989. Only 13 of the 118 towns in Haut-Rhin with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownCléopâtre DarleuxSports · born 1989
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Born here
4
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Cléopâtre Darleux
20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1862
Sébastien Gegauff
Youngest
1989
Cléopâtre Darleux
Most common field
Sports
1 person
The best known

Born in Wittenheim

Cléopâtre Darleux, Jean-Jérôme Adam and Julien Baumgartner are written about in 20, 5 and 4 languages.

Cléopâtre Darleux#1
Sports

Cléopâtre Darleux

born 1989

French handball goalkeeper

20 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
JA#2
Faith

Jean-Jérôme Adam

1904–1981

French Roman-Catholic archbishop (1904-1981)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Julien Baumgartner#3
Film, TV & Stage

Julien Baumgartner

born 1976

French actor

4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Through the years

When Wittenheim’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 1 births.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th centuryToday1850190019502000Sébastien GegauffJulien BaumgartnerJean-Jérôme Adam
SportsFaithFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Wittenheim is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Wittenheim

1 more, best known first.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Around it, Mulhouse has the most people on record, 304 of them.

Questions about famous people from Wittenheim

Who is the most famous person from Wittenheim?

Cléopâtre Darleux (French handball goalkeeper) is the best known by our measure: 20 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-Jérôme Adam and Julien Baumgartner.

How many famous people were born in Wittenheim?

4 people born in Wittenheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 6 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 Wittenheim known for?

Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wittenheim?

Sébastien Gegauff, born in 1862. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.

Who counts as from Wittenheim?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Wittenheim 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.