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Notable
René Rœckel
1909–1944Person shot in the Mont-Valérien during WW2
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Zellenberg, Haut-Rhin
Zellenberg has one famous person on record
René Rœckel came into the world in 1909. That places their birth in the Belle Époque. One language has an article about them so far. Nearby, Colmar, 7 mi away, lists 194, led by Auguste Bartholdi.
Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
René Rœckel
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1909
René Rœckel
The best known
Born in Zellenberg
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Famous people from the towns next door
Colmar has the longest list next door: 194.
Colmar · 7 miAuguste Bartholdi & 193 moreFKSélestat · 9 miFabienne Keller & 40 moreJDSainte-Marie-aux-Mines · 8 miJules Drach & 11 moreCLRibeauvillé · 2 miClaude Leron & 4 moreASKaysersberg Vignoble · 3 miAlbert Schweitzer & 4 moreAHIngersheim · 5 miAlphonse Hurth & 1 more
Turckheim · 6 miCharles Grad & 1 more
Wintzenheim · 7 miFlorine Langweil & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Zellenberg
Who is the most famous person from Zellenberg?
René Rœckel (Person shot in the Mont-Valérien during WW2) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Zellenberg?
1 people born in Zellenberg have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
Who counts as from Zellenberg?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Zellenberg 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 (3)
- Auguste Bartholdi: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Grad: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florine Langweil: Dumas Roger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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