TS#1
Sports
Thierry Steimetz
1983–2026French footballer (1983–2026)
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Creutzwald, Moselle
Athletes stand out among the 13 famous people born in Creutzwald
Articles in 9 languages make the French footballer Thierry Steimetz the best known. Second place goes to the French singer Cindy Sander, third to Jean-Luc Vilmouth. 7 of them were born between 1914 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
13
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Thierry Steimetz
9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1901
Félix Mayer
Youngest
1988
Khalid Benichou
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Creutzwald’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Creutzwald’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Creutzwald is known for
Creutzwald has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Creutzwald
Ranked by languages covered: Thierry Steimetz with 9, then Cindy Sander with 5 and Jean-Luc Vilmouth with 4.
#2JV#3
Writing & Arts
Jean-Luc Vilmouth
1952–2015French sculptor (1952-2015)
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Creutzwald
A further 10 follow, born between 1901 and 1988.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Saint-Avold lists the most people: 24.
Questions about famous people from Creutzwald
Who is the most famous person from Creutzwald?
Thierry Steimetz (French footballer (1983–2026)) is the best known by our measure: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Cindy Sander and Jean-Luc Vilmouth.
How many famous people were born in Creutzwald?
13 people born in Creutzwald have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 19 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 Creutzwald known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 13. That is 31% of the town’s list, against 19% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Creutzwald?
Félix Mayer, born in 1901. The youngest on the list was born in 1988.
Who counts as from Creutzwald?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Creutzwald 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 (9)
- Cindy Sander: VL-Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Lang: Le Républicain Lorrain, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Jeanneteau: Lorget, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean-Luc Bohl: Fredamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chadli Amri: Thomas Hilmes / http://www.der-betze-brennt.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- István Nyers: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Ordener: Henri-François Riesener, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Théodore Paqué: Fabien GOTHIER, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Jung: Jung67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.