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Writing & Arts
Jean-Louis Kieffer
born 1948French writer and poet
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Filstroff, Moselle
Filstroff has one famous person on record
The French writer and poet Jean-Louis Kieffer was born in 1948. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in one language. Within 10 mi, Boulay-Moselle lists the most: 13, with Julien Boutter first.
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Jean-Louis Kieffer
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1948
Jean-Louis Kieffer
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Writing & Arts
1 person
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Famous people from the towns next door
Boulay-Moselle leads the towns around it, with 13 names.
Questions about famous people from Filstroff
Who is the most famous person from Filstroff?
Jean-Louis Kieffer (French writer and poet) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Filstroff?
1 people born in Filstroff have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Filstroff known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.
Who counts as from Filstroff?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Filstroff 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 (1)
- Julien Boutter: Ikimashoo, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.