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Famous people · Gomelange, Moselle

Gomelange, birthplace of the French academic Joseph Bernhaupt

Joseph Bernhaupt, the French academic, was born in 1921. Their birth falls between 1914 and 1969. One language has an article about them so far. For more famous names, Boulay-Moselle is 4 mi away: its list has 13, led by Julien Boutter.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Joseph Bernhaupt
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1921
Joseph Bernhaupt
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known

Born in Gomelange

JB#1
Science & Medicine

Joseph Bernhaupt

1921–2020

French academic

1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
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Nearby, Boulay-Moselle has the most on record, with 13.

Questions about famous people from Gomelange

Who is the most famous person from Gomelange?

Joseph Bernhaupt (French academic) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Gomelange?

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

What is Gomelange known for?

Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.

Who counts as from Gomelange?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Gomelange 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).

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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.