Photo: Joël Marssy · CC BY-SA 4.0Next door to Morsbach, Forbach lists 36 famous people
So far, no famous person on record was born in Morsbach. The longest list in Moselle is Metz’s, with 434 names. After Metz, the next longest list in Moselle is Thionville’s, with 103. 162 towns across Moselle can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Morsbach (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Morsbach yet.
Famous people born near Morsbach
The best known from each town within 12 mi of Morsbach, with how many people each has.
Forbach · 2 miPatricia Kaas & 35 more
Freyming-Merlebach · 3 miIstván Nyers & 6 moreCFStiring-Wendel · 4 miCamille Fischbach & 3 more
L'Hôpital · 6 miMichel Ordener & 1 more
Grosbliederstroff · 7 miJean Herly & 1 moreSDBehren-lès-Forbach · 3 miStéphane d'Angelo
Petite-Rosselle · 3 miÉtienne Jung
Hombourg-Haut · 5 miThéodore PaquéQuestions about famous people from Morsbach
Who counts as from Morsbach?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Morsbach 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 (6)
- Patricia Kaas: Daniel Kruczynski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- István Nyers: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michel Ordener: Henri-François Riesener, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Herly: Dan Hadani, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Étienne Jung: Jung67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Théodore Paqué: Fabien GOTHIER, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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