#1Famous people · Sarreguemines, Moselle
The 46 famous people born in Sarreguemines, led by Aurélie Muller
Most widely known is Aurélie Muller, the French swimmer, with articles in 16 languages. Matthieu Sprick is second and Erza Muqoli third. The largest group, 20, was born between 1914 and 1969. Among the 162 towns in Moselle with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd.
Born here
46
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Aurélie Muller
16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1755
Georges Kister
Youngest
2005
Erza Muqoli
Most common field
Politics & Law
14 people
What stands out about Sarreguemines’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sarreguemines’ famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 6 births.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMusicNotableFaithBusinessScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sarreguemines
Aurélie Muller leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Matthieu Sprick (14) and Erza Muqoli (13).
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What Sarreguemines is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sarreguemines
43 more names, born between 1755 and 1996.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
6 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Sarreguemines
Who is the most famous person from Sarreguemines?
Aurélie Muller (French swimmer) is the best known by our measure: 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Matthieu Sprick and Erza Muqoli.
How many famous people were born in Sarreguemines?
46 people born in Sarreguemines have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 75 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 Sarreguemines known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 14 of the 46. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sarreguemines?
Georges Kister, born in 1755. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Sarreguemines?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Sarreguemines 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 (13)
- Aurélie Muller: BAswim, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthieu Sprick: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erza Muqoli: Sogaer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Éric Hassli: Noelle Noble, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse Georger: Fabrice Blaudin de Thé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Céleste Lett: Tougay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Trisse: TAILLAN, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Bacher: Henri Bacher (1890-1934), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Spieler: 0623pattom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre-Marcel Wiltzer: Archives départementales de l'Aube, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Heim: Julien Millet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Kaas: Daniel Kruczynski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Herly: Dan Hadani, CC BY 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.