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Famous people · Yutz, Moselle

5 famous people come from Yutz, Elisabeth Grümmer the best known

Articles in 15 languages make the German opera singer Elisabeth Grümmer the best known. Paul-Joseph Schmitt, the French Roman Catholic priest, comes second, with Patrick Weiten third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.9, while at least half the towns in Moselle list nobody born there. The oldest name on the list belongs to François Zimmer, born in 1860, the newest to Patrick Weiten, born in 1954.

#3 best knownPatrick WeitenPolitics & Law · born 1954
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Born here
5
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Elisabeth Grümmer
15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1860
François Zimmer
Youngest
1954
Patrick Weiten
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Yutz

Elisabeth Grümmer, Paul-Joseph Schmitt and Patrick Weiten are written about in 15, 5 and 3 languages.

EG#1
Music

Elisabeth Grümmer

1911–1986

German opera singer (1911–1986)

15 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
PS#2
Faith

Paul-Joseph Schmitt

1911–1987

French Roman Catholic priest (1911-1987)

5 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Patrick Weiten#3
Politics & Law

Patrick Weiten

born 1954

French politician

3 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Through the years

When Yutz’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 3.

Revolution to EmpireBelle ÉpoqueThe 20th century185019001950Elisabeth GrümmerFrançois ZimmerPatrick Weiten
Politics & LawMusicFaith

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Yutz is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.5 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Yutz

2 more, 2 of them leaders.

Next door

Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Thionville lists the most people: 103.

Questions about famous people from Yutz

Who is the most famous person from Yutz?

Elisabeth Grümmer (German opera singer (1911–1986)) is the best known by our measure: 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Paul-Joseph Schmitt and Patrick Weiten.

How many famous people were born in Yutz?

5 people born in Yutz have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 9 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 Yutz known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.

Who is the earliest-born famous person from Yutz?

François Zimmer, born in 1860. The youngest on the list was born in 1954.

Who counts as from Yutz?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Yutz 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 (5)

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.