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STRASBOURG

Most Famous People Born in Strasbourg, France

Notable people
1,527
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1894
Most distinctive
Theologian 5.8×

A French-German frontier city whose bench carries both languages. Strasbourg's distinctive professions are theologians, physicians, chemists, historians, painters, and mathematicians — the trades of a Reformation university town and of the Alsatian Jewish and Lutheran scholarly community that lived there until 1940. Gustave Doré, Marcel Marceau, Jean Arp, and Hans Bethe were all born here, and the medieval bench includes Gottfried von Strassburg and the mystic Johannes Tauler.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Strasbourg during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Strasbourg Is Known For

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Politician is Strasbourg's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (154).

Strasbourg over-indexes on theologian — 5.8× the global rate.

Strasbourg under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician154
  2. Painter104
  3. Football82
  4. Writer62
  5. Actor54
  6. Historian46
  7. Physician39
  8. Theologian32
  1. Theologian325.8×
  2. Physician393.7×
  3. Chemist183.4×
  4. Historian462.9×
  5. Painter1042.6×
  6. Officer252.5×
  7. Mathematician172.2×
  8. Architect292.1×
  1. Football820.5×
  2. Actor540.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Strasbourg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Erwin von Steinbach

1244 - 1318

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Rudolf Schwarz (architect)

1897 - 1961

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Daniel Specklin

1536 - 1589

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Charles Mewès

1858 - 1914

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Émile Boeswillwald

1815 - 1896

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Paul Friesé

1851 - 1917

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Gustave Klotz

1810 - 1880

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Friedrich Muck-Lamberty

1891 - 1984

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Wilhelm Hallbauer

1889 - 1969

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Rupert Bindenschu

1645 - 1698

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Georg David Anthon

1714 - 1781

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Ferdinand de Dartein

1838 - 1912

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Christian Biecher

Born 1963

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Franz Hitzel

1912 - 1994

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Georg Ridinger

1568 - 1617

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Joseph Hornecker

1873 - 1942

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Jean Geoffroy Conrath

1824 - 1892

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Edmond Jacques Eckel

1845 - 1934

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Félix Fries

1800 - 1859

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Gustave Adolphe Gerhardt

1843 - 1921

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Johann Daniel Osterrieth

1768 - 1839

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Pierre-Valentin Boudhors

1754 - 1831

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Wilhelm Goette

1873 - 1927

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Guy Clapot

1955 - 2010

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Émile Salomon

1833 - 1913

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Friedrich Stolberg

1892 - 1975

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Paul Metz

Born 1882

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Alfred Heydel

1861 - 1921

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Heinrich Bresslau

Born 1912

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