[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1577823359181{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Colmar is a town in the Grand Est region of northeastern France, near the border with Germany. Colmar Population 70,000.
Famous for its half-timbered houses, Colmar’s remarkable merchants’ homes also do not fail to impress. Famous among them is the Adolf house, the oldest in Colmar, and the Pfister house dating from the 16th century with its ornate angelled oriel, richly painted murals and long wooden gallery.
List of Notable People of Colmar:
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| Name | Known For |
|---|---|
| Caspar Isenmann | painter |
| Martin Schongauer | painter and engraver |
| Georg Wickram | poet and novelist |
| Jean-François Rewbell | diplomat and revolutionist |
| Jean Rapp | lieutenant general |
| Conrad Berg | composer |
| Charles Xavier Thomas | inventor |
| Marie Bigot | musician, French pianist and composer, friend of Haydn and Beethoven |
| Armand Joseph Bruat | admiral |
| Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d’Anthès | politician, killer of Alexander Pushkin in a duel |
| Auguste Nefftzer | journalist |
| Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi | sculptor, created Liberty Enlightening the World |
| Camille Sée | politician |
| Jean-Baptiste Lemire | composer |
| Jean-Jacques Waltz | drawer and caricaturist |
| Ernst Stadler | Alsatian poet |
| Bernard Schmitt | economist and founder of the “Quantum Economics” |
| Guy Roux | French football coach |
| Pierre Moerlen | musician, drummer and composer |
| Pierre Hermé | confectioner, entrepreneur and pastry chef |
| Thomas Bloch | musician |
| Éric Straumann | politician |
| Marc Keller | football player |
| Cendrine Wolf | children’s author |
| Pascal Johansen | football player |
| Amaury Bischoff | football player |
| Fabien Schmidt | professional cyclist |
| Ryad Boudebouz | Algerian-French footballer |
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