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OLDENBURG

Most Famous People Born in Oldenburg, Germany

Notable people
565
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1906
Most distinctive
Academic 6.1×
Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Oldenburg Is Known For

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Politician is Oldenburg's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (78).

Oldenburg over-indexes on academic — 6.1× the global rate.

Oldenburg under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician78
  2. Academic35
  3. Painter26
  4. Actor25
  5. Lawyer24
  6. Writer19
  7. Author16
  8. Journalist12
  1. Academic356.1×
  2. Judge124.5×
  3. Handball63.4×
  4. Author163.3×
  5. Chemist63.1×
  6. Officer113.0×
  7. Theologian62.9×
  8. Lawyer242.5×
  1. Football100.2×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0184 GENERAL PRACTITIONER

Jonas Goldschmidt

1806 - 1900

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0199 AUTHOR

Heinrich Eugen Marcard

1806 - 1883

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0285 POLITICIAN

Peter Friedrich Ludwig von Rössing

1805 - 1874

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0310 PHILOLOGIST

Theodor Heyse

1803 - 1884

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0379 GENERAL PRACTITIONER

Franz Ludwig Anton Kelp

1809 - 1891

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0417 REGIERUNG

Johann Ernst Greverus

1807 - 1871

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0425 LAWYER

Gerhard Groskopff

1803 - 1876

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0444 POLITICIAN

Johann Wöbcken

1802 - 1878

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0478 PASTOR

Eduard Closter

1808 - 1880

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0524 KUNST

Johann Heinrich Carl Christian Weichardt

1804 - 1866

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0559 PARLAMENT

Emil von Heimburg

1806 - 1881

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