53.1438° N, 8.2144° E
OLDENBURG
Most Famous People Born in Oldenburg, Germany
- Notable people
- 565
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1906
- Most distinctive
- Academic 6.1×
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.
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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Helene Lange
1848 - 1930
Adolf Mayer
1843 - 1942
Duke Elimar of Oldenburg
1844 - 1895
Karl von Wedel
1842 - 1919
August Jerndorff
1846 - 1906
August Dinklage
1849 - 1920
Rudolf Lehmann (Ingenieur)
1842 - 1914
Karl von Eisendecher
1841 - 1934
Wilhelm von Beaulieu-Marconnay
1848 - 1884
Karl Dugend
1847 - 1919
Leonhard von und zu Egloffstein (General, 1842) �
1842 - 1904
Georg von Alten (Generalmajor, 1848)
1848 - 1904
Franz Heinrich Alexander Bucholtz
1846 - 1905
Bernhard Behrens
1847 - 1931
Heinrich Strack (der Jüngere)
1841 - 1912
Johann Martin Schmid
1847 - 1923
Max von Weddig
1848 - 1920