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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 academic6.1× 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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0010 POLITICIAN

Helene Lange

1848 - 1930

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0030 BIOCHEMIST

Adolf Mayer

1843 - 1942

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0038 COMPOSER

Duke Elimar of Oldenburg

1844 - 1895

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0065 POLITICIAN

Karl von Wedel

1842 - 1919

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0076 PAINTER

August Jerndorff

1846 - 1906

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0102 ARCHITECT

August Dinklage

1849 - 1920

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0118 ENGINEER

Rudolf Lehmann (Ingenieur)

1842 - 1914

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0126 OFFICER

Karl von Eisendecher

1841 - 1934

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0403 JUDGE

Wilhelm von Beaulieu-Marconnay

1848 - 1884

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0414 LAWYER

Karl Dugend

1847 - 1919

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0454 GENERALMAJOR

Leonhard von und zu Egloffstein (General, 1842) �

1842 - 1904

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0465 GENERALMAJOR

Georg von Alten (Generalmajor, 1848)

1848 - 1904

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0484 POLITICIAN

Franz Heinrich Alexander Bucholtz

1846 - 1905

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0487 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Behrens

1847 - 1931

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0491 ARCHITECT

Heinrich Strack (der Jüngere)

1841 - 1912

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0515 ORGANBUILDER

Johann Martin Schmid

1847 - 1923

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0539 OFFICER

Max von Weddig

1848 - 1920

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