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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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0024 DUKE

Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg

1879 - 1964

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0025 ORIENTALIST

Enno Littmann

1875 - 1958

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0035 PHYSICIST

Carl Ramsauer

1879 - 1955

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0055 WRITER

August Hinrichs

1879 - 1956

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0107 PAINTER

Marie Stein-Ranke

1873 - 1964

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0109 ACTOR

Fritz Hoopts

1875 - 1945

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0127 ACADEMIC

Johann Schütte

1873 - 1940

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0158 WRITER

Magnus Schwantje

1877 - 1959

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0181 BANK

Heinrich Bockelmann

1870 - 1945

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0183 POLITICIAN

Emil Lueken

1879 - 1961

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0227 PAINTER

Georg Karl Rohde

1874 - 1959

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0248 POLITICIAN

Carl Wilhelm August Weber

1871 - 1957

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0275 MISSING

Theodor Francksen

1875 - 1914

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0287 MISSING

Willa Thorade

1871 - 1962

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0358 ENGINEER

Wilhelm Krüger (Bauingenieur)

1871 - 1940

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0378 ENGINEER

Wilhelm Stein (Ingenieur)

1870 - 1964

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0399 ASSESSOR

Walther Ahlhorn

1879 - 1961

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0410 LAWYER

Eduard Högl

1875 - 1939

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0438 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Freese

1879 - 1963

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0440 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Königer

1879 - 1954

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0442 LAWYER

Eugen Dugend

1879 - 1946

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0469 POLITICIAN

Karl Hoopts

1873 - 1951

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0508 GEODESIST

Adolf Schmeyers

1874 - 1941

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0534 LAWYER

Erich tho Rahde

1875 - 1927

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