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.
- Politics & Law
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- Writing
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Sports
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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Thomas Schütte
Born 1954
Stefan Czapsky
Born 1950
Bernd Lange
Born 1955
Rena Niehaus
Born 1954
Klaus Modick
Born 1951
Andrea Clausen
Born 1959
Hermann Detering
1953 - 2018
Jens Frahm
Born 1951
Manfred Milinski
Born 1950
Heiko Daxl
1957 - 2012
Klaus Baumgart (Sänger)
Born 1954
Ulrich Wiggers
Born 1955
Hermann Pitz
Born 1956
Michael Friedrich (Sinologe)
Born 1955
Helga Glaesener
Born 1955
Bernhard Parisius
Born 1950
Eckart Beinke
Born 1956
Andrä Wolter
Born 1950
Kurt Edler
Born 1950
Karlheinz Schwuchow
Born 1958
Axel Groenemeyer
1956 - 2020
Thomas Schäfer (Diplomat)
Born 1952
Wolfgang Gussmann
Born 1952
Rainer Henke
Born 1951
Hartmut Witte
Born 1952
Michael Kalkbrenner
Born 1956
Rolf Ulrich (Diplomat)
Born 1951
Otto Brunken
1950 - 2017
Herbert Wentscher (Videokünstler)
Born 1951
Wolfgang Wulf
Born 1951
Almut Adler
Born 1951
Peter Todeskino
Born 1958
Sigrid Rakow
Born 1951
Anke Hanft
Born 1953
Manfred Klinkebiel
Born 1954
Friedrich Haubold
Born 1950
Dorothea Wolf
Born 1951
Ellen Terwey
Born 1950
Karin Kauertz
Born 1953
Ulf Mehrens
Born 1956
Ulrich Lunscken
1952 - 2008
Werner Heinrich Rath
Born 1950