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
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- Field: Politician Clear ×
Helene Lange
1848 - 1930
Otto Suhr
1894 - 1957
Bernd Lange
Born 1955
Bernd Althusmann
Born 1966
Rudolf Heinze
1865 - 1928
Karl von Wedel
1842 - 1919
Kirsten Lühmann
Born 1964
Emil Klein (Politiker)
1905 - 2010
Svenja Stadler
Born 1976
Dennis Rohde
Born 1986
Lutz Stratmann
Born 1960
Peter Caesar
1939 - 1999
Emil Lueken
1879 - 1961
Ulf Prange
Born 1975
Peter Meiwald
Born 1966
Corinna Miazga
Born 1983
Jens Nacke
Born 1971
Bernhard Lohmüller
1891 - 1952
Wilhelm Kammann
1922 - 1980
Carl Wilhelm August Weber
1871 - 1957
Kurt Edler
Born 1950
Bertha Ramsauer
1884 - 1947
Dietmar Schütz
Born 1943
Friedrich von Lindelof
1794 - 1882
Peter Friedrich Ludwig von Rössing
1805 - 1874
Wilhelm Freiherr von Schorlemer
1888 - 1965
Fritz Cropp
1887 - 1984
Erich Küpker
1933 - 2012
Gerold Dieke
Born 1943
Riekje Weber
Born 1963
Theodor Elster
Born 1948
Helmut Göttke-Krogmann
1919 - 2008
Heinrich Rabeling
1890 - 1956
Günther Jansen (Politiker, 1831)
1831 - 1914
Wolfgang Wulf
Born 1951
Heinrich Krahnstöver
1883 - 1966
Max tom Dieck
1869 - 1951
Peter Todeskino
Born 1958
Karl Tappenbeck
1858 - 1941
Johann Gerdes (Politiker)
1896 - 1933
Dirk Stamer
Born 1980
Sigrid Rakow
Born 1951
Friedrich Julius Heinrich Ruhstrat
1854 - 1916
Esther Niewerth-Baumann
Born 1968
Rico Mecklenburg
Born 1949
Margarethe Gramberg
1895 - 1968
Rudolf Freese
1879 - 1963
Rudolf Königer
1879 - 1954
Johann Wöbcken
1802 - 1878
Friedrich Haubold
Born 1950
Willy Steinhauer
1898 - 1970
Günther Onken
1901 - 1970
Werner Arend
1919 - 2006
Friedrich von Heimburg
1859 - 1935
Bernhard Willers
1881 - 1941
Georg Struthoff
1894 - 1975
Mathilde Drees
1862 - 1938
Dorothea Wolf
Born 1951
Ernst Rodiek
1902 - 1980
Karl Hoopts
1873 - 1951
Friedrich Döpke
1898 - 1966
Georg Propping
1837 - 1920
Franz Heinrich Alexander Bucholtz
1846 - 1905
Johannes Thole
1880 - 1952
Bernhard Behrens
1847 - 1931
Thorsten Prenzler
Born 1971
Rudolf von Busch
1900 - 1956
Günther Sante
1920 - 1993
Friedrich Albers
1881 - 1936
Dieter von Essen
Born 1962
Inse-Marie Ortgies
Born 1944
Karin Kauertz
Born 1953
Albert Tönjes
1920 - 1980
Hermann Engel
1899 - 1975
Birgit Stegmeier
Born 1949
Hermann Nappe
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Ingeborg Simon
Born 1939
Helmut Thielke
1927 - 2006