A list of notable people from Oldenburg, Germany
Honorary citizens
edit- 1917: Paul von Hindenburg, General and later President of Germany during the Weimar Republic
- 1928: Dr. h.c. Helene Lange, Politician (DDP) and women's rights activist
- 1963: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Karl Jaspers, philosopher, psychiatrist and political author
- 1992: Horst Janssen, printmaker
Famous people from Oldenburg
edit- 1426, Christian of Oldenburg, † 1481, king of the Kalmar Union.
- 1460, John V, Count of Oldenburg, † 1526, Count of Oldenburg
- 1683, Burkhard Christoph von Munnich, † 1767, military commander, political figure
- 1776, May 4: Johann Friedrich Herbart, † August 14, 1841 Göttingen, philosopher, psychologist and teacher
- 1815, March 24: Sophie Löwe † November 29, 1866, opera soprano
- 1818, December 21: Marie Frederike Amelie, Princess of Oldenburg and Queen of Greece 1836–1862 † Bamberg May 20, 1875
- 1848, April 9: Helene Lange, † May 13, 1930 Berlin, politician, teacher and women's rights activist
- 1852, November 16: Friedrich August, Duke of Oldenburg 1900–1918
- 1865, July 22: Dr. Karl Rudolf Heinze, † May 28, 1928 Dresden, prime minister of Saxony October 26 to November 13, 1918, and Governor of Saxony 1923
- 1883, February 23: Karl Jaspers, † February 26, 1969 Basel, philosopher and author
- 1894, August 17: Otto Suhr, † August 30, 1957 Berlin, politician SPD and Lord Mayor of Berlin
- 1934, October 7: Ulrike Meinhof, † May 9, 1976 Stuttgart, journalist and militant (Red Army Faction)
- 1945, September 9: Robert Alexy, jurist and legal philosopher
- 1957: Heiko Daxl, media artist
- 1959, January 17: Andrea Clausen, actress at Burgtheater in Vienna
- 1973, August 14: Thyra von Westernhagen, Hanoverian princess by marriage
- 1974, May 28: Hans-Jörg Butt, football player
- 1982, September 2: Johannes Bitter, handball player, goalie of the German international team
- 1983, September 22: Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, host and actor
Famous people who worked in Oldenburg
edit- Horst Janssen, * November 14, 1929 Hamburg, † August 31, 1995 Oldenburg, artist, lived in Oldenburg