Oranienburg
Oranienburg ranks 5,844th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Longton, Staffordshire, Kopřivnice, and Hazebrouck. Memorable people born in Oranienburg include Walther Bothe, Carl Gustav Hempel, and W. Michael Blumenthal. Memorable people who died in Oranienburg include Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, and Edgar Jung. Oranienburg has been the birth place of many physicists, and philosophers and the death place of many politicians, and chemists. Oranienburg is located in Germany.
Oranienburg is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Oberhavel. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1891 and 1926, Oranienburg was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Walther Bothe, Carl Gustav Hempel, and W. Michael Blumenthal. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Oranienburg including Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, and Edgar Jung. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Oranienburg than were born there.
People Born in Oranienburg
Go to all RankingsWalther Bothe
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1957
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 3
Carl Gustav Hempel
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 1
W. Michael Blumenthal
ECONOMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Oranienburg
Go to all RankingsFriedlieb Ferdinand Runge
CHEMIST
1795 - 1867
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Rank: 1
Prince Augustus William of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1758
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Rank: 2
Edgar Jung
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1934
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Rank: 3
Silvio Gesell
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1930
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Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Oranienburg
Go to all RankingsFriedlieb Ferdinand Runge
CHEMIST
1795 - 1867
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Rank: 1
Prince Augustus William of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1758
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Rank: 2
Edgar Jung
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1934
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Rank: 3
Silvio Gesell
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1930
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Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oranienburg were physicists (1), philosophers (1), and economists (1), while most who died were politicians (2), chemists (1), and economists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, economists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oranienburg, including W. Michael Blumenthal. Whereas, throughout history, physicists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oranienburg, including Walther Bothe.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Oranienburg since 1700.