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 Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Silvio Gesell, and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. Oranienburg has been the birth place of many physicists, and philosophers and the death place of many politicians, and economists. 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 Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Silvio Gesell, and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Oranienburg than were born there.
People Born in Oranienburg
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Walther Bothe
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1957
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 1
Carl Gustav Hempel
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 2
W. Michael Blumenthal
ECONOMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Oranienburg
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Prince Augustus William of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1758
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1
Silvio Gesell
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1930
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 2
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
CHEMIST
1795 - 1867
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 3
Edgar Jung
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1934
HPI: 56.93
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), economists (1), and chemists (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.
