List of Famous people born in Austria

Maria Altmann was an Austrian-American Jewish refugee from Austria, who fled her home country after it was occupied by the Nazis. She is noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim from the Government of Austria five family-owned paintings by the artist Gustav Klimt which were stolen by the Nazis during World War II.

Leonore Gewessler is an Austrian Green politician who has served as Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz since January 2020.

Sophie Karmasin is an opinion researcher who was Minister for Families and Youth of Austria for four years.

Clemens J. Setz, is an Austrian writer and translator.

Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, and organist of the Romantic era. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. He was also a writer, philanthropist, Hungarian nationalist, and Franciscan tertiary.

Josef Hader is an Austrian comedian, actor, and writer.

Guido Burgstaller is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.

Maria Margarethe Anna Schell was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She ranged among the stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance in Helmut Käutner's war drama The Last Bridge, and in 1956, she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Gervaise.

Pia Hierzegger is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2004.

Herta Staal was an Austrian film and television actress.