List of Famous people born in Austria
Georg Eder
Georg Eder was an Austrian Roman Catholic bishop. Because of his strict conservatism, reported one obituary, he was frequently the center of public controversy.
Jörg Siebenhandl
Jörg Siebenhandl is an Austrian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Sturm Graz.
Andreas Widhölzl
Andreas "Andi" Widhölzl is an Austrian former ski jumper. During his career, he won world championships and Olympic titles.
Liese Prokop
Liesel ("Liese") Prokop-Sykora was an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and, later in her life, a politician.
Oskar Homolka
Oscar Homolka was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain and America. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for which he was in regular demand. By the age of 30, he had appeared in more than 400 plays; his film career covered at least 100 films and TV shows.
Julia Dujmovits
Julia Dujmovits is an Austrian snowboarder.
Leopold Vietoris
Leopold Vietoris was an Austrian mathematician, World War I veteran and supercentenarian. He was born in Radkersburg and died in Innsbruck.
Arnolt Bronnen
Arnolt Bronnen was an Austrian playwright and director.
Kurt Meisel
Kurt Meisel was an Austrian actor and film director. He appeared in 65 films between 1934 and 1994. He also directed 21 films between 1949 and 1984. Meisel was married to the actress Ursula Lingen. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria, and is buried on the Vienna Zentralfriedhof.
Eva Lind
Eva Lind is an Austrian soprano singer and TV presenter. Since her international breakthrough in 1985, she specialises in coloratura soprano roles in operas and operettas, besides maintaining an active career in concerts and recitals.