List of Famous people born in Austria
Walter Berry
Walter Berry was an Austrian lyric bass-baritone who enjoyed a prominent career in opera. He has been cited as one of several exemplary operatic bass-baritones of his era.
Peter Kaiser
Peter Kaiser is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party. Since March 2013 he is governor of Carinthia and since March 2010 also chairman of the SPÖ Carinthia.
Archduchess Louise of Austria
Archduchess Louise of Austria, was by marriage Crown Princess of Saxony as the wife of the future King Frederick Augustus III.
Walter Lechner
Walter Lechner was an Austrian racing driver and pilot.
Jakob Schubert
Jakob Schubert is an Austrian professional rock climber, sport climber and boulderer. He is a World Champion and World Cup winner in Lead climbing, and his highest redpointed grade on rock is 9b+. In August 2021, he won bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Christian Eigner
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon in 1980. The group consists of a trio of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher (keyboards).
Elisabeth von Magnus
Elisabeth von Magnus is an Austrian classical mezzo-soprano. The daughter of conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt and violinist Alice Harnoncourt, her professional name comes from her first marriage to Ernst-Jürgen von Magnus. She studied recorder in Vienna, theater at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and voice with Hertha Töpper at the Conservatory of Munich. Her other teachers have included Paul Schilhawsky. Early in her career, she performed as a recorder soloist with the Concentus Musicus Wien. She has also worked for ORF as a presenter and announcer.
Mario Hieblinger
Mario Hieblinger is an Austrian football player who is currently under contract with Austrian amateur club Union Neuhofen an der Krems as both player and manager. He plays as a defender.
Sabine Schöffmann
Sabine Schöffmann is an Austrian snowboarder specializing in parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom disciplines. She is a junior World champion in both parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom.
Gerhard Bronner
Gerhard Bronner was an Austrian composer, writer, musician and a cabaret artist, known for his contribution to Austrian culture in the post-World War II period.