List of Famous people born in Austria
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
Leopold the Good was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death. He is the direct male ancestor of all rulers of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, including all Emperors of Austria.
Gerhard Hanappi
Gerhard Hanappi was an Austrian football midfielder who is often regarded as one of the greatest Austrian footballers. He is also the father of Hardy Hanappi.
Andreas Großbauer
Andreas Großbauer is an Austrian classical violinist. From September 2014 to September 2017 he was chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Maria Josepha of Austria
Maria Josepha of Austria was the Queen of Poland by marriage to Augustus III. From 1711 to 1717, she was heir presumptive to the Habsburg Empire. Her sister Maria Amalia became Electress of Bavaria.
Stephanie Brunner
Stephanie Brunner is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Schwaz, Tyrol, she specializes in the technical events of Slalom and Giant slalom, and made her World Cup debut on 17 March 2012. On the European Cup circuit, Brunner won the 2016 season title in giant slalom and was second in the overall standings.
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria
Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria. He was Bishop of Passau and of Strasbourg, until he resigned to get married, and Archduke of Further Austria including Tirol.
Hans Thirring
Hans Thirring was an Austrian theoretical physicist, professor, and father of the physicist Walter Thirring. He won the Haitinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 1920.
Archduchess Maria Clementina, Princess of Salerno
Clementina of Austria was an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Salerno upon her marriage to Prince Leopold of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince of Salerno.
Nadja Maleh
Nadja Maleh is an Austrian actress, singer, cabaret artist and director.
Manfred Honeck
Manfred Honeck is an Austrian conductor and Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since the 2008/2009 season. In 2018, he was named Artist of the Year by the International Classical Music Awards. On January 28, 2018, Honeck and the PSO were awarded the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance for their recording of Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 and Barber Adagio for Strings. The recording won a second Grammy for Best Engineered Album.