List of Famous people born in Austria
Otto Hofmann
Otto Hofmann was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He was the head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office. Sentenced to 25 years in prison at the RuSHA Trial in 1948, Hofmann was released on 7 April 1954.
Kurt Oppelt
Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater who is best known for his career in pair skating. With Sissy Schwarz, he is the 1956 Olympic champion, the 1956 World champion, the 1956 European champion, and a five-time Austrian national champion (1952–56).
Balthasar Ferdinand Moll
Balthasar Ferdinand Moll was one of the most famous sculptors in Vienna during the height of the Baroque era
David Steindl-Rast
David Steindl-Rast OSB is an American Catholic Benedictine monk, author, and lecturer. He is committed to interfaith dialogue and has dealt with the interaction between spirituality and science.
Elizabeth of Austria
Elizabeth of Austria was a Queen consort of Poland. She was the eldest of fifteen children of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife Anne of Bohemia and Hungary. A member of the House of Habsburg, she was married off to Sigismund II Augustus, who was already crowned as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania even though both of his parents were still alive and well. The marriage was short and unhappy. Elizabeth was of frail health, suffering from epileptic seizures, and died at age 18.
Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland
Anne of Austria was Queen of Poland and Sweden as the first consort of King Sigismund III Vasa.
Archduchess Barbara of Austria
Barbara of Austria, was an Archduchess of Austria as a member of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio during 1565–1572.
Gerhard Struber
Gerhard Struber is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.
Markus Prock
Markus Prock is an Austrian luger who competed between 1983 and 2002. Born in Innsbruck, Prock competed in six Winter Olympics winning three medals in the men's singles event with two silvers and one bronze (2002).
Emmy Schörg
Emmy Schörg was an Austrian stage and film actress. Schörg was mainly known due to her roles on the Tschauner-Bühne in Vienna, where she played for over 40 years.