List of Famous people born in Austria
Ferdinand Piëch
Ferdinand Karl Piëch was an Austrian business magnate, engineer and executive who was the chairman of the executive board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of Volkswagen Group in 1993–2002 and the chairman of the supervisory board (Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender) of Volkswagen Group in 2002–2015.
Hansi Burg
Hansi Burg (1898–1975) was an Austrian-born German stage and film actress.
Christiane Hörbiger
Christiane Hörbiger is an Austrian television and film actress.
Hans-Jörg Jenewein
Hans-Jörg Jenewein is an Austrian politician who is currently a Member of the Federal Council for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, was the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth of Bavaria. He was heir apparent to the Imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth. In 1889, he died in a suicide pact with his mistress, Mary Freiin von Vetsera, at the Mayerling hunting lodge. The ensuing scandal made international headlines. He was named after the first Habsburg King of Germany, Rudolf I, who reigned from 1273 to 1291.
Erik Schinegger
Erik Schinegger is an Austrian intersex skier. He was the world champion women's downhill skier in 1966, at which time he was recognized as female and known as Erika Schinegger.
Felix Gottwald
Felix Gottwald is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete who competed from 1994 to 2007 and then returned to compete in 2009. He is 5 ft 10 in , weighing 150 lb (10 st 10 lb; 68 kg).
Erwin Steinhauer
Erwin Steinhauer is an Austrian actor.
Roland Ratzenberger
Roland Ratzenberger was an Austrian racing driver who raced in sports prototype, British Formula 3000, Japanese Formula 3000 and Formula One. He died in a crash during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the same event at which three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna died the following day. As a direct result of his death, the Grand Prix Drivers' Association was reformed.
Irina Kupchenko
Irina Petrovna Kupchenko is a Soviet and Russian actress. She rose to prominence after acting in Andrei Konchalovsky's 1969 movie adaptation of A Nest of Gentlefolk. She has performed in more than forty films since 1969.