List of Famous people born in Austria
Béla Réthy
Béla Andreas Réthy is a German sports reporter of Hungarian ancestry.
Madeleine Petrovic
Madeleine Petrovic is an Austrian politician. From 1994 to 1996 she was federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.
Hansi Hinterseer
Johann Ernst "Hansi" Hinterseer is an Austrian singer, actor, entertainer and former alpine skier.
Karin Kneissl
Karin Kneissl is an Austrian diplomat, journalist and independent politician, serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2017 and 2019. She is an expert on the Middle East and was a lecturer before assuming the government position she was offered by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Georg Friedrich
Georg Friedrich is an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than eighty films since 1984. In 2017 he played in the German movie Wild by Nicolette Krebitz. He won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival for his performance in the film Bright Nights.
Madita
Edita Malovčić, known by her stage name Madita, is an Austrian singer and actress of Bosnian descent. Her father is Bosnian folk singer Kemal Malovčić. Madita's music ranges from synthpop to R&B to jazz.
Ursula Strauss
Ursula Strauss is an Austrian actress. She is best known for her role as inspector Angelika Schnell in the television series Schnell ermittelt.
Hubert von Goisern
Hubert von Goisern is an Austrian singer-songwriter and world musician. With his mix of rock music and elements of traditional Volksmusik he has become a prominent exponent of the so-called New Volksmusik and Alpine Rock in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. His stage name von Goisern refers to his hometown. Hubert von Goisern has won numerous record certifications and several national and international awards.
Christian Anders
Christian Anders is an Austrian singer, musician, composer, author and conspiracy theorist.
Bruno Kreisky
Bruno Kreisky was an Austrian social democratic politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72 at the end of his chancellorship, he was the oldest Chancellor after World War II. His 13-year tenure was the longest of any Chancellor in republican Austria.