List of Famous people born in Austria

Armin Eduard Gustav Tschermak, Edler von Seysenegg was an Austrian physiologist. He was an elder son of the Moravia-born mineralogist Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg. He was instrumental in helping his botanist-brother Erich von Tschermak-Seysenegg in the rediscovery of Mendel's laws of genetics. He was Professor of Physiology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and the Institute of Physiology in Prague. He was elected member to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on 28 October 1936.

Mathias Ritter von Schönerer was one of the most important railway pioneers in Austria. He built the Südrampe or South Ramp on the Budweis–Linz–Gmunden wagonway and its extension to Gmunden by the Traunsee lake. Following that, he was responsible for the construction of the Austrian Southern Railway or Südbahn from Vienna to Gloggnitz.

Michael Ludwig is an Austrian fencer. He competed in the foil events at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Ludwig was awarded the Silver Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in 1997.

Gerhard Haszprunar is Austrian zoologist and malacologist.

Robert Gomer was an Austrian scientist known for his research on field electron emission and field ionization, and his role as an adviser to the United States government.

Sir Hermann Bondi was an Austrian-British mathematician and cosmologist.

Wolfgang Glück is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His film '38 – Vienna Before the Fall (1987) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards.

Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp was an Austrian-English electrical engineer.

Gustav Diessl was an Austrian artist, and film and stage actor.