List of Famous people born in Austria
Alois Brunner
Alois Brunner was an Austrian Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who worked as Adolf Eichmann's assistant. Brunner is held responsible for sending over 100,000 European Jews to ghettos and concentration camps in eastern Europe. He was commander of the Drancy internment camp outside Paris from June 1943 to August 1944, from which nearly 24,000 people were deported.
Christoph Grissemann
Stermann & Grissemann are an Austrian/German comedy duo comprising Dirk Stermann and Christoph Grissemann.
Aleksandar Dragović
Aleksandar Dragović is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for German club Bayer Leverkusen and Austria national team. He is well known for his performances as a tough-tackling centre-back.
Karl-Markus Gauß
Karl-Markus Gauß is an Austrian contemporary writer, essayist and editor. He lives in Salzburg.
Johannes Krisch
Johannes Krisch is an Austrian actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1987.
Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein
Anton Florian was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1718 and 1721.
Toni Innauer
Anton Innauer is an Austrian former ski jumper.
Gottfried Küssel
Gottfried Küssel is an Austrian far-right political activist who also gained some notoriety in Germany. He has been a leading figure in neo-Nazism and Holocaust denial since the 1970s.
Zoe
Zoë Straub, known professionally as Zoë, stylized as ZOË, is an Austrian singer, songwriter and actress. She represented Austria with the song "Loin d'ici" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and placed thirteenth in the grand final.
Heinz Fischer
Heinz Fischer GColIH OMRI RSerafO GCollSE is a former Austrian politician. He took office as President of Austria on 8 July 2004 and was re-elected for a second and last term on 25 April 2010, leaving office on 8 July 2016. Fischer previously served as minister of science from 1983 to 1987 and as president of the National Council of Austria from 1990 to 2002. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), he suspended his party membership for the duration of his presidency.