List of Famous people born in Austria
Manuel Feller
Manuel Feller is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. Feller specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom, and made his World Cup debut in November 2012.
Konstantin Kerschbaumer
Konstantin Kerschbaumer is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for German club 1. FC Heidenheim as a central midfielder. He came to prominence in his homeland with SKN St. Pölten and won international caps for Austria between U16 and U19 level.
Thomas Morgenstern
Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2014. He is one of the most successful contemporary athletes in ski jumping, having won the World Cup overall title twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, eight World Championship gold medals, and three Winter Olympic gold medals.
Ferdinand Marian
Ferdinand Heinrich Johann Haschkowetz, better known as Ferdinand Marian was an Austrian theatre and film actor, best known for playing the leading character of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer in the German film Jud Süß.
Nathan Trent
Nathanaele Koll, known professionally as Nathan Trent, is an Austrian singer. He represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Running on Air" finishing in 16th place.
Ferdinand I of Austria
Ferdinand I was the Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. As ruler of Austria, he was also President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of many other lesser titles. Due to his rocky, passive but well-intentioned character, he gained the sobriquet The Benign or The Benevolent.
Karl Merkatz
Karl Merkatz is an Austrian actor.
Cevdet Caner
Cevdet Caner is an Austrian entrepreneur of Turkish origin who made his career and fortune in the property market. He also founded the largest independent customer-care firm in Austria, which is on the Vienna Stock Exchange
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg was an Austrian-born composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. He was associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School. As a Jewish composer, Schoenberg was targeted by the Nazi Party, which labeled his works as degenerate music and forbade them from being published. He emigrated to the United States in 1933, becoming an American citizen in 1941.
Ute Bock
Ute Bock was an Austrian educator who was known for her projects helping asylum seekers.