List of Famous people born in Austria
Martin Grubinger
Martin Grubinger is an Austrian drummer and multi-percussionist.
Marlies Schild
Marlies Raich is a retired Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical disciplines of slalom and giant slalom. Schild won four Olympic medals, with silvers in the combined (2006) and slalom and a bronze in slalom (2006). She has seven World Championship medals and has won five World Cup season titles.
Mert Müldür
Mert Müldür is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Sassuolo. Mainly a right-back, Müldür is a versatile defender capable of playing in multiple positions.
Alessandro Schöpf
Alessandro André Schöpf is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Austria national team.
Michael Niavarani
Michael Niavarani is an Austrian-Persian stand-up comedian in the tradition of Austrian cabaret, an author and a TV and movie actor. Niavarani, whose comedic work often draws on his inter-cultural upbringing, is a central figure of the Austrian cabaret scene. Since 1992, he has been director of the Kabarett Simpl, a famous Viennese cabaret that opened its doors in 1912. In 2010, Niavarani won the Austrian Kabarett Award. He is also a three times winner of the Romy award.
Julia Ebner
Julia Ebner is an Austrian terrorism and extremism researcher, and author, based in London. She has written the books The Rage: the Vicious Circle of Islamist and Far-Right Extremism and Going Dark: the Secret Social Lives of Extremists.
Mario Matt
Mario Matt is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
Lukas Hinterseer
Lukas Hinterseer is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League club Ulsan Hyundai.
Rudolf Wessely
Rudolf Wessely was an Austrian actor.
Reina Reech
Reina Reech is an Austrian Argentine actress, dancer, singer, choreographer, producer, and creative director. She is a naturalised Argentine and is a known Argentine vedette.