List of Famous people born in Austria
Angelika Amon
Angelika Amon was an Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, and the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor in Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Amon's research centered on how chromosomes are regulated, duplicated, and partitioned in the cell cycle. Amon was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.
Armin Wolf
Armin Wolf is an Austrian journalist and television anchor. In 2017 Politico Europe called him "one of Europe’s most skilled political journalists". In 2019 he was named "European Journalist of the year".
Andreas Herzog
Andreas "Andi" Herzog is an Austrian former footballer and manager.
Petra Kronberger
Petra Kronberger is an Austrian former alpine skier, who participated in all disciplines. She was the first female alpine skier to win in all five World Cup events.
Sergei Sedov
Sergei L. Sedov was a Soviet engineer and scientist killed in the Great Purge for being the son of Leon Trotsky.
Marianne Mendt
Marianne Mendt is an Austrian jazz singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest.
Erwin Pröll
Erwin Pröll, is an Austrian conservative politician (ÖVP). From 1992 to 2017, he was the Governor of Lower Austria.
Beate Hartinger-Klein
Beate Hartinger-Klein is an Austrian healthcare and insurance manager, educator, and politician. She was a member of the National Council from 1999 to 2002. From December 2017 to May 2019, she served as the minister of social affairs in the first Kurz government. Hartinger-Klein is a member of the Freedom Party of Austria.
Peter B. Neubauer
Peter Bela Neubauer was an Austrian-born American child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
Paula Hitler
Paula Hitler was the younger sister of Adolf Hitler and the last child of Alois Hitler Sr. and his third wife, Klara Pölzl, as well as the sister-in-law of Eva Braun.