List of Famous people born in Austria
Stefan Denifl
Stefan Denifl is a professional cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport.
Simon Plössl
Simon Plössl was an Austrian optical instrument maker. Initially trained at the Voigtländer company, he set up his own workshop in 1823. His major achievement at the time was the improvement of the achromatic microscope objective. Today he is best known for the eponymous Plössl telescope eyepiece, which follows his 1860 design and has been used extensively by amateur astronomers since the 1980s.
Alice Harnoncourt
Alice Harnoncourt is an Austrian classical violinist.
Gerhard Giebisch
Gerhard Giebisch was a cellular and molecular physiologist and a Sterling Professor emeritus at Yale School of Medicine. He held an M.D. degree from the University of Vienna which he got in 1951. He died on April 6, 2020, aged 93.
Verena Mayr
Verena Preiner is an Austrian athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. She won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships.
August Musger
Professor August Musger was an Austrian priest and physicist who is best remembered for his invention of slow motion.
Isabel Karajan
Isabel Karajan is an Austrian actress. She is a daughter of Herbert von Karajan and Eliette von Karajan.
Werner Gregoritsch
Werner Gregoritsch is an Austrian football manager and former player. He manages the Austria U21 national team and has previously managed Kapfenberger SV, SV Mattersburg and Grazer AK.
Laura Bilgeri
Laura Bilgeri is an Austrian actress and model known for her supporting role in the 2017 science fiction / horror movie The Recall. She is the daughter of actress Beatrice Bilgeri and musician Reinhold Bilgeri.
Marietta Blau
Marietta Blau was an Austrian physicist.