List of Famous people born in Austria
Viktoria Schnaderbeck
Viktoria Schnaderbeck is an Austrian footballer who plays for Arsenal in the FA WSL. She is the captain of the Austrian national team. She previously played for FC Bayern Munich in Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga and LUV Graz in Austria's ÖFB-Frauenliga.
Alfred Hrdlicka
Alfred Hrdlicka was an Austrian sculptor, painter, and professor. His surname is sometimes written Hrdlička.
Ina-Alice Kopp
Ina-Alice Kopp is an Austrian actress.
Josef Penninger
Josef Penninger is an Austrian biomedical researcher specialising in molecular immunology. He was the scientific director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology located at the Vienna Biocenter until 2018. In February 2018, he announced his decision to leave Vienna and become the head of the Life Sciences Institute of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Princess Alexandra of Hanover
Princess Alexandra of Hanover is the fourth child of Princess Caroline of Monaco and third of Prince Ernst August of the defunct Kingdom of Hanover.
Walter Munk
Walter Heinrich Munk was an American physical oceanographer. One of the first scientists to bring statistical methods to the analysis of oceanographic data, Munk is noted for creating fruitful areas of research that continue to be explored by other scientists. Munk's work garnered him many prestigious awards including the National Medal of Science, the Kyoto Prize, and induction to the French Legion of Honour.
Franz Mazura
Franz Mazura was an Austrian bass-baritone opera singer and actor. He performed at the Bayreuth Festival from 1971 for 25 years and at the Metropolitan Opera for 15 years. He was made a Kammersänger in 1980 and an Honorary Member of the Nationaltheater Mannheim in 1990. He most often played villains and strange characters, with signature roles including Klingsor in Wagner's Parsifal. Mazura took part in world premieres, such as the double role of Dr. Schön and Jack the Ripper in the world premiere of the completed version of Alban Berg's Lulu at the Paris Opera in 1979, and as Abraham in Giorgio Battistelli's Lot in 2017. Two of his recordings received Grammy Awards. His voice was described as with dark timbre, powerful and like granite, with perfect diction. His acting ability was described as "well-supplied with vivid imaginative touches, whether deployed in comic roles or characters of inexorable malevolence. Mazura could achieve more impact with a lifted eyebrow or a belligerently thrust chin than many artists could with a ten-minute monologue." He had a long career, appearing at the Staatsoper Berlin the night before his 95th birthday.
Paul Grohmann
Paul Grohmann was an Austrian mountaineer and writer.
Janine Flock
Janine Flock is an Austrian skeleton racer. She was a participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In February 2015 she became the first Austrian woman to win an overall World Cup skeleton title. She came in second at the 2016 World Championships, and is regarded as the best woman skeleton racer in Austrian history.
Mia May
Mia May was an Austrian actress. She was married to the Austrian film producer and director Joe May and appeared in 44 films between 1912 and 1924. Her daughter was the actress Eva May.