List of Famous people born in Carinthia, Austria

Gernot Rumpold is an Austrian politician, best known for his association with Jörg Haider.

Maja Haderlap (born 8 March 1961 in Eisenkappel-Vellach is a bilingual Slovenian-German Austrian writer, best known for her multiple-award-winning novel, Angel of Oblivion, about the Slovene ethnic minority's transgenerational trauma of being treated as 'homeland traitors' by the German-speaking Austrian neighbors, because they were the only ever-existing military resistance against National Socialism in Austria.

Ulrich Habsburg-Lothringen is an Austrian forester and politician, who was formerly in the Green Party of Austria, but is now non-partisan. He is a member of the Habsburg Family who wanted to participate in the election for the Austrian Federal President in the 2010 election. However, being member of a formerly ruling family, he was not eligible to do so. That law has been cancelled since, so he can now participate. He thought about another try for the following presidential election, which was held in April 2016, but finally decided to endorse the non-partisan judge Irmgard Griss instead.

Alexander Antonitsch is a former tennis player from Austria, who turned professional in 1988.

Josef Winkler is an Austrian writer.

Magdalena Lobnig is an Austrian rower. She won the double scull World U23 Championship in 2012 and the singles European Championship in 2016. In 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the Women's single sculls event.

Valentin Inzko is an Austrian diplomat currently serving as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, a role which he assumed on 1 March 2009. Between 2009 and 2011, he served also as the 4th European Union Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inzko is a member of the Slovene minority.

Christian Walder is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill.

Katharina Truppe is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Villach, Carinthia, she specializes in the technical events of Slalom and Giant slalom. Truppe made her World Cup debut on 13 January 2015, and ascended her first podium in November 2019 at Levi, Finland.