List of Famous people born in Salzburg, Austria
Michaela Kirchgasser
Michaela Kirchgasser is a retired Austrian alpine ski racer. She raced in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom, and also the combined.
Sepp Schellhorn
Josef "Sepp" Schellhorn is an Austrian entrepreneur, restaurateur, and politician of NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum. He has been deputy chairman of NEOS since 2018. He is also chairman of the party's Salzburg branch. Since 2014, he has been a member of the National Council.
Eva Moser
Eva Moser was an Austrian chess player. She was awarded the titles International Master (IM), in 2004, and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), in 2003, by FIDE. Moser won both the absolute and women's Austrian chess championships. She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2008.
Hannes Reichelt
Johannes "Hannes" Reichelt is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He competes in downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and combined.
Alexander, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Alexander Konrad Friedrich Heinrich Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn,, a German businessman, is head of the Princely House Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
Georg Trakl
Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. He is perhaps best known for his poem "Grodek", which he wrote shortly before he died of a cocaine overdose.
Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Annemarie Moser-Pröll is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Kleinarl, Salzburg, she was the most successful female alpine ski racer during the 1970s, with six overall titles, including five consecutive. Moser-Pröll celebrated her biggest successes in downhill, giant slalom and combined races. In 1980, her last year as a competitor, she secured her third Olympic medal at Lake Placid and won five World Cup races. Her younger sister Cornelia Pröll is also a former Olympic alpine skier.
Martin Grubinger
Martin Grubinger is an Austrian drummer and multi-percussionist.
Bernadette Schild
Bernadette Schild is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.
Johann Grugger
Johann "Hans" Grugger is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, competing in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. He made his World Cup debut on 29 November 2003, in the downhill at Lake Louise, and finished seventh. He won his first World Cup race in Bormio, Italy on 29 December, 2004. Exactly one year later at Bormio, he crashed and had to drop out of the season due to the acquired injuries. However, he managed to come back to reach podium positions in 2007, including a victory in the super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway.