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GRAZ
Most Famous People Born in Graz, Austria
- Notable people
- 1,526
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1942
- Most distinctive
- Author 4.3×
A Styrian court city whose 16th- and 17th-century bench is dominated by Habsburgs — Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III, half a dozen archduchesses who married into the thrones of Spain and Poland and France. Graz's distinctive professions after that are authors, academics, mathematicians, and composers — the trades of a university town that has always sat between Vienna and Trieste. The most famous name born here in the 20th century is Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination ended the dynasty his ancestors built.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Graz during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Graz Is Known For
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Politician is Graz's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (175).
Graz over-indexes on author — 4.3× the global rate.
Graz under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Graz's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Science
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Music
- Other
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Anselm Hüttenbrenner
1794 - 1868
Anton von Prokesch-Osten
1795 - 1876
Friedrich Loos
1797 - 1890
Franz Xaver Riepl
1790 - 1847
Heinrich Hüttenbrenner
1799 - 1830
Clemens von Brandis
1798 - 1863
Ignaz Rungaldier
1799 - 1876
Joseph Alexander Wonsidler
1791 - 1858
Ludwig Crophius
1792 - 1861
Carl Amon
1798 - 1843
Joachim Suppan
1794 - 1864
Andreas von Hüttenbrenner
1797 - 1869