47.2682° N, 11.3934° E

INNSBRUCK

Most Famous People Born in Innsbruck, Austria

Notable people
1,033
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1943
Most distinctive
Luger 61.9×

Two-time Winter Olympics host, and the Tyrolean sliding-track obsession is almost absurd on paper: a Luger bench at better than sixty times the global baseline, with Bobsled and Ski counts piled on behind it. The Academic and Architect depth is the other Innsbruck — the old Habsburg residence town and its university, quietly producing scholars between the races.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Innsbruck during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 122 notable births.

What Innsbruck Is Known For

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Politician is Innsbruck's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (119).

Innsbruck over-indexes on luger61.9× the global rate.

Innsbruck under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician119
  2. Actor73
  3. Painter62
  4. Sport37
  5. Academic35
  6. Football34
  7. Writer29
  8. Skier26
  1. Luger2261.9×
  2. Bobsled1118.1×
  3. Ski1413.0×
  4. Skier269.8×
  5. Racer107.4×
  6. Academic353.3×
  7. Author262.9×
  8. Architect242.6×
  1. Football340.3×
  2. Player120.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Innsbruck's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 119 of 1,033 notable people

0021 POLITICIAN

Christian Schwarz-Schilling

Born 1930

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0030 POLITICIAN

Karl Gruber

1909 - 1995

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0141 POLITICIAN

Richard Seeber

Born 1962

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0165 POLITICIAN

Fritz Dinkhauser

Born 1940

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0195 POLITICIAN

Raymond-Max Aubert

Born 1947

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0206 POLITICIAN

Wendelin Weingartner

Born 1937

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0251 POLITICIAN

Hilde Zach

1942 - 2011

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0285 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand von Bissingen-Nippenburg

1749 - 1831

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0297 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Steiner (Politiker, 1922)

1922 - 2015

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0336 POLITICIAN

Herbert Salcher

Born 1929

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0344 POLITICIAN

Johann Haßlwanter

1805 - 1869

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0420 POLITICIAN

Walter Meischberger

Born 1959

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0454 POLITICIAN

Marcello Spatafora

Born 1941

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0462 POLITICIAN

Robert Lugar

Born 1970

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0474 POLITICIAN

Fritz Gurgiser

Born 1952

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0491 POLITICIAN

Simon Abram

1871 - 1940

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0499 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Hueter

1844 - 1925

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0504 POLITICIAN

Fritz Prior

1921 - 1996

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0507 POLITICIAN

Gerd Krusche

Born 1955

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0516 POLITICIAN

Georg Willi

Born 1959

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0524 POLITICIAN

Christine Baur

Born 1957

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0529 POLITICIAN

Franz von Rapp

1823 - 1889

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0551 POLITICIAN

Josef Di Pauli

1844 - 1905

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0552 POLITICIAN

Reinhart Waneck

Born 1945

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0559 POLITICIAN

Richard Wollek

1874 - 1940

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0564 POLITICIAN

Werner Königshofer

Born 1953

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0570 POLITICIAN

Helmut Mader

Born 1941

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0577 POLITICIAN

Eduard Erler

1861 - 1949

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0584 POLITICIAN

Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider

Born 1968

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0595 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand Ulmer

1901 - 1974

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0600 POLITICIAN

Carmen Jeitler-Cincelli

Born 1980

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0629 POLITICIAN

Kurt Gattinger

1914 - 2007

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0632 POLITICIAN

Johann Nepomuk Amberg

1802 - 1882

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0659 POLITICIAN

Kurt Grünewald

Born 1948

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0664 POLITICIAN

Carl Karwinsky

1888 - 1958

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0685 POLITICIAN

Klaus Wittauer

Born 1960

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0702 POLITICIAN

Christoph Platzgummer

Born 1961

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0714 POLITICIAN

Karin Hakl

Born 1967

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0716 POLITICIAN

Elmar Schallert

Born 1944

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0722 POLITICIAN

Johannes Rauch (Politiker, 1971)

Born 1971

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0723 POLITICIAN

Anton Schöpfer

1879 - 1960

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0733 POLITICIAN

Paul Geppert der Ältere

1875 - 1965

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0746 POLITICIAN

Sonja Stiegelbauer

Born 1946

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0761 POLITICIAN

Aloys Oberhammer

1900 - 1983

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0762 POLITICIAN

Christine Oppitz-Plörer

Born 1968

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0779 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Greil

1850 - 1928

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0781 POLITICIAN

Stephan Falser

1855 - 1944

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0795 POLITICIAN

Peter Gröbner (Jurist)

1914 - 1972

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0796 POLITICIAN

Adolf Populorum

1899 - 1977

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0803 POLITICIAN

Johannes Schweisgut

Born 1960

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0813 POLITICIAN

Otto Steinegger

1888 - 1950

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0822 POLITICIAN

Annelies Böcker

Born 1939

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0823 POLITICIAN

Romuald Niescher

1933 - 2017

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0826 POLITICIAN

Franz Schumacher

1861 - 1939

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0827 POLITICIAN

Luis Bassetti

1915 - 2007

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0830 POLITICIAN

Anneliese Junker

Born 1954

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0846 POLITICIAN

Wilfried Tilg

Born 1957

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0853 POLITICIAN

Otto Keimel

1928 - 2014

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0856 POLITICIAN

Ignaz Anton von Indermauer

1759 - 1796

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0858 POLITICIAN

Rebecca Kirchbaumer

Born 1974

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0861 POLITICIAN

Patrizia Zoller-Frischauf

Born 1959

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0863 POLITICIAN

Karl Reinhart

1930 - 2007

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0874 POLITICIAN

Anna Maria Schulte

1886 - 1973

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0876 POLITICIAN

Lotte Philippi

1918 - 2004

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0878 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Bodenseer

Born 1947

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0883 POLITICIAN

Eva-Maria Posch

Born 1961

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0885 POLITICIAN

Karl Pischl

Born 1940

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0892 POLITICIAN

Thomas Pupp

Born 1962

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0894 POLITICIAN

Christian Switak

Born 1971

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0896 POLITICIAN

Thomas Kretschmer (Politiker)

Born 1954

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0897 POLITICIAN

Stefan Zangerl

Born 1952

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0902 POLITICIAN

Roderich Graf von Thun und Hohenstein

1908 - 1983

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0903 POLITICIAN

Ernst Fischer (Politiker, 1891)

1891 - 1978

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0904 POLITICIAN

Astrid Kuttner

Born 1958

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0905 POLITICIAN

Michael Wanner (Politiker)

Born 1964

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0909 POLITICIAN

Paul Bramböck

1884 - 1948

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0912 POLITICIAN

Wanda Brunner

Born 1930

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0914 POLITICIAN

Hans Lindenberger

Born 1949

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0916 POLITICIAN

Anton Steixner

Born 1957

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0918 POLITICIAN

Eva Bassetti-Bastinelli

Born 1946

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0919 POLITICIAN

Josef Dinkhauser

1890 - 1951

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0923 POLITICIAN

Josef Kunst

1914 - 2002

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0927 POLITICIAN

Georg Dornauer (Politiker, 1955)

Born 1955

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0928 POLITICIAN

Anton Pertl

Born 1954

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0931 POLITICIAN

Josef Prantl (Politiker)

1891 - 1983

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0932 POLITICIAN

Herbert Stößlein

1909 - 1990

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0933 POLITICIAN

Sophia Kircher

Born 1994

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0935 POLITICIAN

Stephanie Jicha

Born 1990

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0941 POLITICIAN

Alois Margreiter

Born 1956

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0949 POLITICIAN

Gabriele Schiessling

Born 1962

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0950 POLITICIAN

Martin Wex

Born 1968

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0955 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Ebenbichler

1896 - 1966

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0956 POLITICIAN

Josef Fink (Politiker, 1894)

1894 - 1973

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0961 POLITICIAN

Ernst Hahn (Politiker)

1874 - 1950

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0963 POLITICIAN

Maria Ducia

1875 - 1959

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0964 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Hiessl

Born 1949

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0966 POLITICIAN

Hans Steinegger

1885 - 1962

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0969 POLITICIAN

Oskar Wunsch

1862 - 1940

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0974 POLITICIAN

Angelika Hörmann

Born 1953

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0976 POLITICIAN

Franz Fischer (Politiker, 1887)

1887 - 1943

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0978 POLITICIAN

Ernst Pechlaner

Born 1954

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0981 POLITICIAN

Andreas Brugger (Politiker)

Born 1954

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0983 POLITICIAN

Elisabeth Wiesmüller

Born 1950

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0987 POLITICIAN

Cornelia Hagele

Born 1975

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0991 POLITICIAN

Patrick Haslwanter

Born 1984

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0992 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Nagl

Born 1957

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0995 POLITICIAN

Philip Wohlgemuth

Born 1987

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0999 POLITICIAN

Paul Peter

1922 - 1993

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1001 POLITICIAN

Georg Kaltschmid (Politiker)

Born 1980

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1005 POLITICIAN

Anton Melzer (Politiker)

1898 - 1951

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1006 POLITICIAN

Heidemarie Cammerlander

Born 1942

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1007 POLITICIAN

Martina Nowara

Born 1961

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1010 POLITICIAN

Karin Eggers

Born 1945

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1018 POLITICIAN

Andreas Leitgeb (Politiker)

Born 1962

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1027 POLITICIAN

Carl Reissigl

Born 1925

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1028 POLITICIAN

Josef Thoman

1923 - 2003

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1030 POLITICIAN

Anton Frisch (Politiker, 1954)

Born 1954

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1031 POLITICIAN

Franz Barth (Politiker, 1802)

1802 - 1877

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1033 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Warzilek

Born 1939

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