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LINZ
Most Famous People Born in Linz, Austria
- Notable people
- 1,208
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1952
- Most distinctive
- Rower 5.4×
A Habsburg administrative capital whose distinctive profile — authors, academics, conductors, painters — reflects centuries of the state churning out civil servants and churchmen rather than courtiers. Richard Tauber sang his way out of the opera pit here, and Parov Stelar built electroswing from the same Danube-side streets the city has spent eighty years learning to talk honestly about.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Linz during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Linz Is Known For
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Politician is Linz's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (167).
Linz over-indexes on rower — 5.4× the global rate.
Linz under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Linz's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Writing
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- Film & TV
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- Field: Conductor Clear ×
Franz Welser-Möst
Born 1960
August Kubizek
1888 - 1956
Kurt Wöss
1914 - 1987
Lorenz Duftschmid
Born 1964
Joseph Laska
1886 - 1964
Gerhard Schulz (Musiker)
Born 1951
Walter Gugerbauer
Born 1955
Christoph Campestrini
Born 1968
Vinzenz Praxmarer
Born 1979
Thomas Kerbl
Born 1965
Walter Rescheneder
Born 1948
Oskar Basch
1879 - 1942
Eduard Matscheko
Born 1970