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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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Science
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Other
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Frank Elstner
Born 1942
Karl Moik
1938 - 2015
Tarek Leitner
Born 1972
Hans Bürger
Born 1962
Heinz Fischer-Karwin
1915 - 1987
Georg Dox
Born 1956
Eva Pfisterer
Born 1952
Florian Danner
Born 1983
Silvia Schneider
Born 1982
Kurt Jeschko
1919 - 1973
Jürgen Pettinger
Born 1976
Kathi Wenusch
Born 1977
Gernot Hörmann
Born 1974