46.6174° N, 13.8340° E

VILLACH

Most Famous People Born in Villach, Austria

Notable people
314
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1961
Most distinctive
Ski 45.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Villach during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Villach Is Known For

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Politician is Villach's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (55).

Villach over-indexes on ski45.7× the global rate.

Villach under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician55
  2. Hockey46
  3. Football18
  4. Ski15
  5. Actor13
  6. Skier13
  7. Painter11
  8. Singer8
  1. Ski1545.7×
  2. Skier1316.2×
  3. Hockey4612.4×
  4. Athlete66.7×
  5. Film71.8×
  6. Artist51.6×
  1. Football180.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

16001650170017501800185019001950
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Showing 33 of 314 notable people

0003 BUSINESS

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

Born 1944

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0007 ACTOR

Heidelinde Weis

Born 1940

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0020 ENGINEER

Hermann Knoflacher

Born 1940

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0022 WRITER

Werner Kofler

1947 - 2011

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0024 NOVELIST

George Zebrowski

Born 1945

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0035 ECONOMIST

Zoltan Acs

Born 1947

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0058 THERAPIST

Felix Tretter

Born 1949

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0073 PROFESSOR

Edwin Gräupl

Born 1941

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0075 HISTORIAN

Manfried Rauchensteiner

Born 1942

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0081 POLITICIAN

John Newman (Australian politician)

1946 - 1994

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0083 JOURNALIST

Dieter Stappert

1942 - 2008

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0095 HISTORIAN

Ulrich Gäbler

Born 1941

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0106 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Gernot Piccottini

1941 - 2018

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0110 ARTIST

H. P. Maya

1944 - 2012

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0125 GO PLAYER

Manfred Wimmer

1944 - 1995

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0132 POLITICIAN

Peter Mitterer

1946 - 2013

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0144 SOCIOLOGIST

Wilhelm Filla

1947 - 2016

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0146 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Karl Kaus

1940 - 2015

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0149 WRITER

Dieter O. Holzinger

1941 - 2006

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0153 COMPOSER

Werner Raditschnig

Born 1948

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0154 MATHEMATICIAN

Peter W. Michor

Born 1949

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0159 WINEGROWER

Hans Schmid (Unternehmer)

Born 1940

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0175 NUMISMATIST

Franziska Schmidt-Dick

Born 1944

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0183 POLITICIAN

Peter Ambrozy

Born 1946

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0195 WRITER

Ernst Petz

Born 1947

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0268 FENCER

Hanns Brandstätter

Born 1949

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0269 ROWER

Ulli Wolf

Born 1949

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0276 POLITICIAN

Georg Kerschbaumer

Born 1942

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0282 POLITICIAN

Gerd Klamt

Born 1942

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0283 POLITICIAN

Reimar Gradischnik

Born 1941

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0290 POLITICIAN

Gunter Hadwiger

Born 1949

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0295 ATHLETIC

Peter Sternad

Born 1946

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0297 ACTOR

Peter Willmann

1944 - 2012

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