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 ski — 45.7× 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.

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0009 PLAYER

Alex Antonitsch

Born 1966

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0012 POLITICIAN

Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek

Born 1969

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0017 POLITICIAN

Herbert Kickl

Born 1968

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0039 SKI

Christian Moser

Born 1969

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0046 FILM

Hannes M. Schalle

Born 1963

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0069 ACTOR

Barbara Demmer

Born 1969

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0084 SKI

Franz Wiegele

Born 1965

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0096 SINGER

Elisabeth Engstler

Born 1960

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0102 FOOTBALL

Heimo Vorderegger

Born 1966

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0104 POLITICIAN

Birgit Hebein

Born 1967

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0111 HISTORIAN

Evelyn Adunka

Born 1965

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0115 PRESENTER

Cornelia Vospernik

Born 1969

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0122 JOURNALIST

Peter Fritz (Journalist)

Born 1961

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0123 HOCKEY

Herbert Hohenberger

Born 1969

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0134 POLITICIAN

Uwe Scheuch

Born 1969

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0138 FILM

Klaus Karlbauer

Born 1960

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0141 MUSIC

Michael Martin Kofler

Born 1966

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0147 BOXER

Gotthard Hinteregger

Born 1967

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0155 WRITER

Robert Woelfl

Born 1965

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0164 POLITICIAN

Kurt Scheuch

Born 1967

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0166 CINEMA

Wolfgang Aichholzer

Born 1964

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0167 HOCKEY

Martin Platzer

Born 1963

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0170 SINGER

Georg Kugi

Born 1961

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0173 OPERA

Alexander Kaimbacher

Born 1969

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0178 HOCKEY

Peter Raffl

Born 1960

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0179 AUTHOR

Peter Zimmermann (Schriftsteller)

Born 1961

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0186 MUSIC

Christina Nemec

Born 1968

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0187 MANAGER

Andreas Matthä

Born 1962

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0190 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Kurt Tomaschitz

1961 - 2008

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0193 SKI

Heinz Koch (Skispringer)

Born 1961

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0198 ARTIST

Uwe Bressnik

Born 1961

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0200 HOCKEY

Engelbert Linder

Born 1962

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0202 SCULPTOR

Michael Kos

Born 1963

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0214 SKIER

Erika Gfrerer

Born 1962

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0225 HOCKEY

Helmut Petrik

Born 1961

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0231 POLITICIAN

Helena Ramsbacher

Born 1964

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0235 ARCHITECT

Oliver Sterl

Born 1969

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0237 ARCHIVAR

Peter Wiesflecker

Born 1965

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0242 POLITICIAN

Maximilian Linder

Born 1965

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0243 POLITICIAN

Hermann Lipitsch

Born 1960

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0245 POLITICIAN

Matthias Krenn

Born 1960

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0258 KRAFT

Hubert Dörer

Born 1966

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0262 VORSITZENDER

Heimo Scheuch

Born 1966

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0278 POLITICIAN

Siegfried Schalli

Born 1961

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0280 PRESENTER

Tiba Marchetti

Born 1967

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0291 JOURNALIST

Sabina Zwitter-Grilc

Born 1967

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0293 PAINTER

Manfred Weber-Wien

Born 1969

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0294 GUITAR

Primus Sitter

Born 1966

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0310 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Klocker

Born 1968

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0314 DESIGNER

Franz Tscheck

Born 1966

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