Most Famous People from Austria

Austria has produced 2,903 notable individuals throughout history, with politicians and athletes being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Adolf Hitler. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
AH
Adolf Hitler Austrian Politician 1889 – 1945
# 4
SF
Sigmund Freud Austrian Psychoanalyst 1856 – 1939
# 21
FK
Franz Kafka Austrian Novelist 1883 – 1924
# 53
AS
Arnold Schwarzenegger Austrian Actor Born 1947
# 56
NT
Nikola Tesla Austrian Inventor 1856 – 1943
# 196
FL
Franz Liszt Austrian Composer 1811 – 1886
# 271
FS
Franz Schubert Austrian Composer 1797 – 1828
# 297
JH
Joseph Haydn Austrian Composer 1732 – 1809
# 311
GM
Gustav Mahler Austrian Conductor 1860 – 1911
# 440
FJ
Franz Joseph I of Austria Austrian Emperor 1830 – 1916
# 556
AD
Antonín Dvořák Austrian Composer 1841 – 1904
# 616
GM
Gregor Mendel Austrian Biologist 1822 – 1884
# 783
RS
Rudolf Steiner Austrian Philosopher 1861 – 1925
# 982
EE
Empress Elisabeth of Austria Austrian Queen 1837 – 1898
# 1,096
KG
Kurt Gödel Austrian Mathematician 1906 – 1978
# 1,209
BS
Bedřich Smetana Austrian Composer 1824 – 1884
# 1,253
ES
Egon Schiele Austrian Painter 1890 – 1918
# 1,308
TH
Theodor Herzl Austrian Playwright 1860 – 1904
# 1,530
WR
Wilhelm Reich Austrian Psychiatrist 1897 – 1957
# 1,576
SW
Simon Wiesenthal Austrian Survivor 1908 – 2005
# 1,793