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.

Top Ranked

  1. Adolf Hitler — Austrian Politician (1889–1945) , ranked #4
  2. Sigmund Freud — Austrian Psychoanalyst (1856–1939) , ranked #21
  3. Franz Kafka — Austrian Novelist (1883–1924) , ranked #53
  4. Arnold Schwarzenegger — Austrian Actor (Born 1947) , ranked #56
  5. Nikola Tesla — Austrian Inventor (1856–1943) , ranked #196
  6. Franz Liszt — Austrian Composer (1811–1886) , ranked #271
  7. Franz Schubert — Austrian Composer (1797–1828) , ranked #297
  8. Joseph Haydn — Austrian Composer (1732–1809) , ranked #311
  9. Gustav Mahler — Austrian Conductor (1860–1911) , ranked #440
  10. Franz Joseph I of Austria — Austrian Emperor (1830–1916) , ranked #556
  11. Antonín Dvořák — Austrian Composer (1841–1904) , ranked #616
  12. Gregor Mendel — Austrian Biologist (1822–1884) , ranked #783
  13. Rudolf Steiner — Austrian Philosopher (1861–1925) , ranked #982
  14. Empress Elisabeth of Austria — Austrian Queen (1837–1898) , ranked #1096
  15. Kurt Gödel — Austrian Mathematician (1906–1978) , ranked #1209
  16. Bedřich Smetana — Austrian Composer (1824–1884) , ranked #1253
  17. Egon Schiele — Austrian Painter (1890–1918) , ranked #1308
  18. Theodor Herzl — Austrian Playwright (1860–1904) , ranked #1530
  19. Wilhelm Reich — Austrian Psychiatrist (1897–1957) , ranked #1576
  20. Simon Wiesenthal — Austrian Survivor (1908–2005) , ranked #1793