Most Famous Austrian Academics

Austria has produced 248 notable academics throughout history, led by Sigmund Freud. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Sigmund Freud — Austrian Psychoanalyst (1856–1939) , ranked #21
  2. Rudolf Steiner — Austrian Philosopher (1861–1925) , ranked #982
  3. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk — Austrian Philosopher (1850–1937) , ranked #3118
  4. Paul Watzlawick — Austrian Philosopher (1921–2007) , ranked #9471
  5. Christian von Ehrenfels — Austrian Philosopher (1859–1932) , ranked #36379
  6. Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn — Austrian Philosopher (1909–1999) , ranked #49415
  7. Clemens von Pirquet — Austrian Immunologist (1874–1929) , ranked #53110
  8. Ignaz von Born — Austrian Mineralogist (1742–1791) , ranked #58125
  9. Eugen Sänger — Austrian Aerospace (1905–1964) , ranked #61973
  10. Heinrich Lammasch — Austrian Professor (1853–1920) , ranked #63132
  11. Eugen Wüster — Austrian Lexicographer (1898–1977) , ranked #87074
  12. Eduard Pernkopf — Austrian Anatomist (1888–1955) , ranked #87721
  13. Michael Mayr — Austrian Historian (1864–1922) , ranked #93909
  14. Giacomo Bresadola — Austrian Mycologist (1847–1929) , ranked #96242
  15. Wilhelm Jerusalem — Austrian Philosopher (1854–1923) , ranked #100924
  16. Simion Bărnuțiu — Austrian Historian (1808–1864) , ranked #103368
  17. Jovan Rajić — Austrian Historian (1726–1801) , ranked #117798
  18. Emma Eckstein — Austrian Psychoanalyst (1865–1924) , ranked #122239
  19. Hans Köchler — Austrian Philosopher (Born 1948) , ranked #124867
  20. Aloys Sprenger — Austrian Orientalist (1813–1893) , ranked #125177