Most Famous Austrian Business People

Austria has produced 94 notable business people throughout history, led by Andreas Hofer. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Andreas Hofer — Austrian Innkeeper (1767–1810) , ranked #10555
  2. Franz Jägerstätter — Austrian Farmer (1907–1943) , ranked #35977
  3. Dietrich Mateschitz — Austrian Entrepreneur (Born 1944) , ranked #53213
  4. Karl Wittgenstein — Austrian Business (1847–1913) , ranked #54504
  5. Jacob Hutter — Austrian Hatter (1500–1536) , ranked #56594
  6. Frank Stronach — Austrian Business (Born 1932) , ranked #57671
  7. Sepp Holzer — Austrian Farmer (Born 1942) , ranked #96646
  8. Johann Puch — Austrian Business (1862–1914) , ranked #109196
  9. Wilhelm Isak (Ritter von Gutmann) — Austrian Entrepreneur (1826–1895) , ranked #218566
  10. Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell — Austrian Bank (Born 1952) , ranked #227837
  11. Leopold Hawelka — Austrian Restaurateur (1911–2011) , ranked #242066
  12. Tuone Udaina — Austrian Hairdresser (1821–1898) , ranked #293543
  13. Johann Schroth — Austrian Farmer (1798–1856) , ranked #316593
  14. Claus Josef Riedel — Austrian Entrepreneur (1925–2004) , ranked #334900
  15. Franz Murer — Austrian Farmer (1912–1994) , ranked #346034
  16. Isaak Löw Hofmann (Edler von Hofmannsthal) — Austrian Merchant (1759–1849) , ranked #381577
  17. Stefan Fadinger — Austrian Hatter (1585–1626) , ranked #390876
  18. Édouard Sacher — Austrian Hôtelier (1843–1892) , ranked #400559
  19. Jakob Werlin — Austrian Verkäufer (1886–1965) , ranked #401334
  20. Franz Boos — Austrian Gardener (1753–1832) , ranked #436597