Most Famous Austrian Scientists

Austria has produced 200 notable scientists throughout history, led by Gregor Mendel. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Gregor Mendel — Austrian Biologist (1822–1884) , ranked #783
  2. Kurt Gödel — Austrian Mathematician (1906–1978) , ranked #1209
  3. Wilhelm Reich — Austrian Psychiatrist (1897–1957) , ranked #1576
  4. Ernst Mach — Austrian Physicist (1838–1916) , ranked #3880
  5. Carl Menger — Austrian Economist (1840–1921) , ranked #7496
  6. Hermann Oberth — Austrian Physicist (1894–1989) , ranked #9400
  7. Ludwig von Bertalanffy — Austrian Biologist (1901–1972) , ranked #10723
  8. Milutin Milanković — Austrian Mathematician (1879–1958) , ranked #11930
  9. Julius Wagner-Jauregg — Austrian Physician (1857–1940) , ranked #15384
  10. Victor Francis Hess — Austrian Physicist (1883–1964) , ranked #19255
  11. Leo Kanner — Austrian Psychiatrist (1894–1981) , ranked #19556
  12. Otto Gross — Austrian Psychiatrist (1877–1920) , ranked #22910
  13. Josef Stefan — Austrian Mathematician (1835–1893) , ranked #27547
  14. Giovanni Antonio Scopoli — Austrian Botanist (1723–1788) , ranked #28086
  15. Ljudevit Gaj — Austrian Linguist (1809–1872) , ranked #29315
  16. Georg Joachim Rheticus — Austrian Mathematician (1514–1574) , ranked #30543
  17. Viktor Schauberger — Austrian Naturalist (1885–1958) , ranked #35395
  18. Georg von Peuerbach — Austrian Mathematician (1423–1461) , ranked #35492
  19. Wilhelm Stekel — Austrian Psychologist (1868–1940) , ranked #36797
  20. Emil Holub — Austrian Physician (1847–1902) , ranked #39232