Most Famous Austrian Writers

Austria has produced 267 notable writers throughout history, led by Franz Kafka. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Franz Kafka — Austrian Novelist (1883–1924) , ranked #53
  2. Theodor Herzl — Austrian Playwright (1860–1904) , ranked #1530
  3. Elfriede Jelinek — Austrian Writer (Born 1946) , ranked #2597
  4. Thomas Bernhard — Austrian Writer (1931–1989) , ranked #3549
  5. Peter Handke — Austrian Novelist (Born 1942) , ranked #4057
  6. Joseph Roth — Austrian Writer (1894–1939) , ranked #4244
  7. Karl Kraus (writer) — Austrian Writer (1874–1936) , ranked #5109
  8. Adalbert Stifter — Austrian Writer (1805–1868) , ranked #9171
  9. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach — Austrian Writer (1830–1916) , ranked #14276
  10. Joy Adamson — Austrian Writer (1910–1980) , ranked #15445
  11. Alfred Kubin — Austrian Writer (1877–1959) , ranked #15544
  12. Julius Fučík (journalist) — Austrian Journalist (1903–1943) , ranked #15779
  13. Heimito von Doderer — Austrian Writer (1896–1966) , ranked #16853
  14. Marlen Haushofer — Austrian Writer (1920–1970) , ranked #27608
  15. Jakob Lorber — Austrian Writer (1800–1864) , ranked #28540
  16. Wolf Haas — Austrian Novelist (Born 1960) , ranked #31746
  17. Fritz Mauthner — Austrian Novelist (1849–1923) , ranked #35189
  18. Kálmán Mikszáth — Austrian Writer (1847–1910) , ranked #35899
  19. Sigismund von Herberstein — Austrian Writer (1486–1566) , ranked #40129
  20. Manès Sperber — Austrian Writer (1905–1984) , ranked #41558