Austria
Austria ranks 1,159th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Beauvais, Morocco, and Kaiserslautern. Memorable people born in Austria include Walther von der Vogelweide, Agnes of Austria, and Robert Fuchs. Memorable people who died in Austria include Neidhart von Reuental, Carlo Abarth, and Karl Silberbauer. Austria has been the birth place of many soccer players, and handball players and the death place of many politicians, and engineers. Austria is located in Austria.
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of around 9 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Austria was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Walther von der Vogelweide, Agnes of Austria, and Robert Fuchs. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Austria including Neidhart von Reuental, Carlo Abarth, and Karl Silberbauer.
People Born in Austria
Go to all RankingsWalther von der Vogelweide
WRITER
1170 - 1230
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 13
Agnes of Austria
POLITICIAN
1151 - 1182
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 2
Robert Fuchs
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 1
Trickster
MUSICIAN
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 9
Robert Körner
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1989
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 14
Walter Zeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 15
Walter Kollmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 4
Walter Haummer
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 10
Danny Nucci
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 7
Samuel Mosberg
BOXER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 12
Ludwig Schuberth
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 11
Josef Krejci
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Austria
Go to all RankingsNeidhart von Reuental
POLITICIAN
1180 - 1247
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Carlo Abarth
ENGINEER
1908 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Karl Silberbauer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Agnes of Austria
POLITICIAN
1151 - 1182
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 4
Christiane Hörbiger
ACTOR
1938 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Bruno Kreisky
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
ARCHITECT
1897 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Henryk Sławik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1944
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Franz Antel
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Thomas Luckmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Egon Zimmermann
SKIER
1939 - 2019
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Austria
Go to all RankingsNeidhart von Reuental
POLITICIAN
1180 - 1247
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Carlo Abarth
ENGINEER
1908 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Karl Silberbauer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1972
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Christiane Hörbiger
ACTOR
1938 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Bruno Kreisky
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
ARCHITECT
1897 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Henryk Sławik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1944
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Franz Antel
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Thomas Luckmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Egon Zimmermann
SKIER
1939 - 2019
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Austria were soccer players (4), handball players (2), athletes (2), writers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (4), engineers (1), military personnels (1), actors (1), and architects (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Austria, including Walter Zeman, Walter Kollmann, and Walter Haummer. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Austria, including Robert Körner, Walter Zeman, and Walter Kollmann.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Austria since 1700.