Salzburg
Salzburg ranks 383rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Luxembourg City, Córdoba, Argentina, and Croydon. Memorable people born in Salzburg include Herbert von Karajan, Otto of Greece, and Christian Doppler. Memorable people who died in Salzburg include Paracelsus, Franz Beckenbauer, and Leopold Mozart. Salzburg has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Salzburg is located in Austria.
Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Alps mountains. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1751 and 2001, Salzburg was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Herbert von Karajan, Otto of Greece, and Christian Doppler. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Salzburg including Paracelsus, Franz Beckenbauer, and Leopold Mozart.
People Born in Salzburg
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Herbert von Karajan
CONDUCTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 13
Otto of Greece
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1867
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 19
Christian Doppler
PHYSICIST
1803 - 1853
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 20
Maria Anna Mozart
MUSICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 14
Georg Trakl
WRITER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 25
Roland Ratzenberger
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 26
Hans Makart
PAINTER
1840 - 1884
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 21
Joseph Mohr
WRITER
1792 - 1848
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 37
Felix Baumgartner
ATHLETE
1969 - 2025
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 10
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1942
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 18
Archduchess Louise of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 15
Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1948
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 22
Newly Added People Born in Salzburg
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Philipp Eng
POLITICIAN
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 12
Jusuf Gazibegović
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.42
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Salzburg
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Paracelsus
PHYSICIAN
1493 - 1541
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 3
Franz Beckenbauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 27
Leopold Mozart
MUSICIAN
1719 - 1787
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 6
Maria Anna Mozart
MUSICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 7
Constanze Mozart
SINGER
1762 - 1842
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 25
Helmut Berger
ACTOR
1944 - 2023
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 28
Karl Böhm
CONDUCTOR
1894 - 1981
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 24
Lída Baarová
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 29
Robert Ritter von Greim
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 26
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
MUSICIAN
1644 - 1704
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 5
Michael Haydn
COMPOSER
1737 - 1806
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 12
Hans-Valentin Hube
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1944
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Salzburg were soccer players (11), politicians (5), racing drivers (4), musicians (2), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (5), composers (5), musicians (3), writers (3), and soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Salzburg, including Alex Manninger, Konrad Laimer, and Julian Baumgartlinger. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Salzburg, including Eduard Kainberger, Alex Manninger, and Konrad Laimer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Salzburg since 1700.
