Vienna
Vienna ranks 8th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Los Angeles, Rome, and Chicago. Memorable people born in Vienna include Maria Theresa, Johann Strauss II, and Erwin Schrödinger. Memorable people who died in Vienna include Michael II Apafi, Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, and Robert Dienst. Vienna has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Vienna is located in Austria.
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political center of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Vienna was the birth place of 595 globally memorable people, including Maria Theresa, Johann Strauss II, and Erwin Schrödinger. Additionaly, 539 globally memorable people have passed away in Vienna including Michael II Apafi, Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, and Robert Dienst.
People Born in Vienna
Go to all RankingsMaria Theresa
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.44
Rank: 285
Johann Strauss II
COMPOSER
1825 - 1899
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 102
Erwin Schrödinger
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 137
Ludwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 224
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1576
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 169
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 100
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 292
Niki Lauda
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 418
Lise Meitner
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 52
Romy Schneider
ACTOR
1938 - 1982
HPI: 80.88
Rank: 231
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1612
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 496
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1792
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 286
People Deceased in Vienna
Go to all RankingsMichael II Apafi
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1713
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1939
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Robert Dienst
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2000
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 3
Rudolf Kirchschläger
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Adolf Schärf
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Gustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Franz Schubert
COMPOSER
1797 - 1828
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Joseph Haydn
COMPOSER
1732 - 1809
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Martin Kippenberger
SCULPTOR
1953 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Sergei Bortkiewicz
COMPOSER
1877 - 1952
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger
PAINTER
1805 - 1880
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 11
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1790
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Vienna
Go to all RankingsMichael II Apafi
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1713
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1939
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Rudolf Kirchschläger
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Adolf Schärf
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1965
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Gustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Franz Schubert
COMPOSER
1797 - 1828
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Joseph Haydn
COMPOSER
1732 - 1809
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Martin Kippenberger
SCULPTOR
1953 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Sergei Bortkiewicz
COMPOSER
1877 - 1952
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1790
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Grace Bumbry
SINGER
1937 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Theodor von Oppolzer
ASTRONOMER
1841 - 1886
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vienna were politicians (86), soccer players (72), writers (46), actors (42), and composers (32), while most who died were politicians (121), composers (58), writers (40), painters (33), and soccer players (30).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vienna, including Hans Krankl, Brian Laudrup, and Erich Probst. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vienna, including Maria Theresa, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Ferdinand I of Austria.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Vienna since 1700.