Famous Austrian - Austrian Celebrities - page 2
Cultured, refined and sophisticated, Austrians are among the world’s most modern people. In fact the nation boasts of having the highest percentage of working women in its population as compared to any other country. Hard working and disciplined, the Austrians place a great deal of value on punctuality. Austrians are famous for their creativity and love of art. Gustav Klimt, the symbolist painter co-founded the Vienna Secession movement which revolutionized art not just in Europe, but also impacted artists from all over the world. A naturally beautiful country, Austria has been further beautified by the lovely buildings and structures designed by its eminent architects like Hans Hollein, Carl Holzmann and Clemens Holzmeister.
Find out more about the greatest Austrians, including Marie Antoinette, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sigmund Freud, Niki Lauda and Franz Kafka.
The Most Famous Austrian | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Boris Kodjoe | March 8, 1973 | Austrian, German, Ghanaian | Boris Kodjoe is a German-Ghanaian actor from Austria |
| Walter Kohn | March 9, 1923 | Austrian | Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn was an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist and physicist |
| Niki Lauda | February 22, 1949 | Austrian | Niki Lauda is an Austrian Formula One driver and a three time ‘F1 World Champion’ |
| Ernst Kaltenbrunner | October 4, 1903 | Austrian | Ernst Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian Nazi Party leader during World War II |
| Reina Triendl | January 23, 1992 | Austrian, Japanese | Reina Triendl is a Japanese fashion model, actor, and tarento |
| Heinrich Harrer | July 6, 1912 | Austrian | Heinrich Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer who was a part of the team that made the first ascent of the formidable north wall of the Eiger. |
| John Banner | January 28, 1910 | American | John Banner was an actor known for his role in the series ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ |
| Simon Wiesenthal | December 31, 1908 | Austrian | Simon Wiesenthal was an Austrian writer and a famous Nazi hunter |
| Wolfgang Puck | July 8, 1949 | Austrian | Wolfgang Puck is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur and the founder of Wolfgang Puck Companies |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | January 27, 1756 | Austrian | Wolfgang Mozart was one of the most prolific composers whose name is written in golden letters in the history of music |
Elfriede Jelinek
Elfriede Jelinek is a Nobel Prize winning Austrian novelist and playwright
Bertha von Suttner
Baroness Bertha Felicie Sophie von Suttner was a Czech-Austrian pacifist who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda is an Austrian Formula One driver and a three time ‘F1 World Champion’
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
Marie Louise was the Duchess of Parma from 1814 until her death
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler was a physician and psychotherapist famous for founding the school of Individual Psychology
Ludwig Boltzmann
Ludwig Boltzmann was a famous Austrian physicist who is the eponym for the Boltzmann Constant in physics
Konrad Lorenz
Konrad Lorenz was a Nobel Prize winning scientist from Austria who developed the branch of ethology
Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Schrodinger was a Nobel Prize winning physicist who formulated the Schrodinger equation in quantum physics
Lise Meitner
Lise Meitner was a renowned Austrian scientist who worked with Otto Hahn to discover the phenomenon of nuclear fission